From what I've read Sakurai includes third parties based on their impact on the gaming industry as a whole. That's a bit of a double edged sword though, since his inclusion as a trophy and not as a playable character may give some insight regarding Sakurai's opinion on the character.
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Nintendo and Ubisoft are pretty tight and Rayman inexplicably appeared as a trophy in Smash 4, so it would not only be easy to get him in the game but he's also got a presence in the series already. Rayman is definitely one of the leading candidates for a third party spot. His then PlayStation exclusive games, mind you, so that little thing + my having a couple of other third parties I want more prevent me from putting him among my most wanted, but I imagine I'd immediately enjoy his addition if he got in. His games were a big part of my childhood. He's definitely a strong contender for DLC with what's happened for him recently, but for base roster? Not seeing it. He simply didn't have enough going for him prior to that, especially since his series had been dormant for quite some time. Unfortunately for the Bandicoot I'm only considering the base game for this, and a 2018 port of a 2017 release is just going to be far too late to impact the roster. Otherwise he's definitely iconic, and his revival and upcoming Switch port have helped him become a rather common third party choice recently.
It may not help that he's western, but he actually has had success in Japan regardless. Crash has an solid resume for DLC at least. I would be completely fine with his inclusion. There are only two third parties I'm really rooting for right now, but I do like and have a connection with Rayman. I'm ultimately not too optimistic here, but the limbless one certainly has somewhat of a shot. I also don't know how many third party newcomers we'll get this time, and there's one already that's looking likely (Simon Belmont). I think the biggest thing going against him though is that he's a western character, and he doesn't seem to be as big of a name in Japan.
I don't think Rabbids or anything are happening personally, I expect Rayman to be picked if Ubisoft gets someone. He's a pretty big name, and he's already had content in Smash. There's stuff going for him in particular. In my eyes Ubisoft is more of the more likely companies to join in, given that they've become pretty close with Nintendo.
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