While I appreaciate the idea of a Smash Ultimate Deluxe I don't personally think it's a great one. People who own Ultimate are already starting to get tired of it, me included. See for example how with each consecutive DLC character released the hype cycle became shorter and shorter. In the end Ultimate was running on fumes. If a remaster came out, without adding anything substantial, I believe even the loyal fanbase will sit that one out. While a few new characters and a new mode would be fun that's not what makes a Smash game feel fresh. You'd have to change the physics, implement new mechanics, rework old movesets etc etc. for Smash to feel fresh, and that's not going to happen with a remaster. I'd say a soft reboot, heavily focusing on 1st-party content, would be favorable. I wrote down my own concept for a roster, stagelist etc. and it came together really well. The one issue is that Smash would lose a lot of hype due to a lack of 3rd-party content, even though I personally think it's a shame that people gawk and scream over those kinds of announcements.

That's how I feel too. I see no need to make a new Smash Bros from the ground up. Just give us what we got with a bunch of new characters and modes and everyone will lose their collective shit all over again. I know I would. lol

I definitly agree that an "Ultimate Deluxe" is likely for a new game. If it does happen I'd probably expect a good number of new echo fighters that were heavily requested for OG Ultimate to be added since they're a form of aditional content that wouldn't take too much development time.

Smash needs a roster reset with only Nintendo characters. Magolor, Bandana Waddle Dee, and Dark Matter deserve roster spots