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Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been out for nearly a week in the states and the game itself is sound. Though as some of you may have noticed the Wi-Fi connect can be sketchy at best. The WFC (Wi-Fi Connection) has some real issues with SSBB (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) first and foremost is the server issue. Nintendo did not expect the server to fill up with player wanting to brawl with player across the country. In a statement off the Nintendo Support channel this is the only response given about disconnection errors.
Due to the popularity of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, our servers may be experiencing a high amount of traffic. If you are experiencing any other connection issues, we ask that you try again later.
I personally was getting Error Code: 86420, which basically means the server is full try again later. The error can also occur if your Wii loses the communication with the server which can be caused by other players bumping you off. Nintendo Recommends you change your router channel from 6 to 1 or 11 since these channels do not over lap.
Once you getting into an online Brawl be aware the further away the other player are the more lag the brawl will have. Also not everyone has a good ISP (Internet Service Provider) and may not have the best bandwidth. Distance and bandwidth can denote whether you have a Smash Brawl or a Lag Fest. I played last night and I was getting about two frames per second in my first match which is ridiculous, my second and third were great though. The best way to resolve this is play with your buddies online and steer clear of the “Brawl with Anyone” until Nintendo can stabilize and increase the capacity of the server. Or hope that the players with poor bandwidth don’t play for a while.
Update:
Nintendo’s chief explains the Error Code 85010:
“Our [sic] servers may be trying to handle an unusually high amount of traffic (especially if you are trying to play online with a recently-released or popular game, or if there is a new Wii system update). Please wait a few hours and try the connection again later.”
Nintendo has assured gamers that its technicians are looking into the problem. If you’ve received Error Code 85010 and are unable to establish any kind of online connection, then the problem could be associated with your internet service (dial-up is simply not going to work — ever) or your router (Wii can be picky). Refer to Nintendo Customer Service for more information.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Way to go Nintendo. This is the most anticipated game in the Wii’s brief history, you flaunt the online capabilities of the game and you don’t have a server large enough to handle it. I love Nintendo products on the whole, but they always seem to fall short when it comes to the online world. Typical.
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:40 am
Yo Kevin calm down. Give it some time. The servers will be running better than ever. And by the way, what’s it to you? I bet that you don’t even own a Wii unlike me.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Yo Patrick,
WFC is a joke. I didn’t have huge expectations but Nintendo screwed up. They sold SSBB with WiFi so you could play online. So far the game has been out over a month and they haven’t done a thing to improve their servers. I’m abandoning this god-awful system to get a PS3 or Xbox. You blew it, Nintendo, and I’ve been a fan for 15 years.
April 20th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Lost hope in WFC. It’s been over a month and still haven’t seen a change, depressing. Ive lost hope.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Hey if you guys could help me on this I’d appreciate it.
I don’t know if it’s nintendo’s servers or my router, but every time i play online on smash bros brawl, I get disconnected right in the middle of the second battle i join. I’d really just like to know if this is just me or if everyone has this problem. Any feedback is appreciated!
June 10th, 2008 at 3:03 am
I’m thoroughly disappointed with WFC. Nintendo flaunted the possibility of playing online way too much. All my friends who I played Melee with have moved away to differences provinces / cities. We had planned to play each other weekly through WFC but the lag is unbearable. I would really like Nintendo to do something positive in correcting this problem. If Nintendo is aware of the problem they should fix it. They certainly are failing in the online aspect of their games. Lag is a huge issue when playing online. Whether it be peoples connections, ISP, or server issues. We do not need the host company causing more problems by having low capacity servers.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:15 am
After 4 months of the game being out the online is still a mess. I bought mario kart wii and the on-line is remarkable! And, guess what? I get to play people ACROSS THE WORLD WITHOUT LAG or any one second button delay (which ruins the SSBB experience online). Cant Nintendo just relaease and update on the Wiiconnect24 for a better online server? I live in California and I cant even play someone in New York without button delay! It’s weird that in mario kart I can play someone in england perfectly….
October 7th, 2008 at 3:52 am
I wonder what would happen if other people made thier own wifi servers for games and wii players download the update to a disc and put the disc in the wii ?
May 31st, 2009 at 8:27 pm
ya ive been tryin to play this game for a long time now as u can see…. and my internet connection is upgraded to the max and i have no prblem with xbox or ps3 when i am online. i love the game SSBB and id rlly love for them to get this thing workin. it seems as if they did not do anything with it since the game came out!1! come on nintendo start workin on ur greatest game of all time and help us have a great online experience.
July 20th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Guys calm down, you got to remember the WFC is FREE, so you can\\\’t expect the best of the best.
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:30 am
yea i hate the wfc sometimes but am glad we have it and if anyone have ssbb my fc is 348090808274 ill checked back later