Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
Well, Yoshi-P recently stated that the game isn't going anywhere and assured players that he wants another ten years out of it at the very least. With that in mind, there's plenty of opportunity for the missing genders to be added as well as an upgrade to character customisation across the board.

As an aside, even if a feature if flat out denied...that does not mean that the development team won't change their mind at a later date. Be it due to pressure from executives, the community itself or because they need something flashy to bring in new players/lure back players who have since left the game altogether.
With the timeframes they expect for the game lasting, it's also hard to believe it won't benefit from another race being added eventually, and there's apparently some graphics upgrades coming for the PS5. We'll see what those are.