I feel like the fact that this so-called leak has only gotten the safe bets right so far should count against its weight.
I'm just tired of blue themed swords guys. But I believe... Avatar Robin can save the world. And I know which version I'd use.
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Whoa! Who's she? a wyvern riding axe weilder who looks great and has a cool personality?
Maybe I should play this series, if I ever get a 3DS.
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Part one was posted not long before Nintendo's E3 2013 Direct last year. Part two was right before the Smash Direct.
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That doesn't necessarily make Wii Fit Trainer a safe guess at all. Heck, that's not even why she was added. She was a character that no one expected, but everyone would recognize.
Attributing her addition to Wii Fit's financial success is something the fandom has done, not Sakurai.
edited 4th Jul '14 5:50:24 PM by NesClassic
🏳️⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse AlberiaThat's running under the somewhat naive assumption that Sakurai has final say and is not ever pressured by Iwata et. all in regards to decisions made for Smash. He's not ever going to outright say it, but it's not hard to guess that some of that does occur- See Roy appearing Melee before his game was even out.
I sure said that!Still. Representation for one of Nintendo's prominent and as-yet-unrepresented I Ps since Brawl isn't, I think, as impressive as some say it is.
If Chorus Posse gets in, exactly as the leak describes, I may put more stock into it.
Not that it has all the newcomers nor much at all about returners, so what more would it even tell us at this point?
edited 4th Jul '14 5:54:50 PM by Enlong
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Even so, I don't see how Wii Fit Trainer would promote what is one of Nintendo's biggest hits that everyone knows about already as opposed to Roy promoting an upcoming game. I don't think her inclusion will compel anyone to buy Wii Fit who's already decided they'd rather work out through other methods (if at all.)
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There was a Part 3 before E3 this year that said that DLC is planned, and there's debate between whether to keep Lucas or Ness (Lucas being the more likely cut.) This one is a lot less trustworthy in my opinion, since they wouldn't be debating the roster this late in development.
Ya kiddin'? Tropical Freeze, 3D World, "X," the Fairy type... I'll be darned if that wasn't a hype day! (Or do you mean the lack of a stage presentation?)
edited 4th Jul '14 6:04:50 PM by NesClassic
🏳️⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse AlberiaHowever, if I was building a leak, and wanted it to gain traction? Wii Fit Trainer is definitely the sort of character I'd put on the list. Not too many far-fetched characters. Just one or two alongside a list of fan-favorites and shoo-ins. A list of nothing but obvious picks is dismissed as either an unimaginative fake or a real one that tells them nothing. But a leak with one or two ones that "nobody" could think of, with a bunch of shoo-ins adding volume to the list? Now that's a list that inspires confidence in itself.
I have a message from another time...Assuming it's fake. Then again, everyone who doesn't do that assumes it's true.
I lend credence to Parts 1 and 2 due to predicting most of the newcomers so far (faulty as the Greninja guess may be), and the Sneaky Spirit being a Smash Run enemy. Given the Ghost's presence, it's possible Sneaky Spirits are tied to a stage alone... but somehow I doubt Rhythm Heaven isn't getting a character.
And that, too. There's safe guesses, then precisely getting which safe guesses are correct at once.
edited 4th Jul '14 6:49:11 PM by NesClassic
🏳️⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse AlberiaWhile all of the leaked characters aside from Wii Fit Trainer and Chorus Men are safe bets, getting 7 (8 with Pokemon from XY) correct is a bit beyond guessing. Not to mention that a guessed list that doesn't have a Donkey Kong character should be laughed away, yet here we are without particular hints towards a DK character. The leaker clearly knows something, but whether he's holding back on info or has already given all he knows is something we'll likely never know.

Also, Chrom's voice actor did say to check things out in the future to see what would happen when asked if he was going to feature in Smash 4. And then jokingly describe Chrom's hypothetical FS, which eerily reminded me of how Sakurai discussed Pac-Man's hypothetical FS (and funnily enough,the FS happened exactly as described!) Nothing majorly important, just a minor note.