Brawl vs Melee

Ever since Snake was announced as a playable character at Nintendo's E3 conference during the Summer of 2006, one question has torn Board 8 apart: would Super Smash Bros. Brawl be a better game than Super Smash Bros. Melee? Because Melee was arguably the most popular game on the board from 2005 to 2008, it goes without saying that Brawl vs Melee has been one of the most hotly-debated subjects on B8 for many years now.

Brawl vs Melee - The Polls
One week after Brawl's release in the US (March 2008), the game was practically the only thing being discussed on Board 8. yoblazer took advantage of the hype by creating the first Brawl v Melee poll, then continued asking the question for the next several months, with the help of Ngamer. The results were as follows:


 * One Week after release
 * Brawl defeats Melee, 38-1 (97.44%)


 * One Month after release
 * Brawl defeats Melee, 75-13 (85.23%)


 * Two Months after release
 * Brawl defeats Melee, 54-19 (73.97%)


 * Three Months after release
 * Brawl defeats Melee, 70-27 (72.16%)


 * Four Months after release
 * Brawl defeats Melee, 68-18 (79.07%)

Nearly a year after release (in February of 2009), Chronic1000 ran an Agree or Disagree with the subject heading "Brawl > Melee". Not surprisingly, it resulted in one of the most popular AoDs ever. The result was:


 * One Year after release
 * Brawl defeats Melee, 55-47 (53.92%)