The only thing I know that you don't is additional information about the reported sources. For obvious reasons that needs to be kept confidential. AFAIK both of the rumors' contents have been reported fully. I'm not guaranteeing that we are going to see Inklings or Shovel Knight. I just think the rumors haven't fully died as their sources (More confident about Tamaki's) have been proven to be legitimate in the past. Again, I'm not 100% sure on Rb's source so Im not sure about that. I'm basing it off information that has been shared on Rb's Twitter.Seeing you say this is causing me to reevaluate my stance on these. I just wish I knew what you knew (and that the information wasn't teased in such a juvenile manner by Rb and Stealth__... that obviously tinted my perspective on the whole thing).
Have legitimate leaks missed deadlines before? I feel like this wouldn't be the first time, though I can't recall a specific example... rather, I think I do recall us missing a deadline before, I just can't remember which leak specifically it was.
Either way, RB and Tamaki haven't lied/ are trolling the community. They are reporting on what is/ was thought to be legitimate information. Are the rumors severely hurt? Yes. Will they come true? I don't know that answer. I just think it's just worthwhile to keep an open mind about these as they aren't coming out of nowhere.