While fans in Japan are currently enjoying the 3DS version of Nintendo’s latest Super Smash Bros. release, a launch date has yet to be set for its console companion in any region apart from a vague “Holiday 2014” window. In his latest Miiverse posting, Masahiro Sakurai may have just provided a glimpse at how the title will begin appearing across the globe later this year.

According to the director, Japan will be receiving Super Smash Bros. for Wii U first, continuing the tradition set by previous franchise installments. How long of a gap this will entail, however, is still unknown. The handheld counterpart first launched in the land of the rising sun on September 13, with subsequent releases in North America, Europe, and Australia planned for the early days of October.

Earlier this week, details leaked from American retailer Fred Meyer shined a spotlight on November 21 as a possible Wii U release date, but Nintendo has yet to make an official announcement regarding the matter. If this turns out to be true, we could very well see the two versions released in close succession.

Source: Miiverse via Destructoid