Olimar returns for another round.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/34896
Captain Olimar and his trusty Pikmin will return in the next incarnation of Super Smash Bros.
This news comes directly from the official Super Smash Bros. site. In the pictures released with his reveal, Olimar appears to use red, yellow, blue, white and purple Pikmin. There is no mention of any other types of Pikmin, but his character page does suggest players check out Pikmin 3.
It's also worth noting that like the Wii Fit Trainer and Animal Crossing Villager, no pictures have been currently shown of Olimar in the 3DS version of the game.
I'm going to now anticipate the release of Tropical Freeze, Dream Team, Lost World, X & Y and 3D World.
I didn't think Olimar would be cut, especially with Pikmin 3 out soon.
I didn't think Olimar would be cut, especially with Pikmin 3 out soon.
Odd... Considering that he isn't in it, I would have thought it far more logical to suspect Pikmin 3's release would hurt Olimar's chances to return (in lieu of one of the new characters). But it's nice to see that won't be the case.