Smash Brothers has always been about the past, present and future of Nintendo. Most of us are stuck on the Past aspect. We don't want to let go of AT's, or certain charcaters, or even allow for new characters and direction. When they announce a new Smash we all should have known that we were in for another dose of Past, Present and Future. Honestly I think Brawl is taking a lot of chances with the series. Mario is the Nintendo icon and frankly he seems to still be middle of the road, which is fine if you didn't have other 3rd party icons in the mix. I think Mario needs to represent (new WOW moveset) and stop getting rear naked choked by Snake (it's just not right). The Point most of us seem to be missing is that Nintendo's Past and Present is fairly represented from what we know so far. The Future is not revealed yet is what I am excited about.
As far as characters you know that Sonic and Snake will have more than just stages, but also specific Assist Trophies and items. I really hope that Capcom throws in RYU in honor of the Fighting game that started it all, don't you? I still have hope for Megaman, Viewtiful Joe, The Belmonts, Tails, The Prince of Persia, one of the X-men, and aRobust creat-a-player. I know that is too much to ask for, but this delay and the addition hype from Sonic's addition may be enough to add some of those including online tourneys...
As far as characters you know that Sonic and Snake will have more than just stages, but also specific Assist Trophies and items. I really hope that Capcom throws in RYU in honor of the Fighting game that started it all, don't you? I still have hope for Megaman, Viewtiful Joe, The Belmonts, Tails, The Prince of Persia, one of the X-men, and aRobust creat-a-player. I know that is too much to ask for, but this delay and the addition hype from Sonic's addition may be enough to add some of those including online tourneys...