Wii Warm Up: Will non-Japanese gamers see a SSBB delay? [update]

by Alisha Karabinus { Oct 11th 2007 at 9:00AM }

The good news about Super Smash Bros. Brawl: pretty much everything. The bad news? Looks like the title is being delayed in Japan until the end of January. So here's our question: will that delay be spread across the globe, or will it be unique to Japan? We hope it won't be delayed, of course ... unless there are things what need fixing, and then we're 100% in favor of a delay. Please, give us the best game ever. We'll wait. We'll even pretend to be patient.

Update: The delay has been confirmed. Get your weep on.

Tags: delay, Japan, ssbb, super-smash-bros-brawl, supersmashbrosbrawl

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

zack @ Oct 11th 2007 9:28AM

A friend pointed out to me that the Release Date on the American site has been changed to TBD, those three terrible letters that have signaled so many disappointing periods of want and frenzy.

Nushio (NDF - Blue) @ Oct 11th 2007 9:36AM

Personally, although I want this game out ASAP, I'd rather wait a few months more.

Case in point: Mario Kart DS. That game would've shined with 2 months of working on the online component. Its a great game, but the online multiplayer is lacking...

Imagine if said delay brings us Megaman (Come on Capcom, make it happen!), yes, I'm willing to wait a few months to have Megaman in Brawl.

With the appearance of Sonic, and the delay on the same day, I wonder if Sega approached them with Sonic a bit too late, and they had to ask if Sonic was worth a 2 month delay to themselves... Not an easy question...

ViewtifulVance @ Oct 11th 2007 9:39AM

I say if something need to be fixed they can take all the time they want!
But i must say with every dojo update i want it more and more! And i wanted it alot before!
if we're lucky the delay wont be for us to..... but i mite just cry if it is....

worm @ Oct 11th 2007 9:43AM

I'm sick of waiting for this game. That said, I realize that I'll be playing this game A LOT for probably at least 4 years (Melee for about 6 years so far) so if they need to push it back a little further to perfect it more or add more content, I guess that's ok with me.

James @ Oct 11th 2007 9:55AM

That would be implying that the "rest of the world" is scheduled to get SSBB this year....as far as I'm aware - it was only the US and Japan.

Us Europeans are always getting the shaft - we ain't even got MP3 yet

Nushio (NDF - Blue) @ Oct 11th 2007 9:56AM

Exactly, unlike Zelda TP, which was delayed 2 years IIRC, this is a game that you'll be playing 4-6 years more (till Smash Bros Armageddon or whatever fancy title they announce get released, at least). Its well worth the wait, though I hope the wait is bearable, considering this'll be a Brawless Xmas...

Patius @ Oct 11th 2007 10:08AM

Maybe they decided to work on the online a bit, and that is why its delayed, just like Nushio said, two months can make all the difference for an online mode.

Jared @ Oct 11th 2007 10:15AM

seeing as it is being released the first week of finals...i'd def prefer a delay.

Quaddw @ Oct 11th 2007 10:21AM

who is 2nd character in 2nd row from top ? Snake ?

SkyCroc @ Oct 11th 2007 10:24AM

I thought it was weird that the biggest 2 games on the Wii would be released 3 weeks apart from each other.

Shmil @ Oct 11th 2007 10:56AM

i've got no problems with a delay, i'm just hoping that that delay date isn't delayed again, please let us get it before august 08

James @ Oct 11th 2007 11:24AM

I try to tell myself that this is great news -- I've been through a marathon with BioShock, then Metroid, and now the Orange Box. After I beat Ep2 and Portal, and tire of TF2 (that should take a while), I've got a laundry list of second-tier games to fall back on, many of which I really want to play. I still haven't gotten the Wii version of RE4, then there's a few 360 RPGs that look good... I could probably keep myself busy for months even if nothing worth buying comes out in the meantime.

I try to tell myself that, but I still get really disappointed when I hear about delays like this. Dammit.

icicle0424 @ Oct 11th 2007 11:31AM

I think that they may be ironing out some bugs, and maybe lining things up for a simultaneous worldwide release, that way everyone is on equal footing at the same time. if one region starts out a month or two before another, they'll kinda have an advantage

Anon @ Oct 11th 2007 11:41AM

Who knows? The wording on the site was, as ever, ambivalent. Though it has beeen changed to TBD, it seems as if Sakura does not WANT to delay it. NOA might just want to talk about it a little more.

danny. (fdf.) @ Oct 11th 2007 12:24PM

Feb. 10th

Archibold @ Oct 11th 2007 3:28PM

While part of me is saddened by the news, I am not too disappointed. I need some time to play Super Mario Galaxy which will hopefully not be released. Even without Smash Bros. this holiday season has a lot going on and I probably (still) won't have time to play very many games too in depth, so I'm not too upset.