If this turns out to be true I think we should give them the benefit of the doubt, I remember how people overreacted when the Mario+rabbids info was out and the game ended up being a freaking awesome game.
Well, Tecmo left a bitter taste in everyone's mouth with Other M. Ubisoft didn't have the luxury of a Mario game bombing using someone else's characters. Bamco isn't Tecmo, but still that cloud lingering.