User blog:SketchFalcon/Takamaru Was Considered to be Playable

Takamaru was considered to be a playable character in SSB4, but Sakurai decided against it because he thought hardly anyone would know who he was

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/23/takamaru-originally-planned-as-playable-character-in-super-smash-bros

What do you think of this? I didn't know who Takamaru was until he was confirmed as an Assist Trophy (heck, I still don't know much about him now), but I remember quite a few people complained (especially here) that he should have been playable.