Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1031724-20160315220335

I just found out that Eggman Nega isn't playable in the Wii U version Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. They removed him along with Cream and Omega.

At least Espio and Wave are in there but I'm not going to get this game just to play as them, I can kill the Ifrit and ABIS as them on Sonic Rivals 2 and Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, respectively, if I want to. But Eggman Nega is not playable in any games, except the 3DS version of this game in which he, like all other new characters, is restricted to one event (in his case Long Jump, which won't give me particular satisfaction of playing as him).

Sticks is exclusive to the TV series so why would they choose her over him? We've asked for Eggman Nega to be playable for a long time and I thought they finally granted our wish, but the closest we'll ever come to be able to do that is Long Jump in the 3DS version.

That's the final straw for me. I'm not getting this game for either system. 3DS has no appeal due to restricting characters, and as for this game, I'm pretty sure London 2012 can suffice for me, there are plenty of fun and enjoyable events where I can play as Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Metal Sonic, Eggman, Daisy, and Luigi. 