Noel is awesome, I'd love her in Smash, though I'm not fond of her most recent outfit.
As for the FE stuff, fair enough, I wasn't separating the sales into East and West. It's clear that Marth has always existed in Smash more for the East than the West, I agree, and as he still has popularity and recent appearances, it's unlikely he'll be replaced.
Good points about Awakening though. Personally I still think Chrom would be the character chosen if any (though like I said, I'd prefer Lucina), but if she really takes off elsewhere too, I suppose it could turn out differently. Though, like you said, the roster has probably already been decided on, so I'm guessing whatever representation Awakening gets, it will be based on the current and past reception of the characters.
I would prefer several other SE characters before a FF one, but I wouldn't mind having Black Mage or Terra. Like shinpichu, I agree the character should be from the NES or SNES. However, I honestly see the two most likely FF candidates as Black Mage and Cloud. Not that either of them have any shot for SSB4, nor are they even the most likely SE characters, but if FF did get a rep, I suspect it'd be one of those two (preferably Black Mage -- though honestly I'd take Cloud over any character after FFVII -except maybe Vivi-, not that any post-FF7 characters would be chosen anyway).i think a final fantasy character would be an interesting addition. does anybody else agree?? i dont know how much of a stretch that would be though. specifically i would want zidane tribal from FF9, but realistically it would be cloud from FF7. I would enjoy either though
There's no way a supporting character from TWEWY is the third most likely SE character. It'd either be Neku or no one from TWEWY. Also, I'm guessing you're not counting Dragon Quest (though there's not much point separating S and E anymore), because Slime would probably be the most likely SE character.-snip-
As for the FE stuff, fair enough, I wasn't separating the sales into East and West. It's clear that Marth has always existed in Smash more for the East than the West, I agree, and as he still has popularity and recent appearances, it's unlikely he'll be replaced.
Good points about Awakening though. Personally I still think Chrom would be the character chosen if any (though like I said, I'd prefer Lucina), but if she really takes off elsewhere too, I suppose it could turn out differently. Though, like you said, the roster has probably already been decided on, so I'm guessing whatever representation Awakening gets, it will be based on the current and past reception of the characters.