The rumors were true. Nintendo of America has announced that Brawl is delayed until March 9th. The official reason? "Development is taking slightly longer than expected." We're just going to assume that the real reason is that Nintendo's taking the time to add (character you want). The Japanese release has been delayed, as well, until the 31st of this month. Masahiro Sakurai has apologized for the delay on the Dojo site.
For those of you who are counting, this is the second delay for this game. Once upon a time, we thought we were going to be Brawling online as soon as December 3rd. It's now ... considerably later than that, is what it is.
[Via Joystiq]
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1-15-2008 @ 2:28AM
charcoal said...
god damn it nintendo...
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1-15-2008 @ 2:42AM
metalmechanica99 said...
At least that pikmin stage "Distant Planet" is amazing.
1-15-2008 @ 2:39AM
HellsHammer said...
Oh, sweet!!.....
Take as long as you want, Nintendo (or Pal Lab, or whoever). I am ready to wait. As a third installment, Smash Brawl has a lot to live up to. If the game has glitches or faults, I don't want it, yet.
Make it perfect and sell me a game worth $50.
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1-15-2008 @ 2:45AM
Tristan said...
lol at the picture showing the actual "version" of the film that was leaked before the movie even came out...
But anyway, darn delay what could be causing it, online server capacity issues, characters, localization, gosh i just dont know.
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1-15-2008 @ 2:56AM
metalmechanica99 said...
The delusional fanboy in me says it's support for downloading online content like characters and stages. Maybe it's so they can put smash on the vc a few weeks ahead of time to make more money off of it.
1-15-2008 @ 5:42PM
Matt said...
I hope they don't have downloadable levels and stuff. My hard drive is full.
1-15-2008 @ 6:04PM
Tristan said...
I hope there isnt more downloadable content then the daily sending of levels.
1-15-2008 @ 2:49AM
likedonduan said...
Let's we all form a circle and cry together!
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1-15-2008 @ 2:49AM
clif said...
Yea. I can wait it sucks. But maybe it has something to do with wiiware and external hard-drive support. There was a feature that was burred out that the smash creator had hoped to put in. Well hopefully that can be added.
I just hope people can take it. I don't mind in the gaming world it means that in the end smash will be amazing. But hey if mega man is in it let's say then that's even better and maybe 50 charcters for a total roster then hey the game will be amazing as well as no glitches then 50 dollars will be well spent.
Anyone excitied for Macworld's keynote? Yea that off topic but at least the macbook thin isn't being delayed :-).
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1-15-2008 @ 2:50AM
kleet said...
I'm all about Nintendo's "A great game later is better then a bad game now" theory and all but this just sucks.
At this rate we'll be playing Brawl for the first time while Grandpa is carving the Thanksgiving turkey.
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1-15-2008 @ 3:00AM
Bryan Law said...
Japan gets it at the end of the month, and we get it in March?!?! Why do you hate us Nintendo? First the Wii Demos channel, and now this...
Tell you what Nintendo, give us the Demo channel, and then a playable demo of Brawl next week to make it up to us, mmkay?
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1-15-2008 @ 6:32AM
crazypenguin said...
actually, they have a ds demo chanel to connect to your ds, not wii demos. the wii doesn't have enough space for wii demos.
Anyway, i think the wait is worth it. if it means adding other characters, then i'd be much obliged. if it were sony or microsoft though i'd be pissed right now and just give us update through online but the problem is the wii doesn't have downloads for wii, not even wii ware will be able to patch a game. the next console better be one with a hard drive or i won't buy it.
1-15-2008 @ 3:03AM
Benjamin Breeg said...
Well, to be fair, Nintendo said a long time ago that Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3, and Smash Bros Brawl would all be out on Wii launch day.
Then we got the official launch day games list, and no Brawl, or Metroid. Later, we got Brawl's release date of not 2008, but December 3rd, 2007. Then Nintendo made a liar out of Reggie, as it was indeed pushed back to February 10th, 2008. So it's actually the 3rd delay, though the shortest of all 3.
I just hope we don't get another delay, in a month, and then another, until it's Nintendo's flagship holiday 2008 title.
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.
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1-15-2008 @ 9:08AM
samfish said...
They never said Brawl would be out on launch day. Sakurai said that he would LIKE to have it be a launch title, is all.
1-15-2008 @ 3:03AM
John Lyon said...
I guess this gives me time to complete No More Heroes without any pressure.
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1-15-2008 @ 12:54PM
Almadi said...
No No. The reason for releasing No More Heroes early was SSBB.
Now that it is delayed the release date will go back to early Feb.
1-15-2008 @ 3:09AM
Kristian Roque said...
exactly. No More Heroes will at least keep me busy. Just bought Zack & Wiki today so I am excited. But.... Nintendo heard us... They are adding a mic support for this game arent they? I knew it.. I LOVE YOU NINTENDO!!!!!!!!
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1-15-2008 @ 7:09AM
Leeroy said...
Nah, Nintendo are oblivious to our wants, it's more about what they want to give us that counts sadly.
I guess we can always hope for a chat channel further down the line so the already released online games can still benefit from a headset.
The more Smash Bros get's pushed back, the less likely I see MarioKart Wii arriving any time in Q2(as scheduled), two Nintendo first party AAA titles within months of each other, no chance.
1-15-2008 @ 3:19AM
chas said...
3 months isn't that big a delay, its worth it
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1-15-2008 @ 3:49AM
Genome4824 said...
"I deeply apologize" and we only get ONE update?!
F him. I am so sick of these delays without a REAL reason... Nintendo better give us a gold plated apology card when we pick up the game...
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1-15-2008 @ 4:17AM
Kristian Roque said...
oh goodness, calm down.
1-15-2008 @ 4:15AM
itisme said...
Once upon a time we were told we'd have a new Smash Bros for the wii's launch...
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1-15-2008 @ 5:27AM
SoshiKitai said...
blargh....
ah well...more time to save money for it.
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1-15-2008 @ 6:04AM
Fantus said...
Still no release date for EU yet :(
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1-15-2008 @ 6:23AM
Yami said...
Nintendo has just lost my respect.
I think I might sell the Wii and get a 360 now cause this shit is REALLY getting on my nerves.
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1-15-2008 @ 6:31AM
0suit said...
thats actually starting to sounds like a good idea, plus devil my cry is coming out feb. unlike SOME GAMES!!!!!!!! T-T
1-15-2008 @ 9:45AM
Julien said...
blah blah blah. Go play halo and don't bother us.
1-15-2008 @ 11:31AM
sn1per said...
Don't come back crying when you get RROD'd. We won't take you back.
1-15-2008 @ 6:28AM
0suit said...
DAMMIT!!!!!!!! i'm just mad that samfish was right T-T, and how long is nintendo going to be jerking me around? This is the biggest tease since free samples
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1-15-2008 @ 3:01PM
samfish said...
I'm going to print this post out and frame it on my wall! :p
1-15-2008 @ 7:19AM
Perverted said...
*Joins circle and cries*
I think the real reason may be so the the EU release date is closer to the US one....
But i can only hope they add some sort of new feature; like voice chat, hard drive/download-able content or scrap friend codes......well maybe in a perfect Brawl world...
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1-15-2008 @ 7:46AM
Anticrawl said...
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.
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1-15-2008 @ 8:10AM
beaus27 said...
Sure waiting an extra month sucks. My birthday is Feb 5th,SSBB was going to be a bday gift to myself. Now I am getting NMH!!!!
Anyways, HEY Masahiro Sakurai take this extra time and PLEASE CONTACT Keiji Inafune. Super Smash Bros: Brawl needs MEGAMAN!!!
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1-15-2008 @ 9:11AM
Randy said...
I highly doubt that they're going to add another character this late into the development. (It's only another month.) My guess is that there's some show stopping glitch that they're trying to iron out.
1-15-2008 @ 8:10AM
nintendo1889 said...
Heh. So, what happens to the order people made online (i.e. Amazon)? Are we plain S.O.L or will they give us refunds?
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1-15-2008 @ 8:23AM
Oneiroi said...
I'm fairly certain they only charge you when they ship. So you can cancel the order whenever you want.
1-15-2008 @ 8:17AM
Atlantis1982 said...
I kind of hate/like this delay. I'll be getting Brawl a week prior to Spring Break; w00t. :D
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1-15-2008 @ 8:21AM
Oneiroi said...
Then I'm glad I pre-ordered yesterday...or not.
Jerks.
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1-15-2008 @ 8:24AM
ScoTT said...
If they are still not done making the game it better be the best game ever once it's released.
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1-15-2008 @ 8:29AM
worm said...
This makes me SOOOO ANGRY!!!!!!!! I had a release party planned and everything!!! This is freaking bullcrap. I've been counting down the number of days, and that number keeps increasing. That's not how a countDOWN usually works.
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1-15-2008 @ 9:47AM
Julien said...
a release par...HAHAHAHA
1-15-2008 @ 8:42AM
vidGuy said...
Can't say I'm surprised (or that I didn't warn ya), but in honor of the character featured in the above pic, I'll express my disappointment thusly:
NNOOOOOOOOOO!!
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1-15-2008 @ 8:55AM
racecar said...
I'm only half disappointed. Christmas pretty much wiped out my video games budget until March anyway. On the downside, all of my friends who have Wiis are not in the same predicament and this means I won't be over at their house playing Brawl on the 10th.
This delay better bring 2 things: A universal Mii character and frickin' voice chat.
-racecar
http://everybodyvotes.blogspot.com
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1-15-2008 @ 8:58AM
Mr Khan said...
Sigh, disappointment is the rule of the generation, i suppose
Eh, Between No More Heroes in a week and finishing Radiant Dawn, i'll hold out easily until President's day
Then maybe i'll get a shot at replaying something. Like Super Paper Mario, Metroid Prime Hunters, or Metroid Prime 3
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1-15-2008 @ 9:11AM
samfish said...
C'MOOOOOOOOOOOON MEGA MAN update on the Dojo tonight!
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1-15-2008 @ 6:23PM
0suit said...
damn you samfish!!!! it's w/e though, and they might put megaman, capcom said they were just waiting on nintendo for a booty call
1-15-2008 @ 9:15AM
Zack W. said...
I still don't know if I am going to get this game. I sucked at the first one...mostly button mashing. My wallet might yett at me if I spend $50 just to suck it up more....
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1-15-2008 @ 9:16AM
Zack W. said...
by ytt I mean yell. me can't type.
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1-15-2008 @ 9:31AM
Timerider said...
NOOOOO!
Not again!
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1-15-2008 @ 9:33AM
Evangelist Pinto said...
We should have seen this coming a mile away...anyways wasn't no more heroes delayed so it wouldnt be obscured by ssbb and now this happens...NMH might get pushed forward or back.
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