Smash Bros. Direct tonight Will Not Reveal Release Date.

[sundin13]

VitroBahllee said:

sundin13 said:
Over reaction central...they will be announcing a release window, not really sure why anyone would care exactly when the game is coming out at this point. The release window will provide just as much information...

By definition, no it won't.

'October 15th, 2014' is FAR more information than 'Q3 2014.' 

Nintendo are terrible at this, and almost half the time their 'release window' ends up getting delayed, particularly with Smash Bros.

They are the ones making the game. They ought to know when it will be done. They've been working on it for years. 

with the dynamic nature of release dates (especially from Nintendo as you pointed out yet somehow still seemed to overlook), it pretty much does. Nintendo could make a guess now and say what day they think the game will be coming and then move it back a couple times, each time pissing people off, or they could just say the region when the game will be done and announce a more specific date when we get closer to release and not piss people off. 

PS: There are a lot of factors that go into making a game, especially one as polished and content filled as the stuff Sakurai makes. Add onto that the fatigued condition of Sakurai himself and there are a lot of wild cards when it comes to the specific date.