I completely disagree, Sakurai is paying close attention to exactly what's going on. He asks fans way in advance to be public about their most wanted. In E3 interviews he turns it on the media asking what character they want and how they'd fight.I really doubt Sakurai's even aware of the situation that's going on. At the very least he knows that Ridley has 'overseas' popularity, but chooses to focus more on balancing the roster and adding new franchises into the fold.
He has explicitly teased confirmations and deconfirmations endlessly.
The Smash specific direct blatantly nodded to Ridley's shadow as an easing of the blow, only because he knows how hard we're gonna take it.
edit: When the time comes, I can guarantee you a direct apology will be made. He knows. He's known for three games now.
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