I can pretty much guarantee you that ONLY Cloud and the opening FFVII scene with the stars and the recognisable music would have elicited the internet reactions we got. To go with anyone else would be like I dunno, Kingdom Hearts choosing to ignore Darth Vader if they need a Star Wars representation, and using I dunno, General Grievous or worse, Nute Gunray instead.
And it ultimately doesn't matter who should or should not represent be Smash (I personally don't give two ounces about Smash Bros). Nintendo became a big talking point and they drummed up some left-of-field hype. A win for them.
And it ultimately doesn't matter who should or should not represent be Smash (I personally don't give two ounces about Smash Bros). Nintendo became a big talking point and they drummed up some left-of-field hype. A win for them.