Fanewgie
Smash Ace
The essay was extremely informative and entertaining to read, and you did a great job organizing it all. However, two major things bother me about it:
1.) Why do people take Serebii's word as credible? From what I've seen, all they do is post vague claims, wait for something to be confirmed elsewhere, and then state that they knew it for months and weren't allowed to say anything. Anyone could do that.
2.) You don't really give any solid evidence that makes Tfox credible. All you really say is "he was right once, so he could be again".
Ever since the first Brawl trailer and the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, I've been saying that Diddy Kong, Lucario, and Sonic the Hedgehog had a 100% chance of being in Brawl. I also managed to call the confirmation of the Ice Climbers on the Dojo down to the exact day almost a week in advance. Did I have any sources? No, I just made educated guesses and was spot-on. But by your logic with Tfox, that would make me a 100% credible source.
However, I won't try to say that the Mewtwo and Roy rumor is completely fake. Something in the back of my head makes me believe it. Why? Well, neither of these characters are "holy fugging crap awesome" additions to the roster. It would be nice to have Mewtwo back, but I can live without him, and honestly, Roy is a nobody.
Now if it were a rumor saying Ridley and Geno are being added to the US release, it would easily be dismissed as fake.
1.) Why do people take Serebii's word as credible? From what I've seen, all they do is post vague claims, wait for something to be confirmed elsewhere, and then state that they knew it for months and weren't allowed to say anything. Anyone could do that.
2.) You don't really give any solid evidence that makes Tfox credible. All you really say is "he was right once, so he could be again".
Ever since the first Brawl trailer and the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, I've been saying that Diddy Kong, Lucario, and Sonic the Hedgehog had a 100% chance of being in Brawl. I also managed to call the confirmation of the Ice Climbers on the Dojo down to the exact day almost a week in advance. Did I have any sources? No, I just made educated guesses and was spot-on. But by your logic with Tfox, that would make me a 100% credible source.
However, I won't try to say that the Mewtwo and Roy rumor is completely fake. Something in the back of my head makes me believe it. Why? Well, neither of these characters are "holy fugging crap awesome" additions to the roster. It would be nice to have Mewtwo back, but I can live without him, and honestly, Roy is a nobody.
Now if it were a rumor saying Ridley and Geno are being added to the US release, it would easily be dismissed as fake.