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[IntelliHeath]

Someone post that image of Sakurai's wiki page being edited after the SSBB delay was announced.

I can't find it but I saw it in google image before.

 

[udivision]

So I should expect it to be delayed into 2015.

Yeah, and I'm not even joking. Smash in 2014 is the best case scenario, not something we should actually expect.

 

[unknownstranger]

I'll be shocked if this releases before fall 2014. Nintendo would have nothing for Wii U in late 2014 except maybe Yarn Yoshi and Fire Emblem x SMT (which likely won't boost Wii U sales anywhere outside of maybe Japan).

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yeah that sounds really early

 

[BlackJace]

I really doubt this.

 

[schuelma]

I'll be shocked if this releases before fall 2014. Nintendo would have nothing for Wii U in late 2014 except maybe Yarn Yoshi and Fire Emblem x SMT (which likely won't boost Wii U sales anywhere outside of maybe Japan).

Again, why do people think Nintendo has announced all of their 2014 titles already?

 

[Currygan]

the WiiU is comatose, so that might actually be true

 

[TDLink]

I seriously don't expect this game before Holiday 2014, ie, around a year from now. May would be great, especially if Mario Kart hits a month or two before, but I highly doubt it will actually happen.

 

[Mr. West]

Would be godlike if it release in May and was a game at Evo. Assuming it doesn't suck like Brawl.

 

[Byronic Hero]

I still expect it no later than October of next year.

 

[Castcoder]

March, 2016

 

[EulaCapra]

I'm okay with this date if GAF is proven wrong. At this date, it'll give em' ample time to start amping up character reveals.

 

[Green Mamba]

That strikes me as rather early. I really hope the game isn't rushed Mario Kart 7 style.

 

[NateDrake]

Again, why do people think Nintendo has announced all of their 2014 titles already?

I could see a June 2014 release for Smash.

 

[Linkyn]

I've actually always believed in a late spring / early summer release. As far as I can remember, both Melee and Brawl were released around that time of the year in the west. Also, it seemed to me like MK 8 was targeting a February - March release. Nintendo's more and more adopting a philosophy of not revealing games until they are fairly far in development, so we should be hearing more about the holiday 2014 lineup in early 2014, and leading up to E3. If Smash doesn't figure in that category, releasing it in May - July is a perfect window of opportunity. That way, they can keep the momentum from Mario Kart going and at the same time have the best possible title to bridge over the usually slow summer and carry them into fall.

Edit: Also, it's obviously in everyone's best interest if Nintendo are actually confident about releasing the game that early into 2014. If Smash isn't needed for the holiday, they would have to be packing one mother of a title instead of it, which obviously leads back to Zelda / big unnanounced titles of the Metroid / Starfox / F-Zero persuasion.

 

[Dr. Buni]

Yeah, and I'm not even joking. Smash in 2014 is the best case scenario, not something we should actually expect.

It is going to be released in 2014. There is no reason to expect delays this time around.

 

[NeonZ]

Again, why do people think Nintendo has announced all of their 2014 titles already?

Well, I guess there's how some of their January announcements, like Zelda, Yoshi, SMT x FE and X (and Smash Bros itself) seem to have been 2014 games. Now, they did announce new games for 2013 afterwards, like 3d World and Donkey Kong, but I guess that doesn't inspire confidence in complete unknowns for the future line up.

 

[HovaHovito]

Nah

 

[Platy]

The Brawl delay was one of the top 5 moments in the Dojo thread back in the days

 

[unknownstranger]

Again, why do people think Nintendo has announced all of their 2014 titles already?

What studios do they have that haven't announced anything? I did forget about X, but I think that's 2015.

 

[Big Chungus]

My body is ready.

 

[RobFox64tm]

No. Just no. It's interesting (and frustrating) to me that when rumors surface that suggest a Nintendo game is getting delayed, they always come true, where as the rumors that indicate we might get a game earlier than expected never come true.

 

[OcarinaOfDoom]

So this puts Mario Kart and Smash around the same launch period... sound familiar. Zelda for the holidays perhaps? (I can dream.)

 

[Sheroking]

It's been four years since they've announced a big console game that took more than 18 months to release. They clearly didn't enjoy the Brawl and Twilight Princess process.

So I can believe it, especially since they've farmed this one out to Namco and aren't running with a smallish team like Hal Labs.

 

[LOCK]

I believe the team working on SSB is gigantic, so development shouldn't be as long as we all think. Why else get Namco's help?

Before Dk delay, I figured MK8 would release in March and SSB in April/May. This would replicate the same release pattern MK Wii and SSBB had.

 

[IntelliHeath]

I believe the team working on SSB is gigantic, so development shouldn't be as long as we all think. Why else get Namco's help?

Before Dk delay, I figured MK8 would release in March and SSB in April/May. This would replicate the same release pattern MK Wii and SSBB had.

That's true but we don't have any knowledge on how big the team is.

 

[Hyperactivity]

I'll be shocked if this releases before fall 2014. Nintendo would have nothing for Wii U in late 2014 except maybe Yarn Yoshi and Fire Emblem x SMT (which likely won't boost Wii U sales anywhere outside of maybe Japan).

So they won't announce anything next year. That's dissapointing.

Btw, you forgot Pokken Fighters

 

[Immaculate]

i ask newegg but forgot to take a screenshot so you can choose whether to believe this or not

the representative told me that it was a placeholder received from the manufacturer and it means that it will release sometime around the date

 

[Hyperactivity]

What studios do they have that haven't announced anything? I did forget about X, but I think that's 2015.

Miyamoto has a new ip. EAD (the ones on 3DWorld) is said to be working on something else. Most of the EADs aren't working on something big. Miyamoto stated that Retro is big enough to multitask now.

That's off the top of my head

 

[Josh7289]

Yeah right, this is a late 2014 release at best.

 

[PunjabiPlaya]

I'm pretty sure that the game has been in development for quite some time now (2 years at least I'd guess), so I don't see why everyone is thinking the game is going to be rushed. Anyways, when has Nintendo ever rushed a games production just to get it out? Even more so, when has Sakurai ever delivered a product that was lacking in content? There's some overreactions going on in this thread and it would be nothing short of amazing if this release date is real... which I think Nintendo may announce and then delay to Oct/Nov 2014.

 

[Rubius]

Nice, my birthday gift is decided now. Now, should I pick both or one of them, is the question.

 

[Fandangox]

I'm pretty sure that the game has been in development for quite some time now (2 years at least I'd guess), so I don't see why everyone is thinking the game is going to be rushed. Anyways, when has Nintendo ever rushed a games production just to get it out? .

Mario Kart 7, me thinks.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Nice, my birthday gift is decided now. Now, should I pick both or one of them, is the question.

Both is the correct answer.

 

[Whiskeymatt]

It's been four years since they've announced a big console game that took more than 18 months to release. They clearly didn't enjoy the Brawl and Twilight Princess process.

So I can believe it, especially since they've farmed this one out to Namco and aren't running with a smallish team like Hal Labs.

This is actually a fairly good point, most Nintendo releases for the past few years have had very quick turnarounds from announcement to release. So I guess I can believe it as well, even though I still think a late 2014 release is more likely. Both Mario Kart and Smash Bros. coming out in Spring 2014 would be pretty crazy, though.

 

[Parablank]

Mario Kart 8 and SSB4 would be the one two punch that would make me drop everything and get a Wii U

please be true ;-;

 

[NateDrake]

I'm pretty sure that the game has been in development for quite some time now (2 years at least I'd guess), so I don't see why everyone is thinking the game is going to be rushed. Anyways, when has Nintendo ever rushed a games production just to get it out? Even more so, when has Sakurai ever delivered a product that was lacking in content? There's some overreactions going on in this thread and it would be nothing short of amazing if this release date is real... which I think Nintendo may announce and then delay to Oct/Nov 2014.

We know development started following the release of Kid Icarus -- so early 2012.

 

[Odrion]

When has a placeholder date actually revealed the true street date before the announcement?

 

[Tuck]

No chance in hell.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

No idea why people are saying Smash will be fall/holiday 2014. Smash has never been a holiday release.

 

[IntelliHeath]

i ask newegg but forgot to take a screenshot so you can choose whether to believe this or not

the representative told me that it was a placeholder received from the manufacturer and it means that it will release sometime around the date

Oh really? It's more likely that they would delay the game if it's in case.

When has a placeholder date actually revealed the true street date before the announcement?

From what I remembered, there are FEW time that it happened, but I could be wrong.

 

[Lunar15]

Look, I don't want to be a dick about it, but the game looks pretty rushed. Other than the jump to HD, it honestly doesn't seem like what we've seen is a huge update like previous editions. Wouldn't surprise me if they had this out early 2014.

Of course, I hope I'm proven wrong. Sakurai tends to put a lot of stuff into his games, and I'm hoping this is no exception.

 

[Kimosabae]

Not a chance in hell.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

No idea why people are saying Smash will be fall/holiday 2014. Smash has never been a holiday release.

Melee released in December '01 on Gamecube.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Melee released in December '01 on Gamecube.

.............................................Oh.

Well..that doesn't count. Because.

 

[IntelliHeath]

Melee released in December '01 on Gamecube.

RIght, and original release date for Brawl is in Holiday (Dec 3, 2007)

 

[BassForever]

The one thing that could speed up this games development is they've already said there won't be a Sub Space Emissary type mode this time around. I'm sure that mode alone took a huge chunk of development time for Brawl.

 

[Mockingbird]

No way.

 

[Sandfox]

Look, I don't want to be a dick about it, but the game looks pretty rushed. Other than the jump to HD, it honestly doesn't seem like what we've seen is a huge update like previous editions. Wouldn't surprise me if they had this out early 2014.

Of course, I hope I'm proven wrong. Sakurai tends to put a lot of stuff into his games, and I'm hoping this is no exception.

All we've seen so far is the reveal trailer and screenshots really.

 

[Formless]

Nintendo put this in retail stores as a demo, have good online, you win