Smash Rosters

[Kosheh]

I think I've finally come up with a reply for this thread. I've been trying to find the words, but I think I got it now.

It's easy enough to post in a topic like YEAH THESE ARE MY DRAFT PICKS. JIGGLYPUFF OUT, MEWTWO NO CHANCE, CHROM IN, TOM NOOK IN. Like - okay. I can look literally on GameFAQs; Miiverse; Gamespot - and I'm gonna find the same thread everywhere I go: the same tired wishlists, wolf-in-sheep's-clothing replies of "Here's who I think is gonna be in" with as little elaboration as "Well this series needs more reps, and I think um another heavyweight character needs to be in the roster. Yep that's my reasoning".

I don't see any actual speculation. I don't care if you think one of the Vivosaurs from Fossil Fighters is going to make it in because you like it and biting Mario would feel really satisfying. I see people saying back-and-forth "so-and-so should be in" and "no that's retarded why would you think that" - why not actually take a critical look at the roster and actually try to figure out who's most likely to be considered for a roster choice? Why is the Mii an ideal choice for the Smash roster? What makes you think they're going to make the cut? Is there any evidence that actually points to a decision like this being made, or is it just a baseless assumption that because people like the prospective addition to the roster that it's going to make it in?
Like, why can't we be that one forum on the internet actually do what gamers do best - overanalyze every single shred of news we get and then scramble to make an actually educated guess; then get hyped about it as a collective?

Really, at this point all I can see is roster expansions and maybe possibly Sakurai taking a new direction on "Luigi syndrome", rebalancing characters like Ness and Fox to "consolidate" the roster to introduce either reworked veterans or completely new characters...but the latter doesn't really seem likely as it'd cause a lot of international whining.



EDIT:
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