Power Hour

The Nintendo Power Hour was first coined in 2005 to describe how Nintendo characters always get seemed to get off to a hot start in the early portion of matches. The "Hour" has never been an exact science- sometimes the Nintendo character looks very good for up to three hours, other times he barely gets any push beyond the initial board vote, but in general the opening 60 minutes have been very kind to Nintendo since 2005.

A Better Term?
Some are of the opinion that instead of the NPH, a more correct term for the early vote would be the Old School Power Hour. Even though a majority of the characters who own this hour (Link, Mario, Luigi) are Nintendo, the more common thread is that all of the characters who do best here (Crono, Mega Man, L-Block) originated on classic Nintendo systems, and thus are more likely to appeal to the "old school" (or at the very least, pre-PS2) gamer who would be awake at this time. This would help explain why Crono and Mega Man usually collapse all day after their good starts, and why newer character like Cloud and Master Chief many times start out horribly and make up for it by gaining percentage the whole rest of the day.

The NPH In Action
Link gets off to such a great start in the 2006 BR Championship that even though Cloud is going toe to toe with him by 4am, too much Nintendo Power/Old School damage has been done in those opening hours and the match has been put out of reach.



Daily Vote Trends

 * Board vote (0:00 - 0:05)
 * Bracket vote (0:00 - 0:10)
 * Nintendo Power Hour (0:00 - 1:00)
 * Overnight vote (3:00 - 7:00)
 * Morning vote (7:00 - 10:00)
 * After-School Vote (15:00 - 19:00)
 * Night vote (19:00 - 24:00)