Gouken's actually a pretty clever variation on the moveset, I think. Visually, they put a lot of thought into it. He does things like throwing the Hadouken one handed, which plays into the idea he's the experienced old master compared to all these young punks, even if gameplay-wise he isn't any more powerful. The way his moves actually work, he's also more suited to technical gameplay, for interception, counterattacking, that sorta thing, which is a nice example of design intersecting with characterisation. Form and function, as it were.

Of course, from what I can gather, what Capcom's saying is that...Gouken's been alive all this while, he just let Ryu and Ken think he was dead. Which makes him kinda a dick.

I like to think he's been rooming with Charlie, and the two of 'em are on a couch somewhere drinking beers and playing KoF on the PS3.

"Hey Charlie, you gonna call your buddy today?"
"Mm...I dunno, have you phoned your students yet?"
"Meh, tomorrow."
"Yeah."