Smash-A-Day 2- Eating contest

Yoshi:
First Appearance: Super Mario World- Super NES, 1990
Most Recent Appearance: Mario Party DS- Nintendo DS, 2007

Kirby:
First Appearance: Kirby's Dream Land- Game Boy, 1992
Most Recent Appearance: Kirby: Squeak Squad- Nintendo DS, 2006
Upcoming Appearance: "Kirby (Title Pending)", Wii (adapted from cancelled Gamecube project), Date TBA

Solid Snake:
First Appearance: Metal Gear, MSX2, 1987 (Japan & Europe only, North Americans were introduced to Snake through the NES port in 1988)
Most Recent Appearance: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops- Sony PSP, 2006
Upcoming Appearance: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots- Playstation 3, 2008

Thre are now three brawlers known for eating things. If Pac-Man appears, then there will be four.