It really doesn't bother me whether or not Sonic will find a place in Brawl, simply because I seriously doubt he'll be one of the best characters. I'm looking foreward to most of the new characters (especially Metaknight), but if Sonic gets confirmed, it won't bother me much.
And seeing as they're happy to start throwing third-party characters in the game, Nintendo and Game Freak should ask Square-Enix if they can include Cloud, Barret, Cid and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII in the game. THEN I'd have some new favourites.
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