Characters to Boot:
R.O.B. -unpopular character
Wolf - an OK and unnessicary clone
Jigglypuff - a really... unneeded character that only low tier kings and trolls occassionally used
Lucario- his days are up, time for a new pokemon to hold up the mantle
Characters who should be added:
Isaac (Golden Sun)
Ray MK III (Custom Robo)
Characters to consider:
Lil' Mac (Punch Out)- OK... i want this guy cause i would be boss with him, it is also my favorite game on the NES, and due to the fact that his Wii title was actually really good, and somewhat popular, we might see him being playable
Krystal (Star Fox)- this game needs more females in it's roster, and the furries will love her, she can probably fight using her staff from adventures.
Michiah (Fire Emblem)- a female fire emblem character? GTFO
Zoruark (Do I have to tell you guys)- probably the best candidate to replace Lucario, unless there is something 6th gen we don't know about that they may use.
3rd Party...
Konami:
Keep snake and add either Simon Belmont or Gabriel Belmont from Castlevania, they should also consider a Dance Dance Revolution stage or Assist Trophy
Sega:
Keep sonic... and only sonic, Tails or Knuckles can be assist Trophies, they should also consider a Nights, Super Monkey Ball, or Phantasy Star Themed stage or trophy
Namco-Bandai:
Characters to Conisider:
Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia)
Pac-man (selftitled)
Jin Kazama (Tekken)
Agumon (Digimon) - Yes Digimon is owned by Namco-Bandai
Square Enix:
Geno - yes... Geno is not owned by nintendo...
Ubisoft:
Rayman (Self Titles) - they should also add the raving rabbids as an assist trophy or give them their own stage! Raving Rabbids and Rayman Legends are huge hits on the Wii
Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes) - Probably one of the best games on the Wii ever
Capcom:
Ryu and Chun-Li (Street Fighter)- it would be cool seeing Lucario getting replaced by Ryu imo, SNES is also the birth place of consoled based Fighting games, ie. Super Street Fighter II
Megaman and Zero (Megaman X)- Megaman premiered on the NES and still lives in the hearts of a lot of rabid nintendo fanboys.
it would also be cool to consider a phoenix wright stage or assist trophy!
any other character would be random, a clone or a wasted spot, this game shouldn't have more than 40-45 characters
other things to consider:
actual competitve viability: this game was taken competitvly by alot of people, though it shouldn't be taken seriously XD. There are a few things that broke smash melee and brawl and a few things to consider to make this game actually a good game that won't have to be modded...
- An option to remove stage Hazards! Playstation did it, why can't Nintendo?
- a change to Super Sudden Death! Alot of tournaments actually ban the use of Sudden Death, it should be tweaked to where it isn't crap...
-Balance! Smash was... kinda horribly unbalanced as we all may know... maybe sakurai can consider balance for once! I am really happy that Haruda is helping make this game, he knows his shit when it comes to fighters
- Patches! there was alot of crap wrong with smash that hardcore fans won't admit! Chain Grabs, infinite Cape Glitches, DAKAS, Infinites, you name it, that crap could have been fixed in brawl... but wasn't....
-Online! wait... smash had online?