Dravenet7 on 17 April 2017
Look... no.
The rumor was never about a remake it was always about a remaster. And it wasn't really a rumor, just a bunch of fans from the Melee tourney community demanding Melee HD.
They want a remaster for 2 things
1) They literally don't want the game itself changed in the slightest
2) They want to be able stop carrying CRTs every tournament.
It makes alot more sense to unite the Wii U and 3DS content, make Melee HD, then make the next game over a remake Melee.
Also you may be hearing about it recently because of the big announcement that happened at CEODreamland yesterday.
