EB Games and Nintendo of Canada Ltd. has sent word of a Canadian tournament for Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. Qualifying rounds will be head at various EB Games stores in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Attention all Smash Bros. fans: train and be ready to put up your dukes! Three weeks after the launch of the much-anticipated Super Smash Bros.® Brawl game for Wii™, EB Games and Nintendo of Canada Ltd. will host a national tournament at select EB Games stores. Registration begins on the game’s launch date, March 9, 2008. The competition will be judged by timed eliminations with a “last one standing” concept. Qualifying rounds and semi-finals will be held at various EB Games locations in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. The finals will be held in Toronto, and regional winners will be flown there by invitation from Nintendo of Canada.

“The launch of Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Wii is a huge event,” said Ron Bertram, Nintendo of Canada’s vice president and general manager. “We are excited to be partnering with EB Games and providing an opportunity for Canadian gamers to showcase their ‘Smash’ skills”.

“Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Wii have great appeal with our core consumer,” said Jim Tyo, president of EB Games Canada. “This tournament is a way for our Smash Bros. fans to do what they do best. We look forward to working with Nintendo on this project and seeing who will be crowned as the champion.”

Super Smash Bros. Brawl prizing will be awarded to all semi-finalists and the Grand Prize for the winner will be a trip for two to the Nintendo World Store in New York City with $500 spending money. Qualifying rounds will take place on Fridays 5:00pm-9:00pm and Saturdays and Sundays 12:00pm-4:00pm on April 4-6, April 11-13 and April 18-20. The regional semi-finals and finals will take place on Saturday April 26 and Saturday May 30 respectively. For complete tournament details, rules & regulations visit www.nintendo.ca/brawl

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features dozens of Nintendo characters, from Mario to Link™ to Pikachu®, as well as new characters like Solid Snake, a gritty soldier from Konami’s hugely popular Metal Gear series, and Sonic The Hedgehog. The combat-filled game lets characters of all kinds brawl until only one is left standing. Its predecessor, Super Smash Bros.® Melee, was the best-selling game of all time for Nintendo GameCube™. Super Smash Bros. Brawl has more characters, more features and more action-packed fun. What’s more, Super Smash Bros. Brawl uses Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, which allows up to four players to simultaneously brawl no matter where they are based. For a complete list of characters and features, visit www.SmashBros.com.