lol this is more of a megaton than the other megaton. Well played Tbone

SF is the biggest 2D fighter of last generation so it certainly has a big fanbase, but would one character make them jump to Smash Bros? No, because people are playing SF because its SF, not because of one character.

Not that i disagree with you, but you wont believe some people that wont/would play a game if said character isnt/is in the game.

I do agree with SF part, not going to get waves of SF fans aboard but it definitely can grab a few. TBH i see it the other way more, SSB fans that end up like Ryu if in SSB might give SF a shot. 

SSB did this with FE, and my brother jumped on the classic megaman train after his reveal in SSB :p

Nintendo will just make alot of money off of Ryu. I mean they are making more money from Megaman than Capcom is :p

Some people here don't see the reality. 1. Ryu is a HUGE character, worldwide! He is one of the most recognised and loved videogame characters of all times! He's even known outside the gaming (and movie) world. Ryu is basically Mario of the fighting genre. 2. Ryu IS very much connected to Nintendo. The SNES was the most important factor to make Street Fighter II a big name (although it was already famous in the arcades and also the later Megadrive version was well received but without the SNES it definitely wouldn't be THAT big). In return, it was a major factor to sell the SNES.

Isn't Mario the most iconic BECAUSE of Smash Bros?

If that doesn't count because its a crossover then surely it is Pikachu via the partial release of Pokken in arcades in Japan.

:p

Epic and Megaton have no meaning anymore. They have been used too often for too much.

Pretty sure more Nintendo fans hold Mega Man in a higher regard than Street Fighter...

I can't imagine this being a good thing other than a increase in support from Capcom for Nintendo systems. If this happens, then including Ryu in Smash is a godsend.

Hopefully that means Monster Hunter 4 on Wii U.

It wont. Capcom has made it very clear that the only thing they will support is the WiiU VC. Mega Man in Smash was to sell old Mega Man games.

thats your opinion and honestly it means little. It did get decent adverstiment, what it was supposed to get the same treatment that the MAIN Street Fighter games get? Or the Marvel Vs Capcom series Marvel being THE brand in this day an age. Tatsunoko which no one in the west knows about and lucky if they eve recongnize G-Force/Gatchaman.  IMHO it was kind of a weird throwaway game. They made there money since it was just an easy translation and not that expensive to make. IMHO Mvs.3 and SSS4 were better but thats just me. Not to mention that it released on a system that isnt really fighting game friendly, in terms of reception and sales. Smash being the sole exception.

no it wont, thats not how this works. THe games play way too differently to really effect each other sales.