A slew of new characters for the upcoming Smash Bros 3DS/Wii U were revealed during a live Nintendo Direct early Monday morning. The comprehensive list of 34,495 characters, internally named “Every Video Game Character That Matters,” contains popular mascots from Sony, Microsoft, SEGA, Capcom, Blizzard, and many others including Nintendo’s own that were not yet in Super Smash Bros, except Waluigi.
Once known as the dopey character that little brothers and sisters everywhere were forced to play when the older sibling chose Mario, Luigi has recently come under some fire for being over sexualized in the latest Super Smash Bros trailers. The backlash over the younger plumber’s “super sexy hat” and “ass lifting boots” has caused Nintendo to issue several statements about the issue, quickly denying the claims that Luigi is in any way sexualized for their newest game.
