Sakurai really doesn't like the idea of putting other FG characters in Smash

Source: Nintendo Everything (via GoNintendo)

The biggest feature we look at in Smash Bros. is, What does this character bring to Smash Bros. that other characters dont? If you look at someone from a fighting game already, and people like fighting with this character, from my point of view, its like this guy does what this guy already does. He fills the role that this character already has. So while you may like this character and hes interesting, that doesnt really merge well, here.

Well, there goes any chance of a Soul Calibur character being guest starred. :(

I mean, I know Sonic, Snake, and Mega Man were in fighting games prior (Respectively: Sonic the Fighters, Dream Mix TV, and Marvel vs Capcom 1/2), but they originated from other genres (Mega Man and Sonic being from platformers, while Snake is from Stealth-Action), so there is no irony in what he's saying.

Thoughts?

Good. The whole novelty of Smash is seeing people who don't usually beat the hell out of other characters, go and beat the hell out of other characters. I call it the "Heihachi in Soulcalibur 2 syndrome"

Besides, plenty of other Namco characters would fit the roster better. Pac-man is the easy one. darkspineslayer

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"]Good. The whole novelty of Smash is seeing people who don't usually beat the hell out of other characters, go and beat the hell out of other characters. I call it the "Heihachi in Soulcalibur 2 syndrome"

Besides, plenty of other Namco characters would fit the roster better. Pac-man is the easy one. nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"]Good. The whole novelty of Smash is seeing people who don't usually beat the hell out of other characters, go and beat the hell out of other characters. I call it the "Heihachi in Soulcalibur 2 syndrome"

Besides, plenty of other Namco characters would fit the roster better. Pac-man is the easy one. darkspineslayer

First of all, other fighting game characters in Super Smash Bros. is a stupid idea.  It's supposed to be a Nintendo museum and featuring guest characters adds some cool novelty here and there, but adding a fighting game character is dumb.

Also, Spawn > Link > Heihachi.

Also Xbox > GameCube > PS2 for the quality of the game.

Also Xbox=PS2 > GameCube for how smoothly the game controlled.  Cuz that GameCube Dpad was just way too tiny and those buttons made no sense in a traditional fighting game.  Still, the Xbox version of Soul Calibur II was the best playing one with the best guest character.

What's the point of removing characters though?

First of all, other fighting game characters in Super Smash Bros. is a stupid idea.  It's supposed to be a Nintendo museum and featuring guest characters adds some cool novelty here and there, but adding a fighting game character is dumb.

Also, Spawn > Link > Heihachi.

Also Xbox > GameCube > PS2 for the quality of the game.

Also Xbox=PS2 > GameCube for how smoothly the game controlled.  Cuz that GameCube Dpad was just way too tiny and those buttons made no sense in a traditional fighting game.  Still, the Xbox version of Soul Calibur II was the best playing one with the best guest character.

NeonNinja

[QUOTE="NeonNinja"]

First of all, other fighting game characters in Super Smash Bros. is a stupid idea.  It's supposed to be a Nintendo museum and featuring guest characters adds some cool novelty here and there, but adding a fighting game character is dumb.

Also, Spawn > Link > Heihachi.

Also Xbox > GameCube > PS2 for the quality of the game.

Also Xbox=PS2 > GameCube for how smoothly the game controlled.  Cuz that GameCube Dpad was just way too tiny and those buttons made no sense in a traditional fighting game.  Still, the Xbox version of Soul Calibur II was the best playing one with the best guest character.

darkspineslayer

Link is a cool character, but he just wasn't as fun to play as Spawn was.

I think a lot of people is missing the point. mega man is in the game not because of demand. its because he is from that era of gaming that changed gaming forever. why in the hell would a soul calibur character be in the game ?. this isn't the first time Namco helped Nintendo with a game. Namco also does the Mario kart arcade games. the only fighter characters that has a chance of making in a smash game is a street fighter 1 character but it wont happen this time due to mega man being in the game. ya know damn well ya don't want smash to become a full Capcom cameo gameJunsei

Oh and I call bull crap on why Mega Man was in. When Brawl came out, it was highly requested to put him in the next game, so I have no doubt that played a part of it. Being from the same era makes no sense unless there's another part of a legacy and like Solid Snake (even though Kojima wanted to see him in Melee) and Sonic before him, Mega Man always had a legacy on Nintendo systems, so it makes sense on why they're in.

[QUOTE="Junsei"]I think a lot of people is missing the point. mega man is in the game not because of demand. its because he is from that era of gaming that changed gaming forever. why in the hell would a soul calibur character be in the game ?. this isn't the first time Namco helped Nintendo with a game. Namco also does the Mario kart arcade games. the only fighter characters that has a chance of making in a smash game is a street fighter 1 character but it wont happen this time due to mega man being in the game. ya know damn well ya don't want smash to become a full Capcom cameo gamenintendoboy16

Oh and I call bull crap on why Mega Man was in. When Brawl came out, it was highly requested to put him in the next game, so I have no doubt that played a part of it. Being from the same era makes no sense unless there's another part of a legacy and like Solid Snake (even though Kojima wanted to see him in Melee) and Sonic before him, Mega Man always had a legacy on Nintendo systems, so it makes sense on why they're in.