Nintendo’s response is so watered-down though. I agree that they can’t patch it now. However: It’s clear that from the start, it was their intent to not let gay couples be a thing. They apologized not for their actions, but that they “disappointed” people. Don’t give Nintendo a full pardon just because they put out a message that was clearly intended to pacify, not to rectify.
Okay but they basically said they will include it in the next one (likely years down the line as these games last long). There’s also really no room or time to add it in at this point. I don’t see what continuing to be on their case would really accomplish about this issue.