I think I bet someone that Smash was coming out this year back when everyone was convinced that Namco job listing meant a delay in to 2016 and I was the only one who could tell they just got the game series wrong.
I don't think it was about an avatar or anything. I think it was just "I'll be right and you'll be wrong and that's enough."
2016? Lol
But yeah, that was a silly thing to get concerned over