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Undid edit by John3637881: I don't think the Chronicle should necessarily count as "representation", because it's literally just a chronicle of Nintendo games rather than a full on reference to something with content in the game. that said, I reworded it a bit to make it better
John3637881 (talk | contribs) (→E3 2014 leak: Define "representation." A Rhythm Heaven game was mentioned in the Chronicle of the Japanese version of Brawl, and the series got some trophies, spirits, and songs in Smash 4/Ultimate.) |
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A day before [[E3 2014]], Romano received another email from the leaker. The leaker continued to claim that Miis (under the name "Mii Fighters"),<ref>[http://smashboards.com/threads/the-official-thread-for-the-sal-romano-gematsu-leak.353570/page-52#post-16866157 The Official Thread For the Sal Romano/Gematsu Leak] Smashboards.com</ref> Pac-Man, Palutena (under the name "Goddess Palutena"), Chrom, Shulk, and the Chorus Kids would be playable; the leaker did not implicate any new characters, but said that there would be plans for post-launch character [[downloadable content]], and that there was internal debate about keeping either [[Ness]] or [[Lucas]], with the latter being "likely to get the cut". During the E3 Nintendo Digital Event of 2014, both {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} and {{SSB4|Palutena}} were confirmed, with {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} being confirmed later that day<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/476547936881369088]</ref>, confirming all characters claimed by the original leak, and leaving only Shulk, Chrom, and the Chorus Kids of the previous leaks left to be announced. | A day before [[E3 2014]], Romano received another email from the leaker. The leaker continued to claim that Miis (under the name "Mii Fighters"),<ref>[http://smashboards.com/threads/the-official-thread-for-the-sal-romano-gematsu-leak.353570/page-52#post-16866157 The Official Thread For the Sal Romano/Gematsu Leak] Smashboards.com</ref> Pac-Man, Palutena (under the name "Goddess Palutena"), Chrom, Shulk, and the Chorus Kids would be playable; the leaker did not implicate any new characters, but said that there would be plans for post-launch character [[downloadable content]], and that there was internal debate about keeping either [[Ness]] or [[Lucas]], with the latter being "likely to get the cut". During the E3 Nintendo Digital Event of 2014, both {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} and {{SSB4|Palutena}} were confirmed, with {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} being confirmed later that day<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/476547936881369088]</ref>, confirming all characters claimed by the original leak, and leaving only Shulk, Chrom, and the Chorus Kids of the previous leaks left to be announced. | ||
While the Chorus Kids were not announced in any capacity, a [[Sneaky Spirit]], an enemy from the | While the Chorus Kids were not announced in any capacity, a [[Sneaky Spirit]], an enemy from the {{uv|Rhythm Heaven}} series, was spotted during a [[Smash Run]] demo during E3 2014. This made it the first and, at the time, only representation of the ''Rhythm Heaven'' series in ''Smash''. As noted by some fans of the series, all Smash Run enemies came from franchises represented with characters or stages, or else from ''Brawl''{{'}}s [[Subspace Emissary]], suggesting the possibility of other ''Rhythm Heaven'' representation, and strengthening the prospect of the Chorus Kids. No other ''Rhythm Heaven'' representation had been revealed at the time. | ||
While the result of E3 2014 confirmed all the first leak's claimed playable characters, the veracity of the subsequent leaks remained unclear and was a subject of much debate. While the second leak accurately slated Palutena as playable, she was a character widely speculated to be playable, due to Sakurai having worked on ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' and the presence of the, at the time, non-debunked "leaked" images that had been posted on multiple news sites. | While the result of E3 2014 confirmed all the first leak's claimed playable characters, the veracity of the subsequent leaks remained unclear and was a subject of much debate. While the second leak accurately slated Palutena as playable, she was a character widely speculated to be playable, due to Sakurai having worked on ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' and the presence of the, at the time, non-debunked "leaked" images that had been posted on multiple news sites. | ||