In a perfect, delay-free world, you would have already been playing Brawl for well over a month (original release date was December 3rd, 2007). And now, with less than a month before its release, Brawl has been bumped back, again.

Gamers hoping to get their Brawl on will now have to wait until March 9th. Europeans will probably have to wait even longer, although there is still not a clear release window for Brawl in Europe.

Fans eager to check out tonight’s DOJO update were greeted with this message from Masahiro Sakurai:

Due to delays in the completion of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, we’ve had to change the release date of the game to Sunday, March 9th.
I deeply apologize to the people who have looked forward to playing the game for so long and ask that you hold on just a little longer. Thank you for your patience.

Wait, so does this mean that we’re going to have another month of updates on Sakurai’s blog? Just wait until we get into the home stretch, when Sakurai starts to update the site with topics such as lighting, textures, and sound (“Just listen to the punching sounds. So realistic!”).

Smash Bros. DOJO!!