>>37237503https://www.sourcegaming.info/2018/12/12/sakurai-tells-more-details-about-smash-ultimates-development/>Smash was once subtitled “Nintendo All-Stars,” but the game’s scope has expanded far beyond Nintendo. When asked how he defines Smash, Sakurai said that it essentially comes down to the way it feels to play the game. If it were to be reduced to nothing more than another 1-on-1 fighting game, then it would no longer be Smash.Smash is now defined by gameplay, not by Nintendo's characters. Either accept that or go to those purist groups that keep crying over that.
