Nintendo Renames Mario Movie Character to Avoid Offence and Racism.
TL;DR
Nintendo is changing the Japanese name of Spike, a character in The Super Mario Bros Movie, from "Blackie" to "Spike" due to the former name's potential use as a racist slur. The movie has not yet been released in Japan, where it will arrive on April 28. The movie has a worldwide gross of over $716 million and is expected to pass the $1 billion milestone. Critics have given it a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but it has a 96% average score among movie-goers.
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