Smash Bros Brawl's Pictochat level boggles the mind, but could be better (Joystiq)

[R.O.B.]

Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Fighting

We're all very much amazed that someone decided to place a level in Super Smash Bros. Brawl based on the Nintendo DS's PictoChat functionality. With its adorable drawings and mishmash of hazards, the PictoChat world is bound to draw (haha) comparisons to Melee's Game & Watch arena: awesome in theory, annoying in practice.

As excited as we are, we can't help but feel that Nintendo's missing a golden opportunity here. If the DS can have wireless connectivity to the Wii, why not give players the option of having someone draw the stage? The Wii could beam a tiny PictoChat clone program to the DS, where a fifth player could create and erase the terrain as the Nintendo Defense Force's favorite mascots duke it out. Please, Nintendo? Pretty please?

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[Atlantis1982]

I keep mentioning this to other forums, the programming to recognize any lines for a solid surface is going to be nuts. Especially exploiting by encasing an opponent in a box or something with no way in getting out while the other fighter could pull out a trick to easily overcome the trapped fighter. I just don't see it possible to have it work with some have hoped.

To be honest, I thought they were going to implement this system as a global chat room for the game.