Dallas Area Brawl Tournament April 27th

[*knives*]

Well free entry means me bring a wii.

 

[SrL04]

So if you bring a Wii (with everything unlocked) we don't have to pre order or anything?

 

[jsgross]

So if you bring a Wii (with everything unlocked) we don't have to pre order or anything?

Yes. I can give 4 people free entry if they bring a Wii with everything unlocked. I have two takers so far not including you. I will go ahead and put your name on the list. Please confirm ASAP that you are coming.

I need one more. Anyone else want to bring a Wii?

 

[Zanyruki]

Any estimates of how long this will take?

 

[jsgross]

Any estimates of how long this will take?

about 4 hours

 

[AnimalTaglits]

Seeing as I work at Blockbuster, I don't see a problem with method #2 and not buying the game. On big releases, at least 80% of the pre-orders never get picked up. Now if everyone gets the game from the same store then that might look suspicious but not everyone lives next to the same store. GTA IV AND Mario Kart are pretty huge titles coming out and many people put down $5 on it and buy the game elsewhere, forgetting that they have one reserved at BB.

And GTA IV is worth buying anyways, it's going to be the bees knees.

 

[SrL04]

Actually I'm not going to bring a Wii so another slot for bringing a Wii is opened. :D

 

[Infinitysmash]

Yes. I can give 4 people free entry if they bring a Wii with everything unlocked. I have two takers so far not including you. I will go ahead and put your name on the list. Please confirm ASAP that you are coming.

I need one more. Anyone else want to bring a Wii?

Sign me up for this if there is still space left, please. I'll bring my Wii. From the looks of the thread so far there is still room <hopes>

 

[Vitamin X]

Assuming all goes well, how frequently can we expect BlockBuster to hold future tournaments?

Would we be talking quarterlies, monthlies, triweeklies; dare I hope for biweeklies?

 

[jsgross]

Sign me up for this if there is still space left, please. I'll bring my Wii. From the looks of the thread so far there is still room <hopes>

Yes. I can give up to 4 free entries for bringing a Wii (with everything unlocked). We will have 2-4 additional ones. Here is who I have so far:

1. Bluezaft
2. Knives
3. I Am Infinity

If anyone on this list is not planning to come, please let me know ASAP.

 

[jsgross]

Assuming all goes well, how frequently can we expect BlockBuster to hold future tournaments?

Would we be talking quarterlies, monthlies, triweeklies; dare I hope for biweeklies?

Nothing is set in stone yet, but they are talking about doing weekly tournaments but using different games so Brawl tournaments would be every 3-4 weeks. Also, the tournaments would be at different Blockbusters across D/FW (and hopefully other cities as well).

 

[jsgross]

Seeing as I work at Blockbuster, I don't see a problem with method #2 and not buying the game. On big releases, at least 80% of the pre-orders never get picked up. Now if everyone gets the game from the same store then that might look suspicious but not everyone lives next to the same store. GTA IV AND Mario Kart are pretty huge titles coming out and many people put down $5 on it and buy the game elsewhere, forgetting that they have one reserved at BB.

I showed this to the manager at the store holding the tournament and asked him to respond. This is what he said:

I work at the store where the game tournament is being held and I have to say that we have a 100% pickup rate on games that are preordered there. In discussing the tournament with Blockbuster Corp, they have stated that they will be looking at how many games were not picked up when deciding whether to continue having tournaments. This tournament is a small one and I must admit one with a small prize pool, they're coming out of my pocket. Trust me if I had an endless wallet the prizes would be better!

The whole preorder is set up so that when we present this with blockbuster we have a case study to show how many gamers out there would also support blockbuster if they continued to hold tournaments in the future.

The preorder concept should be put into context. The game you are buying is a game that you want and know that you will buy. You're just saying that you will come to blockbuster to get it. You will still get all the other benefits that you get from other game retailers with big title releases, eg. Midnight sales, and with most of our stores staying open till midnight you wont be out in the cold you would be welcome to browse around the store waiting for midnight. By preordering I did not mean for it to be taken as a sixty dollar entry fee. The tournaments in the future will be free, like i said before this is just to show blockbuster that as a gaming community we drive the sales! Keep us happy and we would be willing to come to blockbuster to get our games and accessories.

From one gamer to another show your support for this event and a fellow gamer trying to make a difference.

 

[AnimalTaglits]

I showed this to the manager at the store holding the tournament and asked him to respond. This is what he said:

I work at the store where the game tournament is being held and I have to say that we have a 100% pickup rate on games that are preordered there. In discussing the tournament with Blockbuster Corp, they have stated that they will be looking at how many games were not picked up when deciding whether to continue having tournaments. This tournament is a small one and I must admit one with a small prize pool, they're coming out of my pocket. Trust me if I had an endless wallet the prizes would be better!

The whole preorder is set up so that when we present this with blockbuster we have a case study to show how many gamers out there would also support blockbuster if they continued to hold tournaments in the future.

The preorder concept should be put into context. The game you are buying is a game that you want and know that you will buy. You're just saying that you will come to blockbuster to get it. You will still get all the other benefits that you get from other game retailers with big title releases, eg. Midnight sales, and with most of our stores staying open till midnight you wont be out in the cold you would be welcome to browse around the store waiting for midnight. By preordering I did not mean for it to be taken as a sixty dollar entry fee. The tournaments in the future will be free, like i said before this is just to show blockbuster that as a gaming community we drive the sales! Keep us happy and we would be willing to come to blockbuster to get our games and accessories.

From one gamer to another show your support for this event and a fellow gamer trying to make a difference.

ORLY? That might be indicative of that store but the one I work work at had about 4-5 copies of Halo 3 that never got picked up and 2-3 of Brawl that never got picked up. Our store manager likes to gift wrap pre-orders and display them at the front counter with the owner's name on the game. I would look at those lonely copies up there for weeks, it's like they are kittens waiting to be adopted but they have some kind of disfigurement like a third eye or fifth leg so no one will pick them up. It's sad.

But anyways, it feels kind of invasive for BBV to check to see if I bought the game, especially since they already have $5 from me. They aren't even giving out a prize? Come on!

 

[UTDZac]

I will bring my Wii. Everything unlocked.

 

[Infinitysmash]

Yes. I can give up to 4 free entries for bringing a Wii (with everything unlocked). We will have 2-4 additional ones. Here is who I have so far:

1. Bluezaft
2. Knives
3. I Am Infinity

If anyone on this list is not planning to come, please let me know ASAP.

Alright cool, I'll be there. Gracias señor

 

[bluezaft]

Good news! The day after this tournament I have a 30-page paper due, a 5-page paper due, and a test! And let's not forget the 20-page paper due the very next week!

I'm so excited I could cry into a pillow for hours!

 

[UTDZac]

Good news! The day after this tournament I have a 30-page paper due, a 5-page paper due, and a test! And let's not forget the 20-page paper due the very next week!

I'm so excited I could cry into a pillow for hours!

I thought you had a 30pg paper due last weekend...

 

[Infinitysmash]

Good news! The day after this tournament I have a 30-page paper due, a 5-page paper due, and a test! And let's not forget the 20-page paper due the very next week!

I'm so excited I could cry into a pillow for hours!

What are you majoring in? Term paperism?

They have medication for that you know.

</threadderailing>

 

[UTDZac]

Turns out I had plans on Saturday, so I will not be able to attend nor bring my Wii. ><

 

[jsgross]

Turns out I had plans on Saturday

The tournament is on Sunday.

 

[Zanyruki]

Good news! The day after this tournament I have a 30-page paper due, a 5-page paper due, and a test! And let's not forget the 20-page paper due the very next week!

I'm so excited I could cry into a pillow for hours!

Try writing on really small pages?

Also, pre-ordering at BB was waaay harder than it should've been.

 

[slacker!]

Alright guys: slacker & co. will be attending. expect some sexy 0%-death chaingrabs.

 

[Wobbles]

Hmm... well, I tried asking in the other thread and it didn't work, so I'll try again here. Who is going to this tourney who wants to give me a ride? I will of course help pay for some gas money.

 

[jsgross]

Here are the results:

1st - Kefka / Wobbles
2nd - Kirby Kid
3rd - The Captain
4th - Miss Louie

Here are pictures from the tournament
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8BbNnLRuybMxE&emid=sharview&linkid=link4

 

[Dr Drew the Dragon]

If you post full results I can make a results topic.

 

[jsgross]

1: Kefka
2: Richard Terrell
3: Alex Lopez
4: Miss Louie
5: Tyler Campbell
5: Infinity
7: Jeremy Thomas
7: bwett1
9: Cody Newill
9: Juan Valdez
9: Slacker
9: Capote
13: Jeremy Gaskey
13: Frank Sourivong
13: Tim Scalzo
13: John Overton
17: Brodie Coleson
17: Sarah Moore
17: Chris Delp
17: Jacob Cantu
17: Eric Chavez
17: Adam Maddox
17: Nick Ibanez
17: Matt Handren
25: Sam Monge
25: Austin Stueck
25: Joey Ulfsrud
25: Byaaaaah
25: Colton Kancel
25: Marcus Terrell
25: Hunter Morris
25: Calleb Paris
33: Ahmad Price
33: Michael Gross
33: Will Ishii
33: Lance Dewbre
33: Billy Pore
33: Devin Fitch
33: Huy Nguyen
33: Trevor Swain
33: George Ishii
33: Joe Cantu
33: Jay Coleman
33: Alexander Ditzig
33: Alex Everett
33: Jake Snider
33: Thao Nguyen
33: Mark Bagazinski
49: Joey Bagazinski
49: Caleb McRoberts
49: Camryn Price
49: Katlyn Bingheim
49: Keelan Cassidy
49: Robbie Snider
49: Kevin Reagle
49: Rachel Ditzig
49: Nikolaas Ibanez
49: Logan McRoberts
49: Cody Chatman
49: Tristen West
49: Sean Cassidy
49: Blake Luke
49: Derek Titterington
49: Jase Ditzig
65: James Demery
65: Ryan Lair
65: Tyler Godfrey
65: Lizi Seagraves
65: Preston Green
65: Jessie Goodin
65: Maddie Gross
65: Michael Redriguez
65: Priscilla Swain
65: Aubrey Bingheim
65: Sophie Gross
65: Kaylie Goodin

 

[Dr Drew the Dragon]

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=4378286#post4378286

Results thread is up. Post your shoutouts there.