If this was the 90's I might have bought that logic, but now-a-days straight men have no issues playing girly shit.
Rhythm games were a serious market during that decade, and then by the time DDR died out, Audiosurf, Rockband and Guitar Hero would end up being bigger rhythm game series, at least until 2013 or so
I don't see why, it's not so much a dress up game as it is a improv acting theme. If you were ever part of the theatre club in high school you'll feel right at home (minus the stage hand hiding behind the curtain while getting a blowjob).
I think I remember that now, but I didn't find it useful. I vaguely recall maybe using it in the clock stage to get a better idea of where things were once.
There's a fine line between "girly" and "for girls". I think anybody without hangups can play Peach games, but playing Barbie would be pretty faggy. It may be more accurate to consider Peach games "cutesy" rather than girly, because they're not that girly (you're not doing girly shit per se, it's more of an aesthetic, Super Princess Peach basically plays like a Mario game).
Maybe a single-player one technically, but generally that carries the expectation of multiplayer--and post SF1--multiple playable characters. It's more accurate to call it a boxing game or something imo.
No, it is a timing/pattern game with a boxing theme.
The bolded is my biggest worry. Japanese gaming is unfortunately becoming increasingly woke and translators at Nintendo of America (if we you can even call them) are notorious for finding every excuse to use gender neutral pronouns, even at the cost of comprehension. Nintendo has been a lot better than most companies but even they are not totally immune.
If Smash counts then it can be whatever your heart says it is. According to Wikipedia it is.
If they don't give me back my foot fetish boss dragon I quit the mario industry for good.
Yet to actually define fighting game, Smash doesn't really count
