I agree that I'd prefer Ivysaur and Squirtle to stay as they are, but if they had to choose between evolving them or cutting them I'd say EVOLVE! Still I don't think they'll make it. Pokemon and Animal Crossing are my favorite Nintendo properties but I can imagine the hate from people who aren't fans if they got 7-8 characters. Although I do argue Pokemon has so much potential it justifies it.

I love Villager though! I've been playing New Leaf nearly every single day since release so I'm so glad he got in. I think Animal Crossing definitely were due a character slot considering its solidified itself as one of Nintendo's top brands. I think they've managed to make him look really unique and fun so that excites me! Seriously, nothing has excited me for a video game more then that little reveal cut scene of Villager getting a letter in the first trailer since Bayonetta 2's announcement and Mega Venusaur's reveal. I squealed like a little girl!

Of the others, Megaman is cool, but I'm not a Megaman fan so I don't find myself too excited by him, Rosalina is a strange choice but her move-set is awesome, don't care for Pacman, Little Mac is a deserving choice but I'm not a Punch Out! fan, Palutena is honestly to me a bad choice (Kid Icarus currently holding as many slots as Metroid? Don't like) but her move-set actually does look like it justifies her position and Greninja is definitely not my top choice for a Pokemon but once again I do like his move-set a lot.

I also agree about Dark Samus. I felt FOR SURE that either Dark Samus or Ridley would get in, but the implication is that neither are! It seems like a kick in the crotch if Metroid gets no Newcomers and two of the most deserving Smash candidates get delegated to "stage hazard" and "Assist Trophy".

I just don't get no Ridley though. I mean, he is by far the most requested character, he comes from one of Nintendo's biggest franchises (which ironically still only has TWO representatives and they're the same character) and deserves the spot over nearly everyone revealed so far. I can't fathom why they seem so adamant not to please people by putting him in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_H7X77lM4Y

This is why Ridley doesn't get in.

That's a silly reason in a game in which Bowser is a character. There is absolutely nothing that would stop him from being changed to Bowser/Charizard's size, especially considering Ridley's size varies wildly throughout the different games.

I guess it helps that I'm a big fan of Mega Man, Super Mario Galaxy, and Punch Out!! (But alas, I'm not one of the lucky few who has defeated Mike Tyson...), so I'm super hype over Mac, Mega Man, and Rosalina getting added.
I'm kind of disappointed that a franchise that would be dead without Smash Bros, Kid Icarus, has as many representatives as one of their most popular mainstays, but I liked Palutena based on her trailer, so I'm being lenient towards her because she looks like a fun character.

The size argument is bullshit and you know it. Bowser goes from the size of a titan to being able to fit in a go-kart to too big to fit into the Mushroom Kingdom castle, but we're able to make him reasonably sized for Smash Bros, but Ridley goes from the same fucking height as Samus to 3 times her height to just a foot taller, but suddenly in game height matters?
Or how about the foot tall Pikachu standing a head shorter than Mario, or the 6'3 Samus standing as tall as the 5'7 Charizard?

I'll just leave this gem here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygzpiekIzAo

The continuing awesomeness if this game will finally bring me back to Nintendo. I'll finally be joining the next gen consoles exclusively with the Wii U. Always been a massive Smash Bros fan but held out buying the Wii U til it was actually gonna have some real titles, that way I didn't get burnt again like I did with Wii.

Yay, Black Hole Bomb does make an appearance x3

I'm really loving all that Nintendo has added to the game, but I really wish they could find the room to add Wonder Red from the Wonderful 101. The attacks from the game could be easily translated into the Smash Bros style.

That would be a pretty cool addition. I'd be down for that (Or even Viewtiful Joe).

Found the template to make the challenger screens, and well-

https://24.media.tumblr.com/d6230aec...67s6o1_500.jpg