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Viridi said:It happens all the time, actually. Developers often leave bits of code in the game that can't actually be accessed in the game but are leftover from development.
I assume it's because they forgot they were there and didn't delete them, although it's also possible that crafty developers leave some on purpose to produce hype for the next installment. Or they just left them there because why not give your fans (the truly dedicated ones who dive into code) some extra stuff?
Just because it happens "all the time" doesn't mean the files for the SM3DW characters are a likely shot to be in the game. If there is no plans to place the characters in the game (and it's likely it will not), the characters simply won't appear in the game.
Nintendo doesn't really leave stuff in there to produce hype for the next installment, nor to give the game file surfers something to enjoy with. They left a bunch of stuff in Mario Kart Wii like Petey Piranha, Paratroopa, and Hammer Bro. yet those were zero indication for anything in the future.