I can back the co-reveal with a theory---an
interesting one, at that. Not evidence, but a theory.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/30357/rumored-star-foxmetroid-crossover-put-to-rest
Remember that rumor of a Star Fox/Metroid crossover that Retro was working on in the year 2012? Well, it was "apparently" shot down. People spread the rumor pertaining to a
game, which was false. In the end, everyone thought that the secret project was instead Tropical Freeze.
Let me ask you though: Is Tropical Freeze
really a "secret project",
especially after previously working on a title from the
same franchise?
One quote from this interview, only now in retrospect, seems to
stand out:
"The idea of Star Fox and Metroid crossing paths in a
more unified Nintendo universe represented but one of
several potential team-up projects that Nintendo has been considering.”
Short recap, so far: Nintendo considering crossing franchise paths, back in 2012, in a "
more unified Nintendo universe".
This "more unified Nintendo universe" sounds
a lot like Smash Brothers, at least to me.
Fast-forward to today: Look at the Smash Brothers trailers---they
cross paths with their Franchises. Examples: Fire Emblem/F-Zero, Zelda/Kid Icarus, etc.
Point: What if the "secret project" from Retro Studios is a Smash Brothers newcomer trailer?
Back then, everyone thought the rumor was about a
game, which allowed Retro to put the rumor to rest
without lying (even if they were
really working on the crossover---as a trailer). Instead, it could be a trailer they made a while back that Sakurai keeps in his "stash", and under that definition, it
wouldn't be a game.
Here is an actual piece of
evidence to back this possibility:
In that quote, it states that it would be "one of the potential
team-up projects that Nintendo has been considering." Sakurai and his team have
already teamed up with
other studios to make newcomer trailers. A few prime examples:
- Little Mac's trailer.
- Palutena's trailer.
- Robin/Lucina's trailer.
On to the possibility of Ridley:
We all are aware of the possibility of the stage reveal linking towards the reveal of Krystal with the Assault Great Fox stage (under the currently unbroken theory), right? In this sense, Krystal is possible for the next reveal.
However, there is only
one other character who has
never directly been mentioned by Sakurai, only
teased (and teased for quite a while, might I add):
Ridley.
So, how possible is this to happen? I honestly don't know. All I will say is that it certainly would add up nicely,
especially since 2012 was the year that focused on making the roster for the new Smash Brothers game. Of course, nobody probably would have tied this into that because Smash wasn't even revealed at E3 yet (going by the date of the article).
It also makes sense, time-wise, as it's
almost time to release the game in Japan---it would create
unfathomable hype. Besides, Ridley was arguably "the King" of pre-Brawl era popular characters, while Krystal was arguably "the Queen".
Seeing the quality that Retro can dish out---and that their name would make sense to use Star Fox and Metroid---just makes sense for something like this to be their "secret project".
It's a lot to take in, but only time will tell.