Barbasol said:
Ness is one of the original twelve, and the first rep of the Earthbound series. Buuuut, he was supposedly almost cut out of Brawl in sake of Lucas.
No, that was Melee.
finalark said:
Mega Man - 48% (Nintendo and Capcom generally have good relations, but Capcom seems more interested in MS and Sony these days. Its possible, as he is a well known and loved character, but it boils down to if Capcom is willing to let Nintendo use him).
Actually, Capcom-Unity contacted Capcom of Japan to get Mega Man in SSB4. He may very well be on his way (You should follow the SSB4 thread sometimes).
Ness
Although almost cut from Melee, he is part of the original twelve and all of them have been playable in all three games. Unless for some weird reasons they want to cut Ness due to "relevancy" issues that shouldn't interfere with vets, Ness is going to stay. If an Earthbound rep is getting the boot, Lucas is much more likely.
95%
Mega Man
My #1 most wanted character which will not change. Being my favorite video game character and obviously made for fighting, he is IMO, the only truly deserving third-party rep that is not playable yet. I vote
Deserving.
As for likelihood, he is by far the very best shot we have at a third-party character. He is easily the most wanted third-party character (Among the most wanted characters period), highly relevant, and very important to not only Nintendo, but the gaming industry. Unlike Sonic and Snake, he was known to be synonymous with Nintendo and for the most part, remained that way to this day. The best titles from his series are on Nintendo platforms, something that Sony or Microsoft can't brag about, not to mention Capcom and Nintendo have a generally good relationship with each other, being one of the few noticeable supporters of the Gamecube and Wii and among the best during the NES and SNES days. To further seal him as a likely character, there's also the fact that Capcom-Unity contacted to Capcom of Japan to go to Sakurai to discuss about getting The Blue Bomber in which if that turns out to be positive, it results in us getting him.
Unlike other characters, the only thing he has to worry about is Ryu from Street Fighter and possibility of no third-party characters. But even if we lose Snake and/or Sonic, if Sora Ltd. is still accepting of third-party characters, he will probably be in SSB4.
As you can see, Mega Man has a resume so god that he is among the Top 10 most likely potential newcomers for SSB4 period. Only a select few have a better chance of getting in then him. That is extremely impressive and I have much faith he'll be playable. I am proud to give him an...
87.50%
Nominate (Veterans):
Donkey Kong (x5)
Nominate (Newcomers):
Victini (x1)
Saki Amamiya (x1)
Medusa (x1)
Takamaru (x1)
Paper Mario (x1)
I predict 54.20% for Ray.