Whats with the chrom hate? I understand how f*****g useless he is in his game (unless maxed out, and then he still sucks in comparison with lucina) He is still extremely likely no matter how you cut
Chrom is likely if not anything.. god knows what sakurai will do.....
I don't hate Chrom at all. I think he's cool. Well, he's kinda bland, but honestly blandness is a staple of FE lords.
I just also happen to think there are several better FE reps than him and that he doesn't offer anything 'new' that existing characters already have to offer.
Either way the character in smash is usually the latest one (excluding marth as he is a veteran)
You can't really form a reliable pattern by viewing just 2 points. If we could, with your logic I could say that 'Starfox will almost certainly get 4 character slots in Smash 4'.
Also it doesn't really work since Roy didn't even exist until after Melee came out. So technically, again using your logic, I could just as easily say that an FE newcomer for Smash 4 will be from a game that hasn't been released yet.
Sakurai asks intelligent systems what FE character.
We don't know that for sure. I'm sure he talks to them about it, but I doubt he takes their word as law. And even then there's no guarantee Intelligent Systems would even RECOMMEND Chrom. They seem to have more of a soft spot for Lucina, to be quite honest. Heck, if they're planning to remake FE6 like they've been wanting to, they could easily tell Sakurai to bring back Roy.
Or who knows. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they mentioned Anna or even Robin either.
Not a matter of if sakurai loves it, FE13 is doing better than almost all the others have done. It has amazing reviews and has a ton of sales.
Sales arguments for moot for FE reps because Ike got into Brawl and BOTH his games sold pretty poorly.
And yes, if Sakurai loves it, it most certainly becomes a factor. He has sooooo much bias when it comes to making game decisions that it's pretty damn evident. I'm sure plenty of others would agree with me on this if you believe me.
Don't think for a second that chrom won't be in. He is the main character in one of the best selling fire emblems to date. With that success, we may get lucina and chrom. Marth will probably in it.
You shouldn't be thinking Chrom will definitely be in. I already said that sales don't matter, and even if we went purely by sales, then Lyn/Hector should have higher chances than Chrom by your standards.
And I still laugh that you say that Marth will 'probably' be in. He's by FAR the most likely FE character to get in. Leagues over Ike, Chrom, Roy, Lucina, Robin, AND Anna combined.
Ike/Chrom/Roy/Lucina/Robin/Anna/Lyn all have chances to get into Smash 4, and any of them could just as easily be left out. Like I said, I honestly feel it comes down to Sakurai's bias when choosing between them.
That being said, I feel 3 FE reps are extremely likely for Smash 4, and I don't see 4 reps out of the realm of possibility either.