Electronic Arts has just put out a press release on the release of Spore. EA states that the game:

will be available at retailers worldwide the weekend of September 7

Whether this means you will be able to pick up your copy Saturday September 6th, or have to wait until Monday the 8th is probably up to your local retailer.

Ea goes on to confirm what we already knew about platforms: Spore will be available for the PC, Macintosh, Nintendo DS, and mobile phones.

Will Wright is excited, saying:

“The wait is almost over. We’re in our final stages of testing and polish with Spore, and the team at Maxis can’t wait to see the cosmos of content created by the community later this year.”

So: finally a confirmed date to put on your calendars!

UPDATE: Maxis put a short Spore video on the official Spore site to celebrate the announcement, check it out!