Niko_K
Smash Master
These rules suck.
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Canadian Tournaments, see you there!
- Thread starter BokutoGuy
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Darkslash
Smash Master
Yea i know what you mean. The only guys i was good at were Mario,Fox and Pika.
BokutoGuy
Smash Journeyman
I think I will still go, it would be better if they had doubles
This was the email I just sent to Nintendo. Feel free to supplement it with one of your own.
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First off, let me just say that I'm a long-time fan of both Nintendo and Smash Bros.. I have been looking forward to this game just as much as everyone else, if not moreso. Obviously I was thrilled upon learning of the EB Games Tournament, especially since I'm from Toronto, which is illustrated in the fact that I have carbon copied this email to my closest friends, most of whom are planning to participate in this event as well. I just have a few questions about your tournament, particularly in reference to the following two rules -
- Nintendo will supply contestants with Wii remotes to participate in the tournament. No personal equipment allowed.
You do realize Brawl has four different control schemes, right? See the details here: http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/various/various01.html
Restricting to just the Wiimote is going to severely detriment 75%~ of the gamers there, who use other control types. Obviously this rule is to disable the use of custom controllers because of turboes and macroes, but there's nothing wrong with inspecting controllers brought by players before each match, or providing other types of controllers for people. No need to ruin the game for everyone.
- Contestants may not choose their own characters.
Seriously, what was running through your minds when you decided this? The entire point of Smash is to have different characters with different movesets competing against each other. People practice with the characters they like and are good at. Making people use random characters is severely limiting, and leaving each and every battle up to chance rather than skill. Don't you think it wouild put on a better show for the crowds to have people use the characters they're best at? Don't you think people would feel better about the event walking away knowing they tried their absolute best? Don't you think people are bound to react outwardly if they lose and blame it on your rule? Pulling off the combos they know, using the tricks they've practiced... I mean, seriously! If tiers are the problem, if someone isn't skilled or knowledgeable enough to know who's worth using and who doesn't, the onus is on them to learn. The point of games like Smash is intense competition, which in turn, IS fun for players like us. So don't rob us of all the hours we're going to spend practicing and let people play the way they feel is right.
Please... don't dismiss me as another random complaint. I know my points are valid. I pleadingly ask you to forward my email to the person in charge of the EB Games tournament. To that person, I also beg that you thoroughly read and consider my message, because your rules are going to destroy the competitive Smash world for Canada. If you don't believe me, then I point you to a thread on SmashBoards, the most popular competitive Smash Bros. community on the internet - http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=145273&page=4
Halfway down that page you will start seeing players' reactions to your absurd rules. If you won't believe me, believe them. This is just one of the many communities that are reacting similarly. These rules are a gaping mistake that the consumers will never forget. Do not allow such an error to damage your company's reputation. For our sake and yours. Thanks for reading.
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~ (my full name), worried Smasher
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First off, let me just say that I'm a long-time fan of both Nintendo and Smash Bros.. I have been looking forward to this game just as much as everyone else, if not moreso. Obviously I was thrilled upon learning of the EB Games Tournament, especially since I'm from Toronto, which is illustrated in the fact that I have carbon copied this email to my closest friends, most of whom are planning to participate in this event as well. I just have a few questions about your tournament, particularly in reference to the following two rules -
- Nintendo will supply contestants with Wii remotes to participate in the tournament. No personal equipment allowed.
You do realize Brawl has four different control schemes, right? See the details here: http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/various/various01.html
Restricting to just the Wiimote is going to severely detriment 75%~ of the gamers there, who use other control types. Obviously this rule is to disable the use of custom controllers because of turboes and macroes, but there's nothing wrong with inspecting controllers brought by players before each match, or providing other types of controllers for people. No need to ruin the game for everyone.
- Contestants may not choose their own characters.
Seriously, what was running through your minds when you decided this? The entire point of Smash is to have different characters with different movesets competing against each other. People practice with the characters they like and are good at. Making people use random characters is severely limiting, and leaving each and every battle up to chance rather than skill. Don't you think it wouild put on a better show for the crowds to have people use the characters they're best at? Don't you think people would feel better about the event walking away knowing they tried their absolute best? Don't you think people are bound to react outwardly if they lose and blame it on your rule? Pulling off the combos they know, using the tricks they've practiced... I mean, seriously! If tiers are the problem, if someone isn't skilled or knowledgeable enough to know who's worth using and who doesn't, the onus is on them to learn. The point of games like Smash is intense competition, which in turn, IS fun for players like us. So don't rob us of all the hours we're going to spend practicing and let people play the way they feel is right.
Please... don't dismiss me as another random complaint. I know my points are valid. I pleadingly ask you to forward my email to the person in charge of the EB Games tournament. To that person, I also beg that you thoroughly read and consider my message, because your rules are going to destroy the competitive Smash world for Canada. If you don't believe me, then I point you to a thread on SmashBoards, the most popular competitive Smash Bros. community on the internet - http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=145273&page=4
Halfway down that page you will start seeing players' reactions to your absurd rules. If you won't believe me, believe them. This is just one of the many communities that are reacting similarly. These rules are a gaping mistake that the consumers will never forget. Do not allow such an error to damage your company's reputation. For our sake and yours. Thanks for reading.
--
~ (my full name), worried Smasher
Anth0ny
Smash Master
Awesome e-mail, Ichida. They better freaking read it!
Firestorm88
Smash Lord
I should e-mail Nintendo asking if they could just make the tournament decided by the roll of a die so we can get it done with faster =o
M.K
Level 55
Oh my god, you can't choose your own characters? God, if I were a Canadian, I'd run through Canada punching everyone's face in that helped make these descisons.
Oooorrrrr, just do what I did and send them an e-mail.
DreamFiend633
Smash Apprentice
- Joined
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- Messages
- 195
It's too bad you can't choose your character. I don't think I'll be able to go to one. My folks will think its not worth and they won't take me. But it would be fun to see how far I could get.
Ulevo
Smash Master
Ichida, please refer me to the email you used to contact them. I would like to send them an email as well.
Ulevo
Smash Master
Double post, my bad.
Damax
Smash Lord
HAHA it is so made of fail. I'm boycotting this one, because ''you can't choose your character'' is plain dumb and sucks as much as final smashes and items.
Damax
Smash Lord
well we montrealers know there will be get togethers and some tournies at the nintendo megadome at ''la ronde'' theme park. even those crappy megadome tournament will be better than this uber crappy tournament.
I'm already planning to get into whatever Brawl events several Toronto conventions will be hosting as well as my own little Brawl shindig on the 22nd.
Damax
Smash Lord
you should look into the regional thread of the toronto ppl. we might even meet in some trans can or east coast tournies somedays
Craaaap. Wish I'd seen these sooner.
Bowser King
Have It Your Way
ill be there for sure 
cant wait to test out how good fellow canadians are.
WHAT you cant choose your own caracter! oh well ill give it a shot anyway
cant wait to test out how good fellow canadians are.WHAT you cant choose your own caracter! oh well ill give it a shot anyway
Yukiwarashi
Smash Champion
Blah, screw this. There's always Anime North, if the signing up process doesn't screw me over again. >_>
See you there. :D
Ulevo
Smash Master
"Hello,
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us in regard to Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament (http://nintendo.ca/cgi-bin/usersite/display_info.cgi?lang=en&pageNum=7&id=23801). I was sorry to hear of your disappointment with some of the rules and regulations concerning this competition. Your feedback is important to Nintendo, so I will be happy to pass along your comments to the appropriate personnel for further review. While we're not able to respond directly to all forwarded feedback, I can assure you that your comments will be heard.
Nintendo of America Inc.
Greg Hamilton"
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us in regard to Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament (http://nintendo.ca/cgi-bin/usersite/display_info.cgi?lang=en&pageNum=7&id=23801). I was sorry to hear of your disappointment with some of the rules and regulations concerning this competition. Your feedback is important to Nintendo, so I will be happy to pass along your comments to the appropriate personnel for further review. While we're not able to respond directly to all forwarded feedback, I can assure you that your comments will be heard.
Nintendo of America Inc.
Greg Hamilton"
Another brush off, only better put. Stack on the mails, people! Let these dense blockheads know what we want!!
Ulevo
Smash Master
Although it is very unlikely our emails will do anything, I do encourage them. We might as well. We're the players of the tournament after all, not Nintendo.
OH Snap. $500 USD shopping spree? Wow I'm in. I thought it was just a trip.. that would've been lame. So it's ONLY Wiimotes right? No Wiimote+Nunchuck combination provided?
Edit: Just noticed that the finals at Eaton Centre of Toronto as well.. that's like an hour busing for me/20 minutes drive.. and like 5 min walk from the school I goto. Awesome.
Edit: Just noticed that the finals at Eaton Centre of Toronto as well.. that's like an hour busing for me/20 minutes drive.. and like 5 min walk from the school I goto. Awesome.
entrapment
Smash Apprentice
its going to be one every cold night out there......waiting
$500 CAD, actually.
Which at the moment is worth a few fractions of a cent more than USD.
DarkISDA
Smash Lord
Wtf Wii remotes? You've gotta be kidding me! I want my damm GC Controller, not a crappy Wii remote to play Smash D:<
Okysho
Smash Ace
Doing something cool?! Did you read the information? It's ludicrous! We can't choose our own characters! That's insanity! How do they expect us to fight without our mains?! Stupid!
Presumably, it's so that everyone will be on even grounds.
DarkISDA
Smash Lord
I didn't notice that o.o (reads) WTF!?! I don't wanna play Yoshi... f*ck this ****, I'm notgoing to participate, I mean it's not a tournament, it's a concentration camp.
Niko_K
Smash Master
Then someone gets marth on random vs jiggz and ganon lmfao
Which is bullcrap. I HATE the way the public tries to phase out competition in favor of keeping the **** kiddies from bawling in public.