Namco Bandai characters not being given special consideration for inclusion to Super Smash Bros. Wii U / 3DS roster
I figured Pac-Man would be there, since he's been in Mario Kart Arcade games. But at this point I'm not expecting anyone but Mega Man, and MAYBE a Sonic return.

Sakurai: There won't be a trend of adding a lot of third-party characters into Super Smash Bros., Wii U and 3DS version to have same roster
He hasn't exactly confirmed that Mega Man is the only 3rd party character, but even so, he might just be. I see no reason for Snake or Sonic to not return, but who knows? I wouldn't cry a river. Mega Man is a "special case" because despite being a Capcom character, he's pretty synonymous with Nintendo as a whole. Even the way he's being designed to fight in SSB4 is completely based off of his ...

Updated: Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS confirmed for 2014 release, Mega Man will guest star - tons of screen shots added
@161 Actually this article was posted a few days ago. All they did was UPDATE the post just a few minutes ago. I'M STILL HYPE THOUGH