Forkball said:
There's apparently going to be a big announcement tomorrow (Japan time):
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/01/05/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-producer-teases-big-announcement/
People are saying that it might be MULTIPLE characters outside of Yatterman 2 (who also makes a cameo in Morrigan's ending).
Makes sense.
After all, I still like to believe that Yattaro from Kyatto Ninden (Speedy from Samurai Pizza Cats) is probably IN this game.
Why, you may ask? Well, you need look no farther than Tekkaman Blade. Blade was a production that was made possible by Tatsunoko and Sotsu TV Agency (technically a subsidiary of Namco Bandai).
Gee....that goes for Kyatto Ninden, too! :lol
So, my thinking is, if Capcom and Tatsu were willing to do what it would took to secure Blade, why not go for Yattaro too? They know damn well that "Samurai Pizza Cats", along with "Teknoman", are among the few properties that Americans know and love, just as much as their JP counterparts. And if the two properties were basically in the same boat, Tatsu and Capcom might as well have taken both when they had the chance...
Capcom is going to Nintendo levels of secrecy to hide stuff for this game for some reason.
Also makes sense. Perhaps one of the easy things that can be said about what led to the unfortunate downfall of the original TvC, was that the "hype train" lost steam towards the end. Everything that was known about the game was known by basically 3-4 months before the game was released. And by then, it was too late, especially for those who were really hoping some rumors on 2ch came to pass. :lol
So, this time shall be different. I wonder how much from that old "we considered 'em!" list is going to make it in, now....