Smash Bros. Best Buy Website Launches with New Information

[SuruStorm]

Aw... No Canada?

The sad flaws of the great white north.

 

[Will]

Well,second question.

Any specified Time Zone? Or does it all start at the same time with all time zones?

 

[P0pz]

I'm surprised Best Buy in New York City isn't part of this event...

Well there is the one in Long Island City which is in Queens and literally about 20 minutes away from the city itself. Try coming to that one if you're in the area.

 

[ImaClubYou]

So the one I'm going to is in Mira Mesa, CA.

If you're going to the same one I'm going to make sure you say hi! I'll most likely be wearing my Batman hat.

 

[Egg.]

I'm considering getting in line really early to get one of those coins despite the fact that it's finals week. I'm a sucker for collectables.

Really hoping that they're based on these:

Spoiler

 

[Yonder]

Nice, Surrey works for me in BC! Guess I'll be going Saturday when I'm not in school, gonna get my Smash on! (Using Luigi first)

 

[Aninymouse]

For those of us who use the light skin for the forums, would you mind writing up your articles without colored text? I'd appreciate it.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

I'm surprised Best Buy in New York City isn't part of this event...

Central New York gets a mention too, since it was involved with E3 2013. Very odd how that area never got mentioned for E3 2014.

 

[Malkasaur]

Sweet! The one closest to me is only 20 minutes away! Hype mode!

 

[LancerStaff]

People seem to have forgotten they added more and more locations as the date got closer last year...

 

[The Slayer]

I have a Best Buy like a good 20-25 minutes away from me, yet the one they're hosting that's closest to me is around two hours to get there. I guess I'll watch demo videos that people will show.

 

[Gatoray]

Oh man, I want to go, but I'll have to face the carmaggedon that is the I-405 freeway during rush hour... I hate traffic.

 

[NFTsmasher]

Really important question actually: Is this a demo for JUST the 3DS version, or JUST the Wii U version, or BOTH? It would be a real shame if this was a repeat of last E3 at Best Buy, where there was basically just one station in the middle of the store (that's better than nothing, but I went apparently too late to get a chance to try anything). It just would NOT make sense to not allow everyone with a 3DS to show up and do download play to play with like half the characters or something, while everyone waits in line to play the full Wii U game at the station.

 

[LancerStaff]

Really important question actually: Is this a demo for JUST the 3DS version, or JUST the Wii U version, or BOTH? It would be a real shame if this was a repeat of last E3 at Best Buy, where there was basically just one station in the middle of the store (that's better than nothing, but I went apparently too late to get a chance to try anything). It just would NOT make sense to not allow everyone with a 3DS to show up and do download play to play with like half the characters or something, while everyone waits in line to play the full Wii U game at the station.

Just Wii U. People would sell the 3Ds with the temporarily downloaded game, anyway.

 

[The Original Robot boy]

How i feel that i don't have a Bestbuy in my area

 

[NFTsmasher]

Just Wii U. People would sell the 3Ds with the temporarily downloaded game, anyway.

Ha, wouldn't the game not be stored on the 3DS and be deleted upon power down? So I guess you could do that, but not power it down? They could just have it be a timed demo for the download play if they were to do that.

 

[Abcat1337]

Best Buy and Nintendo have launched the Smash-Fest portion of the Best Buy website for the Super Smash Bros. Smash-Fest @ Best Buy. For those unsure what the Super Smash Bros. Smash-Fest is, it is an event being hosted by Best Buy so that players can come and test out Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Best Buy has unveiled the locations of participating stores, as well as the dates and times of these events on their website.

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To find your location, simply follow this link and go to the drop down menu to select the state you live in. From there, a second drop down menu will appear where you can pick the closest location to where you live. If you are unsure where the closest city is or how to get there, Google Maps or Google will help you find your way. Also, if you are a Canadian smasher, you're in luck! The list of participating Canadian stores can be found here.

The Smash-Fest @ Best Buy dates are:​

• Wednesday, June 11 from 4 p.m.–9 p.m.​

• Saturday, June 14 from Noon–5 p.m.
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For Canadian members, you can check which Best Buy will be having the SmashFest demo here. It has a list of participating stores and in which cities they are in.

In addition, tournament attendees will have access to a variety of goodies and prizes. According to the site:

"Be one of the first 70 attendees at each event to pre-order Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS or Wii U and receive a rare collectible Super Smash Bros. gold coin (one per customer, while supplies last). You will also get a $5 My Best Buy™ certificate when you pick up your fully paid game upon release.

Bring your Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 2DS system to the event and play games like Kirby: Triple Deluxe or Mario Golf: World Tour with other fans."
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Visitors to the website can pre-order both versions of Super Smash Bros. online. The cost for the pre-order is $39.99 USD for the 3DS and $59.99 USD for the Wii U version.

The Smash-Fest is considered a part of the Nintendo E3 festivities as well as a promotional event for Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS. To discuss about the location reveals, visit the thread: Best Buy locations-revealed-for-upcoming-smashfest.

To connect with other smashers planning to attend a Best Buy event, visit these threads:
Smashboarders Unite (List of People Attending Events).
Best Buy's Smash Bros. Demo.

E3 is fast approaching and speculation is high. Join the speculation by visiting those threads, as well as the Super Smash Bros. at E3 category!

Venus of the Desert Bloom is one of the staff members for the SSB Wii U/3DS Boards and SWF's #1 Tali Fan, Follow me on Twitter @VenusToBloom

****ing hell, the nearest bloody Beset Buy that has the demo is in Long Island... and I'm in Manhattan...

 

[Abcat1337]

How i feel that i don't have a Bestbuy in my area

 

[Abcat1337]

****ing hell, the nearest bloody Beset Buy that has the demo is in Long Island... and I'm in Manhattan...

Oh wait, by train it's only 32 min...
Never mind..

 

[Abcat1337]

Anyone else going to the Long Island City Best Buy on the 11th?

I'll try to. But I want to be one of the first 70 people, but it takes 32 minutes to get there and I have school that day. Hope I can make it.

 

[Yams]

Smash Bros fans, please sign this petition to bring Smash Fest to the Central Coast, CA! Even if you're not a Central Coast resident, it would make hundreds of Smash Fans so happy! https://www.change.org/petitions/nintendo-bring-the-smash-fest-to-the-central-coast

 

[P0pz]

I'll try to. But I want to be one of the first 70 people, but it takes 32 minutes to get there and I have school that day. Hope I can make it.

Yeah I might have school that day too, but I might cut since we aren't doing much that week. Hope to see you there, and hopefully there'll be some other smashers there as well. Think that enough of us come and we request it enough, we'll be able to play with our own rules?

 

[starbolt89]

what a load of ****! evertime they do something like this during E3 we never get it in are area

 

[NintyTheRagekid]

Last year, Nintendo and Best Buy skipped Maine for the E3 demos. The same thing happened this year, there are no stations in Maine.
Why? It's not like Maine and the 12 other states (that don't have stations) don't exist. What could be the reason? Either way, I'm still rioting.

 

[Abcat1337]

Yeah I might have school that day too, but I might cut since we aren't doing much that week. Hope to see you there, and hopefully there'll be some other smashers there as well. Think that enough of us come and we request it enough, we'll be able to play with our own rules?

Hopefully.

 

[SmashHole '82]

The sad flaws of the great white north.

With Canada's 22 Smash Fest locations to your puny 103, I would think harder before making a comment like that.
The sad reality of the American Dream.

 

[SuruStorm]

With Canada's 22 Smash Fest locations to your puny 103, I would think harder before making a comment like that.
The sad reality of the American Dream.

I'm Canadian, I live just north of Vancouver. "I would think harder before making a comment like that." Just kinda sucks being constantly overlooked because we're right next to the states.

 

[AlphaOmega2000]

Is the demo also in South Carolina?

 

[SmashHole '82]

I'm Canadian, I live just north of Vancouver. "I would think harder before making a comment like that." Just kinda sucks being constantly overlooked because we're right next to the states.

Oh, thank god you are Canadian. I was beginning to think there was going to be an international incident!

 

[Alondite]

I cannot believe that the Best Buy in Destiny USA, aka the biggest shopping center in New York and the 6th largest in the US, isn't participating in the event. That's absolutely ridiculous.

The closest participating Best Buy for me is like 5 hours away. Do they not realize that there is more to New York than NYC?

 

[ACDC]

I'm surprised there's no best buy's hosting in Ottawa, but there are three in Montreal right next to each other... I won't make it, since no busses make the 3 hours trip and my friends don't care much for smash.

 

[infomon]

****ing hell, the nearest bloody Beset Buy that has the demo is in Long Island... and I'm in Manhattan...

yeop. I was hoping for the BB at Union Square. But we can just hop the R train to 46 St., Long Island City... not too bad!