But seriously I'm starting to get a PlayStation All Stars vibe from smash. they're just throwing ANYONein now.
Uhm...I wouldn't really call Sonic, Mega Man, Pac Man, Ryu, Cloud and Bayonetta
anyone... Apart from Bayonetta these all sound more like the who's who in gaming history. Bayonetta is the least famous, yes, but she has going for her that she is basically a Nintendo-owned character now, that she's coming from a highly acclaimed series and that she actually was the overall most popular fan choice of all the characters that where possible to implement into the game. So she deserves that spot.
I find the plethora of Fire Emblem characters much more annoying and nonesensical. The series is probably huge in Japan...but in the West...? Welp, I don't own a WiiU anyway, so... But If I did, I would be pissed, that Reyn of Xenoblade Chronicles didn't make it in in addition to Shulk. XD