In cooperation with Best Buy, Nintendo will be hosting four Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments across the nation, all culminating in a four-man Brawl for the top prize in New York City. The four tournament times and locations are (taken from Nintendo’s press release):

Feb. 16
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA  90014

Feb. 23
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Ten15 Folsom
1015 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA  94103

March 1
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Olden Hall
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA  01609

March 8
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Best Buy (NOHO)
622 Broadway
New York, NY  10012

The first three regional winners will come to the NYC tournament, and the final brawl will be held there. All four finalists will receive a Wii, an additional Wiimote, and a copy of Brawl. The grand prize winner will additionally receive a crystal-coated Wii in place of a normal one, bearing a Brawl-based design, and a home theater system provided by Best Buy. The second, third and fourth place finishers will receive Best Buy gift cards for $1000, $500 and $250 respectively.

If you’re thinking of entering, keep in mind that only the first 256 people through the doors are going to get a chance to compete, so make sure to get in line early.

Why couldn’t any of these tournaments be near me?