With 74 playable characters, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s roster is stacked, and series creator Masahiro Sakurai recently spoke with Game Informer about how each one was chosen and developed.
Sakurai, who said “it is actually a miracle” every time Nintendo creates a new Smash Bros. game, wanted to realize the dream of including all previous fighters. His team did that and then some, adding 11 new characters to the previously used 63. But even that hasn’t satisfied every Smash fan.
“There will be people who might feel disappointed if fighters that appeared in a previous title are not included,” said Sakurai. “I didn’t want any players to feel that way, so we worked really hard to make this happen.
Source: IGN.com Super Smash Bros. Director Talks Character Process and Development