I think you’re entirely missing the point:

The primary difference is that no where in this five minute video did they make it clear that this was a whole new console.

Thats why those are poor parallels.

Couldn’t even take a couple seconds to Google, huh?

So missed.

Sounds less like they leaked the event and more like they mined Nintendo’s or a retailer’s website for published but unlinked pages.

Censorship definitely does not only apply the the government.

To the last part: lies.

My first thought from the city intro was, “Look, it’a Mario Adventure 2: Battle.”

“Those still hanging out for it on Wii U, it’ll be out on the same day on Nintendo’s older system as well.”

I don’t see how anyone could be surprised that they killed these off.

Drowzee is most likely a tapir.

“Still”?

Paper Jam is the absolute worst of the Mario & Luigi series.

Regarding the first scene you mention, it (a) is misleading since it implies a dark turn in her character that never happens and (b) the moment only works in the trailer because of the voiceover.

I don’t think it’s so much a matter of cheapening the official release as much as it is about not muddling the concept of what’s canon.

You mean those amiibo that are now stuck to retail store shelves due to an overcompensation in production that was a reaction to the initial scarcity?

This is a dumbass argument because it ignores the very fact that, while the game does not require players to pay anything, it’s entire reason for being is to sell people on making micro transactions.

Bar-none best use though:

“Be selective about what Pokémon you capture”