Smash Ultimate Director Agrees There Are Too Many Fire Emblem Characters

February 6, 2020
| No Comments
Smash Ultimate Director Agrees There Are Too Many Fire Emblem Characters thumbnail

With Byleth‘s addition to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo’s mascot fighter now includes eight characters from the Fire Emblem series–tying it with Pokemon for the second-most number of representatives. Many fans have long complained that Smash Bros. features a disproportionate amount of Fire Emblem characters, and it appears game director Masahiro Sakurai feels the same.

In his latest column for Famitsu magazine (as translated by Siliconera), Sakurai agrees that Smash Bros. has too many fighters from the Fire Emblem series. “There are too many Fire Emblem characters. And there are too many sword characters. I, too, understand,” Sakurai writes. “However, these things are already decided, so we move forward.”

Ultimately, Sakurai explains, Nintendo is responsible for deciding which characters make the cut. “I don’t choose the fighters based on my own preference, that’s for Nintendo to bring in,” Sakurai says. That will be the case for the next wave of DLC characters; Sakurai confirmed during his recent Byleth reveal stream that all six new characters in development for the game have already been selected, so there’s no use in telling him your requests.

Byleth arrived alongside Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 7.0 patch, which made a sweeping array of balance adjustments to many fighters. The update also introduced an assortment of new Mii Fighter costumes, one of which is based on Cuphead. On top of that, Switch Online subscribers can grab another free Spirit Board Challenge Pack from the Eshop for a limited time.

As for the next wave of DLC, Sakurai hasn’t teased who the new fighters will be, but they’re all slated to release by the end of 2021. You can pre-purchase the entire set right now via the Fighters Pass Vol. 2, which costs $30 USD. If you do grab the Fighters Pass, you’ll receive a Mii Fighter costume based on the Ancient Soldier gear from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as a bonus.

“,”480″:”“}},”siteType”:”responsive web”,”startMuted”:false,”startTime”:0,”title”:”Super%20Smash%20Bros.%20Ultimate%20Fighters%20Pass%202%20%26%20Free%20Stuff%20Available%20Now%20-%20GS%20News%20Update”,”tracking”:[{“name”:”SiteCatalyst”,”category”:”qos”,”enabled”:true,”params”:[{“name”:”charSet”,”value”:”UTF-8″},{“name”:”currencyCode”,”value”:”USD”},{“name”:”siteType”,”value”:”responsive web”},{“name”:”trackingServer”,”value”:”om.cbsi.com”},{“name”:”visitorNamespace”,”value”:”cbsinteractive”},{“name”:”heartbeatTrackingServer”,”value”:”cbsinteractive.hb.omtrdc.net”},{“name”:”heartbeatVisitorMarketingCloudOrgId”,”value”:”10D31225525FF5790A490D4D@AdobeOrg”},{“name”:”partnerID”,”value”:”gamespot”},{“name”:”siteCode”,”value”:”gamespot”},{“name”:”brand”,”value”:”gamespot”},{“name”:”account”,”value”:”cbsigamespotsite”},{“name”:”edition”,”value”:”us”}]},{“name”:”CNetTracking”,”category”:”tracking”,”enabled”:true,”params”:[{“name”:”host”,”value”:”https://dw.cbsi.com/levt/video/e.gif?”},{“name”:”siteid”,”value”:”6_test”},{“name”:”adastid”,”value”:”597″},{“name”:”medastid”,”value”:”599″}]},{“name”:”ComScore_ss”,”category”:”qos”,”enabled”:true,”params”:[{“name”:”c2″,”value”:”3005086″},{“name”:”publishersSecret”,”value”:”2cb08ca4d095dd734a374dff8422c2e5″},{“name”:”c3″,”value”:””},{“name”:”partnerID”,”value”:”gamespot”},{“name”:”c4″,”value”:”gamespot”}]},{“name”:”NielsenTracking”,”category”:”tracking”,”enabled”:true,”params”:[{“name”:”host”,”value”:”https://secure-us.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?”},{“name”:”scCI”,”value”:”us-200330″},{“name”:”scC6″,”value”:”vc,c01″}]},{“name”:”MuxQOSPluginJS”,”category”:”qos”,”enabled”:true,”params”:[{“name”:”propertyKey”,”value”:”b7d6e48b7461a61cb6e863a62″}]}],”trackingAccount”:”cbsigamespotsite”,”trackingCookie”:”XCLGFbrowser”,”trackingPrimaryId”:”cbsigamespotsite”,”trackingSiteCode”:”gs”,”userId”:0,”uvpHi5Ima”:”https://s0.2mdn.net/instream/html5/ima3.js”,”uvpc”:””,”videoAdMobilePartner”:”mobile_web%2Fgamespot.com_mobile”,”videoAdPartner”:”desktop%2Fgamespot.com”,”videoAssetSource”:”GameSpot”,”videoStreams”:{“adaptive_stream”:”https://gamespotvideo.cbsistatic.com/vr/2020/01/29/GSNU_Smash_01292020_700,1000,1800,2500,3200,4000,master.m3u8″,”adaptive_dash”:”https://gamespotvideo.cbsistatic.com/vr/2020/01/29/GSNU_Smash_01292020_700,1000,1800,2500,3200,4000,master.mpd”,”adaptive_hd”:”https://gamespotvideo.cbsistatic.com/vr/2020/01/29/GSNU_Smash_01292020_4000,master.m3u8″,”adaptive_high”:”https://gamespotvideo.cbsistatic.com/vr/2020/01/29/GSNU_Smash_01292020_2500,master.m3u8″,”adaptive_low”:”https://gamespotvideo.cbsistatic.com/vr/2020/01/29/GSNU_Smash_01292020_700,master.m3u8″,”adaptive_restricted”:”https://gamespotvideo.cbsistatic.com/vr/2020/01/29/GSNU_Smash_01292020_700,1000,1800,2500,master.m3u8″},”videoType”:”video-on-demand”,”watchedCookieDays”:1,”watchedCookieName”:”watchedVideoIds”}” tabindex=”0″>


  1. Nioh 2 Gives Fans More Of What They Want


  2. PS5 Price Still A Secret – GS News Update


  3. 1 Year Of Apex Legends: Highs, Lows, And Biggest Changes


  4. Top New Games Out On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Month — February 2020


  5. Fortnite Update 11.50: New Love And War Mode, Physics System Detailed – GS News Update


  6. 343 Industries Downplays Halo Infinite Grappling Hook Rumor – GS News Update


  7. Final Fantasy, Wolfenstein, & More Coming To Xbox Game Pass – GS News Update


  8. Rockstar Games Co-Founder Dan Houser Leaves The Company – GS News Update


  9. Nintendo Is Releasing An Animal Crossing Switch, But Not A New Model – GS News Update


  10. EA Talks Star Wars, Switch, & Microtransactions – GS News Update


  11. The Outer Worlds Gets A Nintendo Switch Release Date – GS News Update


  12. E3 2020 Will Shake Things Up Without Sony – GS News Update

Want us to remember this setting for all your devices?

Sign up or Sign in now!

Please use a html5 video capable browser to watch videos.

This video has an invalid file format.

Sorry, but you can’t access this content!

Now Playing: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass 2 & Free Stuff Available Now – GS News Update

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers.

Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com

Read More

Technology