Okay, several things I wanted to post about.
First off, this one guy did an extensive analysis on Sakurai teasing Ridley. There's some relatively uncalled for vulgar language and I don't necessarily agree with everything he (or she, but I doubt it) has to say, but it's definitely worth a look.
Second, for those of you still upset about Pac-Man, keep in mind that Shigeru Miyamoto (who's on record for saying Pac-Man is his favorite video game character) requested that he be in
Super Smash Bros. Brawl:
http://mynintendonews.com/2014/07/03/miyamoto-requested-pac-man-in-smash-bros-brawl/
Sure, Masahiro Sakurai said, at the time, he couldn't see him really fitting as a playable character, thinking solely in terms of Pac-Man's "pie with a piece missing" form then, but then again, this is a good example of how Sakurai's opinions change over time, like what he said about the Villager from
Animal Crossing, Miis, and even Ridley. Sakurai even noted that this is why he prefers to keep his mouth shut about things.
Third, here's a GameXplain discussion video with web animator Chris "Kirbopher" Niosi and his experience with the 3DS version of the game:
http://mynintendonews.com/2014/07/05/kraid-bonkers-kremlings-and-more-will-apparently-appear-as-boss-characters-in-smash-bros-run/
In it, among other things, Kirbopher mentions that a Nintendo rep told him there will be boss encounters, including ones with Kraid from the
Metroid series, and a "Kremling" boss. That sounds pretty dang awesome, and even more of a reason to be excited for the 3DS version!
Lastly, nothing news-related, but here's an article showing off some awesome artwork of all the playable characters so far:
http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/22894/article/super-smash-bros-4-meet-all-the-competitors-so-far/
Fun stuff, I must say!
