The Official Thread For the Sal Romano/Gematsu Leak

[Megadoomer]

I'd say the third leak, at least, is highly questionable. Why would they still be deciding on whether Ness or Lucas is going to be cut if the game comes out in less than three months, and the roster was allegedly decided early on?

There's also the claim that Mii, Pac-Man, and Little Mac would explicitly be revealed at E3 2013, when they weren't revealed until six months to an entire year later, but that may come across as nitpicking.

EDIT: Plus, after E3 2013, the newcomers that have matched up to the leak have been incredibly obvious (Little Mac and Palutena were both major characters from series that had just been revived between Brawl and this game, Pac-Man is the mascot of the company that's helping to develop this game, a Pokemon from X and Y is kind of a given since each SSB game has a playable Pokemon from the newest generation, and the Miis have been included in just about every major first party title in some form or another since the launch of the Wii) - for all we know, the leaker saw the press site for E3 2013, guessed at the characters who didn't actually show up, and took advantage of the popularity from that to leak a bunch of obvious choices with one oddball (Chorus Men) to spice things up.

 

[IronFish]

The leak is real camp doesn't have to argue anything because the leak is real.

Can you share the link/source of Sakurai going "oh by the way the Sal Leak or whatever is real so yeah", if not shut up, the leak isn't real yet.

 

[SwagzillaForilla]

All right, it's almost unanimously agreed upon that the leak is true... but do you think that those will be the final newcomers?

If you consider the Miis' as 3 newcomers because of their distinctive movesets (and despite sharing a slot, akin to the Pokemon Trainer), we'd have a total of 14 newcomers, which sounds very plausible. All that's left to reveal are Chrom, Shulk and the Chorus Kids.

However, I know that Smash tradition is to leave a few newcomers hidden until release so that buyers will have something extra to discover. Since there's bound to be another Nintendo Direct in August, I'm wondering whether or not they will decide to reveal another character... because 2 hidden newcomers seems like too few. If a newcomer is revealed in the August Direct, I'm going to assume that there's more. If a newcomer isn't revealed, I'll be convinced that Brawl + Gematsu + Rosalina - Squirtle, Ivysaur, Snake and Lucas is the final roster.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Here's a question I have just to compare pre-Brawl to pre-Wii U/3DS since I want around here pre-Brawl:

Did Portaitof Ruin leak Brawl's roster all at once or was it piece-by-piece updates like the Gematsu leak?

 

[Fenrir VII]

1- Early copy of the roster document
2- Early E3 plans, decided to change so they could be announced at other dates
3- Again, very early documents(Greninja was chosen at the start of XY's development)
4- I seriously don't know how to answer this, maybe bad translation
5- EARLY FREAKIN' DOCUMENTS!

1- To be honest, I predicted 2/3 before E3 2013
2- All aside from WFT can be considered "safe guesses", with Chorus Men being very hard to deconfirm
3- WFT is her name as far as I'm concerned and Mii fighters could probably be from that press kit
4- It means we have RH enemies in Smash Run, it''s like saying the Balloon Fighter stage confirms Balloon Fighter and Pilotwings confirms Pilotwings characters

Thanks for the real post.
The one argument I have for the "early documents" statement is why wouldn't he leak all 11 chars on the first leak? If he knew everyone at that point, I don't see a reason he wouldn't..

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

Thanks for the real post.
The one argument I have for the "early documents" statement is why wouldn't he leak all 11 chars on the first leak? If he knew everyone at that point, I don't see a reason he wouldn't..

I think he wanted to leak them when he thought they'd show up. Which would explain his last leak.

 

[Deoxys911]

Nintendo Direct once every 2 months
Direct in August, October, December
3 Directs, 3 Unrevealed newcomers (Chrom, Shulk, Chorus Men), 3 Trailers
Every single newcomer has a trailer in some form
3DS and Wii U versions will both be out before Feb Direct.

Any questions

I would like to point out the rather likely potential that September will see another Smash Bros. Direct, meaning reveal in August, reveal in September, and reveal in October is a very possible schedule as well. Though I suppose December could see a reveal of a DLC character(s).

 

[Bearlea(f)]

Can you share the link/source of Sakurai going "oh by the way the Sal Leak or whatever is real so yeah", if not shut up, the leak isn't real yet.

...says the guy who supports Sceptile in his signature and misspells poor Sceptile's name.

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But really, the stench of your denial is rather unbearable. Maybe if Septile was on the list you would support the leak?

 

[Spazzy_D]

I would like to point out the rather likely potential that September will see another Smash Bros. Direct, meaning reveal in August, reveal in September, and reveal in October is a very possible schedule as well. Though I suppose December could see a reveal of a DLC character(s).

Japanese release is in September though, so October is out.

 

[IronFish]

...says the guy who supports Sceptile in his signature and misspells poor Sceptile's name.

?

But really, the stench of your denial is rather unbearable. Maybe if Septile was on the list you would support the leak?

Hey it's not my fault the person who made misspelled it, and that's NOT a valid counter argument.

 

[FalKoopa]

...says the guy who supports Sceptile in his signature and misspells poor Sceptile's name.

?

But really, the stench of your denial is rather unbearable. Maybe if Septile was on the list you would support the leak?

That attitude isn't really necessary.

 

[Bearlea(f)]

Hey it's not my fault the person who made misspelled it, and that's NOT a valid counter argument.

Sooo you either didn't ask for his/her permission to use it or were inattentive enough to care about a beloved character's inclusion? Just guessing.

And if you think that was a counter-argument... Well I'm sorry. I'm just saying you seem rather headstrong in hating this leak or grasping for straws. If you don't like it, it's fair to voice that opinion. But heady comments like "Shut up, the leak isn't real yet" on account of Sakurai not announcing its validity (as if this sarcastic remark is a counter-argument) are unsightly. I'm not attacking you or anything. You're free to hate the leak if you wish. Just trying to make light of a somewhat aggressive post. (:

That attitude isn't really necessary.

My apologies. Just curious as to how the aggression of that poster's original comment flies. I'll leave this off here, though, as not to seem like I'm back-talking. All is well!

 

[Deoxys911]

Japanese release is in September though, so October is out.

I say that because there will be a normal Nintendo Direct that month and they would probably take the opportunity to "reveal" the game's final character to the non-Japanese markets. You know, because surely nobody will have been spoiled by Japanese fans online.

 

[IronFish]

...says the guy who supports Sceptile in his signature and misspells poor Sceptile's name.

?

But really, the stench of your denial is rather unbearable. Maybe if Septile was on the list you would support the leak?

Also Sceptile isn't even the character I support the most, I'd just like to see him in the game.

Sooo you either didn't ask for his/her permission to use it or were inattentive enough to care about a beloved character's inclusion? Just guessing.

And if you think that was a counter-argument... Well I'm sorry. I'm just saying you seem rather headstrong in hating this leak or grasping for straws. If you don't like it, it's fair to voice that opinion. But heady comments like "Shut up, the leak isn't real yet" on account of Sakurai not announcing its validity (as if this sarcastic remark is a counter-argument) are unsightly. I'm not attacking you or anything. You're free to hate the leak if you wish. Just trying to make light of a somewhat aggressive post. (:

he posted in the SCEPTILE SUPPORT THREAD for PEOPLE to USE.

 

[Bearlea(f)]

Also Sceptile isn't even the character I support the most, I'd just like to see him in the game.

he posted in the SCEPTILE SUPPORT THREAD for PEOPLE to USE.

As would I. Apologies to my seemingly offensive post towards you.

 

[IronFish]

Sooo you either didn't ask for his/her permission to use it or were inattentive enough to care about a beloved character's inclusion? Just guessing.

And if you think that was a counter-argument... Well I'm sorry. I'm just saying you seem rather headstrong in hating this leak or grasping for straws. If you don't like it, it's fair to voice that opinion. But heady comments like "Shut up, the leak isn't real yet" on account of Sakurai not announcing its validity (as if this sarcastic remark is a counter-argument) are unsightly. I'm not attacking you or anything. You're free to hate the leak if you wish. Just trying to make light of a somewhat aggressive post. (:

My apologies. Just curious as to how the aggression of that poster's original comment flies. I'll leave this off here, though, as not to seem like I'm back-talking. All is well!

It wasn't aggression, it was frustration of people blindly believing the leak for no good reason.

 

[Captain Fun]

It wasn't aggression, it was frustration of people blindly believing the leak for no good reason.

"No good reason."

I've said this before but the moment this guy got Wii Fit Trainer alongside Villager and Mega Man, the was a good reason to give it some credit.

 

[Deoxys911]

It wasn't aggression, it was frustration of people blindly believing the leak for no good reason.

Hold on, that's a bit of a stretch to say there's no good reason at all to believe the leak. Not to say that the reasons people have alone are enough to completely believe the leak with no questions asked, but there are still some pretty good reasons to buy into Sal's info.

 

[The Real Gamer]

It wasn't aggression, it was frustration of people blindly believing the leak for no good reason.

Just because you don't necessarily agree with why people might believe the leak doesn't mean there isn't a good reason.

Regardless I'm glad this leak will be debunked or confirmed very soon.

 

[Meelow]

So if we decided to put this in a list...

Pre E3 2013 leak:
Villager
Pac-Man
Mii Fighters
Wii Fit Trainer
Mega Man
Little Mac

Update: All confirmed for Smash

Pre E3 2014 Leak:
Shulk
Palutena
Chrom
Chorus Men
Pokemon from X/Y

Update: Palutena and Greninja confirmed

I think Shulk will be confirmed before the game releases while the rest won't.

I mean, it's pretty hard to deny the rumor.

 

[Deleted member]

Personally, I myself think that this leak is completely true. Especially since an enemy from rhythm heaven has been spotted in smash run. In terms of announcements, I'm half expecting another Smash Direct in August, but if we do get one in September as well, then that will be the smash Direct. In terms of content, I would expect to see Amiibo talk, more custom move info, talk on returning modes, and the Wii U exclusive mode(assuming there is one). In terms of characters, it would mimic the April direct with 4 veterans and 1 newcomer in the form of either Shulk, Chorus Men, or some other character, with all other characters being secret. I don't expect to see Chrom before the game releases at all because we already have two blue haired dudes with swords from fire emblem, and we know intelligent systems isn't currently working as fire emblem as their big project. Chrom would be secret in my opinion. In terms of the veterans, I would expect to see Captain Falcon, Meta Knight, Falco, and Mr. Game & Watch.

 

[Young Marth]

Also Sceptile isn't even the character I support the most, I'd just like to see him in the game.

he posted in the SCEPTILE SUPPORT THREAD for PEOPLE to USE.

Dude we have the same mains haha but off topic.




I don't think we'll more than one character announced before the game's release at this point (to leave the other 2 unlockable). That is, unless the theory about Sal's source being in marketing is true, but that would be strange because of what he said about Lucas.

 

[R0Y]

Leak needs more Ridley, otherwise, I'm fine with this leak if it ends up being true (all signs point to yes so far.)

 

[Young Marth]

Leak needs more Ridley, otherwise, I'm fine with this leak if it ends up being true (all signs point to yes so far.)

Ridely deserves it but it almost seems like Sakurai doesn't care about Metroid a ton, or well, at least the prime games. I'm surprised we even ever got a prime stage in Brawl. Relax Alax convinced me for Ridely 100% btw so shout out to him. btw im gonna shutup 'cause this belongs in the Ridely thread. and btw how come the leaker didnt say anything about who the dlc characters are?

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

Ridely deserves it but it almost seems like Sakurai doesn't care about Metroid a ton, or well, at least the prime games. I'm surprised we even ever got a prime stage in Brawl. Relax Alax convinced me for Ridely 100% btw so shout out to him. btw im gonna shutup 'cause this belongs in the Ridely thread. and btw how come the leaker didnt say anything about who the dlc characters are?

It's possible he doesn't know who the DLC characters are in the first place. He might not know any cuts beyond possibly Lucas as well, which means any cuts could be DLC later, for instance.

 

[Roxas215]

Don't understand why people still think their will be other characters besides Shulk Chrom and Chorus Men. Being around for the leaks of Marvel/AE/SFXT/MK9/Injustice/Dissidia and X/Y never have there been "More characters" then what the correct leak provided.

I would LOVE for their to be more characters as my number 1 character didn't make it (K Rool) But it is what it is. At the very least Gematsu also said DLC was coming. So K Rool/Ridley/Mewtwo has a shot there. But as far as them or any other newcomers besides the confirmed ones plus Shulk/Chrom/Chorus Men being in smash 4 come release day? That's dead.

 

[Young Marth]

Don't understand why people still think their will be other characters besides Shulk Chrom and Chorus Men. Being around for the leaks of Marvel/AE/SFXT/MK9/Injustice/Dissidia and X/Y never have there been "More characters" then what the correct leak provided.

I would LOVE for their to be more characters as my number 1 character didn't make it (K Rool) But it is what it is. At the very least Gematsu also said DLC was coming. So K Rool/Ridley/Mewtwo has a shot there. But as far as them or any other newcomers besides the confirmed ones plus Shulk/Chrom/Chorus Men being in smash 4 come release day? That's dead.

I do believe that those are the only 3 that are not gonna be announced but saved to be unlockable. In my post i only was talking about possibilities, because what makes you think it's dead anyway?

I do believe that those are the only 3 that are not gonna be announced but saved to be unlockable. In my post i only was talking about possibilities, because what makes you think it's dead anyway?

and those other games were tipped by different people, and if I'm not mistaken, the whole roster was leaked at once unlike smash.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

Don't understand why people still think their will be other characters besides Shulk Chrom and Chorus Men. Being around for the leaks of Marvel/AE/SFXT/MK9/Injustice/Dissidia and X/Y never have there been "More characters" then what the correct leak provided.

This leak did not provide Rosalina, and there she is.

So we have reason to believe that Rosalina isn't the only possible newcomer besides what's stated in the leak.

 

[Roxas215]

This leak did not provide Rosalina, and there she is.

So we have reason to believe that Rosalina isn't the only possible newcomer besides what's stated in the leak.

Rosalina wasn't in the leak simply because it was revealed before the 2nd leak. Thats it. The 2nd leak came out with the release date being 3 months away. Surely if he knew of other newcomers he would let us know.

and those other games were tipped by different people, and if I'm not mistaken, the whole roster was leaked at once unlike smash.

The marvel leaker revealed Jill/Shuma in a 2nd leak. But that was DLC.

 

[Young Marth]

This leak did not provide Rosalina, and there she is.

So we have reason to believe that Rosalina isn't the only possible newcomer besides what's stated in the leak.

I want it to be true since knowing all the characters months before the game is out sucks, but I don't see it happening. Plus, having 12 newcomers (including Rosalina) seems very, for lack of a better word, "approachable" seeing what Sakurai really wants to do is make the game feel different instead of a big dlc pack. I'm content enough with knowing all the characters since there will be dlc i don't know anyway.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

Rosalina wasn't in the leak simply because it was revealed before the 2nd leak. Thats it. The 2nd leak came out with the release date being 3 months away. Surely if he knew of other newcomers he would let us know.

Or because, you know, there's more than what he gave. There's really no reason to believe he is leaking the whole set of newcomers. Not getting one means he didn't bother to leak them all or want to.

I want it to be true since knowing all the characters months before the game is out sucks, but I don't see it happening. Plus, having 12 newcomers (including Rosalina) seems very, for lack of a better word, "approachable" seeing what Sakurai really wants to do is make the game feel different instead of a big dlc pack. I'm content enough with knowing all the characters since there will be dlc i don't know anyway.

I'm slightly confused by what you want to be true, actually. I couldn't pick up the context of what you mean. Do you mean more newcomers than what was listed, or just for the leak to be true?

 

[Morbi]

I want it to be true since knowing all the characters months before the game is out sucks, but I don't see it happening. Plus, having 12 newcomers (including Rosalina) seems very, for lack of a better word, "approachable" seeing what Sakurai really wants to do is make the game feel different instead of a big dlc pack. I'm content enough with knowing all the characters since there will be dlc i don't know anyway.

It seems odd that Rosalina would be the only exception though; very odd. I suppose she could have been one of the only last minute additions (albeit that is curious because she was ready for the E3 demo).

 

[TheAceBot]

Sorry, I've never read a single comic book in my life. Thanks for clarifying.

I just really hate the idea of a character who was previously playable, and had their own style being reduced to having nothing of what made them unique, and becoming what people who didn't use them called them already; a clone.

I completley agree Blue, It makes no sense to have a completely different character be an alternate costume for another character. If Sakurai was really that lazy he wouldnt be making this game, i think he has enough time to code for more than character. If the character isnt in the roster then dont expect him/her to be an alternate costume.

 

[TheAceBot]

Alright, I finally decided to type up my theory about why Rosalina was not leaked.

1. First leak contains outdated E3 Plans: The first leak, as written , states that “six characters we were told would be revealed, three have been confirmed: Mega Man,Animal CrossingVillager, and Wii Fit Trainer. The three left remaining are Little Mac, Pac-Man, and your Mii.” I have always assumed that this is exactly what it says on the tin, the leaker assumed that those 6 would be revealed at E3. Nintendo had a change of plan (possibly due to that revealing half of the newcomer roster) and decided to only reveal half of the original amount; Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, and Mega Man. The leaker was unaware of this, and posted the information he had acquired anyway. Those 6 characters listed here were eventually confirmed, so I think we can all agree that while they might have not all been revealed when they were originally supposed to be revealed (E3 2013) they were all revealed. (Interestingly enough, of all those characters, only Little Mac was not revealed at an E3. Irrelevant, but fun to note nonetheless.)

2. Rosalina’s not being mentioned in any leak: This is the big piece of evidence people use to show there might be other characters besides those listed in the leak. However, I think that this is just wishful thinking. Would it be nice to see more characters? Oh yes. Do I think it will happen? No. I think Gematsu + Rosalina is it, and I will explain why. First, we know before the games were given a trailer and all that fancy stuff, Sakurai is quoted as saying Assuming Gematsu + Rosalina is it; we get 12 new characters from Brawl to Smash 4, vs. the 14 new characters from Smash 64 to Melee, and the 18 new characters from Melee to Brawl. This is a far less significant increase, and as such, fits perfectly with Sakurai’s above statement. This is as much characters as the original Super Smash Bros. Not to mention each new character revealed thus far is completely unlike any previous characters in terms of how they feel. (Mii has customization.) So, the newcomer roster is small. That doesn’t mean Gematsu + Rosalina is it. I think it does, as there is one other piece of evidence that points to this being it; the timing of the second leak. Rosalina was revealed during the December Direct. The Smash Bros. Direct was in April. The leaker decided to leak the remaining 5 newcomers before the Smash Direct, as it was a very significant Smash news source. Rosalina was already revealed, and there would be no point to leaking her at this point. If the leaker had say, said “Oh, I knew this character was coming,” or something along those lines, the leak would have seemed a lot less credible in my eyes. “But why didn’t he leak before any of the previous Directs?” I would assume he didn’t because a Nintendo Direct is just a general Nintendo news source, not specific to Smash Brothers. In fact, before Rosalina’s reveal, the only two characters confirmed during Directs were Luigi (a returning veteran done to celebrate the Year of Luigi) and Sonic (a returning third party character who’s reveal coincided with the release of Sonic Lost World later that month.) I assert that the leaker had no knowledge of when Rosalina was to be revealed, but he was aware of her presence in the game. Above I detailed how the first leak contained outdated E3 plans. Rosalina is not mentioned in the first leak, because she was never intended to be revealed at E3 2013. She is not mentioned in the second leak, because she had been confirmed 4 months before the Smash Direct, and adding her to the leak would make everything seem less credible. As such, I assert that unfortunately, the Gematsu Leak and Rosalina are the only newcomers that will appear in the game. Or at least the main roster if DLC does happen.


@RobinotX - I actually thought about Chrom speaking Japanese a while ago. Considering Awakening takes place on the same continent as Shadow Dragon, and Marth speaks Japanese, logically Chrom should speak Japanese too. I don't think that would happen, but it IS possible, and there is a canon explanation for it.

Am I the only one who would be satisfied with Brawl with a few cuts and Gematsu?

This surprisingly makes perfect sense, its obvious these leaks know what they are talking about considering everything has been correctly "guessed" so far. But only time will tell if they are legit or not.

 

[XenothiumX]

There was a petition that was started shortly after E3 in 2013 when Smash was first revealed. It asked Sakurai to put the Reggie Fils-Aime in to Smash as a playable character. It got enough supporters that it caught Reggie and Sakurai's attention. Sakurai even acknowledged that the petition influenced his decision in putting the Mii in the game so people can play as the Reggie or Iwata or who ever they wanted.

Anyways, the first leak came a day before E3 2014 and it stated that Mega Man, The Animal Crossing Guy, the Wii Fit Trainer, Pac-Man, the Mii, and Little Mac would be revealed on E3. Only 3 characters were revealed so something was off. Sakurai did say that he usually plans the roster ahead of time but, if the Mii wasn't even considered until after E3 2013 then that part of the leak was completely made up!

It's possible part of the leak is true, I mean who guesses the Wii Fit Trainer... but to the people who think the whole thing is completely true, it's like shooting at a wall and then painting a target around it so that your logic seems both accurate and precise. Even if the leak is coming from a legitimate source, additional false information is being put into leak. I can see a leaker doing something like that just to troll people with a false sense of hope.

That being said it appears that the leaker may have obtained a true limited amount of information from his source and then threw in obvious character choices with it as well and just happened to have gotten lucky the prediction part of the leak came true.

The Chorus Men from rhythm heaven was definitely an obscure choice and that part of the second leak may be correct just to get people to believe whatever he says, the leaker might have been making up the Shulk and Chrom part just because they are obvious character choices. If the Chorus men get confirmed everyone will assume he's correct and then automatically expect Shulk and Chrom to make an appearance assuming the Chorus Men are confirmed prior to Shulk and Chrom's confirmation. If Shulk and/or Chrom aren't in the game then there will be a lot of people playing the game non-stop trying to unlock some characters who aren't in the game.

of course, they leaker may have been lucky up until this point and the Chorus men wont be making an appearance either...

 

[praline]

Nintendo Direct once every 2 months
Direct in August, October, December
3 Directs, 3 Unrevealed newcomers (Chrom, Shulk, Chorus Men), 3 Trailers
Every single newcomer has a trailer in some form
3DS and Wii U versions will both be out before Feb Direct.

Any questions

With Rosalina we might have a couple more unknown newcomers.

 

[Captain Fun]

Rosalina popped up between leaks 1 and 2. Had Rosalina not been revealed when she was and if the leak is legit, she would have popped up in leak 2.

Not getting Rosalina isn't a problem for the leak, nor does it really suggest that there's more to the roster than the leak.

 

[Young Marth]

There was a petition that was started shortly after E3 in 2013 when Smash was first revealed. It asked Sakurai to put the Reggie Fils-Aime in to Smash as a playable character. It got enough supporters that it caught Reggie and Sakurai's attention. Sakurai even acknowledged that the petition influenced his decision in putting the Mii in the game so people can play as the Reggie or Iwata or who ever they wanted.

Anyways, the first leak came a day before E3 2014 and it stated that Mega Man, The Animal Crossing Guy, the Wii Fit Trainer, Pac-Man, the Mii, and Little Mac would be revealed on E3. Only 3 characters were revealed so something was off. Sakurai did say that he usually plans the roster ahead of time but, if the Mii wasn't even considered until after E3 2013 then that part of the leak was completely made up!

It's possible part of the leak is true, I mean who guesses the Wii Fit Trainer... but to the people who think the whole thing is completely true, it's like shooting at a wall and then painting a target around it so that your logic seems both accurate and precise. Even if the leak is coming from a legitimate source, additional false information is being put into leak. I can see a leaker doing something like that just to troll people with a false sense of hope.

That being said it appears that the leaker may have obtained a true limited amount of information from his source and then threw in obvious character choices with it as well and just happened to have gotten lucky the prediction part of the leak came true.

The Chorus Men from rhythm heaven was definitely an obscure choice and that part of the second leak may be correct just to get people to believe whatever he says, the leaker might have been making up the Shulk and Chrom part just because they are obvious character choices. If the Chorus men get confirmed everyone will assume he's correct and then automatically expect Shulk and Chrom to make an appearance assuming the Chorus Men are confirmed prior to Shulk and Chrom's confirmation. If Shulk and/or Chrom aren't in the game then there will be a lot of people playing the game non-stop trying to unlock some characters who aren't in the game.

of course, they leaker may have been lucky up until this point and the Chorus men wont be making an appearance either...

the first leak had miis. nuff said.

 

[DaDavid]

The roster suggested by the leak seems totally adequate to me... seems strange that THAT's a premise on which people argue it's validity.

 

[Smash G]

The thing that sticks out on this list is still ONLY Wii Fit Trainer which is why I'm not a Sal supporter yet. Not saying it's not all true. But it's circumstantial evidence.

Someone predicted the Wii Fit Trainer then a bunch of SUPER OBVIOUS choices, many of which have been confirmed. It's not exactly "proof". The Wii Fit Trainer is still the only predicted one that wasn't obvious that's been revealed. If Chorus Men get revealed I'd say that's a decent amount of proof . But really, Pacman became obvious when Namco got involved and all those other predictions were easy guesses too. And the "Pokemon from X/Y" bullcrap doesn't count as a prediction since Sakurai said he wanted to put a Pokemon from X/Y into it long before the prediction and that's about as vague and obvious as you can get... Greninja being revealed means nothing unless he said "Greninja" which he didn't.