✨pop🎈idol✨okay but really: Minecraft is way more culturally-relevant to actual kids than Joker from Persona 5 or Banjo and Kazooie are. I understand if you're salty that your fave didn't get a slot but please understand that jaded thirty-somethings are not the actual market for Smash
I feel like every time a Smash or Pokemon announcement happens I gotta be out here holding up a sign that reads 'NOBODY OWES YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE YOU LIKE A VIDEO GAME INTENDED FOR ACTUAL CHILDREN'
Orrery 
@hystericempress I care far less about "who ends up in Smash" and far more about "what shady business dealings are putting how much money into whose pockets in order to secure the licensing for these characters."
@orrery I meant this more in the sense of 'your financial devotion to a corporation is not going to be rewarded as they have no obligation to loyalty once they have your money.' Given how loose Microsoft has proven to be with their licensing and availability I'm not surprised by this move at all.
@hystericempress I'm not either. I'm just mildly dyspepsic at the thought of Notch making money off of Smash as a result of these deals. I don't have to buy the characters, but I still feel a little oogy about the whole affair. *shrug*
@orrery Notch gets NOTHING. He no longer owns the rights; Mojang was sold lock stock and barrel to Microsoft.
@orrery Like, that sale happened YEARS ago, he hasn't been involved in Minecraft's development or management for quite some time now. He just sits around in a mansion full of rotting candy making bad tweets.
@hystericempress Then I have no stake in this. Cube away.