Super Smash Bros. director admits “There are too many Fire Emblem characters” soranews24.com

The latest installment of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. crossover series, Super Smash Bros.
But while gamers were happy to spend time with Byleth in Three Houses, they didn’t necessarily need to see the character again in Smash, since Ultimate already has seven other Fire Emblem characters.
▼ Ultimate now has as many Fire Emblem fighters as the original Street Fighter II had playable characters in total.
In a recent interview with Japanese video game magazine Famitsu, Sakurai himself is quoted as saying:“I know the game has too many Fire Emblem characters.
As a Nintendo-published game, of course the company is going to want to put its own characters front and center in Smash.