Update #126: New Launch and E for All

[parrothead]

Today I have some good news and some bad news. Let's get the bad part out of the way first, shall we?

As many of you may have already heard, we have had to delay the launch of Super Smash Bros. Brawl by just a little bit—it will now be launching on February 10th in the Americas. I know that many of you will be disappointed by this news, but please understand that the extra development time will enable us to make the game the best it can be. It is my earnest hope that you will all be enjoying this game for many years, and we are all working very hard toward that goal.

Phew. Now for some good news to tide you over.

The forthcoming E for All event will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center beginning October 18.

And it appears that this event will display the first ever public playable version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl! I am planning on having people play the game—but with limited character selection.

The problem is Sonic. What to do... I suppose if we’re going to all this trouble, perhaps we should make him playable.

Oh, yes. And for those of you who come to play, please remember—you tap the Control Stick to do Smash attacks.

Have fun!

[TrustTheFungus]

No Europe release date, yet. Sorry Fry.

[Snuka7]

No Australian realease date either! RRRRRRRRRR!

[Johans Nidorino]

This is better than TBD

The release dates are still different, so I'm not content with them. Come on, this is a game in honor of the success of Nintendo on the whole Earth.

[Sqrt2]

Do you know what is the worst bit about this for me? That I don't live anywhere near LA (and sonic's still in it).

[NinjaRygar]

Get over the Sonic thing already. Jesus Christ.

[Dances in Undergarments]

So 24/1 for Japan, then 10/2 for the US? No later than February for us Nintendo. OR ELSE.

[8bitretroshit]

Sakurai blogging about it personally and apologizing really softens the blow....

Also as a European I'm used to waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting until we get to play it, so no biggy. Look on the bright side, it ain't 6 months (unless the EU release is 10th June or some shit ofcourse)

[Smashchu]

sqrt2 said:

Do you know what is the worst bit about this for me? That I don't live anywhere near LA (and sonic's still in it).

I'm with Rygar on this, you really need to STFU about Sonic. Get over it.

I can handle this date. It's not to far off. Just looks like this game was to big even for them.

[Arcadenik]

So.... looks like the game wasn't delayed so the game could have a worldwide release date. I guess there are a lot of more stuff Sakurai wants to add and polish in the game so he had to delay the game for two more months.

LOL @ Sqrt2's avatar with the guy scratching his own face because Sonic is in Brawl. It is hilarious.

[TV Eye]

^

What did we just get through saying?

Anyways, it's good of Sakurai to tell us. I assume you guys in PAL regions will get your game two months after us, since we get ours two months after Japan.

[Dances in Undergarments]

tveye said:

^

What did we just get through saying?

Anyways, it's good of Sakurai to tell us. I assume you guys in PAL regions will get your game two months after us, since we get ours two months after Japan.

...2 months after Japan? Since when was just a little over 2 weeks equal to 2 months?

[TV Eye]

dancesinunderwear said:

tveye said:

^

What did we just get through saying?

Anyways, it's good of Sakurai to tell us. I assume you guys in PAL regions will get your game two months after us, since we get ours two months after Japan.

...2 months after Japan? Since when was just a little over 2 weeks equal to 2 months?

Oh wait, January...sorry, I read December somewhere else.

[Dances in Undergarments]

Ah.

Yeah, its 2 weeks. So hopefully its 2 weeks for us


....it won't be. It'll be May or some shit.

[Deleted]

Worldwide release ftw. I don't live in PAL regions and I think it's awful that you guys have to wait so long for games.