Smashbros.com's History - Its Future?

[Kaburii]

Before I can even remember, there used to be a Smash Bros website:
http://web.archive.org/web/19991129023828/smashbros.com/enter.html
It offered what a simple video game website did back in 1999. Good ol' fashioned info.

After Melee was released, smashbros.com turned into another typical game site with information on the game, characters, and stages. Unlike most sites, however, it slowly got updated (two times a month or more frequently) with secret character updates, move names, and I think even videos demonstrating them. There was even a Smash Mail feature that let you send friends trivial mail with Smash illustrations:

http://web.archive.org/web/20011204183455/www.smashbros.com/battle/index.html

Last year, smashbros.com was updated quite a bit with Sakurai's translated journal entries. It even served as a basis for Japanese fans to submit their ideas for characters and music inclusions in Brawl.

In early 2007, the site started releasing new character information and officlal artwork for Brawl.

In May, it turned into the "Dojo" that it is today with daily weekday updates of every part of the game.

After December 3 the site won't automatically change from day to night, but slowly will it turn into what the Melee site was years ago? Will it include a complete character roster, movesets, and video (not just in the same blog format that it is now, but in a more orderly "game site" format)?

Will we care so much about smashbros.com after Brawl is released?

 

[SSoH]

That's pretty cool, I had never seen these before because I didn't have internet at the time.

Will we care about the brawl site? Some of us may. On the release date will the site be automatically updated with everything? I think not. I think it will continue to be updated for the next few months after that, because it won't be released to the world at once.

I'll still visit the site. It's been a good number of years since a new smash was released, we shouldn't take it for granted.

 

[ChronosMagnum]

At that time, would it really matter? Unless you meant a few days after the release of brawl, I would occasionally visit but stop when it stops releasing info..

 

[Icarus Descent]

I've have never seen these sites either.But when Brawl comes out and i have it i might never even think about Smash Bros DOJO just for help if i need any.

 

[Xaron Fisk]

I'm sorry smashbros.com, but once I hug brawl to my firm heaving bosom it's over between us.

 

[lukintosh]

It's a pity we'll never see the Melee flash site again..

 

[WaterTails]

Yeah, it is, I liked that site (When I was a kid)

 

[vesperview]

So many memories... I miss the melee site and the original as well, I don't know why they don't leave them and just open a new one.

 

[Deleted member]

It's a pity we'll never see the Melee flash site again..

Is it the same as the NoE one? That seems the same from what I've heard.

Anyway, I'd like it if the site was still perodically updated, like maybe a weekly blog or article from Sakurai, or news on the competitive scene.

 

[Dashiamo]

Personally i hope they keep updating till the european release, then after that fortnightly updates. Revealing secret characters, stages and videos.

 

[SSoH]

Personally i hope they keep updating till the european release, then after that fortnightly updates. Revealing secret characters, stages and videos.

That's pretty much how i envisioned it unless Europe gets the release soon after north america/japan.