Forum:Lucario Jigglypuff and Ness Confirmed

I Take this news from Joystiq.com:

A small slip-up on the Nintendo of Japan website has revealed three previously unannounced characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Fan favorites Ness and Jigglypuff will be returning from the previous Smash Bros. titles, while the Pokémon Lucario will also be joining the ever-growing ranks.

Nintendo of Japan recently posted a 5-minute video explaining the many features of Brawl. In one section of the video, the sticker-collecting feature is shown. A small set of icons along the bottom shows which character can equip each sticker, and originally showed small icons depicting Ness, Jigglypuff, and Lucario.

Among other stickers ones of Groudon and Claus are shown with Groudon equippable to Pikachu, Pokémon Trainer, Jigglypuff, and Lucario. Claus is shown equippable to Lucas and Ness.

Nintendo of Japan has since updated the video, conspicuously whiting out these icons and effectively assuring us that this is "for real." More than simply confirming new characters, this news also confirms that the Brawl roster will exceed those characters announced on the official blog, which is just good news for everybody. Check out the original, uncensored footage in the joystiq link. The icons appear very briefly around 4:20.