mZuzek said:
Because these kinds of leaks are very different. Firstly, because leaks such as Pokémon Let's Go usually come with a lot of doubt over whether they're actually real, and also because even if they are, people can usually speculate for a while about what this leaked game really is like, and such. With this, though? We know it's real, for sure, and we know it'll be announced today - probably as the Direct's final announcement, which makes it even worse - and there's no suspense, either. We know what it is, and what it'll be like. It's Simon Belmont in Smash. Sure, we might not know the exact moveset or whatever, but I think everyone can sort of tell what it'll be like. |
You just described every pre-E3 period. Maybe you're right on whether pre-E3 talk is a mix of speculation, but there have been many, many instances where announcements, even video footage, have been spoiled before their respective conferences.
In the end of the day, I don't think Jason needs to apologize for anything because it's not like he spoiled that on the next Zelda game Link beats Ganon. It was a leaked character on a game; we've been spoiled with worse. With how information is dealt around the industry these days, this was probably going to leak before the announcement anyways.
