You know, I have read some comments regarding characters likely for DLC, and well, I'd like to take a look at Monster Hunter again and take a shot at it.
+There's many MH games that have been on Nintendo systems, the latest one being MH Gen Ultimate from this August (well technically earlier in JP under the name XX (Double Cross))
+We already got Rathalos in the game as a boss and AT, and likely a stage that looks like Ancestral Steppe.
+We already have playable Capcom characters in Smash via Mega Man, Ryu and recently Ken, so it's safe to say another Capcom character in Smash is perhaps possible as DLC.
Neutral: It might be good for marketing "if" another MH game is being announced or coming on the Switch soon.
Neutral?: The series is highly popular in JP; not sure how popular it is in the West. But similar to the above, this could improve marketing in JP, I think...?
Neutral: MH was been a playable character in MvCi, not that it matters at all, except what to think of what a possible moveset could look like.
Neutral: Smash 4's Rathian/Rathalos Mii costumes.
-Sadly not a commonly wanted character, though that probably doesn't matter much since Nintendo's picking the DLC.
-Similar to above, MH is a character very likely to be overshadowed by other choices.
-Considering each DLC is a bundle of a character, stage, and music (I think?), we technically already have the "stage", at least I assume the place where Rathalos is seen in is a stage, there'd have to be another MH stage, which is not likely to happen at all.
I may give MH's chances 40-50%.
Sorry if some info is wrong or not. It's my first time doing one of these things, plus it seemed like something I could participate in. Plus as one who wants MH to be playable, I'm really hoping that this character was chosen. At this point, I probably give MH's chances better than KI Medusa, unless Sakurai bias is still around.