Nintendo quashes latest SSBB EU release rumour

NewsPosted 20/02/2008 - 10:49am GMT

Says reports of a June 6 release are "purely speculative" - European Wii-owners continue waiting.

Nintendo has called the latest Super Smash Bros. Brawl EU release date rumour "purely speculative".

The news will dash the hopes of Wii owners across Europe who have been waiting for an official SSBB release date confirmation from Nintendo for what seems like an absolute age. The game was released in Japan late last month, where it sold an astonishing 820,000 copies in its first week and is set to hit US shelves on March 9.

The latest release date rumour originated from a Dutch gaming website called gamercc.com which claims a June 6 release date has been confirmed by Nintendo at the Macromania Games Awards in France.

However, speaking to VideoGamer.com this morning, Nintendo UK quashed the suggested release date, saying: "This is a rumour and purely speculative. Nintendo is yet to confirm any release dates for Smash Bros."

Late last month Nintendo told us that a June 1 release was "unlikely" despite the date appearing briefly on Nintendo's official UK website.

Here's hoping we don't have to wait too long for news on SSBB, a game that is sure to fly off the shelves when it's released, whenever that is.

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uncle smuck

dont buy it out of spite 6 months? piss off!

Posted 13:37 on 10 June 2008

Anonymous

i understand why nintendo has to take awhile to releaase in europe they haveto completly recode the game to pal but 6 months is takeing the piss especially for a high priority game that so many pople will buy

Posted 10:53 on 04 April 2008

KillerJawz

Now we laugh at the americans insulting our release date. But tbh i dont think were getting it any earlier then may :P

Posted 19:06 on 06 March 2008

Xilef

I've never heard of this date before, seems like it was made up by some annoying person, the one on the nintendo website was an error.
@Kruser: That's the USA release date you twat.
@hansan: We get mario kart first, but that's about it...Brawl is better...

Posted 18:55 on 02 March 2008