Deadline's almost up.

[DEADLYLIFE]

It's almost time to quit hoping for this "September Surprise".
Who thinks it will actually happen?

[Triforce_Luigi]

I trusted them. But now I'm not so sure.

[DEADLYLIFE]

I just hope I wake up to a blue throb tomorrow.
It was probably Brawl being online. :(

[ombsz]

It's camoflouged :O

[phatyo]

it proboly not happening cuz nintendo sucks after what they did !

[Gwen Khan]

I gonna guess the "September Surprise" was either nsider closeing or Nintendo Power being sold to another company

[Silverhawk79]

I gonna guess the "September Surprise" was either nsider closeing or Nintendo Power being sold to another company

Surprise! We've just alienated thousands of fans! But we don't care, because we're Nintendo, suckas! :)

[Mylo]

The surprise is that there is no surprise. After all, this is Nintendo we're talking about. Well, that isn't very fair, actually. It seems all three companies fail to deliver on their purported and hyped promises. Just recall the abysmal reaction Peter Moore received when he unveiled the Halo 3 schemed 360.

But to focus on the topic at hand, the surprise was most likely Brawl having confirmed online functionality. Keighley asked Reggie if the game would definitely feature online capabilities, to which he was evasive. Either that, or perhaps it had something to do with the preview that never made it into NP.

And if they really have a  sense of humor, then I guess it was the discontinuation of their official forums.

[CONMAN15]

It was definately brawl being online. Is anyone going to get that through there heads or keep calling nintendo liars?

[7Deadly$ins]

Did anyone ever say that it was a GOOD surprise?

[bluej33]

Eh...I personally don't care so much about this "September surprise", but there are a few things brought up in this thread that I'd like to discuss.

One...NP was sold to another company? It it true? Who is it? Can somebody link me to some proof? If it's in fact true, then I'm certainly not renewing my subscription (it ran out several months ago, and I've been meaning to renew it, but...)

Also, I've gotten kind of fed up with Nintendo. All we've really gotten is Corruption. They closed NSider, which I loved. The Wii has just kind of been...lackluster lately. I went over to a friend's house the other day, and played Halo 3, and it was kick-ass. Why can't Nintendo do something like that? And why not MORE games like that? I hate to say it, but I really am kind of gravitating toward the 360...I'm saving up for one now. While I'm not abandoning the Wii completely, I'm going to rely on the 360 to provide me with some real gaming until Nintendo churns out some good titles.

[7Deadly$ins]

Yes, Nintendo sold their magazine. They talked about it in this month's issue. I hear the staff is being fired, too.