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nopressure

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Oct 28, 2017
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Of course someone with no professional investment would post other peoples shit without remorse. Have you ever heard of a Youtuber

If professionals care so much, they can just not leak information about their jobs to people in the press. I certainly wouldn't. There's legitimate reasons to dislike Vergeben, but I don't see the need for so much toxicity because he dared speak.
 

L Thammy

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God now that I say that, how many fake leaks were people creating that got busted open when Isabelle showed up?

What's great is that Isabelle actually broke at least one leak that's happened after her announcement. Meanwhile, I'm confused that anyone thought she wouldn't be in at all.
 

Lady Bow

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Nov 30, 2017
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Someone from that reddit post pointed out that Kazooie was freaking out (the more observant of the duo) at the rocket launcher from Snake while Banjo was acting aloof like the naive bear he is. Made a chart to look at it and I kinda see it now. This is great attention to detail if true.

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Speedlynx

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Nov 22, 2017
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I find it odd the company Eric is working for has been silent about this whole thing.

If the leak were fake, wouldn't they come out and say so just like Marina did?
 

Gilbals

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Oct 25, 2017
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Whoever posted this has the entire Smash fan base under their thumb right now.

Some people just want to get their kicks. The fact that people keep saying shit like "we'll be talking about this leak for years to come" is proof that the person who posted this likely sees it as worth the effort.
I mean you gotta admit, it's pretty legendary. Probably even ends in jail time for impersonation or perceived impersonation or a big ol' lawsuit.
 

Xwing

Unshakable Resolve - One Winged Slayer
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Nov 11, 2017
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Whoever posted this has the entire Smash fan base under their thumb right now.

Some people just want to get their kicks. The fact that people keep saying shit like "we'll be talking about this leak for years to come" is proof that the person who posted this likely sees it as worth the effort.

ArtsyOmni went through the effort of the Rayman video to launch a YouTube channel. You're saying that this person did this literally just for kicks? It's not like they can come forward and get credit at this point without serious problems befalling them.
 

ShinobiBk

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I think it's a matter of doing all of that, and impersonating someone, and implicating two companies, and using real material for an upcoming, unrelated movie, and all for something that'll be proven fake in a few weeks, if not during the time you're creating it.

Nobody implicated 2 companies. People looked up those LinkedIn accounts on their own
 

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Someone from that reddit post pointed out that Kazooie was freaking out (the more observant of the duo) at the rocket launcher from Snake while Banjo was acting aloof like the naive bear he is. Made a chart to look at it and I kinda see it now. This is great attention to detail if true.

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snaaaaaake eaterr
 
Oct 26, 2017
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I think it's a matter of doing all of that, and impersonating someone, and implicating two companies, and using real material for an upcoming, unrelated movie, and all for something that'll be proven fake in a few weeks, if not during the time you're creating it.

Smash Bros is like the Olympics of fake leaks. So yeah I can believe that, but some of the stuff might be simpler than it sounds, especially if some of the people pointing out the 'leaker' were in on it. We already saw that with the Prima games leak.
 

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I still have my old mindset about this being not an impossible leak. Sure, it's not. But defo not easy. Requires an amazing effort, and we have to remember that it hasn't been deconfirmed yet. Leaks always mess something up so they get deconfirmed. But nope, nothing here. Simply remarkable.

If making a leak like this was as easy as some make it sound like it is, we'd have more leaks around that haven't been debunked and looking possible. But nope, just the Ken one most presume is real.
 

Weiss

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Nobody implicated 2 companies. People looked up those LinkedIn accounts on their own

Being a member of a company and posting as such on social media means implicating them as part of your resume. I thought we were running with the idea that there was never a second person the snapchat was sent to, and it was all one person.
 

Tansut

One Winged Slayer
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Dec 16, 2017
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Someone from that reddit post pointed out that Kazooie was freaking out (the more observant of the duo) at the rocket launcher from Snake while Banjo was acting aloof like the naive bear he is. Made a chart to look at it and I kinda see it now. This is great attention to detail if true.

MiZo3yv.png
Gonna be SO MAD if this isn't real because I love this.
 

RailWays

One Winged Slayer
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Oct 25, 2017
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I find it odd the company Eric is working for has been silent about this whole thing.

If the leak were fake, wouldn't they come out and say so just like Marina did?
I'd imagine there are some serious conversations going on at ACP in light of this blowup. They may eventually speak up after internal investigations are finished like with ESRB.
 

Strat

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Apr 8, 2018
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I just want Chrous Kids to be real. And I want this to end so I can get my work life back in balance.
 

LostSkullKid

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Nov 27, 2017
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Imagine this dude actually had the assets (like all the character layers) for Smash and he just used them to make a fake leak.
 

9-Volt

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Oct 27, 2017
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This is a very well informed faker. He played every game that those characters are in. Details are just well thought. Even I, a huge fan of Golden Sun series forgot about Growth psyenergy. Similar situation with chrous kids, every mockup for Smash 4 omitted the conductor as a whole let alone his red tie. He must be really big fan of Nintendo games to notice such small details.
 

Rotobit

Editor at Nintendo Wire
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Oct 27, 2017
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Someone from that reddit post pointed out that Kazooie was freaking out (the more observant of the duo) at the rocket launcher from Snake while Banjo was acting aloof like the naive bear he is. Made a chart to look at it and I kinda see it now. This is great attention to detail if true.

MiZo3yv.png

I always thought Snake's pose had to have some sorta reaction eventually, it's so weird

although this image implies his target is Daisy, and Banjo is just intercepting his shot
 

Sea lion

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Nov 8, 2017
903
As a graphic designer I can tell you Nintendo will have an easier time shifting Squirtle than the leaker.

The illustration of Squirtle itself will likely be on a seperate layer in Photoshop like all other characters, allowing the artists to move them about at will.

The only way the leaker would be able to do it is by cutting Squirtle and every other character out, which is REALLY not worth it if his end result is to show a blurry low res image, or he had the illustration layer assets the team at Nintendo are using, meaning he'd be legit.

And yeah, there still would be a reason to simplify the background despite how crowded it is. Maybe the lighting or tone of the sky clashed with the character or blended too well with them not allowing them to pop like the rest. The characters are the main draw, and the simpler the background the less chance there is for them to be effected by its tones.
 

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Someone from that reddit post pointed out that Kazooie was freaking out (the more observant of the duo) at the rocket launcher from Snake while Banjo was acting aloof like the naive bear he is. Made a chart to look at it and I kinda see it now. This is great attention to detail if true.

MiZo3yv.png
I see it now! Haha, that's amazing.
 

Camjo-Z

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Oct 25, 2017
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Or if you've recreated your own layered PSD with a recreated background and character layers.
I don't get how the guy pointing out the squirtle discrepancy, who's moving around all their own personally cut out layers, can be shown as proof that nobody would be mad enough to cut out their own character layers and move them around.

But why would they do that for characters that don't even need it, like Squirtle here:

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Nothing was gained by moving Squirtle. It doesn't add any space for other characters or anything, it would just make extra work for the leaker since now he has to add a bit more detail to Ivysaur who was previously partially hidden.
 

NotLiquid

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Oct 25, 2017
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ArtsyOmni went through the effort of the Rayman video to launch a YouTube channel. You're saying that this person did this literally just for kicks? It's not like they can come forward and get credit at this point without serious problems befalling them.
As far as I recall, no one stepped up to claim they made the Palutena leak either. There's a lot of leaks that have gone "unclaimed".

If identity theft or jeopardizing an entire company's integrity wasn't something this rumor ended up committing, I'm sure someone would've come out to claim it as their own.
 

1000% H

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Oct 25, 2017
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Someone from that reddit post pointed out that Kazooie was freaking out (the more observant of the duo) at the rocket launcher from Snake while Banjo was acting aloof like the naive bear he is. Made a chart to look at it and I kinda see it now. This is great attention to detail if true.

MiZo3yv.png
Chorus Kids also solve my personal problem of being annoyed that Wario and Dedede appear to look through the Pokemon and not at anyone in particular.
 

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my god this leak is so frustrating

literally every single detail looks like it's official art yet everyone and their otter is saying it's not true
 

RailWays

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Oct 25, 2017
15,676
BestGuyEver was a prophet.

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Huh, but it's not 1-to-1 with the characters, but I guess the idea was honey bear + bird = banjo?
Bit of a stretch...
my god this leak is so frustrating

literally every single detail looks like it's official yet everyone and their otter is saying it's not true
It is interesting. Which makes me curious about how this all ends.
I forsee a large post-mortem trying to piece together all that happened, similar to Smash 4 after the dust of the esrb leak and gematsu leak settled.
 

Deleted member 8791

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This is a very well informed faker. He played every game that those characters are in. Details are just well thought. Even I, a huge fan of Golden Sun series forgot about Growth psyenergy. Similar situation with chrous kids, every mockup for Smash 4 omitted the conductor as a whole let alone his red tie. He must be really big fan of Nintendo games to notice such small details.
Almost as if Sakurai himself was involved!
 

Hailinel

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Oct 27, 2017
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I'm trying top think of Banjo's reaction to taking a Nikita rocket to the bung and all I can think of is:

"Gyuh-huh!"
 

Soralight8

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Oct 25, 2017
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i want to sora in smash to hear smash remix of his theme and other songs but also i want to see another nomura drawing of smash with sora

 

NotLiquid

One Winged Slayer
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Oct 25, 2017
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But why would they do that for characters that don't even need it, like Squirtle here:

XyBups6.gif


Nothing was gained by moving Squirtle. It doesn't add any space for other characters or anything, it would just make extra work for the leaker since now he has to add a bit more detail to Ivysaur who was previously partially hidden.
If nothing was gained by moving Squirtle, ask yourself why the poster designer would move Squirtle. This argument goes both ways and doesn't prove anything.
 

Dark Cloud

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Oct 27, 2017
61,087
I'd be fine with this honestly.

Have the last character be Elma with Rex as DLC and I'm good.
That'd be fine. I tried to keep the other characters in the circle of what insiders have hinted or speculated at.

Ken and Incinceroar as locks. Sora as the other Square representative.

Isaac because some insiders have said some of the Grinch rumor is correct. Also Sakurai might've teased him. He was cut from Smash 4 and he's popular.

I had a 5th character, but I can't decided if there's 3 characters right from this Grinch rumor or only 2 characters.
 
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