Homelessvagrant
Smash Lord
I think the concept of overrepresentation is a misnomer. If a character is iconic in it's own right to the point that he/she may be considered as a playable character, the sales of his/her game series should not be the weighing merit that allows/disallows that character from being able to smash bros. I use to consider Lucas as an unnecessary rep, but then I played his game. He's an amazing character form an extraordinary game. Should he then replace Ness? No, because Ness is iconic in his own right.
The same can be said about Wolf or Falco. True they are from a game series that has only 5 (+1) games. But who isn't familiar with these characters, most people can easily quote at least a line or two from them from Starfox 64 at the very least. Compare Wolf with a character like Greninja. Most people immediately recognized Wolf when he was revealed in Brawl while on the other hand a few people scratched their heads when Greninja was revealed (not that I'm saying Greninja should/shouldn't be in).
IMO Dixie and K.Rool should be included at this point not because of representation but rather because they are well known beloved characters to a large group of fans of Nintendo. Case in Point I know a group of non-gamers that who know who K. Rool is just by his name. The same could be said about Ridley
TL;DR numbers are conceptual and can be deceiving in nature. The reason the Mario series or Pokemon series should have more reps is because they have had more games and a larger fan base to help elevate certain characters to a more iconic appreciated status, not because the sales themselves.
The same can be said about Wolf or Falco. True they are from a game series that has only 5 (+1) games. But who isn't familiar with these characters, most people can easily quote at least a line or two from them from Starfox 64 at the very least. Compare Wolf with a character like Greninja. Most people immediately recognized Wolf when he was revealed in Brawl while on the other hand a few people scratched their heads when Greninja was revealed (not that I'm saying Greninja should/shouldn't be in).
IMO Dixie and K.Rool should be included at this point not because of representation but rather because they are well known beloved characters to a large group of fans of Nintendo. Case in Point I know a group of non-gamers that who know who K. Rool is just by his name. The same could be said about Ridley
TL;DR numbers are conceptual and can be deceiving in nature. The reason the Mario series or Pokemon series should have more reps is because they have had more games and a larger fan base to help elevate certain characters to a more iconic appreciated status, not because the sales themselves.