>>34137103>Odd considering that same-sex couples are officially acknowled in some parts of JapanWhat is in the law doesn't reflect society. According to Niji news statics only 134 couples use the same sex partner system and you can thank a culture of discrimination, collective shaming and bullying to people who don't appear "normal" being perfectly normalized and extremely apathetic law enforcers.
>>34137103So does that mean, that we can’t expect same sex couples or anything lbgt related in future Nintendo games just to avoid any possible backslash from media?
Very likely, the most we will see is things being implied without being outright said which is what they have been doing for a while. People shouldn't really expect more or they are in for disappointment.
Notice how the times they have actually done outright romantic things like the idols in BW2 and Shauna they cut out same-sex but the subtle moments that can be intrepreted either way like Lillie moment under the rain and everything about N's character was left intact for both characters.
