Nintendo today pushed back release dates for hotly anticipated exclusive titles Sin and Punishment: Star Successor and Metroid: Other M, forcing a pain in the gut for Nintendo fans everywhere.

Not just yet.

Sin & Punishment has been pushed from June 7 to June 27.We can stomach that.

Here’s the bad news.

Metroid: Other M, likely the more exciting of the two, has slid all the way from June 27 to August 31. Ouch.

Nintendo provided no grounds for the delay in their press release but spoke with gaming blog Kotaku.

“The launch date for Metroid: Other M has shifted to Aug. 31. As you may know, this game is the product of a unique partnership between longtime Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto, Team Ninja and many other individuals and groups, all of whom have set very high standards for this latest installment in the series. Although it’s taking slightly longer than expected to complete the project, we’re confident that fans will find it to be well worth the wait.

“Video game development is a lengthy and complex process. We have always put the quality of our products first, and have historically taken the time needed to make our games meet the expectations of our fans.”

Delays are hard to take, but more polish on a product is always nice.

Sadly, all we have for you are three screens from Nintendo’s megaton announcement, but that’s all anyone has. We will definitely post more for you if we get a hold of them, but take a look at these and the trailer again (you know you want to watch it a (forty) second time). I already want to fight the enemy in the second image, though throwing enemies around doesn’t seem half bad either.

Team Ninja and Nintendo announced a partnership today on a mature-themed Metroid that will explore both Samus Aran and the Metroid universe in greater detail than ever before. The trailer looked intense and action-packed, with Samus taking on multiple enemies at a time and just ripping through them with speed and ferocity. That’s what I like to see out of a Metroid title.

There were a combination of viewpoints, with some side-scrolling, some third-person (especially during fights with larger enemies) and a few from a first-person perspective. More details will be published as we get them, so be sure to check back for updates.