Mega Man in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Even before the system ditched the Revolution moniker in favor a name that sounds a little too phallic, the most highly anticipated Nintendo Wii game that had everyone buzzing was Super Smash Bros. Brawl. We were hoping that we’d be super smashing and brother brawling this holiday season, but Nintendo has delayed the release of the popular fighting game until early next year. They say that they’ve got some kinks to iron out and some changes to make; if it means that we get a more complete and ultimately more fun package as a result, then the wait will be worth it.
While characters like Pikachu and Luigi have been Smash Bros. veterans for some time now, the Wii rendition of the franchise introduces a few characters that we probably weren’t expecting in a Nintendo-developed fighter. From Little Mac to Sonic the Hedgehog, it seems like everyone is coming to the party. Heck, even Solid Snake is coming along. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like a certain Capcom icon is making an appearance.
As far as we know, Mega Man will not be included in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, squashing earlier rumors that the hadouken-learning blue dude would be smashing it up with Peach, Bowser, and the rest of the Smash Brothers crew. Keiji Inafune, who many credit to be the “father” of the Blue Bomber, has gone on the record to say:
Well, I really do love Super Smash Bros. It’s a great series…but, Nintendo hasn’t asked me yet if they can use Mega Man in their game. I’m still waiting…we have a little bit of time left, it’s not coming out for another few months. They might get around to asking us if we’d like to put Mega Man in Super Smash Bros. Maybe if somebody from Nintendo is listening to this podcast, they’ll give me a call.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that Mega Man won’t make the cut, but the odds aren’t looking good. Even if he does make it, I seriously hope that they go with the old school Mega Man — pictured above… sort of — rather than the de-helmeted and funky F-Zero-ified renditions that they’ve been pushing out lately.
Source: advancedmn.com
2 Responses to “Mega Man in Super Smash Bros. Brawl”
January 25th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
[...] for SSBB, including favorites like Sonic the Hedgehog. Unfortunately, the shot makes no mention of Mega Man, unless he appears as an Assist Trophy like Little Mac. Of course, the legitimacy of this shot is [...]
January 25th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Actually, It isn’t megaman who learns hadouken, It’s X.
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