I wish the rules could be bent a little for Nintendo-owned properties and characters... oh wait, like ROB.
ROB is a real-life device which never appeared in a video game (until his cameos on later systems) but interacted with them. He may have been referenced in games, but he wasn't in them. So he didn't originate from a game, still showed up in Brawl.
Honestly, it'd be cool if Captain N or other characters from Nintendo's cartoons and comics could at least get a little mention in Smash. That's a huge part of Nintendo's history, and it's a shame that it's all pushed to the side by Nintendo proper.
Really though, I just want to play as Hooded Robin.
ROB is a real-life device which never appeared in a video game (until his cameos on later systems) but interacted with them. He may have been referenced in games, but he wasn't in them. So he didn't originate from a game, still showed up in Brawl.
Honestly, it'd be cool if Captain N or other characters from Nintendo's cartoons and comics could at least get a little mention in Smash. That's a huge part of Nintendo's history, and it's a shame that it's all pushed to the side by Nintendo proper.
Really though, I just want to play as Hooded Robin.