Smash Bros. Delayed In Japan, TBD Elsewhere

If there was any day to quietly push back Smash Bros. Brawl from its December 3rd release, this was the day to do it. Distract fans with a major announcement, and not even a delay could break the level of euphoria. Nintendo has announced that Japan will be receiving a Smash Bros. delay to January 24, 2008. Of course, Japan also has Wii Fit comfortably sitting at the beginning of December, which as far as we know we do not.

While no delay is official in North America, on the Smash Bros. Dojo website, the release date has been changed from December 3rd to TBD. Best-case scenario, the developers may need a little more time, or they may not. TBD could be playing it safe instead of announcing a delay. Worst-case scenario, you’ll have to dream about Snake, Sonic and Mario until after the New Year.