Gender locked race?

[cicatriz313]

It's not far-fetched at all. They should be well aware of the fact that this art has been propagated multiple times in suggesting how Viera might look if added in the game, much like they should have been - and were - aware of the expectations on them if they introduced BLU. Managing expectations is on them. Secondly, let's see what the source you linked said:



Whether due to the writer of this getting something wrong, or not, it's pretty easy to see why people have been forming expectations based on this art, particularly since this addresses what was ultimately, to most players, an objection raised in a very obscure interview that I can assure you the vast majority are not aware of, couched in extremely tentative wording.

The article doesn't address that interview at all, it says the fans were objecting to Viera because of those reasons, not Yoshi. And again, I believe it is extremely ridiculous to think he has to comment on every player's fantasy when he never gave the impression that Viera was coming until now. So while you think it not far-fetched, I happen to disagree.

[Lauront]

The article doesn't address that interview at all, it says the fans were objecting to Viera because of those reasons, not Yoshi. And again, I believe it is extremely ridiculous to think he has to comment on every player's fantasy when he never gave the impression that Viera was coming until now. So while you think it not far-fetched, I happen to disagree.

I'm aware but since it post-dates the interview, which contained exactly the same objection albeit worded even more loosely, it's clear to me why reliance has been placed on that art on what Viera might look like, especially given its source and that it was shelved at the time due to the inclusion of Au ra, only for Viera to now re-surface. Meanwhile, the 2013 interview is lost to obscurity, and for all intents and purposes, those aware of it would be justified in thinking that the Viera art teased could mean his objections on the matter were overcome given the commentary referenced in the dualshockers article.

He doesn't have to address "every player's fantasy", but it'd be a very good idea to address that specific concept art, since it is prolific material and from SE itself. They pretty much soft-confirmed Viera at the NA fanfest and speculation has been rife about their addition ever since ShB was first hinted at (putting a certain other source of information that surfaced to the side for now...)

Of course, that is assuming that the gender-lock holds true and is not just something we're assuming will occur.