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It’s a sad time for Smash fans in Europe. Nintendo Europe released an updated schedule for the early part of 2008 and, unfortunately, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (SSBB), the most widely anticipated title for the Wii, was not on the list. VideoGamer.com contacted Nintendo and a spokesperson confirmed that SSBB will not be available until at least Q2 in Europe.

The news is crippling for Smash fans in Europe, as 2008 will see SSBB released in Japan on January 24 and in the U.S. on February 10. This means that Europe will have to wait at least 4 months after the Japanese release and 3½ months after the U.S. release to get their hands on a copy.

SSBB is the latest in Nintendo’s popular franchise, dubbed Smash by fans. It first captivated gamers on the Nintendo 64 with its unique hybrid fighting genre and the opportunity to pit the greatest of Nintendo all-stars against each other in spectacular dream-team battles. The selection of characters has grown widely throughout the series’ growth and SSBB is offering the largest selection yet, including popular characters from other franchises not developed or published by Nintendo such as Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog.

Although the apparent delay will likely result in negative sentiments amongst the European gaming community, the actual release date is yet to be announced. Though pushing the release further into 2008 will likely have little effect on sales of SSBB, it may conflict with other Q2 hits, such as Mario Kart Wii. Spacing the releases out would likely do Nintendo some good, similar to the spacing between Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Super Mario Galaxy and SSBB in the U.S. After all, Wii need time to play everything.

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