If you feel like there are too many Fire Emblem fighters or sword-wielding characters in Smash Bros. Ultimate, then you aren’t alone. According to the game’s director Masahiro Sakurai, he feels that Nintendo is responsible for the many Fire Emblem and sword-wielding fighters occupying the roster slots in the game.

Whether you are fond of him or not, Sakurai has come forth in a new interview with Famitsu, and one of the things he touched on was the inclusion of too many Fire Emblem characters and fighters boasting swords.

Thanks to website nintendolife.com, we learn that Sakurai says he understands what fans are talking about, but he believes gamers should “move on” since what’s “done is done.” You can read his response to Famitsu right here:

“First and foremost: there are too many Fire Emblem characters; and what’s more there are too many sword-users. It’s something that’s already been decided, though, so let’s move on – I should be thinking more about other things.”

The website highlights Sakurai answering another question explaining how his own “preferences” don’t shape the fighter selection process and noted how “Nintendo has a larger say” when it comes to decision-making.

In other words, Byleth — according to the site quoting Sakurai — was added because the character is “brand-new,” which outlines the stark contrast of existing fighters from Byleth:

“My preferences don’t play a role in which new fighters are added; Nintendo has a larger say in that decision and brings their thoughts to the table. At any rate, the “theme” for this character was the how much freshness they brought to the game. The fighters that we include in Smash Bros. tend to come from series that have histories. For instance, Dragon Quest’s “Hero,” “Banjo & Kazooie,” and Fatal Fury’s Terry Bogard all first appeared around 20 to 30 years ago – I want to include quite a wide breadth of characters.”

To summarize all of the above, Sakurai thinks there are too many playable Fire Emblem characters flooding Smash Bros. Ultimate, which includes sword characters too, but none of his creative ideas can best that of Nintendo’s since the red brand has more control over characters and decision-making. This, reportedly, has led to Nintendo picking quite a few Fire Emblem heroes.

Lastly, Smash Bros. Ultimate is out now for the Nintendo Switch.