Finally, we have a date! Nintendo officially announced at its E3 press conference that Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the next title in the critically acclaimed Super Smash Bros. series, will be hitting store shelves on December 3.

Update: Nintendo has opened the floodgates. New Brawl screenshots and character art after the jump.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Screenshots

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