Kenology Sep 18, 2007 (edited Sep 18, 2007)
Guess we're gonna need to get ready and trade another (game-specific) friend code if we plan on having an STC battle royale:
The megaton has arrived. After months, upon months, even years of worry that it wouldn't happen, Super Smash Bros. Brawl has finally been officially confirmed to support Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for online battles. Breathe out, rest easy. Smash is online, with 100% assurance. Though it might not be the vision of online you'd hoped for.
Sakurai revealed on SmashBros.com that you'll be able to mix it up through Wi-Fi with opponents around the world. You'll have two options for finding challengers – first, you'll be able to look for opponents among those players who you've registered as friends, with the "With Friends" option. This will necessitate entering in a 12-digit friend code from that person, similar to how Pokemon Battle Revolution and Mario Strikers Charged have handled friends lists. You'll be able to store up to 64 friends in this way.
Second, you'll be able to take on all comers, including strangers from around the globe, with the "With Anyone" option. You won't get any personal information about your opponents this way, so you won't know who it is you're playing. And no records of your wins, losses or anything else like that will be kept here – that means no online leaderboards or competing to be the best Smasher in the world. "With Anyone" seems to be geared solely for players who just want human intelligence controlling their opponents, rather than the Wii's AI. This will probably be disappointing to many, but it's definitely the more safe option.
Sucks there'll be no leaderboards for the "With Anyone" option... but we'll take what we can get. My core SSB:M buddies all moved away, so this is particularly exciting news for me as I won't be stuck in the lonely 1-player mode.
