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Recently, foreign media such as IGN and Pcgamer reported that after Genshin Impact released information about the 5.0 version of "Nata", it caused some discussion among European and American players. They thought that the skin of the character Nata was not dark enough and there was suspicion of cultural appropriation, so they began to accuse Mihoyo. The official response was: "This is just a game."

The characters in Genshin Impact are often inspired by cultures from different regions, but it is not clear which cultures are referenced. It is up to netizens to speculate and judge. As for "skin not dark enough" and "cultural appropriation", European and American players had heated debates as early as when "Xumeru" was added in version 3.0. Even earlier, there were controversies such as "the design and actions of the hill people discriminate against the local indigenous people."

The issue with the "Nata" characters in version 5.0 is similar. Some European and American players believe that the "Nata" region that will be launched this time is inspired by the countries around Africa and the Pacific Ring of Fire, including Latin American and Australian Aboriginal culture, but it is not reflected in the character design. The name of one of the characters is believed to be based on the supreme god "Olorun" in Yoruba mythology, but the name was changed to "Ororon", and the character's appearance is not dark skinned as in mythology, which is considered to be disrespectful to local culture.

So these players complained that Nata's skin was just a little dark, and that almost all black-skinned people were enemies, and that MiHoYo had black-skinned NPCs but didn't make them playable characters, etc. Anne Yatco, the voice actor of General Raiden in Genshin Impact, said that she hoped the game company would listen to their opinions and make progress in researching and incorporating other cultural elements.

Valeria Rodríguez, the voice actor of Sucrose, also expressed a similar view. She believes that if real-world gods are used in the game, they must be respected. If real cultures are to be used as the basis, these cultures must also be respected. She has no objection to getting inspiration from various cultures, but at least some research should be done to show appreciation for the culture.

Some European and American players also began to modify the pictures themselves, changing all the Nata characters to black people. Others called on MiHoYo to work with local cultural consultants to modify the existing content of the game to ensure that everything can be conveyed correctly and create more diverse and inclusive characters.

In response to these foreign accusations, miHoYo said: "Genshin Impact is just a game. All the content that appears in it has nothing to do with real people, things, groups or organizations."