So out of Street Fighter and MK, KoF was his inspiration? That's new. I mean SNK fighting games like World Heroes, Fatal Fury, Last Blade, etc ruled the 90's. I can't be too surprised.

I'm more hyped for this character than for Ryu. I wonder what stage will get in?

Moves are looking so good! Can't wait!

Gonna give Banjo a try in the meantime.

Sakurai was never against competitive play necessarily. It's just that he felt Melee went too far in the depth side that people just saw it as just another fighting game, where there's a massive barrier to entry to learn to get good. That was never the original intention of Smash though. It was created to be a party fighter that you can take seriously if you want, rather than another hardcore-focused tournament game. Brawl was made the way it was because Sakurai felt a more RNG-focused game would be a good fit for the non-gamer audience of the Wii, as well as the game needing to work with Sideways Wii Remote.

Terry neither angers me or excites me really.
But can people saying you're not a proper gamer if you don't know who Terry Bogard is? Terry seems to have been the biggest in the 90s, and there are so many games out there. King of Fighters isn't exactly a really mainstream game.
A lot of gamers don't play many fighting games. Smash isn't a fighting game in the traditional sense, and it's really the only fighter I ever play.

Only one character I want and I'll buy the game: