Board Thread:Off-Topic/@comment-5398529-20130628172236/@comment-5400298-20130703002115

I'm going to do a slight analysis now.

So, it's been confirmed or highly hinted that the exact same number of characters in Brawl (counting varians, = 40) shall be in the next games.

Three characters have been added, so this naturally means three are GONE?

Now let's see.

Toon Link is gone, but they're going to refill the gap to keep one of the most important franchises of Nintendo at 4, Ghirahim? Sheik becoming seperate? Leading on from this, wouldn't it make sense for the Kirby series to get a 4th character? If so, this means that four are added and four are gone (with TL).

We know Ike is probably going to go and many speculate Wolf will too, but they'd be replace with the new protaganist of Fire Emblem and Krystal.

The following characters we know that won't be removed are: all of the veterans not confirmed, all of the Mario series characters + Yoshi, all of the Zelda series characters not before mentioned, Dedede, Meta KNight, Falco, Olimar, MG&W, Lucas and we KNOW Pit is in.

Lucario and Pokemon Trainer if removed/edited, will be replaced of course, so nothing there to look at.

So who's left?

Wario, Diddy, R.O.B., Sonic and Snake.

With the 3rd party problems, it's highly likely Snake and Sonic will go - but with Sega and Nintendo's partnerships Sonic may stay.

I don't see them removing Diddy and the new DK Game pretty much keeps that confirmed.

R.O.B. and Wario were not very much at demand and many WANT them gone (why would anyone want them gone, though?).

Ice Climbers have been in two of the games now so they most likely won't be removed.

If they DO add a fourth Kirby character this probably means Wario, R.O.B., Sonic and Snake are all gone. If they don't, Sonic is the probable choice and if not - Wario and R.O.B. are liable to returning

BUT DID YOU JUST WASTED YOUR TIME READING ALL THIS HOR HOR HOR?

Really, anything could happen: we can speculate, but it all comes down to Nintendo. Best just to wait and see what happens.