So can we finally put this to rest?

[Aeolus451]

StarDoor said:

Aeolus451 said:
I don't consider it a port but I can understand some of the confusion from seeing some of the devs' nonsensical comments about smash ports.

Such as?

https://www.gameinformer.com/e3-2018/2018/06/12/nintendo-on-why-ultimate-is-a-new-smash-bros-and-not-a-port

The first few answers is what I'm talking about. They consider things that are clearly ports as new entries. It just causes confusion because the term has a set meaning but they're making up their own interpretation of it. It would be like Bethesda counting all of their Skyrim ports as new entries into the main series just because they had to tweak some stuff.