Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Discussion

I'm actually more concerned about the fact that they pick one character and one character only

I don't think they're going to be allowed to pick the character either. They might be dealt out randomly or something, or they play some behind the scenes first and whoever does best gets first choice so on.

16 players + 1 fan voted bracket (presumably another 4 person round) = 20 characters. Which is the same as the number of playable characters included in this demo, so I think everyones getting handed one character and told to play with that person.

Good luck to the person who ends up getting Link, lol.

edit:

On the morning of the tournament, each player will draw a number from a hat, ranging from 1 through 16. Players will then pick characters one by one based on their numerical order starting with 1. After a character is chosen, they are no longer selectable by any other player. Players must keep the same character throughout the entire event.
Super Smash Bros. Invitational Highlights

http://e3.nintendo.com/invitational/info.html