You do realize that that's not my prediction roster right? Those are characters I legitimately think have a good shot at getting in, based more on likelihood than actual want, hence why characters like Mii and Dixie Kong are on there. My actual roster is underneath, in the dropdown box. And with regards to Zoroark and Lyn, Zoroark makes the roster due to being the most likely new Pokemon character, and Lyn doesn't make the roster due to her being old hat compared to Chrom and Roy, both of whom overshadow her in popularity, support, and importance. Sure, she may have been an Assist Trophy in Brawl, but I feel pretty confident in saying that she's not being promoted from that position any time soon. However, she IS probably the next character in line after Roy and Chrom, but unless Sakurai decides to really go out on a limb and give us 5 FE characters, it's not gonna happen. 4 FE characters is pushing the limit as is.
Roy appeared in FE6 and SSBM, both of which came out before FE7. Lyn appeared in FE7 and Brawl. How is Lyn "and old hat" compared Roy? I don't follow?
Imo, Chrom is pretty much guaranteed a spot, the final one (if we get one) boils down to either Roy or Lyn.
Xenosaga seems very unlikely as the demand for anything from them is low. and as far as God Eater is concerned, I've never heard of it so im just googling it now, that looks like a series known on Playstation systems so thats very unlikely if not impossible.
Tekken and Soul Calibur at least have some things that work in their favor. everyone knows about these series. Even if a person hasn't played them, even a casual gamer has at least heard of these games and can recognize a few of the characters.
My problem with those two series is that they are better known on Xbox and Playstation games. though they have been Nintendo platforms before, they are just better known on different platforms.
Pac-Man may be boring but you can't deny that he is an icon, he's highly recognizable, his appearence doesn't offend anyone (i.e moms, women etc), he does have enough skills to make a very balanced moveset, has had a stronger relationship with Nintendo than most of these other series suggested, and he fits in better than most the other characters.
How does the opinion of moms and feminazis influence what character gets a spot in a Nintendo Fighting game? The game isn't exactly marketed to Soccer Moms you know. So who gives if a flying **** if their offended.
God Eater, launched on PSP, however, the only chance Alisa has (which is basically 0) is because she appears in a crossover fighting game on the 3DS. It's quite the popular series in Japan. It's like the LOLSODEEP and EDGY Monster Hunter. Not a bad game over all, I recommend it.
On the topic of Tekken, SC and Xenosaga. You need to remove that western Bias. Those series are the most widely recognized, but with these predictions I notice everyone makes strong claims without stopping to think of how strong or popular a series may be in the East. Being popular and reconizable in the West alone does not guarantee a spot, this goes for both, franchises and characters. In fact, if anything, I'd say Japan has a stronger voice than the West. So, if we look at it that way Xenosaga has a good a shot as the other two.
I agree on Pacman having the highest chance, although I'd rather not see him.
Anyone expecting Wreck-It-Ralph to influence any kind of executive decision needs to think again. We're talking about two different spheres that have little to do with the other outside of small cameos in an animated film. Apples and oranges.
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Glad to know at least a few people around here still have an ounce of common sense. A bland movie about video games that only children and losers are going to watch will not influence the chances of Smash Bros characters. The movie will come out, people will watch it, and forget about it. It's not a blockbuster, it's not anything big really. There have been plenty of other vidya movies before. SSB4 is still a couple years away at the least, so a Winter flop doesn't mean **** in the long run.