Smash Bros. Brawl Euro date

By Tom Bramwell Published 24 April, 2008

Late June. Plus lots of other Nintendo dates.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl will be released on 27th June in Europe, Nintendo said today.

Having puffed out its chest about Wii hardware and software sales and announced European WiiWare details this morning, Nintendo has also issued a bunch of release dates and SSBB was among them.

At a glance, there's nothing massively new and fascinating elsewhere on the list (and indeed some of it is slightly less detailed information than what we already have - we know Boom Blox is out on 9th May, for instance, whereas this list just says May), but there are a few unknown quantities tucked away in its depths.

Family Ski, for instance, is down as 13th June, and Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? from Nintendo claims to be out in June as well.

Nintendo Wii dates:

  • Alone In The Dark (ATARI) Q1 2008
  • Godzilla: Unleashed (ATARI) Q1 2008
  • Worms: A Space Oddity (THQ) Q1 2008
  • Yamaha Supercross (ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd) Q1 2008
  • Wii Fit (with Wii Balance Board accessory) (Nintendo) 25th April
  • Radio Helicopter (505 Games) 25th April
  • Legend of Sayuki (505 Games) 9th May
  • Top Spin 3 (2K Sports) May 2008
  • Monster Truck Jam (Activision) May 2008
  • Boom Blox (EA) May 2008
  • Speed Racer (Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment) May 2008
  • DRAGON QUEST® SWORDS: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors® (SQUARE ENIX) End May 2008
  • Hannah Montana - Music Jam (Disney Interactive Studios) Spring 2008
  • Iron Man (SEGA) Spring 2008
  • Ford Off Road Racing (Empire Interactive) 6th June
  • Family Ski (Namco Bandai / Nintendo) 13th June
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) 27th June
  • Lego: Indiana Jones the Original Adventures (LucasArts / Activision) June 2008
  • Monster Lab (Eidos) June 2008
  • Wacky Races (Eidos) June 2008
  • Mummy Tomb of the Emperor (Vivendi Games) July 2008
  • Blast Works - Build, Trade, Destroy (Majesco / Eidos) Q2 2008
  • de Blob (THQ) Q2 2008
  • Sports Island (Hudson Soft / Konami) Q2 2008
  • Chess Crusade (ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd) Q2 2008
  • Garfield Gets Real (ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd) Q2 2008
  • Garfield’s Fun Fest (ZOO digital Publishing Ltd) Q2 2008
  • Jeep Let’s Off Road (ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd) Q2 2008
  • Margots Word Brain (ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd) Q2 2008
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts / Activision) Summer 2008
  • We Love Golf (Capcom) Summer 2008
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney Interactive Studios) Summer 2008
  • Pipemania (Empire Interactive) 14th September
  • Brave: A Warrior’s Tale (SouthPeak Games) Q3 2008
  • Crash (tentative title) (Vivendi Games) October 2008
  • Spyro (tentative title) (Vivendi Games) October 2008
  • Bratz Kids (The Game Factory) Q4 2008
  • Build-A-Bear Workshop (The Game Factory) Q4 2008
  • RUBIKS (The Game Factory) Q4 2008

Nintendo DS dates:

  • Godzilla: Unleashed (ATARI) Q1 2008
  • Fish Tycoon (Majesco / Eidos) Q1 2008
  • Holly Hobbie (Majesco / Eidos) Q1 2008
  • Nancy Drew (Majesco / Eidos) Q1 2008
  • Crayola: Treasure Adventures (Ignition) Q1 2008
  • GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE (Ignition) Q1 2008
  • Teenage Zombies (Ignition) Q1 2008
  • Mystery Mansion (505 Games) 4th April
  • Draglade (505 Games) 11th April
  • Mystery Detective II (505 Games) 18th April
  • Starz (505 Games) 18th April
  • King of Clubs (Oxygen Games) 18th April
  • Dream Pinball 3D (SouthPeak Games) 18th April
  • The World Ends With You (SQUARE ENIX) 18th April
  • Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice (Capcom / Nintendo) 9th May
  • Subbuteo (505 Games) 30th May
  • Monster Truck Jam (Activision) May 2008
  • Race Driver GRID (Codemasters) May 2008
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney Interactive Studios) May 2008
  • City Life (Monte Cristo Multimedia) May 2008
  • ArchimDS (Rising Star Games) May 2008
  • Ecolis (Rising Star Games) May 2008
  • Speed Racer (Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment) May 2008
  • Hannah Montana - Music Jam (Disney Interactive Studios) Spring 2008
  • Iron Man (SEGA) Spring 2008
  • Etrian Odyssey (Atlus / Nintendo) 6th June
  • Code Lyoko 2 (The Game Factory) 9th June
  • Bratz Ponyz 2 (The Game Factory) 11th June
  • Pipemania (Empire Interactive) 20th June
  • Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What to Eat? (Nintendo) June 2008
  • Lego: Indiana Jones the Original Adventures (LucasArts / Activision) June 2008
  • Looney Tunes (Eidos) June 2008
  • Monster Lab (Eidos) June 2008
  • Wacky Races (Eidos) June 2008
  • Zoo Hospital (Majesco / Eidos) Q2 2008
  • Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams (Empire Interactive) Q2 2008
  • New International Track & Field (Konami) Q2 2008
  • Nanostray 2 (Majesco) Q2 2008
  • Chess Crusade (ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd) Q2 2008
  • Margots Word Brain (ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd) Q2 2008
  • Shining Star (ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd) Q2 2008
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Nintendo) 4th July
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo) 4th July
  • Mummy Tomb of the Emperor (Vivendi Games) July 2008
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts / Activision) Summer 2008
  • Bratz Kidz (The Game Factory) Q3 2008
  • RUBIKS Classic (tentative title) (The Game Factory) Q3 2008
  • Brave: Shaman’s Challenge (SouthPeak Games) Q3 2008
  • Ninjatown (SouthPeak Games) October 2008
  • Crash (tentative title) (Vivendi Games) October 2008
  • Ghostbusters (Vivendi Games) October 2008
  • Spyro (tentative title) (Vivendi Games) October 2008
  • ELEMENTS (The Game Factory) Q4 2008
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Comments (44) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • abelardie #1 4 years ago

    ABOUT BLOODY TIME WE GET A DATE!

    late June will have to do I suppose, it's better than TBA 2008 anyway

  • FightingMongoose #2 4 years ago

    Good to hear.

  • gooners2006 #3 4 years ago

    thank god Smash Bros. has been given a Euro date.....cant wait to kick some Kirby arse lol

  • asphaltcowboy #4 4 years ago

    HOLY SHIIIT!

    Doth mine eyes deceive me? Could it be? Has the day finally arrived? This is a dream, right?

  • AcidSnake #5 4 years ago

    Actually I do have difficulty deciding what to eat at times...
    Is it a virtual recipebook? Or mini-games based around food?

  • Eraysor #6 4 years ago

    Thank the lord!

  • chrisjm #7 4 years ago

    great!
    so any rumours what will be the killer christmas ap? we'd usually of heard by now with it being leaked from E3, i think?

  • asphaltcowboy #8 4 years ago

    Steady on chrisjm! They've already announced one date this quarter, give 'em a chance to recover!

  • Tomo #9 4 years ago

    What a lot of shite to wade through there :s

    Probably a good thing considering my backlog.

  • Headache #10 4 years ago

    *slow handclap for NoE* Well done you bunch of arse sniffing monkeys only 6 months behind its original release in Japan!

  • jebus #11 4 years ago

    Alone in the Dark Q1 2008?

    That's now. I don't get it.

  • jonsaan #12 4 years ago

    Blimey, no wonder my psp gets all the love of late. What a hideous list of DS games.

  • Cid #13 4 years ago

    About sodding time.

    A bit later than I was hoping, but I appreciate the fact that we finally have a flippin' DATE.

    edit: Etrian Odyssey is coming to Europe? Wow.
    Edited by 1 at 24/04/08 @ 11:37

  • BiscuitBase #14 4 years ago

    Sorry Nintendo, I won't have time to play any of these games, I'll be too busy playing the ps3 exclusive next-gen first person shooter HAZE

  • sickpuppysoftware #15 4 years ago

    Family Ski, for instance, is down as 13th June
    Did this not strike them as a slightly odd time to be releasing a ski game?

  • WinterSnowblind #16 4 years ago

    I honestly have to say I've lost interest. They've taken far too long releasing this game, it's already old hat, we know practically everything about it and I've already played it from people who've imported. With everything else coming out this year, I'm no longer going to bother getting it, I'll wait until I can find it cheap.

  • Pac-man-ate-my-wife #17 4 years ago

    Family Ski, for instance, is down as 13th June
    Did this not strike them as a slightly odd time to be releasing a ski game?

    Surely it's the perfect time? There's fuck all chance of skiing in Europe then, so the virtual will have to do!

  • gamingdave #18 4 years ago

    Family Ski \o/

    Whats Wacky Races though, the version I played on the DC wasnt too bad, but is there any point with Mario Karts available?

  • Ryze #19 4 years ago

    Once GTAIV, then Ninja Gaiden 2 drop, I wont have time for Smash Bros, Ninty.

    Too late - you missed the Eurobus.

    I'll now try to hold out for a black US Wii, and grab a load of games for cheap once I've gotten bored with GTA IV & NG2.

    That could take a looooooong time.

    Shame.

  • Rirekon #20 4 years ago

    Gimme Gimme

  • WillTheSecond #21 4 years ago

    "Sorry Nintendo, I won't have time to play any of these games, I'll be too busy playing the ps3 exclusive next-gen first person shooter HAZE"

    BiscuitBase, were you paid by Sony to write that or something? I mean, come on, the way you wrote sounds like you're quoting a press release or something... Besides, we don't even know how good Haze is gonna be (don't get me wrong, I'm a Free Radical fan and when it comes to PC I'll probably pick it up) whereas Smash IS amazing (having played an import at a friend's).

    This date is after my exams, which is good for me. Something to look forward to (if it had come out earlier it would only have distracted from revision).

  • Jesterr #22 4 years ago

    Phew, looks like I'll have time to play SSBB before Duke Nukem Forever comes along!

  • penhalion #23 4 years ago

    How is alone in the dark Q1 2008?

    Edit: Looking at this list further it looks like utter nonsense as none of the dates match actual releases. Isn't this just some estimated thing that's already out of date.
    Edited by 1 at 24/04/08 @ 13:17

  • macmurphy #24 4 years ago

    Right then, just to jump on the bandwagon and say Nintendo are cocks. Slightly early Mariokart and Wii Fit doesn't make up for a game being this late, especially when the translation was already done. There's no reason whatsoever for there to be more than a month's difference between US and UK releases, and I'd also say the translation monkeys should work as the title's developed to make worldwide simulataneous (or within weeks) releases standard. Surely it buggers up sales as no-one is as excited by a game that's already lost its buzz of novelty.

    That said I've still got a lazy lob on, I fucking love Smash Bros. You can poke your Haze up your arse biscuitboy.

  • jebus #25 4 years ago

    @BiscuitBase
    24-Apr-08 11:47:41 Sorry Nintendo, I won't have time to play any of these games, I'll be too busy playing the ps3 exclusive next-gen first person shooter HAZE

    Sucks to be you then

  • skybluesam86 #26 4 years ago

    27th June?!

    That's aaaaaaaaages away.
    *moan*

  • jebus #27 4 years ago

    @macmurphy
    That said I've still got a lazy lob on

    LOL

  • BiscuitBase #28 4 years ago

    Only when you read my posts in other threads will you comprehend the glistening globs of sarcasm dripping off what I posted above.

  • viper_h #29 4 years ago

    I picked up the sarcasm straight away Biscuit. Don't worry about these philistines.

  • Ares #30 4 years ago

    A European release date for Brawl!

    It's a little surreal after having done the whole FreeLoader thing.
    Edited by 1 at 24/04/08 @ 14:25

  • NickN4ck #31 4 years ago

    Haze lol

  • f00b_inc #32 4 years ago

    I don't have a Wii just now, but I'm pretty sure I will buy one for Smash (and Mario Kart) this summer. I'm as insulted as everyone else by the ridiculous delay but... I love Smash. I played it a lot on the Gamecube in Uni with coursemates and now we're not there we're all wanting to keep playing online.

  • Muddtallica #33 4 years ago

    ...well, that's just perfect. One of the main reasons I've been so impatient for the Smash Bros. release date is because I'm in my final year at uni right now, and I really want a chance to play Brawl with my flatmates before we all go out separate ways. I waited, and waited, and FINALLY, we've got the date. 27th of June: the exact day I move out.

    Good to have the Euro date, finally, no doubt, but curiously it's the thing that's finally convinced me to take the plunge with importing. :p

  • Triggerhappytel #34 4 years ago

    "Whats with the Q1 2008 ones?"

    They probably mean the first quarter of the financial year '08/'09, which would be in May, June or July.

  • samaran #35 4 years ago

    i'm pretty sure the decide-what-to-eat thing is cooking navi.

  • TheTingler #36 4 years ago

    WHERE THE HELL'S OKAMI?!

    That and Lego Indiana Jones were the only games I wanted between now and some decent announcements!

  • smelly #37 4 years ago

    My advice to brits : Dont bother getting it.. it's almost as overrated and crappy as halo 3 was.

  • scouserfuller9 #38 4 years ago

    Can everyone hear that sound? The trumpets! Now we've been given a official date we just have to wait for 2 delays like the USA and Japan ended up with putting us back to 5/12 but for the time being at last here in Europe the Nintendo fans have something to smile about.

  • kangarootoo #39 4 years ago

    [link url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorial s/zeropunctuation/4845-Zero-Punctuation-Super-Smash-Bros-Bra wl
    ]http://ww w.escapistmagazine.com/articles...[/link]

    Heehee.

  • sneetch #40 4 years ago

    @Ares
    "It's a little surreal after having done the whole FreeLoader..."

    /screeches to a halt, goes to play.com, orders a copy

    Cya Nintendo Europe, I'm outta here (again).

    Was waiting for that. Woot, apparently it even works on some US GC games when used with the Wii. Nice work Codejunkies.

    http://uk .codejunkies.com/Products/Wii-F...

  • TheTingler #41 4 years ago

    Oh, wait, apparently Okami is coming out 20th June still, according to HMV at least.

  • sneetch #42 4 years ago

    @Triggerhappytel
    "They probably mean the first quarter of the financial year '08/'09, which would be in May, June or July."

    I doubt it.

    For a start it is May, June and July in the UK. For a lot of the EU (Nintendo is in Germany) the financial and calendar year are the same now. Previously Q1 2008 would have started in October 2007 for most (IIRC).

    Q1 is gone, unless this is their way of covering their asses; if you don't specify what Q1 is and no-one can ever accuse you of slipping. :)

    Edit: It appears I might be talking out my ass about the German fiscal year being the same as the calendar year, apologies if I am.
    Edited by 1 at 24/04/08 @ 18:16

  • gingerlink #43 4 years ago

    @smelly

    I disagree, although I love my freeloader :D

    Unless of course you're the kind of stupid person who ends up getting steeped in hype and expects things that will never happen. If you're like that, you're only gonna enjoy games that come out of the blue...

  • Linkified #44 4 years ago

    WTF! Wheres Ace Atorney 3rd ones release date. ARGH

  • gooners2006 #45 4 years ago

    i would have imported a copy along with a Freeloader disk but was put off with reports of the disc trouble people were having, plus Ninty warned people that if they imported the game and their Wii broke as a result then they wouldnt fix the console :/