Back of Japanese Boxart Surfaces on Retail Card

[SS-bros14]

...Actually, yeah, kinda. But not in a "haha I win" sort of way.

Sorry my last post was overly snarky. I mistook you for an actual troll and responded too harshly. I am teh dumbs.

Nah, you're not dumb. It's fine.

 

[Booster]

Can't wait to get my hands on Mii Fighter, my most anticipated character

 

[Aninymouse]

Um, hate to tell you this but I don't keep articles from 2011.

Then stop lying to people about what Sakurai might have said in 2011 unless you can furnish some proof. You're hardly the only one who has been running away with this meme.

 

[SS-bros14]

Then stop lying to people about what Sakurai might have said in 2011 unless you can furnish some proof. You're hardly the only one who has been running away with this meme.

I already said I can't find the article, so I'm just wrong.

 

[Logsmash]

That Pikachu looks out of place with most of the other fighters looking confined within their boxes.

Yoshi does this as well, apparently those two don't know about keeping hands to themselves (or in this case, ears/nose).

 

[Uffe]

Damn, dudes. You just had to go back to the first Smash4 trailer. Didn't say "Sega" or "Intelligent Systems" at the end.

And guess what? Creatures Inc., once known as Ape Inc., is in the first trailer. To announce companies early on is to reveal what is to come later on. That was one detail that made the claims that you could play as Sonic and Tails in Melee a load of crap. I'd tell people that and they'd still be convinced you could play as them at the time.

 

[THE_MAAFIA]

Mr. Saturn and the Franklin Badge tell me Ness will return, and I say good riddance to Snake. As for Shulk, yeah it'd be cool if he was in the game but if he has to be sacrificed for consistency just to keep Snake out, then it's a sacrifice I'd be more than willing to make.

Wow, calm down satan, you don't have to disrespect snake fans out here

 

[iPunchKidsz]

This is so hype !

 

[Logsmash]

Wow, calm down satan, you don't have to disrespect snake fans out here

No disrespect meant to Snake fans, just the character itself. And as I mentioned in a previous response to someone else who was up in arms about my opinion, it is an opinion and nothing more so you are free to disagree if your views are different.

 

[bigbro2233]

Pikachu is the only fighter that "pops out" on his box slot.... Hang on, I have to come up with some witty joke about Pikachu being bigger than Ridley.

 

[Hero of the Winds]

Um, what?
Have you forgotten the fact that Ness was being 'considered' to be cut and wasn't? And Sakurai has stated a billion times the original twelve will always stay? And that Ness is always highly demanded to return?

I don't think Sakurai has EVER said that, but Ness will definitely come back.

 

[THE_MAAFIA]

I don't think Sakurai has EVER said that, but Ness will definitely come back.

He said something similar during the brawl days
Edit:
@ Logsmash
I know it's an opinion, but it still isn't nice to hear some one talk badly about a character you like, for example, some one is talking badly about your friend and says 'good riddance, I just hope he doesn't come out of that coma'
I hope you get what I'm tryin to say, I'm not trying to change your mind about snake or anything, I'm just saying please don't be harsh about a character like that because a character will always have fans

 

[AZ_Spellbound]

Ness is to OG for him not to come back

 

[CarterParrish]

This could possibly be the starting roster along the line

 

[rawrimamonster]

RIP in ript pieces snake

 

[Sonic 2099 The Hedgehog]

No Download Play: DANG IT!!! COME ON!!! WWHHHYYY!!!?!​

 

[MikeAlex]

Idk why people think Ness is definitely not going anywhere.
Not only do we not even know for sure what they consider when reusing veterans, but Ness was planned to be cut from Brawl at one point so that Lucas could take his place. He could very well not come back in this game, and same goes for Jigglypuff. The fact that Ness was planned to be cut kinda discredits this whole "the original 12 are never leaving" argument to a degree. It seems plausible that they'll always stick around, but you can't really be too sure.

I'd just rather wait for Sakurai to outright confirm/deconfirm characters, or wait till the game comes out so we can find out if he happened to throw in hidden characters not shown in the official website prior to the game's release. Everyone keeps making these types of claims and assumptions and for all they know they could be dead wrong. Like, I personally would love to have the original 12 back, as well as the Brawl roster (particularly Falco), but I'm not going to be too sure about their inclusions until Sakurai lets us know that they are in fact present in one way or another.

It was Melee, not Brawl. He was going to be replaced by Lucas until EarthBound 64 was cancelled

 

[RadiantRebel]

I still have hopes for Snake and Lucas making it in the next smash.

 

[TheRage]

I still have hopes for Snake and Lucas making it in the next smash.

And Ness too, right?