I hate you so much. : (
<3
And the Geno information makes some amount of sense.
I wouldn't go out of my way for a trophy and a sticker, but they did go out of their way to make him cameo in M&L. I still think it's kinda silly to acknowledge such a highly requested character with tons of potential movesets, but not make him playable.
It's almost insulting to have trophy/sticker Geno, but not playable Geno. Something like Krystal cameoing is understanding...she's a supportive role...but not being an AT despite being popular's weird when we've got people like Lakitu and Advanced Wars tanks taking up that slot. Something like Ridley being a boss is understandable...he's at least a part of the game, albeit not really in the way we all want him to be.
But Geno just flat out doesn't add up. Very gaming potential charater, high, high on the list, asked about constantly during the development phase and all that...but not playable? But makes the cut as a trophy to say "sry guise?"
The reason I'm willing to believe the 35 person roster is because, there's the potential that Geno just flat out won't exist in the game because of the Square-Enix rights. But the fact that anyone would think Sakurai would just give us our cake, but not let us eat it is a little odd, no?
Playable Geno, AT Geno, or no Geno at all.