GENO IS A NINTENDO OWNED CHARACTER.
Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga begs to argue. He's a Mario character who stared Super MArio RPG, but he's Square Enix-owned. If Sakurai DOESN'T go out of his way for Mega Man anyways, why will he go for a minor character who has no popularity compared to Mega Man for a third party spot=??? Square Enix would have HAD TO approach Sakurai, if that were the case. Also, Sakurai is obviously not a idiot, and obviously would have asked Mega Man to join the Super Smash Bros. Brawl roster-the ultimate fighting game of all-time, uniting all-stars in one area to fight for the win. Mega Man is the only obvious choice, and if Sakurai choses another character, he is GOING AGAINST THE FANS! He's making it for the fans, not the minorities only. It's not a ALL-STAR 3rd party Brawl without Mega Man, period.
Anyway, Megaman has been with Ninty since the beginning and is insanely popular in Japan. Its a no brainer really, and on the level of leaving Link out of Brawl.
LOL. It's as bad as Smash without Donkey Kong. o_O Mega Man is only the first real 3rd party character that Nintendo launched into a SUPER STAR! Am I the ONLY ONE who remembers Mega Man 7 on the SNES and how big it was=??? And the 2nd was the biggest, anyways!
Choosing non-populairst votes is for Nintendo franchises only, Sakurai.