Smash Bros. Brawl delayed: March 9 in US, January 31 in Japan

The delay, naturally, sucks big time. I kind of wish they had a nice, juicy Dojo post to balance it out (Sonic's post sure took the pain away), but . . . oh well.

On the plus side, the new release date IS the day before my birthday . . .

And to top it off, I don't think they can make the release date any further (for the US). With the Japanese version due in just over 2 weeks, the difference in time represents mostly minor issues. There's still a chance it could land before March 9th (unlikely, I know), but to take any LONGER than that?

Pretty hard to imagine a reason. Smash Bros. was never really dependent on heavy, spoken English or anything translation heavy. And from the looks screens on the Dojo, they really aren't pressed for a time translation wise.

They are delaying it because they find it difficult to code Master Chief into the game mechanics.

No delay could possibly hurt the game's quality. We should know that about Nintendo. While I'm not stoked about delays, at least it's not a rushed, unfinished, and unpolished game.

This is starting to remind me of Twilight Princess.

Deja vu?

This is pretty lame, but atleast I will be able to afford it then since there are a few great games coming out the next two weeks or so.

I wanna believe that the reason the delayed it is because Nintendo is about to release a Wii mic and that they will announce SSB:B will support voice chat.... but alas that probably isn't the case. I'll just have to private chat over my 360 with the few friends I know who have a Wii.

I'm fairly certain that this delay is happening because Nintendo enjoys tortured screams from fanboys.

Seriously, after waiting over ten years for Mother 3 (and still waiting for it in English), this wait is *nothing*.

You know what Nintendo? FUCK YOU

stop boning Europeans, first Super Paper Mario, then Metroid Prime, and now this? I don't even get to know which quarter it's going to be released in Europe? Should I expect this game by December? Argh!!!

Damn you! That means it comes out the same week as Condemned 2 and Vegas 2. It's like November, all over again...

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

Umm yeah Megaman had BETTER be in this fucking game!

I wish there was a freeloader for Wii... Or.. Just no region coding altogether. =/

More like Super Smash Bros. Baaawwwwllll, amirite?

I had a N64 back in the day and no playstation so Nintendo delays do not surprise me. At least the games I am waiting for on the Wii are less likely to be shelved and put out on the gamecube instead?

It better score at least 9.5 at this rate. Heck, Duke Nukem Forever would be a 12.

I am kinda sad and happy about this delay. Sad I have to wait and extra month to play this game but happy because it launches on the first day of spring break, which means I can play it all I want. YEAAH! Plus, they have to more time to add some characters. Come on Black Knight!

SSBB: Christmas 2008 confirmed.

Clearly the delay is so Nintendo can add Darth Vader and Yoda.

Has Nintendo ever released a game on time, this is getting ridiculous. Im starting to forget about this title a little more everyday now.

OH boy! The only wii game that people want and they are delaying it yet again....oh well as long as they make it good.

Oh please. I had to wait a whole year and another month for the release of the Gamecube Twilight Princess. This delay is nothing. Plus, it's a few days after my birthday, so I know what I'm getting.

The only fan group my heart goes out to concerning delays is the Duke Nukem fans. You men and women have the patience of angels.

Man this is ridiculous - it's one of the only games I'm looking forward to.

I can only hope that they need the time to make it perfect. It's sad... but I'm still buying it.

Big... fucking... suprise....

It reminds me of the time I bought my PSP just so I could play MK Unchained (Ignoring it was a port), MK:U was the reason I bought my PSP and it was delayed a whole year and when MK:U was finally released it was just a mediocre port of a great game but since I got so many great PSP games while I was waiting for MK:U I was just slightly pissed off.

Hopefully this won’t be the case, I bought my Wii for SSBB and yeah there are plenty great Wii titles but it would suck if SSBB failed. Well Nintendo if you want to apologize make either Megaman or Master Chief exclusive characters for the American version.

The only semi-good news is my college is closed that tuesday the 11th for some reason, and then my spring break starts on the 20th. So I now (barring a further Nintendelay) dub that week "Brew, Brouhaha, Brawl Break."

Still not happy about this.

SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKURAIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

First they tell us at E3'05 that the new Smash Bros game would be available on Wii launch day, then they tell us it'll be out on December 3rd, 2007. Then February 10th, 2008 (even after Reggie specifically said at E3'07 that Brawl will NOT come out in 2008), and now we get pushed back another month.

I just hope we don't get another delay, in a month, and then another, until it's Nintendo's flagship holiday 2008 title.

I think it'd only be proper, after all the false hopes and lies we've been given to give us a demo to play until we get the actual game. We won't, because demos to Nintendo is like online to Nintendo, it just doesn't connect with them.

Also, it kinda sucks the delay was for no apparent reason, other than either anticipated shortages or translating issues. Its not to add more content and fine tune it, you can't do that in 7 days, its to allow for more discs when it actually launches. And then probably a mixture of both that, and there being a lot of text to translate.

I liked December 3rd, it was the week before my winter vacation starts. February 10th was alright, though it was a month into Spring semester. Now March 9th, appears to be either right before or hopefully right after midterms.

I did this comic last week and it turned out to be frighteningly prescient.
http://www.ofnoobsandmen.com/23.htm

THIS. CAN'T. BE. HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!

More like...delay...Wii...um...Delii? No...More like Delaystation Wii amirite? Delayalution? Deli-style? De La Soul?

oh well, now i have time to play medal of honor, guitar hero, and maybe some metroid

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well im off to freeze myself until march 9

Nintendo Has failed me. I have Already reserved and paid off the whole thing. another MONTH?!? I SWEAR TO GOD I'M GOING ON A MURDERING SPREE IF IT GETS DELAYED ONE MORE TIME!!!

i'm starting think that nintendo doesnt even cae about our feeling one bit...SAKURAI(english translation):" HA! they really think this game is coming out Reggie."
REGGIE:"HAHAHA! i know, i know, they really believed me when i'd say it come out dec.3rd, ha so gullable!"
SAKURAI(english translation):" Dec. 3rd! that was a good one! bet you 5,000 yen they'll believe it if we say they'll be a headset too!" "AHAHAHAHAHAHA"- bastards

BPM64 - 1,200 characters? That's it? There's over 9000 characters created for MUGEN...

What was that number again Vageta?

OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAND!!!!

Hey hey! I just won a bet! Thanks Nintendo!

I look forward to Ganons new move set... right?