Something tells me they wouldn't publish for Inafune even if he was the only man on earth capable of saving them from certain financial doom.
I would actually disagree with you there, Flame, as I believe that Inafune may be saying what he says
because he knows that Capcom is in serious trouble, and he likely feels that they will cave in at some point and "take his hand" in order to help pull them out of the [parasitic bomb] that they're in right now. I feel that he's being optimistic about Capcom getting back to its senses, but I don't see why he shouldn't be. Desperation is a great motivator towards doing what you normally would never do, and that sort of thing worked on Capcom while he was still in Capcom, so there's no reason why it would not work now.
Still, for the sake of speculation, I actually would ask all of RPM a question(if it's okay to do so): Who do you think should be the publisher for Mighty No. 9?