I don't suppose October would be the launch date, localization takes a while as they have multiple languages they would be shipping to. Since Nintendo is trying to do a worldwide release with SS, I think if they pushed the release date to November or December then we would get the best quality out of the game, no matter where we live because they would have time to proofread and make sure that the translations are all fine and dandy, and no major bugs would be present like (for example, the desyncing of the Wiimote after 2 hours of playing). I'm all for early release, but I want the game to be the best it can be too, you know what I mean? : Dbugs that ruin the game can still be found and delay the release but that's highly unlikely for a game like Zelda if you ask me.
I'm guessing they'll start making copies in september and launch the game in october.