I am sooooooo relieved that Corneria is back. That was by far my favorite stage in Melee. I hope that, in the event that stages from the 64 version are playable as well, the Dreamland 64 and Pokemon stages from the original are present.
Also, despite what a lot of others think of it, the DK stage with all of the multi-tiered platforms (and the barrel underneath) from Melee was one of my favorites. I hope that one comes back too.
I second that. Corneria is definitely my favorite Melee stage, but I'm still a sucker for Sector Z. You can never have too many Great Fox Stages. (Actually, I take that back. Venom.... now that was one stage too many.)
All the characters won't be released on DOJO before Brawl comes out. The starting roster will. Once Brawl is out, we'll gradually receive character updates.
I wouldn't expect more than 1 more character update before Brawl is out, and it will probably be someone we already assumed (Ganondorf, or Cpt. Falcon probably).
I suppose that's a possibility. Frankly, I'd be happy to see a Luigi confirmation at this point.
Well, if you were really trying to jab Wiseguy (which I don't endorse), you'd be hoping that Marth was a hidden character. That way, he'd inflate his ego with all of the "haha's" and "told you so's", and all of the sudden he unlocks Marth.
Marth is Wiseguy's 'WTF?' character.
Wiseguy: "MARTH?! IN BRAWL?!!?! WHAT INSANITY IS THIS?!!!?!"
After all the times my prior predictions have been shot down (Sonic, Ice Climbers, now probably Megaman) I wouldn't be surprised. Still, I advise you to keep in mind that even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Just read this for the very first time, and I think you have those 36 characters nailed pretty well! Despite how cool I think Takamaru is, I highly doubt he will be playable. I love Megaman, I just don't think he should be in Brawl. No, not because I'm making reference to his creator who blatantly said he wasn't in, but because he isn't that iconic, and his games have downright SUCKED for the past 3-4 years.
Pac-Man, Bomberman, e.c.t I wouldn't want either because Bomberman isn't iconic and Pac-Man in 3-D=worst 2D-3D transition EVER! Simon Belmont has very low odds. I LOVE Kingdom Hearts, but if he got in, you couldn't add Disney characters right?
The above list of 36= near perfect. Maybe you should add Lucario to the other possiblities...maybe. Oh, and there will CERTAINLY be an AC rep!
The fact that noone would see Takamaru coming is exactly why he would be a perfect surprise character, me thinks.
I think most would agree that Megaman is pretty iconic. Although his games may not have been that great lately, he still holds a place in gamer's hearts from his older games from yesteryear - much like Pacman and Sonic.
I think too many people underestimate Belmont's chances (if I could edit one thing I would replace Megaman with Belmont) seeing how he is owned by Konami and was on Sakurai's poll. As for Disney characters, it's only an issue if they originated in a movie or cartoon instead of a videogame series. Besides, I'm pretty sure Sora is a Square Enix character.
I could see Lucario replacing Mewtwo or Jiggs (hopefully both, in my opinion) but I elected to aire on the side of caution.
I'm not too sure about an AC rep. They could put in a Villager to go with Smashville (best stage ever, by the way) but that would mean including someone like Dr Kawasaki from Brain Age to go with the Picochat stage as well. That used to be my prediction and people were.... not pleased.
Thanks for sharing your opinions, Rhubarbo. I'm glad you enjoyed reading my predictions.