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Nintendo Finally Dates Super Smash Bros. on Wii U

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The fighting game will land on November 21.

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is coming on November 21, Nintendo announced today.

Alongside the game, Nintendo will also launch its amiibo figures, whose reason for existence remains slightly head-scratching. (They look nice, though.) 12 figures are coming on November 21, and another six are scheduled for December.

It's unclear if Nintendo has been cagey about the Wii U release date for Super Smash Bros. because it was possible the game might miss 2014 or the company was simply hoping to sell as many copies on 3DS beforehand.

Nintendo also confirmed a December 5 date for this year's dark horse game of the year candidate, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, which will retail for a slightly lower-than-usual $39.99.

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More excited to hear that Treasure Tracker is coming this year.

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I'm really surprised people doubted the 2014 launch.

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CAPTAIN TOOOAAAAAAAD GOTY ?!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!!??!!?

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Awesome. Picked up two copies for 3DS and will definitely get this game day one.

Payed time off never looked so sweet. Gotta use those days!

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I'm really surprised people doubted the 2014 launch.

Yea this was always incredibly bizarre to me. There was never even the slightest chance Smash U would miss 2014's Holiday or even Black Friday weekend. Other than pessimism for the sake of pessimism I can't find a rational reason anyone would think it would slip to 2015 and cause them to not have one big key game to move units.

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@def said:

@chicken008 said:

I'm really surprised people doubted the 2014 launch.

Yea this was always incredibly bizarre to me. There was never even the slightest chance Smash U would miss 2014's Holiday or even Black Friday weekend. Other than pessimism for the sake of pessimism I can't find a rational reason anyone would think it would slip to 2015 and cause them to not have one big key game to move units.

For me it's more of I can't tell now these days when companies say "holiday" is if it means calender date or fiscal date.

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@def said:

@chicken008 said:

I'm really surprised people doubted the 2014 launch.

Yea this was always incredibly bizarre to me. There was never even the slightest chance Smash U would miss 2014's Holiday or even Black Friday weekend. Other than pessimism for the sake of pessimism I can't find a rational reason anyone would think it would slip to 2015 and cause them to not have one big key game to move units.

For me it's more of I can't tell now these days when companies say "holiday" is if it means calender date or fiscal date.

Typically, when companies talk about the holiday season, they're referring to the months of November and December, meaning that their games will be released in time to buy as Christmas gifts, usually at some point around Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. When Nintendo said Holiday Season 2014, this is exactly what they meant, and there was no reason to doubt them on that.

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@hailinel said:

@wikitoups said:

@def said:

@chicken008 said:

I'm really surprised people doubted the 2014 launch.

Yea this was always incredibly bizarre to me. There was never even the slightest chance Smash U would miss 2014's Holiday or even Black Friday weekend. Other than pessimism for the sake of pessimism I can't find a rational reason anyone would think it would slip to 2015 and cause them to not have one big key game to move units.

For me it's more of I can't tell now these days when companies say "holiday" is if it means calender date or fiscal date.

Typically, when companies talk about the holiday season, they're referring to the months of November and December, meaning that their games will be released in time to buy as Christmas gifts, usually at some point around Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. When Nintendo said Holiday Season 2014, this is exactly what they meant, and there was no reason to doubt them on that.

Yea when they mean the wider season they call it "Winter" which extends into January/February (I think even March).