My apologies, just didn't want to get immediately shut down like that. It's 100% understandable that you and everyone else has doubts. I'm just trying to make this float on the surface, so we all know that what we're doing isn't enough. K.Rool, apparently, doesn't mean crap to Nintendo right now (well, except for Retro), so we need to step up our game.
But (repeating this for the last time) he didn't say Shovel Knight was confirmed, and he definitely didn't say anyone at Nintendo of Japan was talking about him either, but Nintendo of America seems to have a heavy interest in him and Yacht Club Games, which may or may not be a problem for K.Rool << Remember this when replying >> And after the sound leaks, anyone can also say that Roy and Ryu are confirmed.
Shovel Knight isn't a problem for me (after the Artsy Omni video, I really hope I get to see that shiny armor in Smash some day), but I'm just worried it could hurt K.Rool (but if Shovel Knight actually DOES make it, that would leave space for people to talk about K.Rool).