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March 18th, 2008 @ 07:21
Following plenty of complaints of less than reliable server connections in online Super Smash Bros. Brawl games in the US, Nintendo has made a statement saying sheer weight of numbers is putting its system under pressure.
“As with the launch of any online-enabled game, especially one as popular as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, everyone wants to play at once,” said the company. “This puts a strain on the pipeline.”
Nintendo of America confirmed yesterday that the game was the fastest selling in its history, having moved 1.4 million units since it launched on March 9. Buy some bigger servers, Nintendo. Still no date for Europe.
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March 18th, 2008 at 8:29 am
This statement has the same whiff of Nintendo ‘humbly’ apologising for not having suppy to meet demand that they’ve been rolling out since the DS.
Sorry, did I say “humbly”? I meant “smugly”.
March 18th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Pipeline strain?
Sounds painful. I think you can get a cream for that.
March 18th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Is there going to be this sort of demand in Europe? I can’t believe there is.
March 18th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Never seen the attraction of these titles. Nintendo have ignored online gaming long enough - now they actually try it they get a not too surprising wake up call.
March 18th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Are these 1.4 million units ON TOP of the 800k+ it did in Japan?
March 18th, 2008 at 11:24 am
It did over 1.5 million in Japan, I think. 800K was day one.