I definitely don't think it negates the issue lol. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it though. It shows at least a little self awareness.I agree that that was nice, but it still doesn't negate the whole "lol Bowser kidnapped a woman and forced her to marry him, how funny!" setting, imo. It's an example of taking one step forward and, like, 10 steps back.
also Peach/Pauline is the OTP and should've been made canon
Speaking of Pauline, and this is a tad off topic, but I thought the game missed a big opportunity to explore sarassa land kingdom and bring Daisy back to the main series as well.