Huh I did not know that.
Still working on my collage and I still have three slots left of Smash Bros. characters to compare to Sega All-Stars and I figured Fire Emblem was my best bet.
Yeah, Fire Emblem became popular after Melee, which is what caused Nintendo to start bringing Fire Emblem games West.
Before Meele, Shining Force's still more popular franchise than Fire Emblem even for western Nintendo fans.
Sadly that's not the case anymore.