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Smash Bros' director says sorry for new delay

New release date of March 9 confirmed for US, Masahiro Sakurai apologises
Nintendo has confirmed that Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been delayed once again. It's now out March 9 in the States.

It follows reports yesterday that US retailers had begun revising the game's release date to, er, March 9.

"Due to delays in the completion of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, we've had to change the release date of the game to Sunday, March 9th", director Masahiro Sakurai has said on the official Super Smash Bros. Brawl website.

"I deeply apologize to the people who have looked forward to playing the game for so long and ask that you hold on just a little longer. Thank you for your patience."

A UK release date remains TBC.

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In the words of Reggie Fils-Aime:

I can today announce that Super Smash Brothers Brawl won't be coming out next year. It won't be coming out next spring. December 3rd.

Not next spring? Laughing
tomrutters on 15 Jan '08
March 9th? Oh that isnt too bad at all. Got DMC4 for February so got no probs with that date at all Smile
mfnick on 15 Jan '08
I should think so too. Although, as Nick says, that's perfectly bearable.
Balladeer on 15 Jan '08
As long as it's the best game ever, I honestly don't mind.
Biggwedge on 15 Jan '08
Good, enough time to CONFIRM A EURO DATE! ><
Angelic Lapras K on 15 Jan '08
Good, enough time to CONFIRM A EURO DATE! ><

I was about going to say that. God knows when we're getting - only thing I can be sure of is that now it'll be between May and Dec 2008 (I'd say April but I don't think we'll get it a month after USA)

Also noticed the Japanese date got delayed too, only by a week though, which isn't too bad but still a bit of a pain in the ass
crocodude on 15 Jan '08
Do they still mean 2008?
Runcieman tm on 15 Jan '08
As I said in yesterday's news thread, as long as they get it out by August, I'm not too fussed. But then again we know how NOE can be
JuiKuen on 15 Jan '08
That's a delay?

I thought this was inbound for like May...

Looks amazing - please, nintendo, make the online multiplayer some good!
gothchild on 15 Jan '08
as i say on every thread regarding SSBB - it's gonna be well worth the wait.
Sinthetic on 15 Jan '08
Time Management.

Europe gets no release date, USA gets at least three revisions...
Maybe NOE is just cautious of its own developers time management skills?
Nollog on 16 Jan '08
Good, enough time to CONFIRM A EURO DATE! ><

I was about going to say that. God knows when we're getting - only thing I can be sure of is that now it'll be between May and Dec 2008 (I'd say April but I don't think we'll get it a month after USA)

Also noticed the Japanese date got delayed too, only by a week though, which isn't too bad but still a bit of a pain in the ass
Let's remember that when Nintendo finally released Paper Mario in Europe, it did have a bug that crashed the entire game which, coincidently enough, didn't appear in the Japanese or American versions.
PMIKE5 on 16 Jan '08
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