Eerie, almost like how I can tell you didn't read all of my post with the clear mention that Sakurai doesn't chose the music.
I also never said anything about DK getting no rep at all, but I digress. We must take into account what developing a game means, let alone a game like Smash. Sakurai has said that he doesn't have time to play every game, and with his declining health, he apparently barely plays games at all anymore. Being as Uprising is a game that he actually made, it's a given that there's going to be content from it, he doesn't have to ask anyone before he does anything, he can just do it. The same with Kirby, and the biggest reason that most of the Kirby stuff is from older games that he actually worked on rather than the newer titles. Awakening was also a game that he played, so he had the chance to take aspects from it. It may come off as biased to us, but really, if we hadn't played the DKC games, would we be here arguing for the franchise? He's a single man, a man with a hard job, he doesn't have the time or energy to sit down and play through every single game, so he takes what he can get. Another reason there was so much Uprising content in Smash 3DS was because he had so many assets that he could reuse from the game to ease the workload.
- As I mentioned in my post, which you quoted despite apparently not reading, Sakurai makes it a point to talk with the current developers of any particular franchise for important aspects. Retro, being a western studio, is inherently harder to make communications with, and as such, Sakurai would have no implications of Tropical Freeze (for Dixie) or any future endeavors (for the King). For Fire Emblem, as stated, he played the game, and has an easier time communicating with IS. For Kid Icarus, again, he made the last game, biased or not, he didn't have to ask anyone before putting Palutena or Dark Pit in the game. Portraying your own characters who you know inside and out is far easier than dealing with someone else's character, you can't just say "oh, this is how this works," you have to ask them various things.
- Again, as I said in my post, no one even cares about ATs unless it's "oh, Kid Icarus got more items that I'm never going to see than DK! Blasphemy!" The same thing applies, it's easier for him to use his own properties.
- Again, Sakurai is not a composer and he does not pick the songs. More than one person makes a game.
- Now this is just completely arbitrary.
- I'd be reiterating the same points by now.
"Have you ever made a game?"
Using your toaster is easier than going to an acquaintance and hoping they'll let you borrow theirs.
Even moreso when that acquaintance doesn't speak your language.
A poor analogy, yes, but it's the best I can do at four in the morning.
