But it’s not the presence of detail that’s compelling so much as the details themselves. Unlike that leak however, there’s no external evidence backing it up, simply a block of text. The leak goes very in depth with everything it reveals, similarly to the Ninka/Vaanrose leak. Since there hasn’t been a hugely in depth analysis post for this leak yet, I thought I’d put one together while procrastinating my homework. I can sympathize with both sides, but I can’t help but feel like the leak is very compelling, primarily due to its similarities to the Ninka/Vaanrose leak, its extensive detail, and the fact that it just makes a lot of sense. So recently a leak has been making the rounds after it was posted on 4chan, with some people finding that the extraordinary amount of detail and plausibility makes some of its more grandiose claims believable, while others are just trying to enjoy the 3DS version for what it is without getting their hopes up. The Tower of Smash Leak and why I WANT TO BELIEVE Here's the complete version of my analysis, with a section added covering the characters as well as an analysis of the new stage pic from yesterday under the Kirby stages. Best we look the obstacles dead in the eye and address them for what they are. I really want this to be true, but we're going to have to weather a few storms before we get there. My conclusion? Let's wait and see what Sakurai really has to say about this image in a PotD. This would also explain why the minecart details weren't included. The image posted to Facebook is definitely not the image they'd use to represent the stage on the select screen, so I would argue the leaker hasn't seen that image before. Previously, I speculated that the leaker hasn't actually played the game, and had only seen the stage select screen and other menus. Maybe they only saw a screenshot (perhaps cropped, hiding the dead-giveaway towers above), or didn't have a lot of time to get a closer look at it? There actually is a good chance the leaker made a mistake. However, we don't know at what capacity the leaker has seen their footage. the archway's a little different, one has torches, and the other's much taller. As someone else pointed out, they do have very similar designs! Same color, same shape. With all the other out-there information contained in the leak, why is this missing? You'd think if we had a leaker with inside information wanting to tell us some crazy stuff, this would be pretty close to the top of that list.
Admittedly, the omission of the minecart detail is troubling. There are a few ways around it, but unfortunately, detractors are going to immediately call this stretching - and let's face it, at this point, it kind of is. As a supporter of the leak, I hate to say the minecart image does, at first glance, damage the leak's credibility.