RE: The official Super Smash Bros Brawl thread.
I really don't think Nintendo would be able to ttake out characters that they had in two trailers, and that really caught the attention of a lot of people. Plus, Snake was really supposed to be in melee (or was at least wanted in the game) but there just wasn't enough development time left to put him in. (Therefore, clones like Ganon and Falco)
And on a slightly off-topic note, I may have a new SSBM combo video coming in the near future featuring Samus, Falco, Sheik, Ganon, Falcon, Marth, and Pikachu. Keep an eye out for it, I guess.
[ChanseyMaster]