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In 2016, a post was uploaded to Tumblr responding to a post claiming that "there is nothing wrong with Yoshi" by jokingly accusing Yoshi of committing tax fraud, which would become a running gag within Nintendo fan circles, and eventually a meme in 2018 with the bait-and-switch YouTube account SiIvaGunner posting soundtracks from a fake Yoshi Commits Tax Fraud game.
It would be discovered after the meme's peak of popularity that in 2011's Fortune Street, Yoshi is the only character in the game who asks to be exempt from paying taxes when a tax office is built. This means that while Yoshi is not guilty of committing tax fraud, he does attempt to commit tax evasion.
In October 2019, the Nintendo Versus eSports account posted a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate highlight tournament featuring Yoshi, and titled it "This Yoshi is no fraud", seemingly in reference to the meme.
The meme of Yoshi evading his taxes would also inspire the Turnip Boy series of games.
It would be discovered after the meme's peak of popularity that in 2011's Fortune Street, Yoshi is the only character in the game who asks to be exempt from paying taxes when a tax office is built. This means that while Yoshi is not guilty of committing tax fraud, he does attempt to commit tax evasion.
In October 2019, the Nintendo Versus eSports account posted a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate highlight tournament featuring Yoshi, and titled it "This Yoshi is no fraud", seemingly in reference to the meme.
The meme of Yoshi evading his taxes would also inspire the Turnip Boy series of games.
Fortune Street - Yoshi attempts to commit tax evasion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvTGj_fe1Dg?t=253
https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1085320705095413762
Nintendo Versus meme reference:
https://twitter.com/nintendovs/status/1094295916993892352
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Kotaku article:
https://kotaku.com/that-s-one-way-to-dodge-nintendo-s-lawyers-1847160279
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvTGj_fe1Dg?t=253
https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1085320705095413762
Nintendo Versus meme reference:
https://twitter.com/nintendovs/status/1094295916993892352
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Kotaku article:
https://kotaku.com/that-s-one-way-to-dodge-nintendo-s-lawyers-1847160279
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