Sorry Sakurai, that just isn't going to cut it. (RANT)

[Pyroloserkid]

Did any else noticed the week full of character updates?
Did anyone else notice how we get Sonic's profile RIGHT before the news of the delay?

Sakurai obviously knows we like characters and hate game delays.
I mean, I'm stoked about Sonic, but it seems like Sakurai is trying to bribe us.

/end rant.

 

[CT Chia]

well OF COURSE we hate game delays.... who doesnt? its good that atleast he gave us better updates this week. like, man i cant believe brawl is delayed... but atleast we know sonic is so awesome!

i dont exactly see how thats a bribe. he had bad news he HAD to tell us, so he tried to help make it up with better news. would u rather a week of updates about ATs, pokemon, and items, and hear of a delay?

 

[Wreked]

I think I speak for everybody else when I say subspace updates and newcomer updates are some of the best updates. And yet no subspace update.

 

[El Sabroso]

i tink sonic is one of the causes of delay...

 

[Zone]

well OF COURSE we hate game delays.... who doesnt? its good that atleast he gave us better updates this week. like, man i cant believe brawl is delayed... but atleast we know sonic is so awesome!

i dont exactly see how thats a bribe. he had bad news he HAD to tell us, so he tried to help make it up with better news. would u rather a week of updates about ATs, pokemon, and items, and hear of a delay?

I love game delays....

It means a better product is coming out. I don't mind if they said the game is delayed for another year. But like 3-4 years is pushing it... like Starcraft Ghost... 5 years of waiting and they didn't even make it. what a waste of my time waiting for a game lol.

 

[Terradrius]

It's not a bribe precisely - more of a distraction, but of course that's why Sonic was released right then, on the day the Japanese release date was pushed back. He's trying to soften the blow. Basic PR.

 

[sugarpoultry]

I think we should thank Sakurai for at least giving us fans what we wanted before the bad news of the delay.

I mean, would you rather he give us some assist trophy or item ,some dinky thing and then say, "Oh yeah, and by the way its been delayed till the 10th of Feb."

Sonic was a saving grace. As with all the other new info, demos, videos and such. He treats his fans good, despite their delay.

 

[GreatClayMonkey]

Dont complain that he tried to bribe us by giving us better updates i mean the game was gonna be delayed either way so id rather get these good updates your to whinny

 

[Zek]

What the hell do you think would have "cut it?" The game had to be delayed. I guess he had a choice between making it up to us with a big announcement or, well, not making it up to us at all.

 

[WoapGang]

maybe he's trying to get people to buy Mario vs. Sonic at the Olympics. Think about it....If Sonic & Mario, along with atleast 20 other nintendo Superstars....is realeased around the same time as Mario & Sonic at the Olympics....tell me, honestly....which one are you going to buy?

 

[Conker1]

I think the actual reason they revealed Sonic was because they wanted him to be playable in the demo.

 

[sugarpoultry]

I think the actual reason they revealed Sonic was because they wanted him to be playable in the demo.

That is a good theory.

 

[Wiseguy]

Totally right. Sakurai should have just released the game unfinished, but on squedule.

(Sarcasm, people. That was sarcasm.)

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

I don't think Sakura cares.

Of course he "cares" about his fans to a limited extent, but this thread fails.

 

[Pyroloserkid]

Well, I got that off of my chest. I'm done.

Someone lock this?

 

[F@lc0-san]

I dont know, I was pretty angry about the delay.

Until i saw his personal apoligy, I just couldnt stay angry after that. He is right, we will have YEARS of pleasure out of this game, we can wait a few more months.

 

[PrettyGoodYear]

i tink sonic is one of the causes of delay...

I think you're not very bright...

 

[Shuma]

We don't whant this to be melee all over again right? No we don't delays are good.

 

[sugarpoultry]

Look at how Blizzard is doing with Star Craft 2. They don't even put a date up. They just say, "Its done when its done." I think Nintendo knew they could make it better than it was, so we should be thankful they are putting more effort in to perfecting this game as much as they can.

 

[darkNES386]

i tink sonic is one of the causes of delay...

That doesn't make any sense. He's a playable character and was a playable character for the demo. They wouldn't do that if he was part of the delay.

Did any else noticed the week full of character updates?
Did anyone else notice how we get Sonic's profile RIGHT before the news of the delay?

Sakurai obviously knows we like characters and hate game delays.
I mean, I'm stoked about Sonic, but it seems like Sakurai is trying to bribe us.

/end rant.

I'm surprised you think Mr. Sakurai owes you or me anything at all... This is his baby... he want's it to be as good as possible. He explained today that he wants the game to have as much replay value as the last one. Everyone has put massive expectations on this game. He doesn't want to dissapoint.... this isn't just a guitar hero 2/guitar hero rock the 80's game... this is a WHOLE NEW GAME.

maybe he's trying to get people to buy Mario vs. Sonic at the Olympics. Think about it....If Sonic & Mario, along with atleast 20 other nintendo Superstars....is realeased around the same time as Mario & Sonic at the Olympics....tell me, honestly....which one are you going to buy?

If you're going to talk about trying to market.... obviously this game is going to sell itself... why have it be a christmas title when so many other games are going to come out and be ignored if everyone is busy playing this.... mario/sonic olympics will sell itself.

Totally right. Sakurai should have just released the game unfinished, but on squedule.

That's just dumb... I wouldn't want him to settle for something less than his best.

 

[Stryks]

GTFO

We got sonic, FSs, sonics moveset, the snapshots, and now we know we can actually PLAY brawl next week, and u decided to flame him?

FAIL

 

[Shuma]

@Darkness:

I think Wiseguy was being sarcastic....

 

[Katy Parry]

I love game delays....

It means a better product is coming out. I don't mind if they said the game is delayed for another year. But like 3-4 years is pushing it... like Starcraft Ghost... 5 years of waiting and they didn't even make it. what a waste of my time waiting for a game lol.

Bite your tongue! You mean to tell me you would like another year of waiting to play Zelda in Brawl?!

 

[Demon Kirby]

I think I speak for everybody else when I say subspace updates and newcomer updates are some of the best updates. And yet no subspace update.

Yeah that.

 

[Katy Parry]

GTFO

We got sonic, FSs, sonics moveset, the snapshots, and now we know we can actually PLAY brawl next week, and u decided to flame him?

FAIL

Actually, how many people are gonna get to play brawl? Not everyone lives near LA, ya know. I would sell my kidney to play Brawl.

 

[Pyroloserkid]

I dont know, I was pretty angry about the delay.

Until i saw his personal apoligy, I just couldnt stay angry after that. He is right, we will have YEARS of pleasure out of this game, we can wait a few more months.

Agreed. After reading his apology I cooled down too.

Also, seeing all the gameplay footage made me happy =] .


My apologies to Sakurai.

Actually, how many people are gonna get to play brawl? Not everyone lives near LA, ya know. I would sell my kidney to play Brawl.

True, I live in Ontario. I'd give anything to play the demo.

 

[Ryudragon29]

For me it is a relief since I don't have to get my Wii this year.

 

[iMichael]

GTFO

We got sonic, FSs, sonics moveset, the snapshots, and now we know we can actually PLAY brawl next week, and u decided to flame him?

FAIL

Yeah people still complain....Sakurai has probably had alot of pressure on him...if we were to put people in Sakurai's shoes....lets see how they'd have handled the situation....

 

[GaryCXJk]

To be honest, I actually hoped for a delay. A Nintendo game is bound to fail if it hasn't been delayed at least twice. This is the second delay for this game, and delays never make a game worse. It can only get better from here.

Besides, how many glitches were there in the first batch of Melee games? How many characters were tweaked? Right now, they're tweaking every character. They can't afford to come up with patches for this game, just to fix their glitches or change some balance issues. They just can't. Especially with on-line.

 

[Demon Kirby]

Actually, how many people are gonna get to play brawl? Not everyone lives near LA, ya know. I would sell my kidney to play Brawl.

Buy a plane ticket.

 

[GaryCXJk]

Buy a plane ticket.

Or, just wait a few months.

We aren't gaming addicts, you know, and if you are, you seriously need some help.

 

[Ryudragon29]

Buy a plane ticket.

Like if I would spend 500$ to play a demo.

 

[Pyroloserkid]

Like if I would spend 500$ to play a demo.

Yeh really =P .

You probably won't even get to play it considering all the people that'll be there anyways lol.

 

[Wiseguy]

That's just dumb... I wouldn't want him to settle for something less than his best.

Sarcasm, dude.

 

[Bassoonist]

Well imagine if it had been some item update and then the delay was announced with it?

I'm very satisfied with how Sakurai did it.. the best way possible.

Besides... the delay is fine with me. I'll more then likely be able to get and play it the day it's released. Though it's a long time away... :/

 

[sugarpoultry]

Article mentions online play. Kind of comical too!
Interview: Perrin Kaplan On Smash, Wii Ware, And Leaving Nintendo on Game | Life

It also mentions the delay too.

 

[Banks]

who the hells perry kaplan

 

[Red Exodus]

Sakurai owes me a Wii.

 

[Dogenzaka]

i tink sonic is one of the causes of delay...

Let's evaluate, ok?
July, - Sakurai announced Brawl would release on December 3rd, 2007
October, - Sakurai announced Brawl would release February 10th, 2008.
Do you really think that in 2 and a half months, they decided to squeeze in Sonic and delay the game, when since LAST SUMMER, Nintendo has been discussing with third parties the rights to characters? Sonic wasn't something just thought up in the past 2 months and then they said "oh well since we're putting him in let's delay the game" he must have been planned for at least the past 9 months.

The most logical reason for them delaying is that the closer it got to launch, the more they realized they want to increase the depth and content of the game, and that just won't happen by the end of November (when the game is supposed to go Gold and sent to manufacturing). I was watching the updates and stuff, and I seriously doubted how they could get the game as deep and jampacked as Melee was by the end of November. There weren't enough stages, items, game modes or characters announced in my opinion, and I felt they needed to work on it longer.

Since Nintendo is not like Sony or Microsoft where they can just release downloadable patches/updates/content, once a game releases, that's as good as it gets. So it's better to give them a little time to perfect and absolutely cram as much content as possible into the DVD than get something a month or so earlier that lacks a lot of stuff a little patience could have rewarded us with.

If you think about it, it's not that long. With Mario Galaxy and the bazillion other games out there for 2007, there should be other stuff occupying your time. Then you only got December, January, and about a week of February to play Brawl.

I am upset about the delay (mostly because they absolutely emphasized and promised it would be here before 2008) but if it's for the better of the game (like smoothing and fixing out online play) then I'm all for it a month or so of waiting.

 

[Stryks]

Dogenzaka = the best new guy in SWF...

welcome and thank you for the pwning