Yeah - I was looking forward to playing as Genie Dude, but, well, if he has to be cut, he has to be cut. And we're getting 5 new characters in the US, and some kickass online, so I'd say it's fair.
This is the first news I've seen in a while... it's an INTERVIEW with the producers and all that. Very interesting; new characters confirmed, along with other little features. I'm pretty hyped, ja?
I certainly HOPE Amaterasu gets in... I mean, they have Viewtiful Joe, along with other references and such, so it's not like they're shafting the Clover Studio games. Maybe they just don't know how to put in a wolf?