A little Smash Ballot theory

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I want you to take a look at this picture. This is an image Raymangame tweeted on twitter, for #TBT (Throwback Thursday). You might notice it is clearly
a Raymanified version of Smash... We can even see the presence of characters in this (like Barbara).. and the character portaits at the bottom.

At first glance this might not seem like much, but you have to look at the circumstances of this image. Why would Ubisoft go this route in supporting
their character for the game? Why not just go right out and say they support Rayman in the game? Why do it in such a sly way?.. In fact... it kind of
reminds you of a certain developer we all know.. doesn't it?

See, I have a theory. If true, it could shake the entire point of the ballot...

What if, Nintendo isn't planning on just implementing single characters.. but entire DLC packs? (Like with Rayman, Globox, and Barbara.. their trophies
are already weirdly in the game, now that I think about it)

Now I know what you're thinking! "Their third party characters! Why would they do something like that? Plus, there's only one character per company.."
Well, I believe I have an explanation for all of this, so just hear me out..

Lets not forget though, that this stuff is most likely "Paid" DLC... it could be very likely that Ubisoft and Nintendo came to some agreement to allow
for more stuff to be put in. They have worked with each other in the past on Wii U stuff after all.. It could be some kinda profit split, or some sort
of agreement to share the profits from the said DLC purchased.

This could have ESPECIALLY been sparked by the likes of the Rayman leak, where both companies got to witness first hand just how much fans want Ray in
the game.. (Ubisoft was even going to make a statement on it before Artsy came out a day before it was supposed to happen, and mention it was him) what
 better way to take advantage on such an opportunity..

How do we know this isn't why the ballot was opened in the first place? We have all of these companies jumping in trying to get their characters in..If
this is the case, Nintendo could easily be trying to set up similar hypothetical agreements... As the allure of profit could easily persuade both parties
to a partnership in all of this.. as most of the characters being supported are VERY popular, and could net in a ton of profit for both parties involved.

Lets also not forget about the possibility of extra DLC packs emerging for the other 3rd party characters already in the game as well. Even with Sonic and
Megaman in the game, similar agreements could be made with the other companies to get more in.. (Like Tails and Knuckles to accompany Sonic, for example.
 (Dunno about Pac-man.. only thing I could think off on that end would be Mrs. Pac-man, and she seems more like she would be clone material..)

All of this was also before the concept of such DLC was even considered for Smash as well.. Sakurai probably didn't even take any of that into account
before the whole Ray leak fiasco, and... what ever Iwata and Sakurai probably talked about in that meeting they had.. where they discussed that smash
ballot to begin with. It probably would have taken awhile for Sakurai to be convinced that the DLC packs could be worth it... (and the ray fans have shown
 it most certainly would be)

I mean, getting in smash in general is one thing, as it seems like a fairly simple matter. But in terms of Paid DLC, its an entire different ballgame..
The possibilities for agreements are much easier, since the packs would be purchased multiple times, generating profits for both parties..
Just to add to this, it also gives Nintendo to have another method of getting profit for the game, even further into it's lifetime..

I mean, I'm not gonna lie. It's a stretch. A very large stretch at that.. but it is very well possible.. only time will tell I suppose.