User blog comment:Strife237/Sonic may not be appearing in SSB4!/@comment-2058197-20131010183447/@comment-2058197-20131010191527

Capcom is known for cancelling any new Mega Man thing, even a 25th anniversary book! So, what if they want him out of Smash bros? So, they pick a fight with Sakurai, and he removes him due to it.