>>18899586Let's face it, Nintendo doesn't care about the fandom outside of Japan, and even then they don't care that much. They care about sales and promotion. They really just don't give a shit when it comes to what invested fans want, be it balance, features, events, merch, an online store with an account system that's not retarded, or fuck, even games. The only thing I've seen changing about that recently is SSB and the attempted balancing for it, but I'd be very surprised if that's not a one-time deal.