Chorus Kids was cut from Smash 4, probably due to 3DS limitations, so i always thought those kids were a lock in Smash 5. Banjo was always questionable i will admit, but Phil Spencer did say he was open to it, but clearly Nintendo sadly wasn't.Revisionist? You can quote me and several others right out of gate going this is bullshit.
Chorus Kids and Banjo made it obvious.
Especially with Sakurai going "I hope youre not expecting too many characters" at E3.