"Luke Skywalker and Mickey Mouse also have a strong history of exclusives on Nintendo consoles too. Does that mean they should be in Smash as well? No."

I dunno man, are their games fighters like Dragon Ball? No?

"Cloud and Snake got in and while yes they have a tiny history with Nintendo but for the most part they both felt like Playstation mascots."

Cloud, yes, Snake, not really. He had two exclusive titles on Nintendo consoles where he was the main character.

Nonetheless, it is pointless to talk about this. According to GoNintendo, somehow, Interview from 10 years ago = "maintains" lol. People can change their mind within 10 years (like Nintendo on mobile games).