It wouldn't be the first time Nintendo have tried to confuse the sexual preferences of the Western world.

( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Wed 24 Jun 2009, 9:18, archived)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdo#Birdo
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Wed 24 Jun 2009, 9:22, archived)

I recently beat Micronaut One on the Spectrum.
That's a great game.
( Druid, Wed 24 Jun 2009, 9:23, archived)