Will SSBB get leaked in the US?
With Super Smash Bros. Brawl less than a month away from its US release date (March 9th), several concerns are raised in regards to keeping the game surprising for the general public. Fear that sales might drop, secrets may be discovered too quickly, or even worse… the ending could be spoiled for thousands of gamers.
For some of the more intense gamers though, the real fear is the possibility of not knowing EVERY tiny detail about the game prior to its release.
Such has been the case for countless games before SSBB. It happened to Halo 3 last year when players discovered all the unlockable “Skulls” in the game days before release. It also happened to Super Mario Galaxy when SOME WISE GUY decided to publish all of the hidden star locations before the actual release.
So, will the English version of SSBB be leaked prior to March 9th? It’s highly likely considering what history has taught us about huge releases in the past.
Some Japanese version have already found their way to eBay, where some US players have managed to snag a few copies of their own. Granted, these copies are in Japanese, and require a JP Wii system, but it’s not hard to believe that we’ll see a few gamers grabbing US versions sooner or later.