The delay of Super Smash Bros. Brawl into 2008 will be a huge boost to game maker Capcom.
The data-analysis arm of IGN Entertainment, GamerMetrics finds that the interests of potential buyers of Super Smash Bros. Brawl are most closely linked to three games: Super Mario Galaxy, Zack and Wiki, and Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles.
That gamers would gravitate towards Nintendo's other big holiday title is a no-brainer. But the second and third most positively correlated games are Capcom's holiday titles.
"The former should appeal to the younger, casual segment of Super Smash Bros fans, while the latter will command the attention of the older, more mature Nintendo enthusiasts," said the firm's statement today.
