If Sonic was to be announced as a playable character in this game, I don't think posting it as an update on the site would be the way to do it.
Because of the amount of people who want him in the game (I'm not included in that group of people b/c I couldn't care less) I think a more official, grandiose way would be a more appropriate way to reveal it, such as the way that they did with Snake.
Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....
Originally posted by MadMel
http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea05.html
pit cutscene 😄
I can't wait to play as him
Originally posted by General Kaliero
If Sonic were to be in the game, to be true to his nature he'd have to be the king of TKOs. None of the stages are designed to accommodate "the fastest thing alive." He'd be constantly zooming off edges.
I'm sure that if Sonic is in SSBB, he wouldn't be that fast. He'd be the fastest character, but I doubt he'll be fast to the point where the player can barely control him.
Of course none of them are real. They're trophies. Heck Mewtwo and Ganondorf have been weakened a lot so that all characters are balanced. The same would be with Sonic. He would be the fastest character but not fast enough to be uncontrollable.
Oh, and don't you think SSB has already angered fanboys because Ganondorf can actually be beaten by the Ice Climbers, Game & Watch, and every other character?