I think Rayman and Sonic should be the other third party inclusions, since both mascots look to be Wii/DS exclusives for the foreseeable future. It'd be kind of cool to have Pac-Man instead of Rayman, just so the game could claim to feature the 5 best-known VG characters of all-time, with Mario, DK, Pikachu, Sonic and Pac-Man... But then again, Pac-Man would be a retarded character. Diddy Kong I think is the biggest no-brainer of first-party characters not announced. I'd also like to see Dixie. I agree with everyone in the known universe that Ganondorf should be revamped. Dr. Mario, Pichu, Roy and Young Link should all be ditched, and Falco should either be revamped or ditched. All the others should return... Though it appears Sheik may leave and be reborn as Zero-Suit Samus. Ridley would be just about the most badass inclusion possible. King K. Rool would finish a close second. Wait, nevermind. Mii would be the most badass inclusion possible. Toad is the best possibility for a new Mario inclusion. Waluigi, Bowser Jr. and Petey Piranha are dumb choices, folks. I have no idea what new Pokemon will make the cut, but something 4-legged would be awesome. And Mewtwo should be made to not suck. Krystal? Dedede? Someone new from Mother or Fire Emblem or F-Zero? Olimar? The little guitar dog from Animal Crossing? I'd be fine with any of those. Taking away the clones, there were really only 20 movesets in Melee. So hopefully, with clones gone, there are a full 30 characters in Brawl. That would be awesome.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
