This one goes out to all of you guys freaking out that characters like Jigglypuff, Captain Falcon and Ness were not announced in last week's Smash Bros. Direct.
CALM DOWN
So far, 23 veterans (21 considering the split of Samus and Zero Suit as well as Sheik and Zelda) have been confirmed as well as 6 newcomers. With a total of 29 characters, that is still 6 characters less than the roster seen in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. And who's to say that Smash Bros. 4 won't have an even bigger roster? With at least 2 months before we can expect the 3DS version to be released, that is still plenty of time for future reveals of characters.
But here's another idea: What if, for once, a modern videogame is NOT trying to spoil every single detail before players have a chance to play the game? Looking back at SSB and Melee, there were plenty of newcomers and veterans alike who were unlock-able hidden characters.
I do agree, there are some characters whose return is questionable or unlikely, but I feel that the majority of characters will make a return:
Very Likely:
N64 Veterans
- Jigglypuff, Captain Falcon, and Ness are all veterans who were unlockable characters along with Luigi since the beginning (Except for Ness and Falcon in Melee).
Melee Veterans
- Falco: Fox is currently the only representative of his universe.
- Ice Climbers: Despite some similarity to Rosalina, the Ice Climbers are veterans that have quite a following.
- Ganondorf: Currently Bowser and DeDeDe are the only antagonistic characters in the roster and I doubt they would leave out a 3rd bad guy.
Somewhat Likely:
- Lucas: Lucas was a well received character and gave an alternate to Ness.
- Wario: With Waluigi returning as an assist trophy and Ashley added as a new assist trophy, Wario could return although the number of primary and secondary Mario characters is getting very large.
- Fire Emblem character: Perhaps Ike with return, perhaps another character will get his turn to stand in rotation next to Marth
No Guarantee:
- Snake: As a 3rd party character, one would have expected his return to have be announced along with Sonic and Mega Man. Also, Metal Gear Solid creator, Hideo Kojima, was quoted saying "I'm not working on that game so I don't know, but I don't think that's likely," said Kojima. "Well, if Mr. Sakurai is watching this, please use Snake."
- Mr. Game & Watch: While a classic Nintendo Icon, he's a bit of an awkward character. It is also worth noting that a lot of his fighting mechanics can be seen in the newcomer Villager.
- R.O.B: A more obscure fighter that was moderately received but was not super popular either.
- Meta Knight: Between his "banning" in major tournaments and unbalanced criticisms, he may not be included just to avoid having to heavily nerf him.
- Wolf: Fox, Falco, and Wolf are all pretty similar characters and I feel that he may not be the most important character to return if Nintendo had to cap the number of characters.
Whelp, those are my 2 cents. Let me know what you think!
The biggest bit of news, however, was the announcement of a new Wii U accessory: The Gamecube Controller Adapter. Hardcore fans of Melee and Brawl who were very upset with the Wii U's lack of GameCube controller ports will be happy to discover this solution to their Smash Bros. concerns. It's just a teaser so far, but one can predict that the adapter will plug into a Wii U USB port and all for wired gaming (and as a result reduce any input lag).
