User blog comment:Rocketslime 1 1/New SSB Character Contest - Finals/@comment-4237188-20130810132217/@comment-4237188-20130812151459

Well I disagree with you! Rayman is known equally well if not more well than Shadow.

If you were actually listening to what I was saying, you'd know that they haven't ever specifically said it. Rather, I'm reading between the lines. Back when MegaMan was released Sakurai gave an interview where he stated (And please don't ask me to find it, this was 3 months ago and I have no idea where I'd even look for it. Seriously, trust me) that "Mega Man is a special case, as all 3rd party characters are difficult to do (Not exact wording, but you give ME exact wording from something YOU read 3 months ago!)" This Interview stated that we are not to expect more than two other 3rd party characters. Now, Chris, you tell me, (Presuming Sonic is a confirmed veteran) do you really think that Nintendo would spend the last 3rd party roster slot on a character from an already represented series, or would they diversify the roster with a new series Rep. In the face of all this information, how can you HONESTLY say that Shadow will be in the Game. It's more likely Snake, or Rayman.

I maintain my statement that Rayman is more likely than Pokémon Trainer (Gen 2). The reasoning is simple. I feel that Nintendo won't do Gen 2. They did Gen 1, because it's the most well liked Gen, it's Pokémon Classic. Gen 3 has starters made famous by memes and Gen 3 may well be receiving a remake soon. Other than that they would use Gen 5 or 6 for moderness. Again, and this is IMPORTANT!, I'm not saying that Rayman is more likely than Pokémon trainer, I'm saying he's more likely than Pokémon Trainer Gen 2.