I don't know if people actively think about Nemesis except in contests where he matters (like this one), but RE is actually MORE popular now than it was in 2005, thanks to RE4. Dunno if that will help Nemesis very much, but hey.
Dunno if Meta Knight is really all that strong anyway.
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