Smash is a fanservice game, it makes sense to listen to the fanbase, and even then, only to a point.
That really doesn't imply that he is more or less in touch than Nintendo in general. And I think Nintendo is very in touch with the fanbase, they just don't cater to their every whim because it would basically made them run out of business.
That really doesn't imply that he is more or less in touch than Nintendo in general. And I think Nintendo is very in touch with the fanbase, they just don't cater to their every whim because it would basically made them run out of business.