UPDATE (1/15/2019, 6:50 a.m. PST): The truth behind this news has fallen into question, as the original source has deleted its tweet and since come out to explain it jumped the gun with the announcement, citing “no confirmed evidence” of its validity and apologizing for “spreading misinformation.”
“We want to publicly apologize about the [new character news],” @MarioTennisClub‘s tweet reads. “We have no information to confirm it is true. There is no confirmed evidence, and we shouldn’t have rushed the announcement. We’re sorry, we didn’t want to spread misinformation.”
“The situation is being taken care of,” a second tweet continues. “We would appreciate that this information is spread so we can avoid more misunderstandings and to prevent this to cause more damage. We’ll investigate deeper and next time be more cautious. Again, we’re sorry. It won’t happen again.”
SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains information about a potential upcoming character for Mario Tennis Aces. If you’d like this information to remain a surprise until it’s officially announced, you’re advised to stop reading!
A recent datamine of Nintendo Switch title Mario Tennis Aces suggests the game will be adding an unexpected character to its ever-growing roster.
Dataminer Ozzie9889 and a “few others” from the Mario Tennis Aces Club Discord server have found lines of code within the game that suggest Link, from The Legend of Zelda, will be joining the game — alongside a couple extra costumes.
The lines “kage_link = {point unlock; [500]}” and “link_champion = {point unlock; [2000]}” point to Dark Link and Champion’s Tunic costumes being provided through an online tournament, unlocked by achieving 500 and 2,000 points, respectively.
No other information, including a potential release date for Link and his costumes, is known at this time.
What’re your thoughts on Link possibly headed to the game as a playable character? Let us know in the comments!
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Written by Daniel Dell-Cornejo
Daniel is an editor at Nintendo Wire. Always with his head in the clouds, he is never apart from his creative thoughts – a blessing for an aspiring fiction writer. As a journalist and lifelong gamer, he aims to provide readers with the very best in Nintendo coverage.
