Some people feel he doesn't deserve it? By comparison, how often has Solid Snake appeared on a Nintendo system? Maybe just a little more than Cloud and Metal Gear Solid 3D wasn't even out when Brawl was released. People need to be a little more open-minded. Cloud is an iconic character in gaming and I'm sure quite a few Smash Bros. players have also played FFVII. Besides, the FFVII remake could very well end up coming to NX as well as PS4.
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