well lets see here:
Megaman:
moveset-wise:
-has his trusty megabuster,
-over 100 unique weapons to choose from
-can steal powers
-can use his helpers like rush, beat, and eddie.
iconic-ness:
-has over 100 games.
-is one of the most recognizable figures in gaming, along with mario and link.
-has been around for over 20 years.
-is one of the most best-selling game franchises of all time
-is the mascot of one of the biggest 3rd party companies today.
relation with nintendo:
-capcom and nintendo are on very good terms(they let capcom make ZELDA games for petes sake)
-classic megaman has only had 2 games to not be on nintendo consoles.(not counting SEGA consoles, which would bring it to 4)
Popularity is smash:
-megaman is a very highly wanted character, in both europe, japan, and america, often ranking high in top brawl character wishlists.
-Sakurai has expressed intrest in megaman
-had 2 mentions on the poll.
-capcom and the brawl team at least seem to be on some relations with eachother, since kenji inafune keeps on being hush-hush on every question for megaman's inclusion in SSBB.
Pac-man:
Moveset-wise:
-waka waka waka......
-can roll up into a ball and charge......
-......I'm all out, someone help me here.
iconic-ness:
-the original pacman is one of the most iconic games of all time.
-however, his less-than positively recieved pacman land games have made him a bit hated in the eyes of modern gamers
relation with nintendo:
-namco is on good relations with nintendo
-namco allowed a nintendo character to appear in one of thier games (even if it wasn't a pacman game)
popularity in smash:
-pacman supporters are a minority everywhere.
-matter of fact, pacman is perhaps one of the most hated possible brawl choices out there.
-in the west, people desire namco reps like soul calibur characters, or loyd irving from the tales games, over pacman.
-in japan, people much desire Klonoa or a tales character over Pacman
-Rank zero times on the poll.....
I think the winner here is obvious.......
*points at that running 8-bit sprite in his sig*
then again, nothing says they can't both be in......
