Neanderthal
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
There's no reason to believe anything isn't a one time deal. The fact is the precedent has been set.And there's no reason to believe a character being included as a favor wasn't a one-time deal.
All just your opinion I guess.The criteria for third-parties getting in this time around will be stricter, and frankly, I think if either third-party character from Brawl gets cut, it'll be Snake. He has flimsy reasoning for being in the game, and Pac-Man's reasoning isn't really much stronger.
Mega Man is a better and far likelier choice for a third-party rep than Pac-Man, I feel, and there are even other Namco characters who would be better choices than the yellow ball.
Also, I'd love to see Sora in this game, though I'd much rather have Roxas, even as a costume.
But you could almost as easily argue that they might be MORE open to third parties this time.
They have competition this time with Playstation All Stars (who used an almost entirely third party cast) which could encourage them into getting their hands on certain 3rd parties before Sony does!