in my opinion this was a snowball effect, there are countrys that didn't understood april's 5th was a joke from april`s fools, plus, the next day you forgot to delete the date or explain that was a joke so people got nervious waiting. in the end was just a joke who get out of the hands.
in the bright side you can assume that people really love your game and work
Don't re-write history. The April 5 release date was there WAY before April 1st. It was NOT a joke, it was a deadline that was missed. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to you. What kind of April Fools' joke is visible the month before April Fools' Day and actually uses April 5 instead of April 1st for the day?