Smash Bros. Wii Blasts into Korea

Nintendo has confirmed that it will finally be releasing Super Smash Bros. Brawl in South Korea on Wii, under the revised name of Super Smash Brothers X. Having sold 1,880,838 units as of the end of 2009 in Japan, Nintendo's all-star fighter, featuring the likes of Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Kirby and Samus Aran, as well as SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog, is all set to get its time to shine in a South Korean market that is currently starved of Wii releases when it arrives on 29th April.

The last Third Party games to launch in that territory were Capcom's Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles at the end of November, 2009, and EA's FIFA 10 on 8th December, 2009. It has been left up to Nintendo to carry the home console in South Korea, with fully localised editions of Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City and Mario Power Soccer (Mario Strikers Charged here in Europe) launched on 28th January and 18th March, respectively. Given how popular Animal Crossing: Wild World on DS was in Korea, and the country's amazing love of football, both games will no doubt be helping keep Wii sales ticking over until the eventual roll-out of Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros., Wii Fit Plus, plus other older games that have yet to launch there, such as Metroid Prime Trilogy.

It should be noted that there have been no Virtual Console releases in Korea this year so far, and the WiiWare service has still yet to be launched. However, Nintendo is keeping its 'evergreen' games alive, such as Mario Kart Wii, with the announcement of a new online tournament that takes place between 1st-10th April.

Check out the South Korean advert for Mario Power Soccer below:


Keep an eye on Cubed3 for further updates from South Korea as and when they happen.