Don't get me wrong, I think the 35 char roster we have is great. And yes, I am assuming its real as the vertical stacking of francise characters just makes way way too much sense to not be true. Still, I was hoping for just a little bit more. But being that Sakurai is a master of mind games, what if he included another row of characters that would only be unlocked after a certain date, like the estimated European release date. 0 likehood of course, but what would your picks be? They have to match up according to theme from the mock up, so...
1 - Main mario game character
2 - Mario Spin-off char
3 - Legend of Zelda char
4 - Sole representative of a franchise
5 - Kirby or Cutesy char
6 - Star Fox char
7 - Pokemon
8 - Fire Emblem/Mother char
9 - WTF or 3rd party
For a combination of what I want + realistic option, I'd go with
Bowser Jr
Paper Mario
Midna
Ray 01
Animal Crossing Villager
Krystal
MewTwo
Miciah
Simon Belmont
1 - Main mario game character
2 - Mario Spin-off char
3 - Legend of Zelda char
4 - Sole representative of a franchise
5 - Kirby or Cutesy char
6 - Star Fox char
7 - Pokemon
8 - Fire Emblem/Mother char
9 - WTF or 3rd party
For a combination of what I want + realistic option, I'd go with
Bowser Jr
Paper Mario
Midna
Ray 01
Animal Crossing Villager
Krystal
MewTwo
Miciah
Simon Belmont