Got What It Takes Super Smash Bros Brawl Tournament? Well if you do, then get yourself ready for a 256 person Super Smash Bros Brawl tournament starting in Los Angeles this weekend. Eager players will have to wait in line to secure their spot in the three qualifying tournaments. The regional winners from those three matches will meet at the Best Buy on Broadway St in New York as they battle straight through the midnight release of the game on March 9^th. This will be the first time the North American version of the game will be available for the public to play, guaranteeing that this event will be generating some hype.If being the first of your friends to play Super Smash Bros Brawl isn’t enough to get excited about, the top four places will receive prizes.

“The grand prize winner will receive a crystal-coated Wii with a design from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a home theater system from Best Buy and a copy of the game. The second-place finisher will receive one Wii system and Wii Remote, one copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and a $1,000 Best Buy gift card. The third-place finisher will receive a Wii and Wii Remote, a copy of the game and a $500 Best Buy gift card. The fourth-place finisher will receive a Wii, an extra Wii Remote, a copy of the game and a $250 Best Buy gift card.”

Here’s a list of the locations, dates, and times of all the events:

Feb. 16
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA  90014

Feb. 23
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Ten15 Folsom
1015 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA  94103

March 1
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Olden Hall
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA  01609

March 8
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Best Buy (NOHO)
622 Broadway
New York, NY  10012

Source: http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=14627
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