Yoshida's hypocrisy lost me years ago. Remember the ToS, how you don't abuse your fellow players? Yoshida bodyshamed a cosplayer live onstage at Fanfest 2014. The cosplayer wanted to give him one of the weapon props they had made. Yoshida's response? "Real ninjas should diet/work out more" and laughter.

Imagine doing that to someone who loved your game, in front of thousands of people-- especially as a game director with a far greater presence. When the cosplayer placed third, a lot of players called it a "pity win" and got angry a ~real~ cosplayer didn't get the prize.

No one deserved that kind of treatment, and afaik there was never an apology. Not even the waterworks.

Par the course, I guess! Maybe we'll get better hairstyles attached to an NFT purchase.