The news that Namco Bandai would beteaming up withProject Sora to develop the next game in the belovedSmash Bros.series was unexpected, but very exciting. Namco Bandai is a talented developer responsible for some pretty memorable videogames.

Even though Sakurairecently admittedthey would not expand the roster for the newSmash. Bros.on the Wii U and 3DS, I don’t necessarily think this means what people think it means. Maybe this is wishful thinking, but I took Sakurai’s statement to mean they would not increase thetotalnumber of characters — not that they wouldn’t introduce any new faces to the game. Again, this could just be wishful thinking.

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But staying in this positive mindset, if new challengers are added, what Namco Bandai-specific characters would you like to see? There are a lot to choose from! Pac-Man. Klonoa. Rick Taylor. Mr. Driller. The King of All Cosmos. Any of the characters from theTalesgames. And, my personal favorite, Monkey fromEnslaved.

Would any of these characters be good additions to theSuper Smash Bros.cast? What Namco Bandai characters would you love to see make appearances in the game? And what about stages? OMG DIG DUG STAGE!

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