Sakurai Deconfirmes Downloadable Content

I hate to say it, but in the rumor circulating the internet that there might be purchasable characters, stages, or extras via WiiConnect24 has been proven false. From a recent interview with IGN:

"IGN: We have to ask because there are so many rumors about this. Are there any hidden characters to come? Can you unlock more hidden fighters by way of WiiConnect24 or will you offer new downloadable content -- new fighters, for example. -- using the service?

Masahiro Sakurai: No. There are no characters that can be unlocked via connecting to WiiConnect24 or interacting in that fashion. And I may be mistaken here, but the Wii doesn't have a hard drive -- it's a disc-based system -- so I don't think we'll be doing that, I don't think it's going to happen."

The rest of the interview can be found here.