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Super Smash Bros. Brawl Delayed

Posted by Zonk on from the omgsonic dept.

Dr. Eggman writes "As feared when it was announced that the Japanese launch was being pushed back to January 24, Nintendo has announced that Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been delayed in North America as well. 1up.com cites the new launch date as February 10th. On the bright side, however, 16-bit era fan's prayers have been answered: Sonic the Hedgehog is officially in the game."

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  1. 16-bit era fan's prayers... by Tetsujin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently there's just one fan of the 16-bit era??

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    1. Re:16-bit era fan's prayers... by Tetsujin · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually, my son was very happy that Sonic is now included. He's a big fan of Sonic. I guess we found out who the 16-bit era fan is, then...
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  2. It's upsetting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But I'd really rather prefer a late game to a bugged game.

    1. Re:It's upsetting by moderatorrater · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It's amazing how many people bitch and moan about delaying a game that they're expecting without giving any consideration as to why that game is going to be delayed While there's usually a good reason (in the case of Smash Bros. it's going to be really, really good to miss the holiday season), it's always disappointing that the developer wasn't able to more accurately estimate the amount of time the game would require. Yes, i would rather wait longer than I expected for a good game; at the same time, I would have rather had them wait another month before giving a release date and have that release date be accurate.
    2. Re:It's upsetting by shoptroll · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Name me a software product that has ever shipped on time. By on time I mean the original planned release date.

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  3. Missing the Holidays by SlashdotOgre · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I can't believe they're allowing that game to slip past the holiday season. I'm sure the Wii will still sell out, but that's a major title that a lot of people were expecting. I wonder whether this was caused by development issues or to boost their sales numbers in the retail slump between Christmas & Easter. On a side note the article lists a 2/10 US release date (only mentioning it since it's not in the summary).

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    1. Re:Missing the Holidays by Javi0084 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Nintendo has Mario Galaxy for Christmas, that will probably sell out too.

  4. Sonic - not a rumor this time! by PlatyPaul · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In case you missed out on the press, Sonic was rumored for inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Melee (released for the Gamecube back in 2001-2002). Here is a quick rundown, with requisite pretty pictures.

    Actually, the intriguing bit is whether or not it will be possible to have Sonic go Supersonic, a common theme in most Sonic games. To start the rumor mill going: the official Sonic-in-Smash-Bros. trailer ends with a quick glimpse at him in Supersonic mode....

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    1. Re:Sonic - not a rumor this time! by the+dark+hero · · Score: 3, Informative

      Rumor mill? Psh. I'll bet my wii that its gonna be a final smash.

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  5. Re:Good news by Hitto · · Score: 3, Funny

    No items
    Fox only
    Final Destination

  6. Success? by Fex303 · · Score: 4, Funny
    From the article:

    The delay "in no way affects the success of the Wii," said George Harrison, Nintendo's Senior VP of Marketing and Corporate Communication.
    It doesn't affect the success of the Wii as a paperweight, no. But I was actually hoping to play some fucking games on mine.

    Also, I can't help but notice that the old release date announcement has been quietly taken off the official Smash Bros site.

    1. Re:Success? by pokerdad · · Score: 4, Funny

      Also, I can't help but notice that the old release date announcement has been quietly taken off the official Smash Bros site.

      Yeah I hate it when inaccurate information is taken off of websites to prevent confusion.

  7. Re:It's not upsetting by trdrstv · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But I'd really rather prefer a late game to a bugged game.

    Not only that, but I wouldn't mind if they spaced out their "tent pole" games through out the year, and not just the 3-4 months at the end. I realize Quarter 4 is when they do most of their business, but games like Smash Bros, Mario, Zelda, Halo, Final Fantasy, MGS... don't need to come out for Christmas to sell. They will sell in the millions no matter when they release, so why not spread them out a little more?

  8. Re:Why "The Pokemon Trainer" by shoptroll · · Score: 3, Informative

    Ash was the name for the character in the anime. The default name for the character in the game is whatever color Pokemon cartridge you have.

    I don't know about you but choosing "Red" as my character sure sounds like a winner ;)

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  9. Re:Good news by Workaphobia · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A fun game. It's not based on raw skill and straightforward proper-sequence button mashing. There's some strategy, prediction, knowing your opponent, and moments when all that goes to hell because the other guy got a star, heart, and hammer at the same time. Tournament players don't know what smash is because they're too busy studying how to break it rather than have fun.

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  10. Re:Good news by carou · · Score: 3, Funny

    No items
    Fox only
    Lame.
  11. Re:Whooosh! by Wildfire+Darkstar · · Score: 3, Informative

    More correctly:

    Joke
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