Although Capcom had initially intended to release Wii's port of the PS2 smash hit Okami on March 25th, it now seems that those looking to get a hold of the award winning title will have to wait just a little bit longer. Capcom has pushed the game back to an April 15th release, perhaps to put a little space between its release and Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Although Capcom gave no official reason for the delay avoiding Brawl seems to be the most likely. Those who'd had their hearts set on the game shouldn't worry though as I'm sure you will do just fine during those extra weeks with Smash Bros.' online multiplayer.

Reported by: Marko Kalic

Yeah, a good move on their part. Brawl IS gonna dominate the market and much of my time after I get it so I know that I wouldn't be picking this up until some time after I've had my Brawl fix enough to even look at another game.

The Brawl scenario is a likely cause of the delay. But another thing which may have happened is that it's entirely possible that a tester found a functionality bug hidden somewhere in the game that required a quick fix.