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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' released on December 7, 2018 as the first game to include every character who had previously appeared in the series, with various newcomers later added as downloadable content (DLC). In the previous game, ''{{ssb|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U}}'', an official Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot was | ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' released on December 7, 2018 as the first game to include every character who had previously appeared in the series, with various newcomers later added as downloadable content (DLC). In the previous game, ''{{ssb|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U}}'', an official Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot was announced for users to vote for their favorite characters as an upcoming downloadable content character. On December 15, 2015, game director {{w|Masahiro Sakurai}} revealed that the game's final DLC character, {{w|Bayonetta (character)|Bayonetta}}, was the ballot's winner among "realizable and negotiable characters". After the announcement of ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Sakurai revealed that the ballot was primarily used to determine the newcomer roster for that game instead. On October 5, 2021, [[Sora]] was revealed as the final newcomer added to the game and the real winner of the ballot. Sakurai also revealed he had gotten permission to include Sora after a chance meeting with a Disney executive at a game awards venue, and thus the final number of new characters was increased by one. | ||
Tetsuya Nomura revealed that while Disney was eager about Sora's inclusion in ''Super Smash Bros.'', he had concerns that the crossover may interfere with the established ''Kingdom Hearts'' lore and thought it would be difficult to pull off. Nonetheless, he was very happy with the end result after hearing the positive outpouring from fans.<ref>[https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2022/06/14/nomura-reveals-more-on-kingdom-hearts-iv-and-the-series-future-with '''''GameInformer'', Nomura Reveals More On Kingdom Hearts IV And The Series' Future With Final Fantasy''']</ref> | Tetsuya Nomura revealed that while Disney was eager about Sora's inclusion in ''Super Smash Bros.'', he had concerns that the crossover may interfere with the established ''Kingdom Hearts'' lore and thought it would be difficult to pull off. Nonetheless, he was very happy with the end result after hearing the positive outpouring from fans.<ref>[https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2022/06/14/nomura-reveals-more-on-kingdom-hearts-iv-and-the-series-future-with '''''GameInformer'', Nomura Reveals More On Kingdom Hearts IV And The Series' Future With Final Fantasy''']</ref> | ||