"Nintendo told IGN, "There seems to be some buzz online today about the launch date of Super Smash Bros. We would like to clarify that the speculation about a Spring 2014 launch date for Super Smash Bros. on Wii U was the result of a misquotation in an interview. The original article has since been rectified and we have no further announcements to make at this time."

Source: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/12/10/super-smash-bros-launching-in-spring-2014

And with that... Many hopes and dreams are crushed...

How in the world did you came up with that username?

Looks like I won't be getting a Wii U this spring. Thanks for saving me money Nintendo!

I won't accept that he's a real life pirate with jizz in his beard.. unless he posts a photo..

Makes sense, if they can't get Zelda out for Q4 they need Smash for then (heck even if they do, they need more than 1 big first party game).

It's ok, I'll be too busy playing Donkey Kong anyway

Technically they didn't confirm that it isn't coming out next spring; they simply did not confirm that it is.

Makes little difference, as I doubt it is.

DK is a big game, it's just not a big system seller.

It's a metaphor for social injustice in America.

I called this and posted in many threads that at NO point (barring the "mistake" the other day from a German Nintendo employee) had Nintendo EVER given any indication on WHEN in 2014 Super Smash Bros. would come out. And those who expected it in the first half of the year were just being unrealistic. Wii U has 2 titles that stand head-and-shoulders above the rest of the lineup for 2014 when it comes to their system-selling potential: Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. To release BOTH of those in the same half of the year or even within a few months of each other would be ridiculous from a business perspective.