Rumor: Brawl in Fall For Europe

Poor, poor, Europe. Gaming there on a Wii must just be an abject lesson in frustration. As the rest of the world (read: Japan and the U.S.) gets to play games on time, Europe is stuck waiting ridiculously long amounts of time to get their game on. Remember the latest Paper Mario? It came out about six months later in Europe then it did in the U.S. It doesn’t look like this pattern is changing either despite the fact that Europe is getting Wii Fit and Mario Kart before the U.S. How can I say this when I just listed two of the hottest Wii commodities as coming out in Europe first?

Because the hottest Wii commodity appears to have been delayed in Europe yet again. That’s right I’m talking about Brawl, and it not coming out till sometime this Fall in Europe. The game already had a rumored release date of June but now, thanks to a quote from Nintendo’s American president Reggie Fils-Aime, it look like a Fall release date is more likely.

In responding to a question during an interview with 1Up.com about why Wii Fit and Mario Kart were being released in Europe earlier, Fils-Aime responded with, “Yeah, but they don’t get Smash Brothers until fall.” Casual intonations of arrogance aside this is bad news for Wii and Brawl fans in Europe. I know it’s only one game, but it’s the game and even getting Mario Kart and Wii Fit early doesn’t make up for that much of a delay. Also, how will this effect online play? Will there be problems when the Europeans finally join in on the fun so far down the road?

As with any rumor, keep in mind this is a rumor. I’m going to say that again, this is a rumor. Rumor. Got it?

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