I dunno...I mean, this would be like a dream come true if executed correctly. But it doesn't look like it so far...
Sony, it took you long enough to decide to rival Nintendo's SSB series with your own. You would think you would at least the copying part right.
I can see this working if:
-They create something a la MvC3. That is, every character is given an almost "cartoon-like" feeling (Who would have thought a dog would be as badass as, say, Wolverine?), they're all balanced, they're beautifully animated so that people don't end up choosing Sweet Tooths only, they're all given a vast variety of moves and styles and stuff like that.
-They choose the right characters. Hot Shots Golf? Who plays that?! What's next, Invizimals? EyePet? Even if it considered a game that sells, does it have iconic characters? Nintendo got away with Ness because A) Ness was an unlockable character, so he wasn't there right off the start to be discriminated against. If anything, you felt like you WANTED to unlock him. B) He was iconic. Maybe Earthbound is an old school classic, but it was a classic nonetheless. Hot Shots Golf? I doubt it. James Bond? I...never really thought of him as an iconic Sony character, seeing as he's more of a movie/novel character and the most iconic and best James Bond game so far (GoldenEye) was originally released for the N64.
So, I would recommend:
?Jak, Daxter, Ratchet, Clank, Sly and one of Sly's sidekicks. Sure, they were all already in Heroes on the Move (It will never be Playstation Move Heroes for me; that's a dumb name!), but they're classics and iconic. You just can't have a game without them.
?Nathan Drake
?Cole McGrath
?Kratos
?Old Snake (In your face, SSBB!)
?Sackboy
?Parappa the Rapper. Or even better! Lammy from Um Jammer Lammy! Who else liked the game?! ...No one? Just me..? Haven't even heard of it...? *Sigh*
?Someone from Tekken
?A Helghast (Bonus character?)
And the harder-to-get-but-glob-that-would-be-awesome characters:
?Crash bandicoot. Because he was originally Sony's pet.
?Spyro. For similar reasons as the one above.
?Dante. Again, similar reasons. And he's badass.
?Someone from FF7, FF8, FF9, FF10, or FF12. Because they're still PS exclusives for the most part (I know about the PC versions, yes)
?Pyramid Head. Because people would literally throw their wallets at you if you did this. Thus, SH was, yes, you guessed it, a PS exclusive.
?Someone from Kingdom hearts. Same reason as Pyramid Head's one. And not only would they throw their wallets at you, they would throw their underwear and their wives at you too.
Come on, Sony. You guys know what we want. You've proven [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdWkKKSckNk] it already. Don't screw this up and you can have my money, all of it.
