It’s not nearly the launch that Super Smash Bros. Brawl enjoyed, but Mario Kart Wii, at least in Japan, is enjoying brisk sales after a week on the market.

Media Create reports the kooky racing title pushed 594,000 units in Japan since its launch one week ago. It currently sits in the number one software sales spot overseas. Smash Bros Brawl, on the other hand, sold about 874,000 copies in one day, and 1.4 million in its first week.

Regardless, Nintendo has another first party IP hit on its hands. Kudos to them.

[GamesIndustry.biz]

These classy kicks are hand painted and all kinds of awesome. Plus, they make you jump higher, just like Nike Airs did back in the 90’s!

[DeviantArt, via Kotaku]

It’s been a while since we’ve had a nice Brawl post for you.  Heck, it used to feel like we were running Brawlfendo here for a couple weeks.  Anyway, after a nice break of actually playing the game, here’s some more news.  The Smash Bros Dojo has posted a link today with every secret of the game revealed in one huge list.  You can safely click on that link I provided.  It’s the link on their page you gotta watch out for.  Everything, each detail on how to unlock who and what, is listed on their site now.  Makes me wonder … With the Dojo site such a rich resource of information, has anyone bothered buying the game’s guide book?

I’m at a loss for words…

Thanks, Alucard!  Anime Boston 2008

Tonight at 9PM EDT, it’s Infendo Brawl time again! The brand new Infendo IRC is the place to go while brawling.  Connect with other Infendo-ites, trade friend codes, talk smack, etc.  See you on the Nintendo WFC tonight!

What do you find when you go snooping around the Brawl game disk? Unused content is what! A track list of over 25 unused music files are included on the disk for no apparent reason. Check over here to see the list and download the batch.

Thanks, Alucard

Consider this post an end note for the Super Smash Bros. Brawl propaganda coverage. It’s Al Gore’s Current TV covering the Brawl launch in Burbank. Leave your thoughts on the game–now a few weeks old–in the comments. How have Infendo’s Thursday night brawls been for you? Have online issues subsided? Who’s unlocked everything? (screen or it didn’t happen!)

[Thanks, Alex]

Is this really a surprise? Super Smash Bros. Brawl was selling at a clip of 120 units per minute last week, and today eclipsed the Nintendo of America internal record for fastest selling title in its history.

The back-patting press release is below. (more…)

Who’s ready to get their Brawl on with fellow Infendoites?? This Thursday night, March 13th, at 9PM Eastern time, join us online for the first ever Thursday Night Brawl! The Infendo Forums are the place to go to exchange friend codes.

See you on the Nintendo WFC tonight!

MSNBC’s Levi Buchanan writes in his gushing review of Smash Bros. Brawl:

There really is so little to complain about in “Brawl” that you almost worry if from this point on, Nintendo has nowhere to go but down. Besting this achievement — and the stellar “Super Mario Galaxy,” will be a tall order for the company.

Wii has been a raging success, as have been the majority of first-party games released thus far. So is Buchanan right? Will things start to simmer down?

Earlier this week, Jack told you about an issue plagueing many Brawl owners who hopped online shortly after buying the game at Midnight launch. I was one of those people and have been holding out for a solution from Nintendo, rather than trying the method of deleting my data and and starting with a fresh Friend Code. This morning, I’d like to report that the issue has been resolved on my system and that I now have access to both Spectator mode and the Wi-Fi Connection Options screen. Many suggestions were floated around on the Nintendo Tech Forums, but I just waited it out and the issue was resolved for me with no action on my part.

Other folks on Nintendo’s Tech Forums are reporting that lag issues are also becoming resolved.

See you on Thursday night!

Nine months ago today, we asked you which control scheme you thought you would use for Super Smash Bros. Brawl.  Now that the game is out, we ask again:

[For last week’s poll, Mario Kart Wii vs Brawl, click here]

UPDATE: It should go without saying that you’d be a fool to delete anything from your console without checking and rechecking this information against other news sources, friends and Nintendo itself.

We received a tip this morning about a new Super Smash Bros. Brawl issue that is not related to those isolated dirty lens problems.

Basically, if you got your game before midnight and started playing online before the system was ready, you were given a glitched Friend Code that messes up some of the title’s online features. Worse yet, the only way to fix this bug is to go into system management and erase all of your hard earned Brawl data. For some players, this means many, many hours of saves need to be deleted.

Our tipster said everyone should check their wi-fi settings to make sure they DO have their wi-fi options menu and spectator mode. “If not, bite the bullet. Reset the data.” Anyone missing theirs?
[Thanks Mal!]

Flip open your Sunday funnies today and you’ll see FoxTrot giving their take on pre-ordering Brawl. Or just click here for the strip.

11:39 Tournament still on first round. I haven’t played yet. They say there is a contingency plan so we aren’t here all night. At this point I just want my copy. A cheer from in the store … Someone just used the Dragoon.

11:50 Rick from netjak.com just won as Lucas in his round of the tournament. Almost time to get my copy!

12:04 Got my copy and I’m skipping the tournament. Time to go home and BRAWL!!!!