Toad, Toadette, and Gender

[Sengir]

The fact remains that Nintendo signed their names and published material that refer to Toads as a gendered species. And have done so for decades.

well apparently that's not the case at HQ

(also nintendo signed their names and published far less important material. Mario Teaches Typing is published by Nintendo)

I'm not sure what your point is exactly. Importance wasn't his argument and doesn't really change the fact that Toads have been given an assigned gender in past Nintendo games.

If he's willing to accept translated dialogue from 2nd party titles (Paper Marios by Intelligent Systems, Mario & Luigis by AlphaDream, etc) as equivalent to actual Nintendo interviews, then he's either a) mariowiki or b) in denial/defending his (incorrect) heteronormative perception of the Mario series.

e: not to mention 2nd party titles include the sports, the karts, the parties, puzzle games, pinball and edutainment