Hi guys, I made an account to share some info with you. The upcoming game Smash Bros is planned to feature about 48 characters, and from what my friend has told me it Sakurai is pushing for 50, but time constraints may not allow that. This has lead Sakurai to think about adding DLC, (free of course) but he really wants to get those last two characters in the game.
All characters are going to return from Brawl. (Snake excluded)
Some assist trophies will not return, but the number is less than 5.
Sakurai is aiming for a total of 15 newcomers, but we may see 13 due to time constraints, but 2 added as DLC.
He (my friend) told me that this is going to be the last Smash Bros game that Sakurai will work on, and that he wants to focus on other projects.
Ridley is not a character in Smash Bros, but Sakurai did consider adding him.
Mewtwo is going to return.
There will be a total of 40 stages on each version.
The game is going through a fast paced development, and will be done by the holiday season of this year. Nintendo is aiming for a November release date.
There will be a playable demo at E3 this year, and my friend told me that we may playable demos at Best Buy again.
There will be another newcomer reveal for next month, although I wasn't told for who.
As you can see, a lot of people's attacks have been buffed. Super Armor has also been added to big characters like Donkey Kong.
Little Mac is not going to be the only character to be given special tilt attack.
To clear confusion, each version will have exclusive trophies, and there will be different models for trophies on each version, as you have seen with Phosphora. (So yes,she will be featured on the 3DS version, but as a different model)
I will post more about Nintendo and their plans for E3 at a later date. Feel free to ask any questions and I will try to answer them when I can.