To be fair when talking about the roster being even better he also says he’s pretty confident in Geno and does not dismiss Banjo.
That’s another problem.
So according to him it will include the leak characters, minus Mach Rider probably, maybe minus Banjo, plus Incineroar.
If Banjo is not actually in, that means there is a replacement newcomer that can somehow make the roster “a lot better.” I honestly have no clue who could make up for Banjo, let alone be a “much better” pick.
If Banjo is in, then we have the same number of unique characters are the leak, swapping out Mach Rider for Incineroar. That means that are is at least one (probably more) newcomers that make it “a lot better.” While I agree that the addition of let’s say Skull Kid and Sora would make it a lot better, how the hell are there SIX OR SEVEN UNIQUE CHARACTERS LEFT? Everybody already thinks the five of the leak are pushing it, how could there be even more?
TL,DR: In order to have a roster that is “a lot better” than the leak, not knowing the status of Banjo, you either:
1. Have someone who replaces Banjo and is not only equal to him in hype, but far surpasses him.
2. Keep Banjo, but have even more unique newcomers, making for over five more uniques left, meaning we’re not even halfway through the reveals. Yeah right.