Smash 3DS character rankings (according to Kotaku)

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I don't know how they were ranked (popularity? tier list? unique movesets? final smash?).

Well, here's the list:

49. Dark Pit

48. Jigglypuff

47. Dr. Mario

46. Lucina

45. Falco

44. Ike

43. Olimar

42. Mii Fighters

41. Shulk

40. Peach

39. Luigi

38. Yoshi

37. Lucario

36. Zelda

35. Marth

34. Mr. Game & Watch

33. Sheik

32. Mario

31. Wario

30. Donkey Kong

29. Link

28. Captain Falcon

27. Wii Fit Trainer

26. Pit

25. Pac-Man

24. King Dedede

23. Palutena

22. R.O.B.

21. Fox

20. Zero Suit Samus

19. Bowser

18. Toon Link

17. Diddy Kong

16. Ganondorf

15. Robin

14. Sonic

13. Samus

12. Meta Knight

11. Ness

10. Little Mac

9. Mega Man

8. Duck Hunt

7. Villager

6. Pikachu

5. Bowser Jr.

4. Charizard

3. Kirby

2. Greninja

1. Rosalina and Luma
 
Considering that Dark Pit is #49, I am going to say popularity.
 
I think it's popularity.
Charizard number 4, so sad. Luckily he sucks in this game.
And how Falcon is only 28th.
 
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