versions of their characters as well. He voiced caution for participants in the trend "to be careful not to cause trouble for copyright holders and companies that they are contracted to", and noted that even if he wanted to draw fan art, he would need the approval of publishers and other related parties. Other Japanese news outlets more directly discussed the legality of such characters under copyright law, specifically Bowsette, and whether they infringed on Nintendo's own copyright. Despite fan petitions to make the character canon, Nintendo did not comment on it, stating "Concerning the drawings and other things uploaded to the Internet, we have no comment". Additionally the game's release included an in-game note that the crown would only affect Toadette. However, gaming publications noticed a similarity between the character and an unused concept for Super Mario Odyssey shown in the artbook, where Bowser took over Peach's body similarly to Mario's capture ability in Odyssey, and she inherited several of his features from the possession, questioning whether Nintendo would now explore the concept further. Alex Olney stated that it would be unlikely that Nintendo would add the character to a game at some point. However, he did expect to see Nintendo interact with the trend in some fashion, adding "I think it would be a fun little thing and Nintendo are being a lot more fun recently". Newsweek and Know Your Meme named it one of the "Top 10 Video Game Memes of 2018", stating that "Fandomization of Bowsette was not only inevitable, but obligatory", and adding that while previous renditions of a female Bowser existed online, Bowsette's design was "something new". The Daily Dot cited it as an example of how "people embraced being horny on Twitter" in 2018, stating that "very nature of the meme—a powerful, masculine villain becoming a buff, domineering woman—fascinated users with transformation and feminization fetishes", and that the character's non-normative appearance added to the appeal, namely with queer women. Metro named it one of the "12 Biggest Video Game Stories of 2018", calling it "an easy winner for the most unlikely video game story of the year" and noting its popularity both with Nintendo fans and online porn search results, further adding "It's probably best not to ask". The meme also placed 16th on Japan's Twitter Trend Awards, earning a special "Steering Committee Special Award" due to its rapid growth. Ayyk92 later received