I'm also on team, "I can't help but suspect Yoshi-P is just trolling."

He has to know how poorly player character limitations go over in this fandom. He also knows how long ago he first teased Viera as a possibility and how many people wanted to be males. That door was never closed, despite his skepticism. He made a bigger deal about trying to get the feet right. And then why wouldn't they have closed the door gently and tightly today? I can't shake this itch that he's watching all these salty tears with schadenfreude knowing he's going to get a massive crowd pop when he shows up in Tokyo like, "Nah, I'm messing with you, roll the tape!" lol.