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SSBB officially bumped to February 10

By Brad Shoemaker, GameSpotPosted Oct 11, 2007 9:41 am PT

Nintendo exec confirms hotly anticipated brawler's delay to 2008; promises to double last year's holiday Wii shipments.

SAN FRANCISCO--High atop San Francisco's Westin St. Francis hotel, Nintendo is hosting a media event where assembled members of the press will soon get to play such forthcoming titles as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Mario Galaxy, and even Link's Crossbow Training.

Before turning the throng loose to play, Nintendo senior vice president George Harrison gave a brief address on the company's general state of affairs. Following the announcement yesterday of a Super Smash Bros. Brawl delay in Japan to January 24 of next year, Harrison confirmed speculation that the hotly anticipated multiplayer fighter will now release in North America on February 10.

Harrison went on to emphasize the full Wi-Fi multiplayer support in Brawl, as well as a feature for user-created content that the company will elaborate on in the coming months.

Before turning things over to the games, Harrison commented on Nintendo's position at retail for the holiday shopping season. He said that the company expects to have at least twice as many Wiis in the retail channel this holiday season than it did last year, which will hopefully alleviate the problems many people are still having finding the console on shelves.

GameSpot is at the media summit, so expect much more Nintendo coverage to hit the site very soon.

560 Comments

  • Stealthgunn

    Posted Feb 19, 2008 6:27 pm PT

    Lies!

  • TyphoonLightnin

    Posted Feb 13, 2008 5:13 pm PT

    If people can wait this long for an awsome game, waiting a bit longer won't hurt and the game will be better if given this time.

  • CampusVoice

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 7:11 am PT

    What's with all the mini-delays Nintendo? We need this game!

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  • GBA_DS31

    Posted Jan 15, 2008 10:41 am PT

    If only it stayed this way, now we have to wait until March 9!

  • Doctor_Wario

    Posted Jan 1, 2008 10:03 am PT

    Personally, I don't mind the bump that much. If it means Wi-Fi and a stage creator, I can wait.

    -War

  • ss3zolo

    Posted Dec 24, 2007 5:32 pm PT

    This sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Zeus-Guy

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 5:43 pm PT

    That's a bit of a bummer, but there's no point releasing an incomplete game. I just hope its worth the wait.

  • angelg2

    Posted Nov 27, 2007 11:25 am PT

    The Delay is good. That means they have more time to add better characters and features to make the game of the chain. I can wait because ssbm comes out on my BIRTHDAY so i have no problem

  • Jigglywamp

    Posted Nov 18, 2007 12:46 pm PT

    noooooo!!!!

  • stebbinsd

    Posted Nov 4, 2007 7:19 pm PT

    "everything good is delayed till next year"

    No it's not. Super Mario Galaxy is still scheduled to hit this month. Neg for you.

  • Twilight_King85

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 7:46 pm PT

    THAT SUX I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!!

  • punanixjuice

    Posted Oct 19, 2007 5:56 pm PT

    VOICE CHAT DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 59246

    Posted Oct 19, 2007 6:28 am PT

    Waiting is not a problem only if the game is going to be good. 1. Imagine, people start believing that SSBB is going to be the best game on the wii and bla bla bla, people expect to much from this game and when it will come out, it will be less good than expected. SSBB is going to be the same thing as other SSB games but nicer and complex, final! I stopped going to the web site of dojo because I want to be suprised with the new things when it ships. I am glad to hear that Sonic is a playable character but they shouldn't tell.

  • ebookerd1

    Posted Oct 17, 2007 12:49 pm PT

    Well at least you have your health? That is how I take this news.

  • Hellfire05

    Posted Oct 17, 2007 7:53 am PT

    everything good is delayed till next year

  • Zhang-liao87

    Posted Oct 16, 2007 2:38 pm PT

    Whats the U.K Release Date?

  • kerrman

    Posted Oct 16, 2007 2:11 pm PT

    People are still having trouble finding those things? Jeez look harder...
    My local EB Games and Best Buy have at least 15 consoles at a time.

  • Mr_Zesturhouse

    Posted Oct 16, 2007 11:29 am PT

    Hopely if it ships on the right day I will get this game right on my birthday. =============================================
    @WllDan7 yeah if it ships on the right day then it will be a day after my birthday, and that would be a frickin great b-day present

  • WllDan7

    Posted Oct 16, 2007 7:56 am PT

    Hopely if it ships on the right day I will get this game right on my birthday.

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