Both the latest Fire Emblem games released (remakes) featured Marth and crew. They are retro AND current right now.
Uh, what? Do you mean moveset potential or chance to get into SC? Because 30 mt weapons means NOTHING.
He has a signature move ( AETHER!!!) while no body in Fire Emblem has. 1 point for Ike over every other Fire Emblem character.
Yeah, never mind Ogma and Nabarl being far more popular than Ike. Never mind the fact that Celice is a more popular lord, just in case the "lord" thing meant so much.
Oh come on you sure do have an unplugged wire somewhere in your brain you are talking about character that barely have recognition out of japan Ike >>> Celice worldwide. The fact that Ike is in SSBB is just enough to make any Ike mainer in SSBB to buy this game. so Ike is far more popular and btw no one give a damn about Fire Emblem fanboys anyways so whatever.
Ike has been in his last FE game(almost certainly, his games had weak sales), which means he won't be the ad for the current FE series(which is the main reason he was in SSBB). Marth and the others have a chance to be in more, and are also the most current AND have always been more popular. Ike has precious little chances of being in any future games(likely being dropped for a new guy in the next SSB).
Where did you get this crap from? Ike wasn't a promotional character Roy was because he SSBM was released before Fire Emblem: Fuuin no tsurugi . Moreover why would they include Ike in his Ranger class with Ragnell , what does that mean? .....don't worry I'll answer this question for you he was included for the sake of the character not promotional, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn was released year before SSBB and Path of Radiance was 3 years before it that is one hell of promotional campaign.
If we get FE Guests, we likely get Marth+New Game Guy or in case of no new game, likely Marth+Popular FE Guy/Girl.
Keep dreaming I'm sure until next year at least we won't have a new Fire Emblem game.
Or in case of just one character, we get Marth, the absolute favorite of the FE fans, and the most recent, most recurring, most famous, and also the original FE character.
I hate Marth but I won't deny if we had one character Marth would be the obvious choice because he is more "recognized" while Ike isn't that much but don't claim that Marth is the absolute favorite of FE fans.