Official Boxart / cover?

[TheManaLord]

See? It's just a filler, lot's of anticipated games have them.

You can tell right off the bat because a. it's all characters we know and b. the background blows **** and c. no wifi sticker

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

http://wii.ign.com/mail/

They talk about the boxart in the first question....

That about sums it up for me. Unless someone can find some strongly contradicting evidence, I would say that this box art is officially unofficial.

Hey editors! I was wondering where you received the image of the boxart being currently used for SSBB? Is it just a good looking image or do you have some sort of validation for it? Thanks ahead of time!

Yeah, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl box art we recently added to our game object. Well, it's not really official, if that's what you're asking. I e-mailed a rep for Nintendo about whether or not it was legit, and received only the response: "We haven't released any new box art." However, the box art we're using also happens to be featured on just about every major retailer, from GameStop to Amazon, which is usually a good indicator that it was sent out to, at the very least, represent the game. It may not be final, in other words, but it could be that NOA released it as a placeholder for retailers to use. Regardless, it's pretty, and until we've got something more official, we're using it, too. Note that the box art appears with and without Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logos depending on the retailer you visit, so don't try to draw any conclusions about Brawl's online connectivity just yet.

-- Matt

 

[Florida]

I e-mailed a rep for Nintendo about whether or not it was legit

..... >.>!
Edit: So it's not fake, but not official, right?
Edit x2: Got my own answer

 

[Circus]

..... >.>!

DITTO.

Why does everyone say "legit" in this thread (I think I asked this before)? This is the only thread it happens in. I've seen in it like 390482 times here.

 

[sugarpoultry]

That about sums it up for me. Unless someone can find some strongly contradicting evidence, I would say that this box art is officially unofficial.

Hmmmm... I seem to remember saying something like that. That if anything box art related was to be released, NINTENDO would be the one to do it.

 

[Shuma]

Meh, whatever it was better than the Melee Box Art.

 

[SiD]

I think there's a good chance that it is an official boxart, just not the final one.

 

[silver777]

Meh, whatever it was better than the Melee Box Art.

actually, i didn't like Melee's box art too.....

this hand drawn one is made of win, if it is fake then the artist have mad skills !!!

 

[sugarpoultry]

Um, hello? It IS fake. Did you not read that article? Nintendo is the only one to show us what it truly looks like. This was a artist with mad skills. And as an artist I am very jealous of those mad skills. LOL

 

[MetaKnight'sSword]

ALTHOUGH....IM GOING TO SAY (whoopes Caps Lock XD) despite him/her having Mad Skills....I dont like the Way he/she drew Samus

 

[blayde_axel]

ALTHOUGH....IM GOING TO SAY (whoopes Caps Lock XD) despite him/her having Mad Skills....I dont like the Way he/she drew Samus

Me... either... she looks so... slammed on the side of a glass window, you know what I mean? lol.

 

[red stone]

it's just a placeholder. the real one would have 3-d models in action poses

 

[MetaKnight'sSword]

Me... either... she looks so... slammed on the side of a glass window, you know what I mean? lol.

LMAO Omg yes I do XDDDD

 

[Deleted member]

I still stand by what I said before.

THAT IS OFFICIAL ART.

Nobody else could get it so...right. All the proportions are prefect, and debate about character positions seems to be clutching at straws.

At worst, it is one of the artworks officialy made. At best, its official.

But its miles better than anything Melee or 64 ever had.

 

[maxpower1227]

http://wii.ign.com/mail/

Yeah, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl box art we recently added to our game object. [link=http://wii.ign.com/objects/748/748545.html]Click here to see it.[/link] Well, it's not really official, if that's what you're asking. I e-mailed a rep for Nintendo about whether or not it was legit, and received only the response: "We haven't released any new box art." However, the box art we're using also happens to be featured on just about every major retailer, from GameStop to Amazon, which is usually a good indicator that it was sent out to, at the very least, represent the game. It may not be final, in other words, but it could be that NOA released it as a placeholder for retailers to use. Regardless, it's pretty, and until we've got something more official, we're using it, too. Note that the box art appears with and without Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logos depending on the retailer you visit, so don't try to draw any conclusions about Brawl's online connectivity just yet.

pwnt?

Never mind. I was beaten. Self-pwnt.

 

[Pythag]

the only thing that bugs me is link's eyes. They just don't seem to gel with the rest of the art on the box. Only reason I think it's a fake.

 

[sugarpoultry]

I still stand by what I said before.

THAT IS OFFICIAL ART.

Nobody else could get it so...right. All the proportions are prefect, and debate about character positions seems to be clutching at straws.

At worst, it is one of the artworks officialy made. At best, its official.

WTF? Did you not read that article? Nintendo has not released any box art at all. That is NOT official. Please read and know facts.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Nobody else could get it so...right. All the proportions are prefect, and debate about character positions seems to be clutching at straws.

See, this is where I strongly disagree with you. I know several artists who can draw with that exact quality, and the characters do not look like the real deal. Yes, it may have come from someone inside Nintendo, but the characters look sloppy compared to genuine renders.

It is funny to me how when evidence finally comes along proving that the box art is unofficial, everyone claims that some Nintendo artist made it so they're only half wrong. >_>

 

[Mestro]

nice! definetly is real!

and looks like Meta Knight is a non-unlockable character!!

 

[Rent]

i dont kno, it looks very questionable for me. Although i admit its one of the best boxarts i hav seen

 

[WR3K]

WTF? Did you not read that article? Nintendo has not released any box art at all. That is NOT official. Please read and know facts.

you also need to know what LEAKED means



i think its pretty much legit, you can nitpick it all you want but the idea and overall character design is just too much like the real deal to be a fake

if it is, then whoever did it needs to invest more time in drawing things other then hoaxes

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

you also need to know what LEAKED means

If that were the final box art, I would be freakin' embarrassed for Nintendo. Really, the art is not that good...

 

[interfear1]

Don't lose fate. Probably Sakurai might leave the Wifi feature as a surprise at the beginning of November, I think. If you notice in IGN.com, they have this art of the game that doesn't have the Wifi symbol, but the programmers say that is not the final art so, there is still some hope about the online gaming

 

[MetaKnight'sSword]

Don't lose fate. Probably Sakurai might leave the Wifi feature as a surprise at the beginning of November, I think. If you notice in IGN.com, they have this art of the game that doesn't have the Wifi symbol, but the programmers say that is not the final art so, there is still some hope about the online gaming

off topic sry....but didnt Sakurai already promised us Online gaming???????

 

[interfear1]

Re: Meta knight Sword

off topic sorry....but didn't Sakurai already promised us Online gaming???????

He said he will tried to make the game online compatible, but he never said it was for sure.

 

[MetaKnight'sSword]

He said he will tried to make the game online compatible, but he never said it was for sure.

well now it is senor..............well...to a certain level..but yup...we have it....(^^)v

 

[RAQU]

this is most likely fake but it does look extremly legit. it is missing the wi-fi logo, ike, DK, yoshi, and zelda

keep in mind all the starting cast of melee wasnt on the cover either

 

[Yoshi!]

It doesn't have on of those little gold stars that SSBM had:

Also it doesn't say 'PAL' on it. Just something I've noticed when comparing the box art with other Nintendo boxes.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

keep in mind all the starting cast of melee wasnt on the cover either

WTF? Yes it did! The original 14 are all there!

Why is this topic still being debated? IGN already confessed that the box art is being passed around because it looks cool, but Nintendo explicitly stated that it is unofficial!

 

[MetaKnight'sSword]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/
WTF? Yes it did! The original 14 are all there!

Why is this topic still being debated? IGN already confessed that the box art is being passed around because it looks cool, but Nintendo explicitly stated that it is unofficial![/QUOTE]

uhmm I think he meant That not all the melee characters were on the brawl Boxart...not Melee box art XDDDDD

 

[Kelexo]

uhmm I think he meant That not all the melee characters were on the brawl Boxart...not Melee box art XDDDDD

...no, he didn't.

 

[sugarpoultry]

Buzz is still right though. This topic is old. We'll see the real box art when Nintendo releases it...

 

[MarioChief364]

People have been fighting about this boxart all over the internet.

 

[sugarpoultry]

Yes, yes they have. Because some people won't accept facts.

 

[sugarpoultry]

--pardon double post, but people need to see this--

Ugh..... Ok, aparently THIS IS the real boxdart:

http://kotaku.com/gaming/no-longer-speculation/this-is-the-ssbb-box-art-310551.php

I personally think its way ugly.

 

[SolidSonic]

Pikachu looks worried.

He must sense the arrival of his arch enemy Meowth!

 

[RyuDragonKing]

I can't go to the page for some crazy reason. Post the picture.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Daaaaaaang... I am still skeptical that Nintendo will settle on that as the final art. Until Nintendo explicitly states it is the final deal, I doubt it will be what we will see in February. Still, though, I can't really argue that the art is not from Nintendo anymore. >_<

 

[blayde_axel]

I find Samus's position a bit off... but it looks ok.

I love the whole "we gotta make this seem hella epic" effect it has going on. Even pikachu has shoulders!

 

[omfgomfg]

This is fake.