>>57469432They're not denying it in the sense that they're saying "it is not the vtuber formerly known as Nina Kosaka" They're denying it by giving more information that points away from that direction. These are real people we're talking about here, not a product launch. Like with Smash reveals they let people go nuts because there's no feelings that could be hurt if a popular guess doesn't make it in. With this that could happen and negatively impact the talent's debut.