One Minute Opinion: February 2009

The carton box of Nindendo Wii is one of the most comfortable and durable packages video game consoles ever used to have. Its extremely durable drawers have labels printed on that helps us remember where exactly each specific component securely fits.

Wii box is extremely valuable if you drive around different places and always have to re-pack and un-pack your console for playing your precious Virtual Console games.

But I am sure many Wii owners have noticed there is a problem when carrying your Wii around. To be more specific although Wii box itself looks like a suitcase it has no handle.

This problem has a solution if you like drinking lots of beer. Those people who buy beer in 24-pack suitcases are saved now.

It's not known if it was the foresightedness of Nintendo or if they listened the word of proud owners of previous consoles but fortunately Nintendo has designed Wii box with dimensions that fit exactly into European box of 24 x 0.33 litre beers.

As extra feature this beer case works as a protective cover that keeps your beautiful Wii box free from scratches that may happen in trunk while driving around.

In conclusion, if you want to carry your Wii around with comfort and care just leave that 4-pack to liquor store and allow yourself one 24-pack of beers. Empty it and travel around with joy and happiness. At least as happily as with Virtual Boy Blockbuster case.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) is long waited third part of Smash Bros. series. The first one was released in 1999. on the Nintendo 64, and its sequel Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) was one of the best selling title on Game Cube.

The Smash Bros. series is bit different form other fighting games. In the game wins the last player on stage. But instead of health meter there is damage percent. The higher it is the more far it is thrown when hit by opponent. For KO you must throw enemy far over the edge. That means even unharmed character may loose the match.

The main innovation of current game is developed single player adventure game that was minuscule in previous Smash Bros. games. And ofcourse this game has online capability.

Adventure game Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary is quite cool. That is also playable by two players as used to in action and fighting games. The gameplay reminds classic platformer that is beautified by decent video clips. All characters in game are predefined and change after each level as story goes on. Within the game it is possible to earn stickers that help you to enchance attributes of characters joined with you. It is complicated system. To manage all 700 stickers the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Official Game Guide Premiere Edition book uses 20 of its 208 pages.

The Classic Mode of Super Smash Bros. Brawl contains 12 different arenas ja 2 Target Smash levels. Classic Mode is played from start to the end with chosen character. Levels have different complexity. For example sometimes a match may end in the first seconds as stupid enemy decides himself to jump over the edge. But some levels may offer the fighting action that seem endless.

If you are too lazy to play online you can always spend your hard earned game coins in Spectator mode. It gives you chance to bet on a player and watch if your chosen one wins you more or loses everything you have.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl's totalisator reminds me that Nintendo have always been quite fond of gambling minigames. For example in Super Mario Land (1989) of Game Boy player could try his luck on catching power-ups at the end of every stage.