>>39929065While Smash is normally a celebration of all things Nintendo, Ultimate is a celebration of all things gaming.
Banjo is by far the 2nd most iconic 3D platformer after Mario, and 3rd overall after Sonic.
Terry is the representative of SNK, which outside of North America are widely known, especially in Japan (obviously) and Latin America.
Dragon Quest is like the most popular RPG franchise in Japan, might be second, not sure how it compares in sales to Pokemon.
Persona 5 is widely recognized as one of the best RPG of this generation.
Did you also think Cloud, Snake, Sonic, etc were garbage too? What about Bayonetta, who is now a Nintendo franchise?
All we need now is a Sony franchise like Crash, Spyro or Kratos, and Nintendo would have represented every aspect of gaming in Smash.