11 October 2007
Josh

Super Smash Bros. Brawl DELAYED till February 10th 2008 in the US

It’s official, Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been delayed till February 10th, 2008 in the United States, a Sunday. As it was, the old Super Smash Bros. Brawl release date of December 3rd was a lucky one for US gamers, because it was only the US that was getting the game in 2007, everyone else in the world had to wait. But it wasn’t to be. For the record, Japan will now be getting the game before the US on January 24th, 2008.

So now everyone will have to wait until early 2008 to play the highly anticipated next game in the Super Smash Bros. series. Do you think this is good news or bad news?

Personally, while it always sucks to have to wait even longer, I am glad that they delayed it because hopefully this will give Nintendo more time to make the game AAA to the Nth degree. I am expecting there to be more playable characters than before (let’s hope they snag some really special ones, like Mega Man, Tails & Knuckles, and Pac-Man, in addition to the recently unveiled Sonic in Super Smash Bros. Brawl), a much improved and more robust online play (Super Smash Bros. Brawl has online play as previously confirmed) that will work well from the start (since they are having much longer to iron out all the kinks) and twice the amount of unlockables as we would have had previously. This will also let people focus on Nintendo’s other big release (Super Mario Galaxy) even more.

So this really is a win-win situation for everyone. But what are your thoughts?! Voice them in our comment box below! — via 1-Up

11 October 2007 13:14
supadupagama

Let me be the first to say “NOOOOOOOOO!!”

11 October 2007 14:14
Z Dogg

are you f*cking serious!!!!!!!!

11 October 2007 15:06
Venom

HOW CAN NINTENDO DO THIS TO ME ?!?!?!?!?!? IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS GAME FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!!!Grrrrr…..I guess its not THAT THAT THAT bad since they can add stuff to it now……

11 October 2007 15:16
FOX

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11 October 2007 16:08
Ali the IDIOT KILLER

CRIZAP THIS SUCKS!!!
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS
I JUST GOT A COLD WHEN I SAW THIS!!!!
(literally)

11 October 2007 16:08
Ali the IDIOT KILLER

ok ok a year

11 October 2007 16:42
Dude

This is good because the longer we wait the better it will be I just wish that they wouldn’t have LIED to us in the 1st place by telling us December 3rd.
Who knows, maybe they’ll change it again ” actual release date: June 2010

11 October 2007 16:44
Z Dogg

dude where did u read 2010 from?

11 October 2007 18:20
astrotriforce

lol. I do hope you recognize that “Dude” is just kidding Z Dogg.

But it is true that Nintendo can and does delay games quite often. HOWEVER, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is, according to those that have already played it, basically finished.

So the extra time is simply for Nintendo to add EXTRA polish to the game as well as, hopefully, add extra characters, features, and online modes that the fans have demanded.

Also, we all know that Nintendo had to be looking at Super Mario Galaxy, and how close the release dates for these two titan titles were to each other. I believe not only did they want more time for SSB:B development to ensure that it’s the best game ever made, but they also want gamers to focus on Mario so they can assure that it’s sales are as high as they can be, which MIGHT have been dampened by fans who skip Mario knowing that Smash is coming.

So that’s my four cents. (read my other two cents in the actual story above)

12 October 2007 05:33
Andy plays as mario

why? why?WHY?WHY? WHY? KAAAAHHHHHNNNNN