Something about that disconfirmation doesn't sit right with me.
For one, they didn't actually disconfirm him. They said that Matt Ryan was referring to Rayman's trophy, not that Rayman wasn't playable. Why not slap that bit on at the end? Not like it would take much effort. There is no reason to be vague about it, especially when people were mistaking Chrom to be playable, Nintendo came straight out and said that Chrom wasn't playable. Not with this. They only said that Ryan was referring to a trophy.
A small difference, but a very important one.
Secondly, the guy was talking about playable characters when he mentioned Rayman, with the character select roster directly in front of him. Why go with "referring to Rayman's trophy", when "meant to say Megaman" is what everybody was claiming he did, and what was most believable? Moreover, why on earth mention Rayman in that section? There is a very distinctive difference between being just a trophy and being playable.
The guy is the national representative of Nintendo of Canada. National representative. Not only that, he's the manager of corporate partnerships at NoC as well. He's not a second rate employee, the guy is fairly important. Granted, he isn't the best Smash Bros. player, but something like Rayman's inclusion in Smash Bros, regardless of what form, is something he would know about and be versed in.
This, combined with the fact that Rayman has multiple trophies, the interview with his creator a while back, and, well, he's third party... Rayman definitely isn't disconfirmed yet guys. I wouldn't call him particularly likely, but he's got alot more going for him then most other characters.
