User blog comment:Legendary Pop-Fizz/Fighter Ballot: Early Results?/@comment-24357950-20150407031840/@comment-24357950-20150408124308

Yes, I heard so too. Also the first leak that predicted the Chorus Men also predicted the Wii Fit Trainer, a character no sane person could've predicted. I really don't have much doubts toward the proof that the Chorus Men were originally planned to become playable characters.