No bugs?  You've played PC games haven't you?  Patches familiar yes?

I'll agree that Smash Bros is different though.  Still, the real issue is that they've been delayed all the way back to Febuary.  Those must be some monster bugs.

Pretty much.  I don't think Nintendo would let them release a buggy game especially on such a potent IP.

PC games are totally different, yes. This a console game, a Nintendo game. If Brawl had ONE bug, we would get a free replacement disc. That's what happened with Super Paper Mario, that's how Nintendo works.

Console games do not get patches. You get it right upon release or you pray it's too minor to affect gameplay.

Why are you all surprised by this?? If you have been a fan or watched Nintendo at all you'd know that they often delay their games to make them just right, which I'm fine with...

You should be more surprised that Galaxy is sticking to it's Nov. release date...

Enlighten me...I wasn't aware of Nintendo delaying THAT many games. Zelda: TP is infamous of course, but that was due to putting on the Wii's launch, changing controls, etc. Metroid got delayed for a week for technical stuff.

2 months for Brawl? That's a big delay that appears to be for development reasons...I didn't think Nintendo did this that often. Super Paper Mario (if you exclude it's pre-development on GC), Mario Strikers, DS games...when they get dates they generally stick to them.

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well for one TP like you said. If you remember correctly MP3 was to be released early 07, but was delayed and everyone thought they were adding online...

like you said Super Paper Mario was to be a GC game released in oct. 06 but got delayed to go to the wii..

Also Phantom Hourglass was to be released in Q4 06...

Miyamoto said at e3 06 that if Galaxy wasn't a launch title it would definitely be within the first 6 months...

That's just a few of the latest ones off the top of my head. Nintendo has synonymous with delays in he media, that's why like every person who interviews Reggie asks, "Are you sure that this game won't get delayed."

I'm not saying it's a bad thing because all the games that this happens to have been great....

Ok... Pros and Cons to this date....

Pros:
1) Maybe on the SSBB website there will be A LOT more characters revealed
2) The Wii supply hopefully will have recovered by Feb. 10, so i expect a lot more wiis sold that week
3) 20 million Wiis- if one out of five people (like halo 3+360) got the game its first one or two , hey thats 4 million copies sold right there and it will probably have good legs.
4) if it had released Dec. 3 it might have choked Galaxy of sales.
5) You do realize the hype is going to grow even more in the time.

Cons:
1) It's on my birthday so i will have to buy it myself if a miracle happens and i end up getting a wii for my 14th birthday
2) No Christmas season release

wii just shot themself in the foot for this holiday.