SSB4 will have a FOCUSED Nintendo Direct which it will be in Jan 31, 2013!
I got it from my facebook...
Apparently someone inside of Namco told these rumors to Gamefaqs...
* The Anniversary of Brawl's release in Japan will have a special Nintendo Direct focused on Smash 4. (Jan. 31)
* Little Mac and Takamaru were two of the first characters chosen for Smash 4, both being classic characters that have since experienced a revival via Punch Out Wii/Nintendo Land and are fan favorites. They also represent West vs. East, which Sakurai is aiming for after the previous series strayed too much towards Eastern characters like Fire Emblem and Mother.
* King K. Rool and Ridley are also two characters that are being given priority as they too have a lot of requests. King K. Rool's design is said to have a new design that Retro contributed to (perhaps a new Donkey Kong Country is on the horizon?), and Ridley will apparently have a style of game-play that involves the evolution seen in Other M.
* Shulk, Dillon, and Ghirahim are currently set to be included, but they haven't been finalized like the four above.
* Platinum Games is interested in including a character, yet nothing has been finalized yet. Will probably be from Wonderful 101, but nothing is decided upon.
* Starship Mario, Giant Chasm (Pokemon BW2), Pushmo Park, and Cookie Country (Kirby) are levels that have been worked on.
* There's a second Yoshi representative who has yet to be introduced and will apparently be appearing in a new game coming out soon that Nintendo asked to be included.
> I am extremely seceptible about this, one Sakurai just came out saying not to expect any information for a long time, two its just odd that this came from a Takamaru fan page and he's one of the 2 that is "confirmed". But I guess we'll know if theres any credibility to it at all at the end of January...