It will problably be delayed but only by a month or two. Or maybe it is coming out early and they want it to be a secret. :)

Delay it until next summer and make it the best game of all time for all I care.

The biggest wii title being delayed is really bad news, they have had over 3 years to make this game and its being delayed even more lol.

I can wait a little longer :)

I think Nintendo would be crazy to delay it till after Christmas...

 I have to ask, why?

The game is going to move units like free crack at a Marion Berry charity event so it doesn't really matter.

It's not a bad idea to stagger your franchise games anyway. Zelda, Metroid, Super Smash Bros, Mario, and Mario Kart within 15 months of each other doesn't leave a lot left over for traditional gamers down the road.

 That is really ironic coming from a PS3 supporter.

While they are not competing (much) for customers, they ARE competing for advertising time, at a period when it's at a premium.

I think it would make sense to market the WiiFit and SSBB separately. Given the differences in the markets, I'd put SSBB out for the US holiday, and WF out in Japan, then flip flop right after (when American moms are trying to shed the holiday pounds).

I would say the odds are high that SSBB will be delayed, and maybe 50-50 that it goes past the holiday. Nintendo has Japan all sewn up, but the US is still tightly contested. While MG will help, MP3s luster is waning already, and they need to have something to market to "core" gamers, especially those who want to play online. SSBB is the perfect fit.

yeah, i wonder what the "real" reason behind the delay is.

maybe they're putting more 3rd party characters in? like whatever they have from Monster Hunter? or... characters from Square? okay, that's unlikely.

but i don't see why nintendo has to make Brawl a worldwide simultaneous release.