Jake's Super Smash Bros. includes 200 unique playable characters from a number of video game series, primarily focusing on the intellectual properties created by Nintendo. While the series represented are primarily ones that have seen releases in more-recent years, there are a number of more-obscure characters that represent Nintendo's rich history. The game's philosophy is not to include a roster full of characters that "make sense" as fighters or as representatives of a series, but rather to include a large number of characters that are interesting and may not be as well known even to longtime Nintendo fans.