I think Nintendo has more influence in choosing the base additions than people realize, and I think Sakurai has more influence in choosing the DLC than people realize. Not in every case, but overall I think it's more collaborative than for which people give credit.
And yes, I'm aware of the statements that would seemingly contradict this belief.
I kinda feel this way too. I think it might be more of a Collaboration. I think Some characters might appeal more on Sakurai's End, and some might appeal more on Nintendo's end, but I think the choices are ones Nintendo and Sakurai might already converge on, and i think that might apply to base roster as well
The reason I ask because I had a thought that perhaps some of the DLC might be characters that, If this was a Normal Smash game, they might have already been in, but because The game was focused on bringing everyone back and lots of stuff from the past, alot of Potential new stuff couldn't come to fruition
Like if you look at the base roster, there are only 6 Unique Newcomers. Among those, one is a Semi-Clone, and only 2 of them came with unique stages, out of 4 new stages in the base game. New Nintendo Franchises for example were at a Disadvantage for this game, among others.
If this pass is really more low-key, and Min-Min is any indication, there might be a chance to go back to those hypothetical types of characters, and if Nintendo does have more influence on the base roster than some might expect, that could prove more merit for this theory, since it's stated Nintendo chose the DLC.
