Strong Rumour - Sonic playable in Mario Galaxy 2...

[matteus]

This has been floating around a couple of game websites:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=233965

[Guntz]

That's just absurd. Why on earth would Nintendo allow a third party character into a flagship title? (SSBB does not count, it was only a matter of time before third parties got in)

[NeoVamp]

Personally i would mark for this, would be a great thing to see.

(but only if its pot belly Sonic, fuck long legs extreme sonic)

[j_factor]

Terrible idea.

[jerry coeurl]

The only place I wanna see Sonic and Mario together in is a 2D platformer. This idea doesn't really appeal to me.

[kool kitty89]

That's just absurd. Why on earth would Nintendo allow a third party character into a flagship title? (SSBB does not count, it was only a matter of time before third parties got in)

Also remember that the SSB series is develped by a 3rd party anyway (granted HAL has a ton of stuff which Nintendo published, but they're still a 3rd party and do have a lot of non-nintendo published releases). I still think Mega Man would have made more sense than either Sonic or Snake. Especialy with Metal Gear as that series neither started on a Nintendo platorm, nor had a large portion of its releases on any Nintendo platforms. There are a lot more Sonic games (more exclusives at that) than Metal Gear on Nintendo platforms by far, but Mega Man would have been a really natural choice regardless.
Really though, if they wanted to pick a Konami character which really resonated in association with Nintendo, why not Simon Bellmont? (I still think Mega Man meriteded inclusion more)

[MrMatthews]

Especialy with Metal Gear as that series neither started on a Nintendo platorm...

Metal Gear? That wasn't originally on the NES?

Edit: Nevermind, I answered my own question.

[Elusive]

I thought this was just 4chan's /v/ board humour leaking onto the rest of the internet. '[character] confirmed for Brawl!', being a notable example.

[Jesse813]

Also remember that the SSB series is develped by a 3rd party anyway (granted HAL has a ton of stuff which Nintendo published, but they're still a 3rd party and do have a lot of non-nintendo published releases). I still think Mega Man would have made more sense than either Sonic or Snake. Especialy with Metal Gear as that series neither started on a Nintendo platorm, nor had a large portion of its releases on any Nintendo platforms. There are a lot more Sonic games (more exclusives at that) than Metal Gear on Nintendo platforms by far, but Mega Man would have been a really natural choice regardless.
Really though, if they wanted to pick a Konami character which really resonated in association with Nintendo, why not Simon Bellmont? (I still think Mega Man meriteded inclusion more)

I gonna have to Agree w/ Kool Kitty on this

[NinMicroSega]

Also remember that the SSB series is develped by a 3rd party anyway (granted HAL has a ton of stuff which Nintendo published, but they're still a 3rd party and do have a lot of non-nintendo published releases).

Erp, wrong. HAL is a 2nd party to Nintendo. Nintendo has a controlling majority in the company... Satoru Iwata used to be a coordinator there before moving up in the food chain to CEO of Nintendo of Japan.

[j_factor]

Especialy with Metal Gear as that series neither started on a Nintendo platorm, nor had a large portion of its releases on any Nintendo platforms.

It had four releases on Nintendo platforms. That's a pretty decent chunk.

[kool kitty89]

Erp, wrong. HAL is a 2nd party to Nintendo. Nintendo has a controlling majority in the company... Satoru Iwata used to be a coordinator there before moving up in the food chain to CEO of Nintendo of Japan.

Huh, I didn't know Nintendo had a majority share in HAL. (or even close like the 49% N had with RARE -who was considered a 2nd party to Nintendo up until MS bought the controling interst and then the whole company)
I know it's wiki, but they list HAL as a 3rd party affiliate with Nintendo, not a 2nd party or 1st party subsidiary.

When exactly did Nintendo get the controlling share in HAL, before 1999? (HAL was still publishing some of their own stuff for a time at least, they had self published stuff into the late 80s at the very least))

It had four releases on Nintendo platforms. That's a pretty decent chunk.

Huh, I only count 3, Metal Gear (NES/FC), Snake's Revenge, and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. What's the 4th?
But seriously, 1 of those is (arguably) a butchered, unfaithful port of the MSX classic, another is a wester exclusive would-be sequel which many consider to not be part of the series at all, and the 3rd is the only proper exclusive of the bunch. (the others could be considered such as Metal Gear was altered so much, and Snakes Revenge is a NES exclusive, but whether it's part of the series is another question alltogether)

Regardless, there are more Sonic titles on Nintendo platforms, granted fewer exclusives (depending on one's definition) at the time SSBB was released. The Mega Man point still stands, as does Simon Bellmont.

Not just the characters mind you, but think of the coresponding stages, Mega Man and Castlevania themed SSB stages. (and music!)

[MrMatthews]

Huh, I only count 3, Metal Gear (NES/FC), Snake's Revenge, and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. What's the 4th?

There was an original Metal Gear Solid title for the GBC. Supposed to be really good, too.

[kool kitty89]

There was an original Metal Gear Solid title for the GBC. Supposed to be really good, too.

Ah, right, I found that after my last post, didn;t get to correct myself.

Still, for Konami characters Simon Belmont really makes more sense for a SSB game IMO. I didn't even think of that untill I started rambling on above, but now that I have, I think it's a really good idea. (more than the character its the CV stages and music that would really be neat to have)

However, Mega Man makes even more sense as a classic Nintendo Character. The majority of games are on Nintendo conoles (some of which in compilations only, most MM titles were originally Nintendo exclusives though).

Now, the other thing I have though of before for SSB is another, albeit very obscure HAL character from a single NES game, that being Hal Bailman from Air Fortress. But that's just me as it's one of the most memorable NES games for me, I can't immagien that being an appealing choice for them to include as a playable character. (or thematic stages, as awesome as that would be, the music too) A trophy would have been nice though.