Smash Bros. Creator Explains Why Wii U Owners Have to Wait

Kotaku:
"As the release date of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS fast approaches, you might take a moment to ponder why Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U isn't coming out simultaneously. Series creator, Masahiro Sakurai explains why."

[Paprika]

Can't wait for it!

But literally, wiiu owners are professionals at waiting, lol!

[Chrischi1988]

Maybe sometime we will have a benefit from being trained in waiting^^

[InTheLab]

Interesting that they would choose to finish the 3DS version ahead of the WiiU version. It stands to reason that a game like this would go a long way to helping move more WiiU's.

Then again, I guess it does make more sense to pump out the version that will move more units....much like Watch Dogs and Project Cars..

Or maybe they're finishing it last to have some buzz going into the Holidays...

[Chrischi1988]

I guess they try to impress the huge install base of the 3DS with it, so much, that they cannot resist, but to get a Wii U for the real deal :)

[Venoxn4g]

thats some good thinking :)

[Dunban67]

Why is it coming out in Japan 3+- weeks before the West?

[Chrischi1988]

Yeah... dont know why, same goes for Hyrule Warriors... Maybe Nintendo has bad translators^^

[lizard81288]

You'd think a game as big as smash would be a world release, like Pokmeon.

[BigDuo]

A) not needing to be localized and B) debug staff can prioritize working on the Japanese version first so they can then quickly move on to the overseas version and Wii U versions instead of doing them all at once with less staff. It was likely a move necessary to do to get the Smash Bros games out on time this year.
For the record, with Smash Bros Brawl, the game got delayed overseas because the dev team requested more time.

[thehobbyist]

Mostly localization. Smash is a game with a lot of text which is far harder to localize than spoken dialogue.

[ZeekQuattro]

The wait sucks but I don't want to be greeted with a broken game either. Hopefully the 3DS Smash bundle makes it to the US. I've been wanting an XL model for a while but held off. The 3DS version should make waiting for the console version a breeze.