So a lot of people over at the character prediction discussion thread are saying there won't be semi-clones because Sakurai is focusing on such unique characters like Rosalina, Mega Man, and Wii Fit Trainer.
Does anybody understand this? Because if I recall correctly, Melee started out with reveals of a duo character which was brand new, a swapping character which was brand new, and Bowser and Peach who arguably unique in a game with 5 clone additions. Then Brawl started off with Snake, Zero Suit Samus, Meta Knight, and Pokemon Trainer which all introduced something new and had 3 semi-clone additions.
Why all of the sudden is having unique newcomers revealed early (which is perfectly normal and happened in every installment) suddenly suggest that there's probably not going to be semi-clones? This is nothing new so why is this suppose to suggest something different?
People always try to convince themselves there won't be semi-clones. So they can have those "shoe-in" characters they are so biased about. Because clones are always low priority...