Super Smash Bro's Wii-U Possibly DELAYED

The majority of an industry written off because most of them are cookie-cutter repeats of whatever's trending at the moment is hardly laughable, and you're certainly ignoring that I'm talking about consoles across the board and not simply Nintendo. I don't buy Nintendo consoles for third party games in the same way I didn't buy the Ps4 or the Xbox One for third party games. Finding someone's personal tastes laughable is what's laughable here.

@Capitan_Kid: it's been in development since Xenoblade Chronicles was released in Japan. Because of that fact, I'm leaning towards that it will be released in 2014, but in in the last few months of the year.

This would mean two things if it happened

Good: Better polished game as a final result

Bad: Nintendo gets screwed economically

I just want this game to come out because Bayonetta, X and Mario Kart 8, the console doesn't seem like it has anything else.

@SonicNextGen2: It could mean a lot of things but those two options are not one of them. Nintendo has plenty of money to develop first party AAA games and Sakurai is the kind of developer that release's games "when they are ready," rather than perfectly polished.

@PhazonBlazer: no, because they have other good games...

I mean, you always were an idiot, but actually trying to claim ownage on a hypothetical that exists nowhere but in your sad, one track obsessed mind is probably a new low, even for you :(

@PhazonBlazer: no, because they have other good games...

Preach, brotha!

I this point I'm convinced that speak_low and doc sanchez are the same person

If true, then Iwata might as well say goodbye to the last chance of holding onto his job.

Very big blow if true, WiiU is basically just the occasional big Nintendo game now, if they lose one the biggest 2014 ones it's a bad sign.

DK in January, 1 or 2 Christmas games, and only Mario Kart in between is a barren looking year.

I don't think Smash bro's is anywhere near well-balanced at all... but it's just meant to be played for fun.

Because thinking your minority opinion on the quality of art (or entertainment, if you don't consider games art) is correct, and just about ALL the critics and consumers are wrong, is silly, and getting bitter over it is even sillier. Life's too short for it.

Bayonetta was a great game but weird as a 5 legged octopus in a top hat, of course that wasn't going to sell. Franchises like Tomb Raider and GOW (both excellent btw ;) ) have wider appeal. So what? More people want to shoot terrorists in COD and drive Ferraris in Gran Turismo or score a goal with Ronaldo in Fifa, than want to play the latest weirdness from Platinum. That's just reality. Stamping your foot about it and hating awesome franchises won't change reality.

because being bitter isn't fun.

Neither is the majority of what people keep buying and encouraging.

Except these franchises aren't awesome. At best they're mediocre, and not what games should aspire to be. Regardless whether or not hating shitty games and people's awful taste is going to make them go away is no reason to just accept status quo.

I just recently got into Project M so even if true, then meh... I'll manage.

I don't really care if true. I want a bigger roster as possible and it's not like it's the only game I want for the Wii U or any system I own.

What you don't seem to get though, is that most of the people that "write off the third party" aren't saying they don't want, or play 3rd party games. Yes there is the occasional (rare) blind sheep that says "oh 3rd party games suck, don't need em!"...

Whereas the rest of us Nintendo console owners have known for well over a decade now that Nintendo consoles get crappy 3rd party support. We know that we're essentially buying a 1st party box with the occasional 3rd party exclusive, or multiplat here or there. And as such, we have multiple other platforms and Nintendo consoles are secondary.

I mean really. How many people posting on this board fit your description? Maybe 2? lol

...We'll see tomorrow.

Haha, nice.

1. The PS4 and Xbone don't have much going on at the moment while the WiiU has some worthwhile exclusives. Is that giving you "swings of emotional intensity" right now?

2. If you consider art style and gameplay to be a desperate refuge, then what the hell do you play games for? Do you just sit there and count pixels in the morning, check out sales in the afternoon and finish out the evening with a quick browse through Metacritic before retiring to your anti-Nintendo chamber?

I sort of loosely agree with this. When I bought a Wii U it was because I wanted nintendo games. I doubt I will buy a single 3rd party game wii U.

I haven't bought a multiplat on a Nintendo console since the SNES.. unless you count RE4 on Gamecube, but it was still exclusive at the time.

More clutching at straws. Nice, keep it coming, this is entertaining.

I'm having mixed feelings on this one. I love Smash Bros but I don't think it will compel me to buy a Wii U because of it. Especially considering how outdated the the graphics are, as well as the system tech it's self. It is not a next gen system in my book. Not even close.

A game can't be delayed if we never knew it's release date.

you're stupid.

lol

It's just an opinion. Don't let it rustle your jimmies.

Has it been confirmed yet that Ness is in this game?

its not even an opinion..its just stupidity noob.

I seriously hope not, it's one of my most anticipated games this year.

It begins.

But it's in his book man. His book!

Don't blame him, blame the idiot author for misleading him.

Wii U version is delayed? Don't care as long as the 3DS version is still coming this year.

Hey, if you guys consider over priced last gen tech with limited capabilities and little dev support as "Next Gen" then you have some pretty low standards. Just sayin'.....

Oh don't get me wrong man, I totally like coming up with arbitrary definitions that suit my bias.

For instance, I was born in the 80s but I always considered myself a baby boomer. That's just how I roll yo, the definition of a generation can go **** itself.

Shit, you got the right idea bro, I think I'll write that one in my book.

you're an idiot.

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/04/08/super-smash-bros-direct-wont-reveal-release-date-release-window/

Why do I have this gut feeling it's getting delayed?

Or they could, you know, have an announcement for that at E3 (whether it's by conference or ND).

A delay would require a confirmed or almost-confirmed ship date.

We know nothing about when the game is supposed to come out, currently, making it impossible to be "delayed".

And since when has a Nintendo delay ever been a bad thing? Mario Kart 8 is clearly on track to release, and will be the summer hit everyone wants to play. Brawl isn't really necessary until Xmas or later.

Perhaps had Nintendo taken action at the height of the Wii's success and heavily invested that massive bankroll into expediting rapid studio expansion back when it was necessary that would be bearing fruit now, this news (if true) would not be happening. But then there'd exist no excuse to blame everything under the sun except Nintendo.

The reason many of Nintendo's games don't sell well are largely removed from the games themselves. I have 0 doubt that these games that sell poorly under Nintendo's hardware, if properly executed and implemented on another's utilizing all the best features the industry in 2014 has to offer and handled on the market competently on their release would sell very well.

Hilarious that the excuses and apologies continue to flow towards the untouchables as if the snail's pace Nintendo moves at in everything they do today is just some normal part of doing business, and not from a severe lack of foresight to prevent (or at the very least) extremely lessen these current issues, much less a company that can't push itself to perform to any acceptable level.

Yup, when a company is failing.....blame the consumer and the industry. It's the world's responsibility to adapt to a company's desire.

@MirkoS77: So... what are you ranting about again, exactly?

@Shinobishyguy: Because no two people can be against Nintendo? And for what purpose?

You idiot.

It never had a real release date and everyone pretty much tagged it as a 2015 game except for those few hoping for a Holiday 2014 release.

@LegatoSkyheart: That is incorrect. Nintendo listed it as a 2014 game and made announcements for a 2014 release along with Mario Kart.

You still shouldn't put it past Nintendo to Delay the game from their initial listed date.

Look at Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze and Brawl.

Both of them if I recall had been pushed back from their initial releases.

Some Zelda titles even saw Delays.

@LegatoSkyheart: Oh totally agree, I said the same thing earlier this thread. The thing that makes this different is that SSB is easily Wii-U's most anticipated titles in a year where the console is facing a drought.

The direct will be approx 40 mins long.... YAY! Better get comfy!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KrWL4EuCp5E