- With the exception of Animal Crossing, all 1st and 2nd Party Franchises worthy of Smash Bros representation in the form of playable characters were represented by playable characters already.
- Cuts are not always a bad thing and it depends on the character in question.
- The Mario and Pokemon franchises have easily earned 7 Characters by this installment.
- The Donkey Kong and Kirby franchises have earned 4 characters by this installment.
- The Zelda franchise has earned 5 Characters by this installment.
- Daisy had earned enough merit by Brawl to have should have been included there as playable.
- Waluigi has earned enough merit by this installment to should have been included here as playable and should always have been lumped into the Wario franchise.
- Fire Emblem only deserves 1 rep.