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Apparently, the rumors could be true. It is such a shame that we have to find out this way. Piling up rumors from different retailers. But, keep in mind, it is just a rumor, and we still have hope that it will release February 10th, seeing as Nintendo still has yet to say anything about this.
Wii Fanboy writes:
Captain Olimar is among the most specialized characters within the cast of Smash Brothers Brawl.
The latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine will feature 12 collectible covers, each featuring a character from Nintendo's upcoming Wii fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl, including Mario, Link, Pikachu, Sonic, Donkey Kong, Wario, Kirby, Pit, Samus Aran, Yoshi, Solid Snake, and Bowser. The magazine will ship to newsstands on January 15.
Not enough Snake updates for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, you say? Well, the boys from Smash Bros. DOJO! has heard your cries for more Metal Gear Solid loving by revealing Solid Snake's explosive Final Smash move.
A report today from Jesse Divnich at the simExchange says Nintendo has turned casual games and gamers into the primary forces driving the videogame industry. Using data from the holiday 2007 shopping season, the firm said that one factor in the industry's growth has been a larger-than-expected next-generation adoption rate among casual gamers. (GameDaily, 01/09/08)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, one of the most highly anticipated games of this or any other year, was already delayed from late 2007 until February 10 for North America. Now, reports are pointing to yet another delay, this time to the second week of March.
Destructoid writes, "Rumors are flying around the internet that Nintendo will be bringing a downloadable demo of their sure-to-be-hit game Super Smash Bros Brawl to the Wii sometime between now and when the game drops on February 10th."
Kotaku reports:
1UP Staff, 12/23/2007:
"Father of Mega Man," Keiji Inafune, recently appeared on Capcom's Bionic Commando "Top Secret" podcast, wherein he was asked about Mega Man appearing in Nintendo's smash-hit fighting game. While he says that Mega Man isn't in, he does indicate that such a thing could change, with a bit over a month to go before the game's release.
The Mario Circuit stage appears! Of course, we HAVE shown it briefly in past movies...
Smash Bros. Brawl will replace players who get disconnected or exit early from online matches with computer-controlled bots to prevent a match from ending or becoming unbalanced.
"Yesterday's Nintendo 2008 release schedule had us both jumping for joy (Mario Kart on track) and down in the dumps (no sign of Smash Bros), but despite confirming otherwise to CVG yesterday, is seems Smash Bros may still make a pre-summer release."
"We don't know yet if this means that we'll get a confirmation of the starting roster, or the entire roster, but it should help clarify a lot of things..."
Hotly anticipated Wii title Super Smash Bros. Brawl won't be coming out in Europe until after June 2008, Nintendo has confirmed to VideoGamer.com.