Eh, it's fake. My cousin works at the office where they do line recording for the game and told me Nozawa Masako had come by to do some lines, and I don't see her character in the leak.
Really makes you wonder what the big juicy hook team insiders have, obviously they can't indulge us and I get that, but it's fascinating at this point that whatever it is holds back the mighty tide of team real's hodgepodge of messy but interesting evidence.
I can't help but think it's got to be something more than "some guy said Inciniroar is definitely in", like they're actually playing as Alola Joe RIGHT NOW, testing out the new tournament mode at an insider exclusive gathering.
Just means more crow to serve and avatars to change when we are all playing as Banjo and Geno!
They're fine to come and talk as long as they don't think they come into these discussions with any special status.
Xenoblade 2 is very recent so it's very unlikely there's going to be a character in Ultimate at launch, but a DLC is very likely given the success of the game and Sakurai's interestI hope its fake as I want some xenoblade 2 characters in the final roster.
Btw for anyone confused by this I just want to clarify that the poll and the avatar bets are separate. I don't remember who was keeping the list of avatar bets but it's way back in this thread somewhere lol
if you want to enjoy the discussion then have a discussion instead of posting bs platitudes and definitionsOkay but can you all calm down for a second? You're all just pissing off people who have been told by presumably trusted sources conflicting information. They're still people who want to enjoy the discussion and it's still all just talking about whether characters are going to be in a videogame.
Mostly just Smash threads. I don't think I've seen anything else this hostile towards them.
Yep.I'm just gonna wait for the direct at this point unless something budges.
So, you're calling multiple people on this, some of which who post on this forum, straight up liars.
Cause that's what you're saying, they're deliberately lying to cover for Nintendo, which is basically saying they have no integrity
The vast majority of people buying the game will know nothing about this leak. I don't think it'll matter.I mean, it is getting kinda toxic already. Imagine what will happen if this turns out to be false.
Ryce has taken a hardline fake status on the leak and even cited internal sources he can't share and ended up being fine because he didn't deliberatly come up and call people loons for believing it.Mostly just Smash threads. I don't think I've seen anything else this hostile towards them.
He will use a Waluigi hat from now on.
Alright so I've seen a whole bunch of people saying something like "if this is fake the faker is an amazing genius" or "this guy is Einstein level" but I seriously don't understand that thinking. The most likely way this is fake is if the guy actually works for the company we think he does and decided to just mock up an image and share it with his friends on Snapchat.
I don't understand why exactly that's so crazy smart. He had access to many pieces of artwork which could help him design the blank battlefield. The one impressive thing here would be coming up with all new drawings or renders of some extremely obscure Nintendo characters, but that's nothing too crazy. It just takes some artistic skill.
he;s hedging his bets.
Damn that's way more than I'd thought it would be. You'd think people would learn eventually lol. Also I don't even want to imagine how bad it gets for "new features and gameplay changes" that turn out to be not true.15
Well 5 with trademarks for a new game, but features etc., so often
Oh yeah this thread Is already starting to go bad. But oh golly will the smash community be in a tiffy for weeks if this turns out to not be true.I mean, it is getting kinda toxic already. Imagine what will happen if this turns out to be false.
"At least one Pokemon"
nah I think it just means he'd rather have Banjo than Incineroarhe;s hedging his bets.
if its false he can point to "well I said it could be real"
The biggest problem with this is that Liam would even come out and all and specify, "I know this is fake because of some information contradicts it, but I won't share it because it'll risk my source's job." yet Liam has for years now done just that multiple times. If he has information that "disproves" the leak, what's preventing him from sharing it exactly just like he's leaked stuff before? He was more than willing to share other information, so what has changed now?Okay but can you all calm down for a second? You're all just pissing off people who have been told by presumably trusted sources conflicting information. They're still people who want to enjoy the discussion and it's still all just talking about whether characters are going to be in a videogame.
What's particularly interesting about this entire ordeal, is that there's more to it than Smash bros characters. The integrity and credibility of these journalist, pseudo journalist, insiders, ect. is hanging in the balance. They're all adamantly trying to defend themselves, because when this leak comes to fruition, they need to remain believable . After this is all said and done, this leak could really ruin a whole bunch of them. That's why some are trying to stay as silent as possible. They don't want to get involved in the shit storm that'll take place afterwards.
He makes a good point :P I'm just saying the GameXplain stance isn't that the fake is missing characters
What was that"At least one Pokemon"
I still have this weird feeling about that Zeraora 4chan post from a few weeks ago. Ehh...
(they guessed Wii Fit Trainer was the day's blog post, and mentioned Incineroar and Geno are the last two newcomers, with Ken and Zeraora as the last two echoes)
He makes a good point :P I'm just saying the GameXplain stance isn't that the fake is missing characters
"At least one Pokemon"
I still have this weird feeling about that Zeraora 4chan post from a few weeks ago. Ehh...
(they guessed Wii Fit Trainer was the day's blog post, and mentioned Incineroar and Geno are the last two newcomers, with Ken and Zeraora as the last two echoes)
daisy
Not jump, sit!Didn't one of you guys say you were going to jump into a puddle of water if this was real?
I liked the suggestion of dressing as Kiddy Kong and recreating his KO animation.
Some people on the internet get mad about a video game?I mean, it is getting kinda toxic already. Imagine what will happen if this turns out to be false.
You're talking to the man who said itDidn't one of you guys say you were going to jump into a puddle of water if this was real?
I liked the suggestion of dressing as Kiddy Kong and recreating his KO animation.
Well at least we got some more info on their stance so that's somethingHe makes a good point :P I'm just saying the GameXplain stance isn't that the fake is missing characters
Lucario most likely, with no Aura mechanic but higher base stats.
Thats actually a megaton.thanks to pointlessly arguing in the past hour i missed the awesome news that you don't need to have pokémon go open anymore to hatch your eggs
my day is redeemed
I'll never be associated with that despicable creation
Alright so I've seen a whole bunch of people saying something like "if this is fake the faker is an amazing genius" or "this guy is Einstein level" but I seriously don't understand that thinking. The most likely way this is fake is if the guy actually works for the company we think he does and decided to just mock up an image and share it with his friends on Snapchat.
I don't understand why exactly that's so crazy smart. He had access to many pieces of artwork which could help him design the blank battlefield. The one impressive thing here would be coming up with all new drawings or renders of some extremely obscure Nintendo characters, but that's nothing too crazy. It just takes some artistic skill.
The loud denials are a headscratcher for me. For all intents and purposes, much of gaming journalism is repackaging press releases and sometimes doing exclusives for parts of games the companies want to show off. Outside of, like, Gematsu years ago, none of the mainstream outlets going to events talk to their sources with the intention of actually publishing investigative Smash pieces. The process instead is that randoms post rumors on 4chan, the outlets record thinkpieces for views, occasionally with kernels of information disguised as predictions, and rare confirmations or denials devoid of any context or explanation.
In other words, I can understand not wanting to burn sources or get blacklisted by the companies you rely on for ad revenue. But I'm surprised any of the so-called insiders are surprised people aren't taking them seriously in denying a rumor with a ton of improbable detail, when the conscious approach they're taking is to never unpack how they know what they know and to only ever use their information to tease. "I know something that you don't!"