Quite a few people have been upset over a few comments that Nintendo of Europe’s Senior Marketing Director Laurent Fischer said a while back, but it seems that he has come to his senses and has issued an official apology:
I have huge respect for those who, like me, share a common passion for Nintendo and want to make it clear that I would never use and I didn’t use this terminology in such a context or way to cause offense, [and] I regret that this misunderstanding has created such offense and disappointment within the community.
I guess that his words for “Buddie”, “Guy” or “Friend” must be “Geek” or “Otaku”, because it is pretty hard to misunderstand words that usually have a negative connotation.
