So I'm taking a shower and I'm doing a bit of thinking about SSB4 related stuff;
after thinking about I came to the conclusion that Ike MAY not be going anywhere for SSB4.
Here was my train of thought:
Sakurai said that the stages on the 3DS/hand-held and Wii U/home-console version will be tailored to that platform.
Fire Emblem: Awakening has already debuted as a 3DS exclusive stage. Which means the Wii U most likely won't be receiving an Awakening stage.
In order for Fire Emblem to get a stage on the Wii U/home-console version, they would need to have a home-console installment.
There are only two Fire Emblem games (That I know of) that have been on the consoles: Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
Fire Emblem would now be able to have a stage on the home-console version of SSB4 under the Radiant Saga (I just made that up, idk if that is a real thing) theme.
And who appeared in both versions?
I think it would be weird to have a stage from a character's game and not have any of the main characters playable. Yes, that has happened in past Smash games, but seeing how Ike already has an existing moveset, it may help his chances out even more.
What do you think? Is this a good reason? Has this been discussed already? Or am I just over-thinking **** in the shower?