Brawl is capable of using both GameCube controllers and Wii Remotes at the same time.
Like all Smash games, Brawl supports multiplayer battles with up to four combatants, but it is the first game of its franchise to feature online battles, via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. This mode is a plot-driven, side-scrolling beat 'em up featuring FMV cutscenes and playable characters from the game. It features a greatly expanded single-player mode known as The Subspace Emissary (SSE). Like its predecessors, the object of Brawl is to knock an opponent off the screen. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts, and staff from other developers, and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. Brawl, known in Japan as Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Ekkusu (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズX), often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. Wii Remote, Wii Remote + Nunchuk, Classic Controller, GameCube Controller Single-player, Multiplayer ( 4), Co-op ( 4), Online ( 4)