Gamingboy
Smash Lord
I haven't really found many predictions as to what stages will be in the game. I think this is because A: Characters certainly affect the game more and B: It's harder, since there are more stages/areas/worlds/cities/whatever in Nintendo history then Characters.
I'm going to give it a try though.
Key:
*Means it was already confirmed when I first posted this, on 9-30-07
!Means it was confirmed later
$Means I simply no longer think it will be in
<> means it was not on my list but was confirmed
%Means it has been deconfirmed
?Means semi unconfirmed
+Means it has been semi confirmed (in Subspace Emissary or another mode, but unknown if it's an actual stage in vs.)
Also, like my character list, these are what I think will be in, not neccessarily what I want. It's based on logical guesses, rumors, music updates and others.
Melee had 29 total.
By franchise:
SMASH FRANCHISE
Battlefield*
Arena/Final Destination+
Subspace (final boss stage of "Subspace Emissary" name is speculation)
(3 total, 1 confirmed, 1 semi-confirmed)
Mario (and non-DK spin-offs)
Delfino Plaza*
Yoshi's Island*
"Mario Circuit"*
Warioware*
Bowser's Castle
Luigi's Mansion
Mushroom Kingdom (similar, but slightly different, to the other MK stages)
(7 total, 4 confirmed. Also, the Mushroom Kingdom II stage from SSBM is a classic stage, as is Yoshi's Island from 64)
Donkey Kong
Rumble Falls*
Kongo Jungle (similar to first two, but different)
(2 total, 1 confirmed. Jungle Japes from SSBM is a classic stage)
ZELDA
Bridge of Eldin*
Sacred Grove/Temple of Time from LoZ:TP (this is where OoT melody would play, as that is the area of TP where there are several allusions both musically and visually to OoT)
Zora's Domain
(3 total, 1 confirmed.)
Pokemon
Pokemon Stadium 2*
Sinnoh Battle Frontier
(2 total, 1 confirmed, also, Pokemon Stadium 1 would be a classic stage)
Kirby
Halberd*
Fountain of Dreams II (similar to original Fountain of Dreams)
(2 total, 1 confirmed. Also, Dream Land 64 is a classic stage)
STAR FOX
Lylat Cruise*
Planet Venom
(2 total, 1 confirmed)
Fire Emblem
Castle Siege*
(1 total, 1 confirmed)
Kid Icarus
Skyworld*
(1 total, 1 confirmed.)
METROID
Brinstar
SR-388
Phaaze
(3 total, none confirmed.... yet)
Earthbound/Mother Series
New Pork City (mother 3)
Magicant (Mother 1 and 2)
(2 total, none confirmed.... yet)
Other Nintendo Franchises
Smashville*
Icicle Mountain II (similar to original Icicle Mountain)
Mute City II (similar to original Mute City)
The Ring (Punch-out and others)
Pikmin Planet
(5 total, 1 confirmed. Flat World is a classic)
Third Party
Helipad (MGS)*
Green Hill Zone (Sonic)
Doctor Light's Lab (Megaman)
(3 total, 1 confirmed)
Returning Stages
Mushroom Kingdom II from SSBM
Jungle Japes from SSBM
Pokemon Stadium from SSBM
Dream Land from SSB64
Flat World from SSBM
Yoshi's Island from SSB64
(6 total, none confirmed, nor do I think any will be before release)
Overall, it's 39 total. Seems like a reasonable number.
I'm going to give it a try though.
Key:
*Means it was already confirmed when I first posted this, on 9-30-07
!Means it was confirmed later
$Means I simply no longer think it will be in
<> means it was not on my list but was confirmed
%Means it has been deconfirmed
?Means semi unconfirmed
+Means it has been semi confirmed (in Subspace Emissary or another mode, but unknown if it's an actual stage in vs.)
Also, like my character list, these are what I think will be in, not neccessarily what I want. It's based on logical guesses, rumors, music updates and others.
Melee had 29 total.
By franchise:
SMASH FRANCHISE
Battlefield*
Arena/Final Destination+
Subspace (final boss stage of "Subspace Emissary" name is speculation)
(3 total, 1 confirmed, 1 semi-confirmed)
Mario (and non-DK spin-offs)
Delfino Plaza*
Yoshi's Island*
"Mario Circuit"*
Warioware*
Bowser's Castle
Luigi's Mansion
Mushroom Kingdom (similar, but slightly different, to the other MK stages)
(7 total, 4 confirmed. Also, the Mushroom Kingdom II stage from SSBM is a classic stage, as is Yoshi's Island from 64)
Donkey Kong
Rumble Falls*
Kongo Jungle (similar to first two, but different)
(2 total, 1 confirmed. Jungle Japes from SSBM is a classic stage)
ZELDA
Bridge of Eldin*
Sacred Grove/Temple of Time from LoZ:TP (this is where OoT melody would play, as that is the area of TP where there are several allusions both musically and visually to OoT)
Zora's Domain
(3 total, 1 confirmed.)
Pokemon
Pokemon Stadium 2*
Sinnoh Battle Frontier
(2 total, 1 confirmed, also, Pokemon Stadium 1 would be a classic stage)
Kirby
Halberd*
Fountain of Dreams II (similar to original Fountain of Dreams)
(2 total, 1 confirmed. Also, Dream Land 64 is a classic stage)
STAR FOX
Lylat Cruise*
Planet Venom
(2 total, 1 confirmed)
Fire Emblem
Castle Siege*
(1 total, 1 confirmed)
Kid Icarus
Skyworld*
(1 total, 1 confirmed.)
METROID
Brinstar
SR-388
Phaaze
(3 total, none confirmed.... yet)
Earthbound/Mother Series
New Pork City (mother 3)
Magicant (Mother 1 and 2)
(2 total, none confirmed.... yet)
Other Nintendo Franchises
Smashville*
Icicle Mountain II (similar to original Icicle Mountain)
Mute City II (similar to original Mute City)
The Ring (Punch-out and others)
Pikmin Planet
(5 total, 1 confirmed. Flat World is a classic)
Third Party
Helipad (MGS)*
Green Hill Zone (Sonic)
Doctor Light's Lab (Megaman)
(3 total, 1 confirmed)
Returning Stages
Mushroom Kingdom II from SSBM
Jungle Japes from SSBM
Pokemon Stadium from SSBM
Dream Land from SSB64
Flat World from SSBM
Yoshi's Island from SSB64
(6 total, none confirmed, nor do I think any will be before release)
Overall, it's 39 total. Seems like a reasonable number.