User blog comment:Radical M/The Top Ten Wii Games/@comment-1046241-20120814224046/@comment-1636990-20120815165954

Believe me, lists are bound to change. In Melee, Peach, Falcon, and Ice Climbers were either mediocre or poor. Then players got smart with Peach's turnips, combos started with Falcon's knee (which was nerfed, and that's why Falcon's now low), and people figured out how to control each Ice Climber separately.

Again, the lists are there to show the probablility and the likelyhood of a win. Yes, Ganon could beat Meta or Diddy, but it isn't very likely if both are of the same skill, or even if the Meta or Diddy players have an ounce of skill. That, and the game was designed with items and final smashes in mind. Note how the characters with great FS's tend to be low on tiers (Link, Zelda/Sheik, Sonic) and those with bad ones (Meta, Diddy, Wario) tend to be higher. Exceptions still exist (Peach is mediocre on the list, and hers is arguably the worst FS, Luigi, and Wario)

Basically, in a fair fight with no items, FS's, fair stages, and with stock, the lists show how well your character will potentially do.

And no, I'm not in favor of them due to character choices. I love playing as Peach (who actually could rise in these next few years), Zelda (plain low), and Yoshi (still low).

That, and the pros pretty much decide. Not us casual players.