Gender locked race?

[Lauront]

Except at that point they WEREN'T bringing Viera. That's the point.

Dur. I meant when they announced them.

In fact, they could have done it any time over the years when the topic came up ("if we ever brought in Viera..."), much like how they dealt with BLU being difficult to implement. The question of which other race would be added is not a new one and Viera were expected for 5.0. They've had ample time to disown that concept art.