Selvom de fleste af os kan nikke genkendende til det nazistiske regimes utal af krigsforbrydelser og modbydelige ideologi, så er der alligevel nogen der mener at det ikke er sundt at pille i verdenshistoriens skrøbelige sårskorpe, og i stedet lade den nazistiske bevægelse gå i glemmebogen. At den grund har spil som Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus også været genstand for kritik for at tage fat på følsomme emner.
Men, Bethesdas marketingschef Pete Hines mener at denne stillingtagen er vigtig, særligt med begivenhederne i Charlottesville i mente, så han har sagt følgende til GamesIndustry:
"Wolfenstein has been a decidedly anti-Nazi series since the first release more than 20 years ago. We aren't going to shy away from what the game is about. We don't feel it's a reach for us to say Nazis are bad and un-American, and we're not worried about being on the right side of history here.
"This is what our game is about. It's what this franchise has always been about. We aren't afraid to embrace what BJ stands for and what Wolfenstein represents. When it comes to Nazis, you can put us down in the 'against' column."