I always note to myself that when Nintendo promises to release a game in "the first half of ", it means the second half of the year, and if not then, it's delayed to the first half of the next year. I recall that even LM2 was originally due for "First Half of 2012". SMG2 was promised for "First Half of 2010", but in Australia it was delayed until July, the second half of the year. I don't trust Nintendo with release dates, but as someone above said, "A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is always bad"