Smash Bros site downgrades release date to 'TBD'

by Ross Miller { Oct 10th 2007 at 10:13AM }

It appears Smash Bros Brawl, now with an added dose of Sonic the Hedgehog, may follow in Japan's footsteps and be delayed, possibly until next year (Nintendo confirmed last night Japan's Brawl delay to January 24, 2008). The official Brawl website now lists the release date as the dreaded TBD, which as we wall know stands for "Total Bummer / Downer."

We've contacted Nintendo for a statement on the matter.

Tags: delay, nintendo, smash-bros, smash-bros-brawl, ssbb

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Zertoss @ Oct 10th 2007 10:17AM

Way to counter the best news EVAR with the worst news EVAR, Nintendo. :P

Quaddw @ Oct 10th 2007 10:18AM

Saw that when they put Sonic up, so long as its not next year :(

baby sea tuna @ Oct 10th 2007 10:19AM

That's okay, we've still got our Everybody Votes update to keep us busy until next year, right guys?!

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 10th 2007 10:20AM

Well... maybe the release date is earlier.

Stay positive.

JJ Rooster @ Oct 10th 2007 10:54AM

Oh it's early alright... early January 2008!

borland502 (SDF - Macross Ring) @ Oct 10th 2007 11:57AM

"Stay positive."

Irony, thy name is Fernando.

Nushio (NDF - Blue) @ Oct 10th 2007 12:20PM

Early? From Nintendo King of Delays? No way.

Quaddw @ Oct 10th 2007 10:21AM

Yes Sonic moves fast = faster release :o

acefondu @ Oct 10th 2007 10:21AM

Ahem... *cough cough*... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Darth Vader would be proud.

Benor @ Oct 10th 2007 10:22AM

I'd rather have them delay the game to make sure it's good than have them release it on time with major bugs and game breaking exploits.

I'm just saying.

Zertoss @ Oct 10th 2007 11:00AM

While I agree, after finally getting confirmation that Sonic is in the game, it's really disappointing that it probably won't be out until next year.

You're definitely right though, better late than broken.

Sieged Eagle @ Oct 10th 2007 3:50PM

@ Benor: Mmyess. Just like what happened with Zelda TP. The game was delayed several times, but when it came out, it was, in one word... epic.

The same will happen to Brawl. Yes, it has(or maybe has not) been delayed, but remember, waiting for something is worth at the end, and I'm totally sure Brawl will be worth in the end, after waiting so many time for it to come out.

I know some people will disagree with my comment, but I don't really mind. Everybody has different opinions. Those were my two cents.

Sieged Eagle @ Oct 10th 2007 3:52PM

Sorry for the double post, but on the parenthesis it was have, not has. My bad.

Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Oct 10th 2007 8:07PM

I don't care if the game gets delayed for a whole year. I'll play the thing for at least 10.

acefondu @ Oct 10th 2007 10:23AM

I doubt the release will be earlier. History says later. Look at the GameCube Smash. They brought it out the same day for every country. Looks like we'll be waiting with Japan.

SJ @ Oct 10th 2007 10:26AM

Oh what the fuck.

LAZoftheTamarinds @ Oct 10th 2007 10:27AM

AWWW Man. I was hoping to play BRAWL this year. I just hope for whatever the reason for its delay is because Nintendo wants to impove it.

rallion @ Oct 10th 2007 10:33AM

At first, I thought this was crazy, because it means they'd miss XMas. Then, I thought a little more, and realized that Galaxy is the big XMas seller anyway. The only people who have heard of SSB are the gamers themselves, not the people buying gifts for them.

blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 10th 2007 10:33AM

heyyyy! maybe they're delaying it to add some options to the damage meter, like being able to make it transparent, or smaller, or move it to the sides/top of the screen?

a girl can dream...

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 10th 2007 10:46AM

Are you a girl? ;)

blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 10th 2007 10:51AM

baby sea tuna @ Oct 10th 2007 10:56AM

Ew.

Cuja @ Oct 10th 2007 10:35AM

Xmas360!

vidGuy @ Oct 10th 2007 10:36AM

Man, I was really hoping to put a lot of quality time into this over winter break. Oh well, I'll have SMG and plenty of XBOX360 titles to keep me busy.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 10th 2007 10:38AM

I Told ya!

JodyAnthony (FDF - Hedonism Bot) @ Oct 10th 2007 10:39AM

lame, but oh well. plenty of other awesomeness coming out this quarter as is

Gangsta Smurf @ Oct 10th 2007 10:40AM

To add online play? Does it already have online play?

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Oct 10th 2007 10:57AM

yes, it has online play.

And online co-op.

Antonio @ Oct 10th 2007 10:42AM

FUCK FUCK FUCK

I was afraid of this. Nintendo's already stated they don't have enough Wiis to meet demand for the holidays, so why fire off their biggest franchise when they're already selling at maximum capacity? Still, it would be nice for the rest of us who'll be bored after Super Mario Galaxy.

gamernewz.net @ Oct 10th 2007 1:21PM

Nothing kills a killer app like not having any systems to play it on. It makes 'money' sense. Brawl can sell another million systems. Gotta have enough systems to sell though.

AlexP @ Oct 10th 2007 1:37PM

I don't know about the US, but in Canada, Wiis have been stacking up as of late.

Scaught @ Oct 10th 2007 10:43AM

Oh fuckity fuckity fuck fuck!! Mother cocksucking ball rubbing cum guzzling fuck!! Fuck shit on balls!!! FUCK!!!

Seriously, delaying this game gets me a little upset.

shivr @ Oct 10th 2007 10:45AM

looks like it's miss Aran and MR GAY for me this xmas then..

as long as the music for the sonic stage isnt some god awful lyrical crap, I guess it's ok he's in smash... I don't really care either way >_>

shivr @ Oct 10th 2007 11:00AM

ahaha... just watched the video and yah.. sonic is fail >_> Good thing they let you pick the music for the stages now...

My guess for the US release is february, personally... if they delayed it in japan, why would it come out earlier in the US? Hopefully they're tweaking for online lag, they did say that would have to be an issue player would have to deal with in the post about it, so maybe this is extra time to fix that instead of leaving it laggy

Joshua @ Oct 10th 2007 10:46AM

Oh, F*** no, F*** F*** no! This is a way to make this YEAR much worse. It's THAT important. This game is NECESSARY. NOW!

I edit myself for the children. :/

Cuja @ Oct 10th 2007 10:52AM

Why the delay? What so hard about porting a game to basically the same hardware. This game was annouced 18 months ago. Traded in SSB for this preorder! Super Smash Brother Bummer!

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Oct 10th 2007 10:58AM

Its not a port you numbskull. Its a completely brand new game from the ground up.

Port implies using old code. This is all new code.

Slaziman @ Oct 10th 2007 11:51AM

Crono

Sauce?

D.J. @ Oct 10th 2007 10:53AM

Maybe it was fool-hearted on our part, but all of my pals from college are coming down to VA for an entire weekend CENTERED around the release of this freakin' game. We were gonna sit around, eat, drink, and play video games (read: SMash Bros) just like old times... but now... *shakes head in disappointment*

blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 10th 2007 10:57AM

you can play melee...

FOXHOUND @ Oct 10th 2007 10:53AM

So, on a positive note... um... er...

ah!

More time to devote to playing TF2 (and the slew of other games coming out this holiday season) until this gets released. :)

Matt B @ Oct 10th 2007 11:11AM

Delaystation Wii.

Karma, it's whats for dinner.

JodyAnthony (FDF - Hedonism Bot) @ Oct 10th 2007 11:17AM

eh, nintendo delays games all the time. no skin off my back

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Oct 10th 2007 1:19PM

Unlike you Sony fanboys, us Nintendo fanboys have been used to delays for well over 10 years now.

...of course, I'm not saying that I, samfish- leader of the MSDF- am a Nintendo fanboy.

DELAYSTATION WII!

Koopaknight29 - (Nintendo Loyalist) @ Oct 10th 2007 3:06PM

Hey, samfish, Me and Mr. Benjamin Franklin want to talk to you about a *ahem* little arrangement out back about your title...
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And yes 'tis somewhat disconcerting but whatever. The awesomeness of the Sonic trailer, however, takes some of the edge off. (I've got the song looping in my head, is that a bad thing?)