"A-can I get a reSTRIC-TED?!" Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People has seen yet another delay, but the home stretch is in sight.

The wait for Telltale Games' WiiWare debut has been pretty agonising, with the game slipping from its June release into an unspecified date in July. We've been watching our Wii Shop Channels at midnight and wondering when the supremely cool and attractive Strong Bad will turn up with his new game, but it looks like we'll have to wait even longer.

Posting on the official Telltale Games forum, Emily Morganti explains what exactly is going on with the first episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People.

"What IGN said is true - we have submitted the game to Nintendo, and as soon as we get approval from them, it will be released quickly after that. We really are in the home stretch. We've been waiting to announce a release date until we have that approval, though, because until that happens, well, anything can happen! Getting games into WiiWare is a new process for us and we're learning as we go, so I'm sorry if any of you are disappointed that tomorrow is the last Monday in July and you won't have a Strong Bad game to play. On the plus side, we're closer now than we've ever been, and very soon we should be able to tell you exactly when it's coming out!

Also, I'd like to preemptively say that contrary to some comments I've seen people making here and there, Nintendo has NOT been sitting on the game for months. We were still working on getting some bugs fixed until fairly recently. So please don't assume that they're some evil empire that's been hoarding the game since June because they don't want you to have it. Everyone we're working with at Nintendo wants the game to come out just as badly as we (and you!) do."

Pong Toss, a party game created by Frat Party Games, was released in its stead in the American WiiWare update yesterday. This delay means that we probably won't see it in the European update on Friday.

Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner will probably see a release at some point in August, with Episode 2: Strongbadia the Free following in September.