Seriously guys. I do not possibly understand why you hold on to that year-and-a-half old statement of 2-3 more.
The quote was something along the lines of "2-3 more characters, maybe?" I note the "maybe?". This notes that Sakurai was not sure of the number at the time. There were surely multiple companies in the talks at the time, and he did not want to solidify any number, whether it was meant for less, or more likely, more. Companies were probably jumping at the chance to promote their characters, games, and names in Smash through items, ATs, and yes, Playable Characters.
Now, lets take a hypothetical situation here....
Nintendo Representative has just gotten out of a meeting with SEGA Representative to have Sonic put into the game. Nintendo Representative is quite happy. Lets say he just got Sonic and Megaman in the game, and they have three characters now. As he walks out of the conference room, Namco Representative is there waiting for him, and asks to talk about a Namco character in Brawl. Nintendo Representative, not wanting to go against his superiors, calls a higher up about it.
What will this higher representative say?
A) "NO!!! We already have three characters in, and we cannot have ANYMORE, because Sakurai said to the fans there will only be three. I do not care about profit on it!"
B) "YES!!! Please go into the meeting. We want the profit from having [Namco Character] in Brawl."
Seriously. I would go with B. It has more profit for both Namco and Nintendo, and is just plain smarter.
Want more proof that things change?
- Reggie once said we will play Brawl on December 3rd, 2007.... oh wait. Oops, changed.
- Countless interviews of "Sonic not on the cards at the moment."
Say its impossible? I have things to counter that.
- Create a Stage would be too difficult and complex to do.
- No Pokemon trainer will ever be in the game.
Seriously. There will be more than Three third party characters. Get over it, they are in the game, and I suspect atleast 5. So the "1-2 more Third Parties" argument no longer holds much water. Stop using it.
The quote was something along the lines of "2-3 more characters, maybe?" I note the "maybe?". This notes that Sakurai was not sure of the number at the time. There were surely multiple companies in the talks at the time, and he did not want to solidify any number, whether it was meant for less, or more likely, more. Companies were probably jumping at the chance to promote their characters, games, and names in Smash through items, ATs, and yes, Playable Characters.
Now, lets take a hypothetical situation here....
Nintendo Representative has just gotten out of a meeting with SEGA Representative to have Sonic put into the game. Nintendo Representative is quite happy. Lets say he just got Sonic and Megaman in the game, and they have three characters now. As he walks out of the conference room, Namco Representative is there waiting for him, and asks to talk about a Namco character in Brawl. Nintendo Representative, not wanting to go against his superiors, calls a higher up about it.
What will this higher representative say?
A) "NO!!! We already have three characters in, and we cannot have ANYMORE, because Sakurai said to the fans there will only be three. I do not care about profit on it!"
B) "YES!!! Please go into the meeting. We want the profit from having [Namco Character] in Brawl."
Seriously. I would go with B. It has more profit for both Namco and Nintendo, and is just plain smarter.
Want more proof that things change?
- Reggie once said we will play Brawl on December 3rd, 2007.... oh wait. Oops, changed.
- Countless interviews of "Sonic not on the cards at the moment."
Say its impossible? I have things to counter that.
- Create a Stage would be too difficult and complex to do.
- No Pokemon trainer will ever be in the game.
Seriously. There will be more than Three third party characters. Get over it, they are in the game, and I suspect atleast 5. So the "1-2 more Third Parties" argument no longer holds much water. Stop using it.
but yea I guess Black Mage would be a good addition even though i'm not all of for him he is still a great character to see
