Miss Fit really threw me off yeah, but I knew Wii Fit existed before, if you've ever been in the damn game aisle you're going to see a Balance Board. Just because all the hardcore smashers never even considered her doesn't mean no one has, as some of you have said, you dismissed the notion because the games were casual. A lot of people try to think of strange retro characters that no one would think of, but does anyone take into account the casuals? That's why she was such a surprise to everyone here, but she was still possible to be guessed by just about anyone who tried.
I was expecting the Villager, regardless of what Sakurai said, Animal Crossing is a huge franchise that already had plenty of representation in Brawl, the only thing missing was the playable character himself. Sakurai has already contradicted himself before, so it was no stretch to think he would change his mind again.
I was completely indifferent to Mega Man since I had never played any of his games before, but even I knew that he was the most requested third party, and I was expecting to see him if any other third parties would be added. If Sakurai would delay Brawl and cut veterans just to add Sonic the bloody Hedgehog solely due to his incredibly massive fan demand, don't you think he would pull out all the stops on the next most demanded?
As a few here know, I was doubtful of Little Mac, but then I was an odd man out. He still had high fan demand, which does factor into whether a character is included. A large portion of people were expecting him before the leak, so he hardly helps the leak out by being confirmed.
The moment I learned Namco was working on the game, Pac-Man was the first thing that came to mind. I know I'm in the minority here, but I can't wait to see him in the game, and I'll be a bit sad if he isn't. I still think it's entirely possible that Pac-Man is this game's Snake, getting on on a request from Namco. He was an easy guess, and people were already saying he would get in before the "leak" too.
I never thought Miis would get in, and I definitely don't think they will now. Villager and Miss Fitfills the role they would already, he is almost exactly the same thing as Miis, customize-able and meant to be an extension of the player, rather than a character himself. Some people here are arguing that Miis wouldn't be able to have a good moveset, and that's both a lie and a horrible argument against them in the first place. Miis do have potential for a moveset, but Villager stole just about all of it. All of his regulars are things that Miis could and would have done, from bowling balls, to boxing gloves, even stealing a recovery from a retro character. You might say, "that doesn't matter, we've had clones before!" but take into account that Sakurai is specifically seeking unique characters this time, the roster was already big with Brawl, and the only reason he added clones in Melee was to pad the roster, something he obviously doesn't need to do this time.
Though as a few of you said, yes, it easy to think of this in hindsight, and contemplating all of this before it happened would be absurd. But you need to stop and realize for a moment, each and every one of these characters were plausible in some form, even Miss Fit. As someone posted before, people did bring her up years ago as a joke, even calling her "Wii Fit Trainer," and specifying the female one. Though again you say that it would be almost impossible for one person to come up with all of them, but you don't take into account the fact that we have no idea if it was one person. I could be sitting here with five buddies who all bring up different ideas, you wouldn't know that though because I'm the one posting, he could have had help thinking up that list, it's not impossible at all.
Though as a few of you said, yes, it easy to think of this in hindsight, and contemplating all of this before it happened would be absurd. But you need to stop and realize for a moment, each and every one of these characters were plausible in some form, even Miss Fit. As someone posted before, people did bring her up years ago as a joke, even calling her "Wii Fit Trainer," and specifying the female one. Though again you say that it would be almost impossible for one person to come up with all of them, but you don't take into account the fact that we have no idea if it was one person. I could be sitting here with five buddies who all bring up different ideas, you wouldn't know that though because I'm the one posting, he could have had help thinking up that list, it's not impossible at all.