Online retailer Amazon offered preorders for the Switch several times following the console's release date announcement, promising day one delivery of Nintendo's latest console. But day one came, and many preorder customers are still waiting.

Originally expected in April 2015, the Mega Man-like platformer's release date was first moved to September 15, then to February 9 of this year. This latest delay shifts it to spring 2016. At the earliest.

The next entry in Atlus' beloved RPG series was supposed to come out this year. But that ain't happening. Persona 5 won't be out until the summer of 2016.

EA has announced a huge delay for Need For Speed on PC, with the game moving from November 3 until Autumn 2016. Why? Making sure players can unlock the frame rate and "increase the visuals that we can deliver on PC." Seems the response to Arkham Knight has made some publishers skittish!

Originally due out next f***ing week, the game will now arrive on September 8 in North America and three days later in Europe, packed in a retail box full of stupid crap to try and make fans feel better. It's not working.

Like the Xbox One months before it, Sony's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita have been delayed in China until further notice. The reasoning behind the delay? Sony needs to resubmit its business plans to the Chinese government.

What happened to the free PlayStation Plus version of Driveclub that was supposed to be available to subscribers this week? According to game director Paul Rustchynsky it's being held back until the retail game's connectivity issues are ironed out.

The first mainstream video game console to launch in China in over 13 years has just been delayed. The Xbox One won't be sold in China starting tomorrow — instead, it will be released sometime before the end of 2014.

Briefly: "We are also incredibly excited to be bringing GTAV to the PC, but the game requires a little more development time in order to ensure that it is as amazing and polished as possible." Rockstar Games on why the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V isn't arriving until January 27.

Originally scheduled for release next week, the Xbox 360 version of Respawn Entertainment's mech shooter has been pushed back to April 8 (April 11 in Europe) to give port developer Bluepoint Games time to make it better.

Good news: Fable Anniversary has a release window. Bad news: it's next year. Lead designer Ted Timmins took to Lionhead's blog today, letting fans know the Xbox 360 remaster of Fable: The Lost Chapters needed more time, and the game is now slated for a February 2014 release.

Fans of PopCap's garden defence sensation were crushed late last month, when the eagerly-anticipated sequel slipped from its original July release window. The bad news? Game producer Allen Murray says we've still got at least four weeks before Plants Vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time comes out. The good news is that Australians don't have to wait.

Funcom's eagerly anticipated supernatural real-world MMO The Secret World reveals its secrets on June 19. Originally slated for an April release, the developer plans to use the extra time for more polish and beta testing.

Originally slated for release before Christmas, Razer's ambition Razer gaming laptop has run into supply issues pushing shipping back to mid to late January. Don't cry, they're throwing in a free gaming mouse. You can't cry when there's a free mouse involved.

Delays are always a little bit disappointing, but when they're announced in the way that the short two week delay for the new SSX was, you can't help but forgive! SSX Creative Director Todd Batty took the time to write an open letter to SSX fans explaining the reasons for the delay.

Due for release on November 15, Jurassic Park won't be arriving on Xbox Live for European customers until Telltale Games can find a publisher overseas, a representative said in the studio's official forums. Telltale hipes to have news on that soon, but it won't happen before 2012.

Bad news for PC gamers, as Warner Bros and Rocksteady push the non-console version of the eagerly anticipated Batman: Arkham City to an unspecified date in November. Perhaps some sexy screens will help ease the pain?

What might have been the perfect Christmas gift for the Star Wars gamer will have to find another special occasion to be gifted on, as Microsoft confirms to the Official Xbox Magazine that Star Wars Kinect has been pushed into 2012.

The Xbox 360 version of RPG The Witcher 2, originally slated for later this year, has now been moved back to "the first quarter of 2012", the developers tell us.