A company spokesperson said the extra time is to "continue to balance and enhance the game's multiplayer, one of the key features and focuses during the development of this ambitious sequel."

The newly announced date puts it head-to-head against another recent release announcement, SOCOM 4.

Most of the time similar genres avoid butting heads, even if they appear on different consoles. We'll have to see how huge-but-casual Wii crowd competes with the devoted SOCOM fans.