Talk:List of rumors/Archive 4

Smash Bros NX

[1] Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior 12:53, 28 January 2016 (EST)

YES PLEASE

This has been a pretty small rumor for awhile. Idk if it's past that stage yet. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 12:55, 28 January 2016 (EST)

Then we wait for it to get popular, and if not, we don't add it.

Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior

13:05, 28 January 2016 (EST)

Seems to be gaining speed. Time to add the "Rumors about future games" section back? ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 15:13, 28 January 2016 (EST)

It's been gaining enough press to warrant it. Wouldn't hurt. Miles (talk) 15:28, 28 January 2016 (EST)

Reconsidering the Lucina hoax.

Since I'm a genius and thus don't need to double check things, I did not notice this discussion that took place about half a year ago.

While I do support the majority of DatNuttyKid's proposal, the Lucina hoax should still be featured on the page.

I'll address the claims brought up on the original proposal. DatNuttyKid's claim that the Lucina hoax was not widespread is true, especially given how the image was debunked within hours of it being first posted; regardless, the implications of the leak are notable, akin to how Wikipedia had a page on Pat Venditte even though he had never played a major league game, due to his presence having modified the rules of baseball. As outlined in the now-removed text, it demonstrated how Brawl hacks were sometimes used to create hoaxed images. Now, this wasn't just some flash-in-the-pan realisation where people thought about it and forgot about it about two minutes later; cross-checking was actually done for quite a while after the image. I know at least one post on AllIsBrawl attempted a similar hoax with Roy a few months after the Lucina hoax (which I can't find, probably because the post was deleted, the user changed his or her name, or, more than likely, the site just turning into shit; I think I might have the image somewhere on my HDD, but we'll see), and during the original ESRB leaks, some users in the original threads and YouTube videos initially believed the leak to be a hoax by claiming Shulk's moveset was a hack of Ike's moveset in Brawl. As outlined later on this page, the Palutena rumor was also cross-checked with Brawl hacks.

Furthermore, the original author of the proposal also claimed that Omni's Rayman renders the Lucina hoax moot. Apples and oranges, Lucina hoax was Brawl-based and Rayman was...whatever the hell Artsy Omni used-based shenanigans. And this ignores the fact that when something is notable, it remains notable; if we're going to remove informationthat has been superseded, then why bother having articles on Gematsu leaks?

Anyways, I've said my piece, I'm off to kick Mega's arse in OJ.

--- Monsieur Crow, Author Extraordinaire, 14:57, 31 May 2016 (EDT)

Midgar Music Rumor

I realize it would have been better to bring this up before Midgar came out - Jesus, it's almost been one whole year - but I still think it's better to mention it later than never. This image popped up at least once or twice in my Facebook feed a few days or so before the December Direct; is it at least worth mentioning? Aidan, the Thankful Dragon Warrior 20:25, 7 November 2016 (EST)

Final Fantasy's series symbol is different there... better than the "FF" it uses now. Kirby's Crazy Appetite ~

20:31, 7 November 2016 (EST)

Given that it never got any significant press, it probably doesn't qualify. Miles (talk) 20:35, 7 November 2016 (EST)

Smash for Switch additional info + Melee port

2016

So there's been a rumor going on since the past 24 hours regarding:

Additional information about Smash for the Nintendo Switch.
How the Switch is getting GameCube virtual consoles, and that one of them is Melee.

Sources are here and here.

Credible, or be patient about it? :| Hylia's Eye (talk) 22:01, 8 December 2016 (EST)

Think we should wait until the system comes out. Serpent King 22:33, 8 December 2016 (EST)

While I'm not sure if it's credible for not, this rumor has attained a lot of attention. Twitter has blown up about it and multiple notable gaming and non-gaming news outlets have reported on it including IGN, Polygon, GoNintendo, Nintendo Insider, The Daily Star, GameSpot, Source Gaming, Eurogamer, and GameXplain. Since SSBWiki already has the "Smash for the NX" section, I don't see why we can't have this one. Pokebub (talk) 16:45, 10 December 2016 (EST)

Just going to make a change to the date; it was the 6th that the rumor was past. The 12th was when I read it (whoops!). :P Hylia's Eye (talk) 11:16, 27 December 2016 (EST2

2017

Hey, I have more information about the rumor! Apparently, the release dates for certain Nintendo Switch games (including Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch) was leaked online. More info here; please let me know ASAP!

Before this gets lost

I saw this pop up a few times in my Facebook feed recently. Thoughts? Aidan, the Irish Dragon Warrior 20:49, 9 March 2017 (EST)

Seems like as-much guesswork. Reminds me of when the rumor of a Shovel Knight amiibo was taken as "confirmation" that he'd be in Smash, when it was just an amiibo for his own game. Given that it hasn't gotten a lot of press or proven anything decisive, I think we can skip covering it. Miles (talk) 20:53, 9 March 2017 (EST)

I wonder if it's a scrapped character or something. Kirby's Crazy Appetite ~

20:58, 9 March 2017 (EST)

Saw it yet again, and I saw another site cover it as well. Any thoughts on its credibility now?

Aidan, the Irish Dragon Warrior

14:51, 14 March 2017 (EDT)

I'm not understanding this. If it is a Smash amiibo, why is the name "??????" if the other DLC characters had their names on there Kirby's Crazy Appetite ~

14:59, 14 March 2017 (EDT)

Because we don't know who it is. It's an unknown character set to be a Smash amiibo. We have no idea who it is; it could possibly hint at a Switch port akin to Mario Kart 8.

Aidan, the Irish Dragon Warrior

15:08, 14 March 2017 (EDT)

Screenshots for the Switch port?

Real or fake --ComJay (talk) 13:50, 30 May 2017 (EDT)

Fake. There's a few ways you can see this. First of all the screenshots were in Japanese on 4chan but Bowser Jr. is using his English name. Second of all the screenshots show 1p and 2p whilst in the English version it's p1 and p2 so it's using a mixture of English and Japanese. Finally the font is wrong [2]. I'd reccomend waiting a bit to see if it's notable enough but personally I don't think it will be. BSTIK (talk) 14:25, 30 May 2017 (EDT)

Also if you look closely, the character models are from the 3DS version, which doesn't make much sense for a Switch port. Zyrac(talk•contribs) 17:09, 30 May 2017 (EDT)

I'll say one thing, this is creating a bit of a buzz on the internet. Operationgamer17 (talk) 14:57, 30 May 2017 (EDT)

Logo trademark?

I've heard that Nintendo filed a new logo trademark for SSB back in 2017, should this be added to the section on the switch port? GoldenJay

Where did you hear this? For something along the lines of rumours, some kind of source would be nice. Black Vulpine of the Furry Nation. Furries make the internets go! :3 01:24, 23 February 2018 (EST)

Possible new addition to the Shovel Knight Rumor?

The source on the Shovel Knight Rumor came out and, we’ll, it turned out to be a mess up. Should we add this to that? https://www.twitter.com/Toadsanime/status/978650176847056897 Operationgamer17 (talk) 19:25, 28 March 2018 (EDT)

Of course it was a mess up - it turned out to be a false assumption. Jokes aside, I think this should be noted. Aidan, the Springing Rurouni 08:18, 29 March 2018 (EDT)

Move the rendering engine leak to the Leaks page?

I was thinking we should move the recent rendering engine leak to the Leak page. The Leak page is exclusively for confirmed leaks only. This appears to definitely be legitimate considering it came from the engine developer himself. I'd like to see if anyone has any comments or opinions on this before I go ahead and move it. Pokebub (talk) 04:18, 13 May 2018 (EDT)

Response to the mode leak thing

The "mysterious man" was Death from Castlevania, and I'm fairly certain that that one thing has no real significance. The rumor about what the mode is is fine though.

Namco Worker Rumor

One of the fake leaked things was "a PlatinumGames representative, possibly from The Wonderful 101" while not from 101 Bayonetta is PlatinumGames (I think) so should that be mentioned? 72.133.91.93 10:36, 14 August 2018 (EDT)Blueflame105

That isn't worth mentioning for a few reasons. 1. That rumor is false. 2. Bayonetta was added as DLC, AFTER the game was originally completed, so she wouldn't have been known about before the game was done. 75.141.57.33 20:28, 26 August 2018 (EDT)

Toenail "leak"

[3] Chomper4 (talk) 21:54, 26 August 2018 (EDT)

We don't cover 4chan text leaks unless they're from a leaker with good credibility. See here as to why. Also, do not directly embed images, instead link to them by putting one bracket around each side ([image link goes here]). Thank you. Awesomelink234, the Super Cool Sonic Fan Leave a message if needed 22:52, 26 August 2018 (EDT)

This guy has counter arguments on this recent leak

https://youtu.be/KXc8Dd2o14g

This may help. Chomper4 (talk) 14:17, 1 September 2018 (EDT)

Agnés leak could still be real

https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/9caan0/the_agn%EF%BF%BD

Just saying. 99.203.0.94 09:29, 2 September 2018 (EDT)

The guy who made the leak confessed to it. Doesn't get more fake than that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.56.148.18 (talk • contribs) 01:55, 6 August 2018 (EDT)

Should the 4chan render hoax even be mentioned?

It wasn't any different than other render fakes that are made and shared around. And not only did it not gain a noteworthy amount of traction compared to those past fakes, but barely anyone believed it from the start. Just my thoughts, though. ~Spiderfog (Talk · Contribs) 23:08, 15 September 2018 (EDT)

Box Theory

So... no mention of the box theory that's been making the rounds on Smashboards and GameFAQs? --Luigifan18 (talk) 10:19, 17 September 2018 (EDT)

Theres also no mention of mayonaisse theory so i assume this article is for not retarded rumors.

I want to point exactly how is Amazon Boxart Theory is any different from the Best Buy Canada "Amiibo Unlocks Characters" rumor, despite the latter is a "legitimate" and not "retarded" rumor? They're both pretty much the same thing. In that both are major retailers that are claiming never before heard information. Best Buy Canada is basically claiming outright that "Amiibos unlock characters", despite the US counterpart isn't making that claim. Amazon displays a never before seen edited, placeholder boxart on the Special Edition which strongly suggests that there is only 72 characters, in a pattern that strongly suggests that an echo fighter of either Ken, Medusa or Ms. Pac-Man is one of the two remaining characters. 70.66.200.81 21:06, 20 September 2018 (EDT)

Vergeben's Rumors getting their own page

Vergeben's Rumors are by far the most prominent Ultimate rumor. Should we create a page for his rumors, just like the Gematsu and ESRB Leaks? SugarCookie420 (talk) 22:34, 20 September 2018 (EDT)

Potential Ken Leak

So this is the supposed leaked picture that everyone's talkin' about, Ken's model looks fake but look at Pac-Man's shadow, and compare to this picture from the demo and compare Pac-Man's shadow in demo picture to the leaked picture, the shadow glitch could possibly make the leak real, should we put it in? Andreepika11233 (talk) 20:16, 21 September 2018 (EDT)

I’m surprised we haven’t a section on this yet. Regardless of its validity, this picture of Ken has been making the rounds online and surely is significant enough to include here. Nintendo101 (talk) 20:44, 28 September 2018 (EDT)

Um we do have a section on this, right here. SugarCookie420 (talk) 20:47, 28 September 2018 (EDT)

Potential Banjo Leak

[4] Axel (talk) 18:43, 29 September 2018 (EDT) Axel

What's the source of this? – Emmett 18:47, 29 September 2018 (EDT)

The source is a thread from 4chan —Preceding unsigned comment added by Axel (talk • contribs) 18:51, September 29, 2018‎

Music Theory

Should it be put on the rumors? Chomper4 (talk) 10:20, 5 October 2018 (EDT)

Can you elaborate? SugarCookie420 (talk) 17:46, 7 October 2018 (EDT)

Possibility of direct reveal in a little more time:

likely, it might be an error in it delaying it -81.218.171.51 06:16, 10 October 2018 (EDT)

Please elaborate? Black Vulpine of the Furry Nation. Furries make the internets go! :3 07:23, 10 October 2018 (EDT)

It is still 9 days and some hours, so it is possible still... -81.218.171.51 07:06, 11 October 2018 (EDT)

I can tell that there will be a direct in the next days, but i cannot tell anymore. -81.218.171.51 07:06, 11 October 2018 (EDT)

Oh Man Make it Happen Please! -Starfan13 08:36, 11 October 2018 (EDT)

I told you it will happen. You can expect another fan-favorite as a newcomer :) -RIDLEY ALERT! RIDLEY ALERT!!! (talk) 09:37, 17 October 2018 (EDT)

Please have a good read of SW:TALK, particularly on the subject of improper usage. Your comments are little more than opinion and/or musings, which aren't allowed. Black Vulpine of the Furry Nation. Furries make the internets go! :3 09:47, 17 October 2018 (EDT)

Ash-Greninja Leak

I Found it in the The Smash Ultimate Website that Greninja Have his Final Smash Leaked! -Starfan13 08:38, 11 October 2018 (EDT)

That's not a rumor or a leak, it's just an announcement. If it came from, say, a random magazine, then it could be considered a leak. Laikue (talk | contribs) 00:06, 13 October 2018 (EDT)

We wait until a new Pokemon Fighter Trailer in the Direct, Wait What Pokemon fighter is new (Something Alolan Starter Related) Starfan13 8:12, 15 October 2018 (EDT)

Square Enix Rumor

This rumor, separate from Vergeben, has been going on for some time now, I feel like it's fitting to add it into this section, however I cannot find the original source. I'm just going to place it here for now because I want to put it in, but I need a source to "vertify" it. SugarCookie420 (talk) 19:30, 17 October 2018 (EDT)

Banner rumor

How about we leave the page as is for now and actually discuss the notability of this rumor before the edit war gets worse? I'd personally say that it 100% deserves to be on here; it reached the top of the Smash Bros. and Nintendo Switch subreddits and has gained plenty of attention on SmashBoards and 4chan. It also hasn't been debunked, as all the artwork seems original and the nature of the leak makes it difficult to disprove otherwise. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 10:47, 24 October 2018 (EDT)

It's also gotten attention from corporate social media accounts.

Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 11:46, 24 October 2018 (EDT)

This image describes why it is notable. Awesomelink234, the Super Spooky Sonic Fan Leave a message if needed 12:45, 24 October 2018 (EDT)

I would say it's more significant then half of the rumors currently on this list and should be included. Nintendo101 (talk) 13:06, 24 October 2018 (EDT)

Nyargle, given the history of the Wendy's Twitter, I wouldn't necessarily say that catching their attention is particularly noteworthy. It's funny nonetheless, but it's about as important as Arby's making an ad on their social media. Aidan, the Spooky Rurouni 14:38, 24 October 2018 (EDT)

Speaking of the Banner rumor, I would like to propose an edit: removing the line "which only supports the leak's validity," since the picture could've just been placed there to make the leak seem more valid. SugarCookie420 (talk) 18:53, 24 October 2018 (EDT)

It's from the upcoming Grinch movie, and because it's from (supposedly) an artist who was showing off stuff he did, it may have been intentional. That's my two cents, though. Aidan, the Spooky Rurouni 18:59, 24 October 2018 (EDT)

Can we censor the message posted on the banner leak with astrericks (*)? I’ve been coming to this website since I was 10 and would rather not risk kids seeing it. Ma321 (talk) 23:51, 24 October 2018 (EDT)

SmashWiki is not censored. Voqéo T 00:04, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

Hey, there were tweets related to Phil Spencer and Banjo and Kaizooe, tweet is dated 7-8 months before the plans for Ultimate was completed and the other tweet is dated 7 months and 4 days before the Grinch leak happened, could we try to show this as proof that the Banner rumor may be false and maybe trying to send a tweet about this leak to him? --Andreepika11233 (talk) 08:31, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

1. A company exec can say whatever the hell they want. And timing doesn't matter, it doesn't really prove anything. 2. Company execs can also not answer questions if they go against an NDA. Aidan, the Spooky Rurouni 08:53, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

Please also add in the "Trys to debunk" part that these debunks might be a try to conserve the leak, and that many users do their best to debunk the 'debunks'. -81.218.171.51 10:59, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

I fail to see that part being significant; people will try to debunk a debunk, because they want to argue that it's true. Aidan, the Spooky Rurouni 11:05, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

I'm Thinking 2 out of all new Fighters of the leak will be True for the Next Direct (Ken and Shadow) and they are going to be Echo Fighters to Sonic and Ryu and i think there's three more fighters for the Direct and one of them is a Pokemon the other 2 are from a new Playable Universe i'm thinking Arms and the Last Direct which is in the Day Before the Release Octoling going to in smash as Inkling's Echo Fighter no idea for fighter #71 but let's not Spoil it Starfan13 3:42, 25 October 2018

Just curious, but should this get a page like the ESRB leak? It's blown up to such an extent that I think it deserves a page.--86.188.32.197 17:37, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

I feel like we should wait, as I've recently made a page on the extremely popular Vergeben leaks, but general consensus decided that it was unnecessary. Plus, it's still a relatively new leak/rumor so I think we should wait. SugarCookie420 (talk) 18:07, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

"Some users have pointed out that the portrait of Pichu has his ear cut off, "

Shouldn't it be "its ear"? I thought Pokemon use gender neutral pronouns? (And the page is protected so I can't change it). ¿¡Unowninator?! (talk) 11:41, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

You’re absolutely right. Pokémon are more like creatures than individual characters and are referred to as “it” in any media that feature them. Even if you were to argue that Pokémon should be referred to by their gender pronouns when their sex is known, we do not know what Smash Pichu's gender is. Unlike Pikachu, there aren't any observable differences between male and female Pichu. Someone should fix that. Nintendo101 (talk) 12:25, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

Thank you Nintendo101 and Nyargleblargle. ¿¡Unowninator?! (talk) 12:42, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

Enigma's Discovery

Enigma initially posted this under the leak page, however since it's currently unconfirmed, I'll just leave it here, and if any administrator wants to add it in, they can do so. SugarCookie420 (talk) 22:37, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

Golden Sun Growth item leak

A still image of the leaked Growth item from Golden Sun.

On October 25th, 2018, Nintendo of America released a new video for their college tailgate tour featuring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as their game. In the video, during the 0:27 mark, an item can be seen on the far right end of the video for a brief second. This item was later identified as the Psyenergy known as Growth, from the Golden Sun series, confirming there is some element of the series within the game."

It's not 100% certain that this is the Growth Psynergy, since there are some differences from how it's depicted in Golden Sun (most noticeably, it has a white stem where the Growth Psynergy has a green one). It could be a reinterpretation of the Psynergy for 3D, but considering its resemblance to the Healing Field, it could also be an entirely new item. There's not much solid evidence right now. It's still worth adding to this page, though. DryKirby64 (talk) 22:44, 25 October 2018 (EDT)

DryKirby64, the only thing that's similar to the Healing Field is the plant shape. There's not really anything else in common. Aidan, the Spooky Rurouni 11:08, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

I would argue that the item looks just as dissimilar to the Growth Psyenergy. I think the written article is too declarative in it being from Golden Sun. We do not actually know for certain.Nintendo101 (talk) 14:24, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

In what way is it dissimilar? Both are shaped the same way. And I also noted how it could very well not be the Growth Psynergy, so it's not like I was saying "this is definitely it". Aidan, the Spooky Rurouni 14:35, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

It's not that it's dissimilar to the Growth Psynergy, it's that the "two-sprouted leaf" symbol is very generic in video games and could resemble any number of things. It could summon a Mobile Sprout, for all we know. That's why it feels a bit too declarative calling it the "Growth Psynergy leak". DryKirby64 (talk) 15:33, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

I probably should have phrased it better. I'm not saying the item looks nothing like the Growth Synergy, it's just that it looks like an infinite amount of generic sprouts, so a direct association with Golden Sun doesn't make too much sense to me. Why is it in a orb? It's just a sprite in Golden Sun. It looks just as much like a piece from Puzzle Dragon as it does the Growth Psynergy from Golden Sun (admittedly with a different sprout design, but at least it's in an orb). I feel like the only reason why it's being tied to Golden Sun before anything else is because Isaac is in a contested "leak" that dropped a few days ago. Nintendo101 (talk) 16:12, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

(Reset indent) If you ask me, given how many people are connecting it to Golden Sun (not just because of the leak, but for various other reasons), I don't think it's out of place to mention the similarities; that said, name me one item that looks like that from another video game that A. comes from a franchise that has a realistic chance of appearing in or has already appeared in Smash and B. would work as an item in Smash. Aidan, the Spooky Rurouni 16:24, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

A Floro Sprout from Super Paper Mario that acts like Manaphy's Heart Swap? A Mobile Sprout that walks around the stage like Magicant? An entirely original healing item that's linked to the sprout on the Healing Field? Plant symbols aren't entirely unique to Golden Sun; I'm not saying it's not worth mentioning, but it shouldn't be the main focus of the entry. DryKirby64 (talk) 16:45, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

I would also add that the item itself being leaked belongs in the leak page. What the item is is more speculation than a rumor. Voqéo T 16:48, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

I'm fairly sure we're using the Castlevania music leak as the basis here; it'll go to the leak page once we know for sure what the item is. DryKirby64 (talk) 16:53, 26 October 2018 (EDT)

That was the intention: it's going on here until it's confirmed. Aidan, the Spooky Rurouni 17:05, 26 October 2018 (EDT)