SinceSuper Smash Bros Ultimatelaunched with amassive cast of Nintendo and video game icons, many new characters have been added via DLC. Fans are always trying to guess who will be the next member to be added to the roster, and an apparent leak hinted that a much asked for fighter could be coming to the game. But upon further review, it looks like the “leak” was a fake.
A 4chan post recently claimed that thenext member to be added toSmash Broswould be Geno, someone who has been hinted at in the past. But the poster added an Easter egg within their own submission, as the first letter of each sentence actually spell the word FAKE.
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Not only did the fake leak mention that Geno was coming toSmash Bros. Ultimate, they also claimed that a newKirbygame was on the way, there will be aKingdom Heartsport, and a newHyrule Warriors based onBreath of the Wildwas coming. Because the date is posted as way back in July, it looks at a glance that the leaks were all correct, with aHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamitywas announcedandKirby Fighter 2is indeed a thing. However, the “leaker” later admitted that the post was edited following the announcements of these games, and that’s why they were able to make it look like they were accurate with their post.
Readers originally saw that the July post had correctly predicted the newHyrule WarriorsandKirby Fighter 2, the hope was that the Geno prediction was correct as well. But the poster admitted to altering the info and adding the word “F.A.K.E.,” saying “…Huh. Kind of surprised no one caught the joke.” So, unfortunately, Geno is not on the way toSmash Bros., or at least not based on this 4chan post.
Geno is a beloved character fromSuper Mario RPGon the Super Nintendo, but it still feels far fetched that he will be added toSuper Smash Bros.at some point. The fact that his game came out over twenty years ago in 1996 doesn’t help his chances, although Sakurai (creator and director ofSmash Bros) has said that Geno has been considered in the past.
At one point it seemed like a pipe-dream for Sonic, Snake, or Cloud to ever be added to the Nintendo fighting game, but those characters eventually and shockingly made their way toSmash Bros. So just like Terry and Banjo Kazooie have made their way toUltimate, Geno could still be on the way.
