06-11-2013, 03:32 PM
From the video with Sakurai (he mentions playing with the new characters on lunch breaks), it seems like the Wii U version is just farther ahead in development, so I think it's safe to assume they simply aren't added into the 3DS version.
The only thing that makes me wary is the wording of it all. "The total number of characters is the same as the Wii U version" could still mean that there's different characters in each.
The only thing that makes me wary is the wording of it all. "The total number of characters is the same as the Wii U version" could still mean that there's different characters in each.