User blog comment:InklingChris/New challenger Approching!!! Shantae is next? (Check the link down below)/@comment-25096445-20150801192340/@comment-5185663-20150801200625

It honestly seems like any of these characters being voted for could end up in Smash 5, but the one who wins the election will be in this game. Simple as that. So even if Inklings would make more sense to just wait for Smash 5, if they win, they're in.