User blog comment:Greninja Knight/Hidden Voice Clips discovered in Smash 3ds/@comment-5401852-20141011173945/@comment-5298614-20141012150626

Woah woah woah woah. Having Dr. Mario in is the only way we can compromise to have both Brawl Mario and Melee Mario in the game since custom moves are not usable in anyone mode online. Plus, this is what Sakurai said about the 3 clones.

“There are 3 fighters [Lucina, Dark Pit, and Doctor Mario] that are alternate models (clones) in the game. Each was originally a color variation, but during development, they were given balanced characteristics. Since their functionality had differences, forms were separated from each other. However, it was vital that this didn’t increase the required man-hours. Some relative tuning was sufficient as it wasn’t necessary to create balancing from scratch.”

“This is like a free dessert after a luxurious meal that was prepared free of charge. In a restaurant with this type of service, I don’t think there’s anybody who would say, “Change this to a meat dish!!”

“Yet, I’m told [to do that] about Smash Bros. But, I guess since a lot of them are children, it cannot be helped.”

“Could you please leave it to me to select [characters] with man-hours and costs in mind? However you look at it, the game is a great bargain buy as a result.”