Revolution's real name - It's official.

Nintendo Wii. Yes, Wii.

From IGN:
[quote]April 27, 2006 - Nintendo revealed this morning that the official name of its formerly codenamed Revolution system is Nintendo Wii.

The Big N explained the decision behind the name in a statement, which we've provided below:

Introducing... Wii.

As in "we."

While the code-name Revolution expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer. Wii will break down that wall that seperates videogame players from everybody else. Wii will put people more in touch with their games... and each other. But you're probably asking: What does the name mean?

Wii sounds like "we," which emphasizes the console is for everyone. Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.

Wii has a distinctive "ii" spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people playing it. And Wii, as a name and a console, brings something revolutionary to the world of videogames that sets it apart from the crowd.

So that's Wii. But now Nintendo needs you. Because it's really not about you or me. It's about Wii. And together, Wii will change everything.

http://revolution.nintendo.com/ confirms this.

Eh, it's just a name.

Hah, looks like I made it one minute too late. :(


Anywho, I think it's a pretty... uh, bad name. Maybe I'll grow to like it, who knows. But it just sounds kinda lame. Then again, so does Playstation and Xbox.

At least the logo's nice.

The logo actually looks pretty cool. But it sounds silly when you say it out loud.

Nintendo Wryyyyyyyy.

Bol, that right there made the name awesome. I don't think I can possibly refer to it as anything else from now on.

Nintendo Wiiaboo.

dubya two

reading that little paragraph after the flash video on the site... Nintendo kind of seems full of themselves! :O

LOL , It's such a pathetic name

This had better get a new name before the English release.

Wee!

well it is on the american site... so i think its the american name :)! oh well.. its just a name.. who cares xP

Yeah, but do the American's have the word 'wee' in the same sense the British do?

i dunno.. whats your sense of wee.. and i will tell you!

Urinary.

oh yeah! but we usually like... yeah we got over that at a younger age! xD the only way older people use it is like... we the people

omg, well hey its unique, umm interesting, ....... well i like nintendo. Again, the revolution unique to, and it just a name right. So i am good with it, though revolution sounds better. Anyways, who cares its a name and i will be playing the Wii. Rock on Nintendo.

Congratulations on making no sense whatever and instigating pointless flame wars in the process.

Being fanboys and kissing eachothers a[COLOR="White"]ss[/COLOR]es.

Or something stupid like that.

Man, Nintendo kicks so much ass. Bend over, CJ.

All ready am!



Oh, and on thing I'm not looking forward to is all of the stupid puns Nintendo decides to use for their games. They've done it countless times with the DS, and I'm sure they can't wait to do it with the Wii.

bah!!! i hate them... theyve done it with all of their systems.. but they are still good games! but agh.. i hate puns with a passion!

Oh yeah, I actually forgot they did it with the SNES and N64... but at least "Super Mario 64" is better than (if I may steal a quote) "Mario & Lu-wii-ge: Here Wii Go Again".

Ugh, that's a terrible name. I liked Go better. :( I can't imagine ever liking this name. Revolution sounded like a great name, Wii is just cheesy and generally... ew.

[quote]So that's Wii. But now Nintendo needs you. Because it's really not about you or me. It's about Wii. And together, Wii will change everything.This quote in particular is just embarassing.



And Unite is right. To be fair Klarth, you started the personal attacks. Sure, Unite made a pretty dumb post, but you could have just ignored it.

[quote=Sabredog]
And Unite is right. To be fair, you started the flame war.
[quote=Unite]LOL , It's such a pathetic name
[spoiler].[/spoiler]

That's not a personal attack. That's him stating his opinion. As I said, such a post was uncalled for on his part, but you were the one who started insulting people.

but it is kind of a provoke...

Indeed. I didn't flood my initial post with "I love this new name with all my heart and soul" now, did I?

Plus, "lol wut a pathetic naem" isn't exactly a post worth reading.

I know. I agree entirely, I'm not defending that post. You could have ignored it, reported it, derepped it, or even just tactfully asked him to elaborate, though. "LOL YOU'RE SUCH A PATHETIC PERSON" was equally unnecessary is what I'm saying, and it wasn't going to go anywhere except a conflict. Hell, at least "what a pathetic name" is relevant to the thread.

[quote]but it is kind of a provoke...Not really. Nobody had said they'd liked it up to that point, all posts were neutral or negative. Who was he provoking?

[quote=Sabredog]Who was he provoking?
The legions of Nintendo fanboys he seems to believe exist all over VGC.

[quote=Unite]
klarth is this your first user name? Did you ever get your name changed?
Many times.

All three of you are being twats. Stop it. We need to focus on the main issue here.

Nintendo being twats.

[quote=Sabredog]Oh, does he do this kinda thing all the time?
Search for his posts and see for yourself.

I honestly don't mind the name. I prefer Revolution, but eh. Also: am I the only person thinking a name like Wii is very... Web 2.0?

What's wrong with, "LOL it's such a pathetic name"? Probably because it didn't have absolutely perfect grammar and it dissagreed with what you think.

It's a pathetic name.

Web 2.0 describes the "second generation" of the internet that's been cropping up lately - Design schemes are more user-friendly, collaborative schemes are more abundant, and people are encouraged to work together more often. What I thought was that "Wii" sounds very much like the name of some kind of Web 2.0 internet business or something of that ilk.

[quote=Shade]Probably because it didn't have absolutely perfect grammar and it dissagreed with what you think.
Probably because he's adamant on showing everyone that he's pointlessly biased against a particular producer. Keep going, kiddo, everyone knows that blood is TOTALLY HARDK0R AND SUPERI0R.

that name compleaty sux why cant they justleave the name as the nintendo revolution?

Well the name isnt that good... but the name remains as that! just a name... the name does not make the system, or the quality of the games.

Oh man, that's a bad name. While a name is just a name and the way it performs is much more important, they could have made a great system with a great name and had the best. I'm sure there is someone working at nintendo with a little more style who could have come up with a name much better than wii.

I think Wii is decent... I mean, I don't like it really, but I guess its okay. I don't mind the name as long as the games are good.

It's a pretty good name, especially in its meaning. I liked Revolution a bit better. Hey, Wii certainly is better than RS or Bluewave

Please, stop complaining about the name. It's not a ****ing bad name. It's really clever and simplisitc. Simplistic, which is the direction Nintendo is going in.

Honostly, do you really think this is worse than X-box? It's just "box" with a cool-looking letter in front. Ugh.

I say it's a late april fools joke! It's still april you know!

Drewboy: What is RS...?

gamerz: If you think that, you're somewhat gullible. Wikipedia's changed all "Revolution" references to "Wii", and Gamespot, IGN and Gamefaqs are in the process of doing so.

[quote=Unite]
biased nope, I own gc have 14 or so game, i bought mario sunshine and zelda ww after prince and speed told me they were best things since sliced bread. I even bought gc to gba connective cable off there words alone. I even own a ds i have 5 or so games for it.
So why the constant bashing simply because they don't conform to your interests...?

You know what will be funny, seeing the name "Wii" on the side of such a cool looking console. They name doesn't really fit the style... at all.

yea, I know it. Thats why I said it's gotta be an april fools joke!
That would be the worst console name in history if they stuck with it. And knowing nintendo, they like to switch things up at what seems to be just the last minute. They love saying one release date only a few month's later saying "it's going to take longer".

oh right, like they didnt change ultra 64, to Nintendo 64.

[quote=Unite]
hmm can you tell me some of his other past names , i have feeling i know who he is.
I don't recall ever having run-ins with you in the past. And the only long-running names I've used have been fnool, Mostly Harmless and Majesty.

[quote]As you can see you and speed tried to insult a good man for no reason at all.
Actually, I was merely inquiring as to something of a message board phenomenon which (seemingly coincidentally) was something of which his post exhibited properties. Oddly enough, he took offence and you flocked to his side.

Augh, Wii sounds horrible. They should have used Revolution, despite it being just the code name.

[quote=Unite]actually I only started after you started quoting me. In my eyes you were defending speed.

And off to the flame board the both of you should go. So long as you don't keep spamming THIS topic.

Wow this is the dumbest name I ever heard. Sure, the name doesnt matter, by its sooo bad! Why didnt they just stick with revolution, sure that was cheesy as well, but its more than 3 letters!! Seems like mostly everyone here agrees, except for Klarth, but after clicking the link and reading [URL="http://vgchat.com/showpost.php?p=238792&postcount=7"]this[/URL] it seems he just generally has bad taste in names.

Yeah, that's a horrible name. I can see it being embarassing for people to even say. Hard to believe someone thought this would be a good name and everyone agreed on it. Ugh, so stupid.

a name is just a name! this has been made abundant like.. 50 times in this topic alone. Dont cause more trouble, with other members like that.

I'm just stating my opinion. Doesn't mean I won't like the system(which I'm looking forward too very much), I just hate the name.

People like you who don't like the name are the people who make it embarrassing to say.

No!!! I feared a name like that. Oh well ill get used to it

Wii like it. Not as good as 'Revolution', but it's not like the name is going to affect any gameplay, graphical or fun issues. The Revwiilution is turning out to be one of the most controversial consoles ever!

:cool:

[SIZE="1"]Klarth and Unite need to stfu.[/SIZE]

Wiiner.

More like the Wiivolution... but i guess saying that makes it sound like Evolution.. hrumph...

anyway.. X is right! :p

How....dissappointing.



..good thing the games will still rock.

Yeah, the games' quality isn't in jeopardy, that's not the point. The name sucks.

Enough about Unite, guys. They named it Wii. Someone didn't just think of this. Someone said it out loud and probably nobody laughed at him. Not only did they not laugh at him but they agreed. This is much more important.

Yeah, you wouldn't be saying "it's just a name" if your girlfriend was named Skanky McWhore would you?

Plus, abbreviations work wonders. PS3, 360, N64, GBC, etc. The names work because the abbreviations work. "Wii" just sounds funny. It'll grow on people, but we'll all still be a bunch of Wiiners. :(

Have any of you realized that the name seems to have spurred the same reactions as the remote? It's like dejavu. If you think about it, the name fits the console. A weird and creative name for a weird and creative console. Don't worry, you'll get used to it.

haha, thank *** that guy wasn't in the naming process.

I really hope that was scarcasm. Probably because they thought it would sound stupid. ~To Nightmare

Nintii. Do it.

First off, iPod, Google, Yahoo, Xbox 360, Playstation, Saturn, DS and Gamecube are all crap names that have been made fun of in the past.

Secondly:















HIT IT!

[IMG]http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/4383/mariowii1pm.jpg[/IMG]

[quote=NightmareBassX]I haven't heard DS made fun of much actually. Also, nice artwork, Haha.

!? You never heard "Nintendo BS"!?

I DONT LIKE NAME

At least Sega tried. I don't mind any of their names.

Every name has been made fun. Just look at Dreamcast. Everyone hated it, now quite a few people think "zomg best name eva".

Edit: Huh beaten to it... point stands!

The main bad point about the name Wii is that it's too short really...so it's hard to call it a name. Maybe if it stood for something other then to make some stupid wordplay jokes, then it would be acceptable. I think Wii can all agree on this.

And the kiddie image is why they're "failing" in so many people's eyes.

I've always referred to my Nintendo systems as "Nintendo", frankly.

Interview with CCN:
"I think people have to look back and let it settle in," Kaplan said. "I'm sure people felt the same way when Google was named - or the iPod. Napster. Yahoo. There's a whole host of unusual names that have become a part of everyday conversation and I think they're viewed now as unique."

She's got a point. But still... I don't know. Though I must say, Wii looks cool written out, just as long as you don't pronounce it as "we".

A "badass" name would put people off. Remember, they're trying to appeal to non-gamers, people of all ages and both sexes. You need something that doesn't sound macho, like Xbox 360, or like a gaming machine as with PlayStation.
I think "Wii" fits the bill quite nicely in that regard.

I think "Revolution" fits the bill quite nicely in that regard.

Not trendy enough.

Man, I sort of change my mind. I mean, like Vampiro said, Wii is an okay name when written because it's simplistic, fresh and new, like the system, but I can't imagine saying, outloud, "Yo, let's play some wii." I really hope (and think) they will change it back to Revolution. I think so because so many people have said negative things about the name Wii.

Augh, I can't decide. Now I'm saying "let's play some wii" in my head and it sounds like a good name.

I still say Revolution sounds better.

Yeah, I have to say I would have preferred that Nintendo keep the Revolution name, myself. As long as I can also call it "That new system that has Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Smash Brothers, etc. on it," I suppose the official name doesn't matter much, though.

Nintendo Asskicker/Nametaker. Man I wish they would take back the name Revolution.

I'm sure wii'll get used to Wii, though. I'm sure all of us at first were a bit sceptacle about Wii's controller, but wii later realized how many possibilities it had. Of course, wii'll probably get used to Wii a bit slower than wii did with the controller.

Sorry about all the wii puns.

GAMECUBE!? That's a STUPID name. They should've kept it as Dolphin, it's a MUCH better name!


^^^^ anyone still agree with that? Because that's precisely what happened 5 years ago.

Either way, people complaining frankly know bugger-all about marketing. iPod is a bloody stupid name really, but it's popular. Figure out why, then look at "Wii" in the same light.

[quote=Last Fog]Well that's a dumb logic. What you're saying is it shouldn't sound like the name of a game console so non-gamers will like it... even though it is a game console? Rather it should be named a primitive one syllable sound that a new born baby can make, complete with idiotic spelling. Yeah, that'll sure attract new comers. And I hate their whole plan of appealing to "non-gamers" to begin with. WTF? Why not try to instead appeal to gamers that have been playing for years and are more passionate towards games in the first place.

And here's one of them now!

Nintendo are trying to appeal to everyone and distinguish themselves from the competition by being completely different. How are they going to do that with a name that sounds just like the others? Do you have any idea how many adults I've heard say "Gamebox" or "Playcube thing"?
Do you think they're going to be making those kinds of generalisations when the system has a name and an image completely different from the others?

[quote=NightmareBassX]Thats actually a good point, iPod is a terrible name, and in a way, its very similar to "Wii". They tried to be creative with the 2 i's being the controller or whatever, But I don't think that worked out too well. :(

I actually think Nintendo have completely ripped off Apple's marketing, look at it this way.

Apple's products, iMac, iTunes and iPod are all personal, customisable products for a single person. The "i" in the names represents you, as in your pod, your Mac, your music store.

Nintendo from the very beginning said that they wanted Revolution to be a system that everyone in the household played, not just the gamers. In essence that means a product that isn't personalised by one person, but shared by many. The "I" becomes a "we". "We" by itself is far too plain, just as IPod would be. Apple made the I distinctive by making it lower case, Nintendo chose to spell We with different letters, and used 2 lower case "i"s because they look like 2 people. 2 people become "we", which loops back into the name.

[quote=Last Fog]Tell someone who's never heard of it about the nintendo wii, guarenteed they make you repeat yourself or ask what it stands for.

By Jove, I think he's got it!

Welcome to marketing 101.

[quote=Last Fog]Tell someone who's never heard of it about the nintendo wii, guarenteed they make you repeat yourself or ask what it stands for.

By Jove, I think he's got it!

Welcome to marketing 101.

Names dun't mean **** when it comes to consoles. I'd think a bunch of people would just stick to calling it "Revolution" when it's in their household opposed to Wii, so it really doesn't matter.

My friend and I were joking around yesterday on how the Revolution would probably be renamed to something more friendly-sounding, like "Family Box" or something. Now I can say that Wii (couldn't resist the pun) were right to an extent.

I don't like the name very much at the moment, but I can tell it'll grow on me, and I will end up liking it... :cool:

Why? Why didn't they leave it the Nintendo Revolution. I think Nintendo GO Was better than that...

I was a bit "wtf" at first, but I'm already pretty much used to it.

I also agree with Soul: game systems are expensive, and people aren't just going to decide based on the name. The name is just there as an attention grabber, which "Wii" may or may not do. Like all the current generation names, it's very recognizable and will definately make non-gamers ask if it's acknowledged, but since it's a common English word, the conversation may go by without notice.

Either way, it's still better than "N-Gage."

Ha, the name was far and away the best part of the N-Gage :p

Last Fog: The fact that you think Xbox is a cool and attractive name just goes to show how little you know about marketing.

When I think of "Xbox" I think of "X-treme", andeverything that's trying to look cool always portrays itself as "X-treme". It's not unique or original nor is it not clever. It's an extremely bland name.

Wii should be directly compared to the "360" component of the new Xbox's name. They're both as ridiculous as eachother, the difference is a heck of a lot more thought went into "Wii" than "360".

When marketing comes up with a name for a product their aim is always to make it feel and sound different, to make it controversial. These things make it interesting and talked about. The fact that Microsoft went with "Xbox" just goes to show how much they screwed up with marketing first time round.

Ugh, I swear to God you're a total fucking imbecile.
Get the hell out, I can't even be bothered to discuss it with someone who lacks the intellect to even provide reasoning for their opinions.

Every single debate I've had with you has boiled down to you not being able to put anything behind what you're saying and resorting to pathetic childish comments.

Whatever, go play with your Fisher Price Play Station baby toy or your super extreme power Xbox if that's what you need to do to feel cool. Wii don't need to pretend to be cool by attacking anything that might be a threat, Wii already are.

LOL getting mad speed


Your biggest nintendo fanboy here , you haven't changed at all. The new name just proved it or you have really bad tastes when it comes to names. You need a reason why wii is bad name? Speed you use to gang up on tons of people back in day, did it make you feel cool? You even do it now for example http://www.vgchat.com/showthread.php?t=11484 you didn't like this thread so you attack him and tried to make him lock his post up. Speed next time you go after innocent person i will be there.

I like the concept of Wii being "we"... the only good thing about it...

Why didn't Nintendo just keep the name "Revolution" ??? I mean it was a kick*** name and it's sorta like they're attempting a Revolution and fight back hardcore. But Wii... How do you even pronounce that? it's not like "We" is it? That'd sound silly.

It is "We"...

You've got to be S*itting me... Why? Thats like calling the PS3 the Sony US. I don't get it? I thought Revolution was a kick*** name.. Why call it Wii[I] I mean it could be worse but.. That couldn't have had much thought put into it. Oh well I guess it won't change the gameplay so what does it matter.

Yeah, your average person knows bugger all about marketing - but that's exactly the point, I think. The average person isn't going to look at Wii and think 'whoa, I want to find out more about this'. They're going to think 'heh, wee' and move on to something more adult.

Indeed. Even people who know what it means are doing exactly that.

Hm. To be fair - I just read [url="http://blog.wired.com/games/index.blog?entry_id=1467976"]Wired's games blog[/url] and found myself kind of agreeing. And I think that this line sums it up:

'If you're feeling enraged, picked on, or left out, I highly encourage you -- as I would have encouraged you yesterday -- to go out and buy an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. If Nintendo is right, and I think they are, you'll end up with a Wii anyway.'

And that makes sense. But I think that my point is that that would have happened with such a name as the Revolution. Okay, so the Japanese probably couldn't pronounce it properly. But I've been wondering - apart from Revolution, what other names were cast aside before 'Wii'? It's not as if this is the be all and end-all of names - there are much better ones out there to choose from. Grab a page at random from the OED, even.

I just can't see this as anything other than a step backward. It's just that they'd taken such a far step forward beforehand, and this brings them back to level pegging.

[quote=Unite]LOL getting mad speed


Your biggest nintendo fanboy here , you haven't changed at all. The new name just proved it or you have really bad tastes when it comes to names. You need a reason why wii is bad name? Speed you use to gang up on tons of people back in day, did it make you feel cool? You even do it now for example [URL="http://www.vgchat.com/showthread.php?t=11484"]http://www.vgchat.com/showthread.php?t=11484[/URL] you didn't like this thread so you attack him and tried to make him lock his post up. Speed next time you go after innocent person i will be there.

This is ridiculous, do you even read anything I say? At what point did I say I liked the name? What's your rebuttle for all the reasons I'm not a fanboy? How can I gang up on people by myself?

You never answer these questions, you're a broken record. You just repeat the same old tired crap until your opponent gives up trying to smack some sense into you.

EDIT: What the fuck!? How the hell was my first post an attack!? The guy was spamming up the boards with thread after thread and I still had the restraint to give him some links to find his own information! Jesus Christ, you really are living on another planet.

"In short, the fuss over Wii is an Internet Problem, not a Real Life Problem. In real life, the name's soundalike will pass almost entirely without notice. The positives of Wii will vastly outweigh the negatives."

I also agree. He put it together pretty nicely. I actually never thought of it like that, but the opposite. I was thinking that since the name could sound silly at first, the people (real life) would quickly assume its a bad name, being that they didn't put thought into the meaning. Maybe it can be the other way around, but they wouldn't think the meaning was silly either.

Eh in Speedies defense he has changed a lot. He used to be a lot worse. As did I so I compliment him for not being such the fanboy that once lived.

In anycase this topic is getting way off topic. The names not important anyways. Who cares right? The Name doesn't mean anything. My name could be Glagger and it'd sound retarded but maybe i'm a really nice guy y'know?

I guess I probably couldn't come up with a better name. Heck look at my username.. SomebodyRandom.. What a dumb*** name.

I'd probably call my game system DragonZord :-P

And it'd be green and i'd nickname it Tommy. MWUAHAHA

Oh my ***. I may be a huge Nintendo fanboy, but I really, REALLY want them to change the name Wii. It won't stop me from buying a Revolution, but it will certainly stop others who were originally considering to purchase a Rev. The new name is terrible. The logo looks good, the spelling is unique, but it's by far worse than Revolution. I really pray that Nintendo changes the name due to the large amount of negative responses, or that they send out brainwave-altering beams that make us all like the name Wii.

Wiiva la revolution.

I'm going to side with Wings on this one: X-Box may not be as creative of a name, but it had a simplistic rhyme and rhythm to it that easily made it a household word. I still think Wii is just fine, but it doesn't have the same marketing qualities of X-Box or iPod or Google or whatever.

Shock, horror - Unite still doesn't realise he's not making a blind bit of difference.

And what's more - he's agreeing with you about Wii! You're attacking him because he knows someone on the boards better than you that you have an irrational dislike for! And that's all. Be a man, ffs.

PSP has "pee" in it twice.

PS2 is the number 2 PlayStation, number 2 means poo.

Box is slang for vagina.

Wee is a word only toddlers use, Nintendo got off lightly.

If this weren't a Nintendo product the name would've gotten less flak, garunteed. People love to make fun of Nintendo, especially after DSs amazing success. They just can't handle the thought of their little scene having to share any cool with people that aren't like them.

Apparantly I haven't stated my opinion of the name, so I'll make it absolutely clear right now.

It's f[COLOR=lightgreen]u[/COLOR]cking bizarre. It sounds silly to say. The spelling looks like an alien language. Using the word "we" as a noun is gramatically incorrect. Anyone who doesn't understand the reasoning behind it (most people) will not understand the name. Most people who do read the blurb that Nintendo provided will think it's pretentious PR bollocks.
It's a strange name that we will all have to get used to. I'm making a start on it on getting used to it right now.

And I'm forcing everyone else to with this little message at the end of my sig. Despite my reservations about the name, I think the connection to the word "we" is a good one. "We" is a very powerful word, and Nintendo fans have enjoyed a rallying together ever since Reggie appeared on the scene, Wii is just another excuse.

And whoever hates it will just get more and more annoyed by it, so it's really a win-win situation.

I permit anyone who agrees with what I just said to do it aswell, nay, I encourage it. Nintendo fans have been on the defensive for far too long. It's about d[COLOR=lightgreen]a[/COLOR]mn time we really started pissing everyone off with our fandom.

Wii Will Rock You!

Look, enough of this. Unite, we're all aware that you think Speed is a fanboy, and we've heard your reasoning for this (no matter how inconclusive it is). Everyone else, we all know Speed for what he really is, and that Unite's just being a jerk.

Any more posts from now on that aren't related to the new name will be deleted.

EDIT - And I've watched anime and had a PS2 for ages, by the way.

EDIT 2 - The below post was probably started before I could post this, so it's fine.

What happened to the cool Unite that actually had some respect for? I mean this new Unite is a total dickwhole and can't use good grammar worth of ****.
I'm going to try and be nice here, Unite please stfu about Speedy. Seriously, you haven't been here in a LONG time so you don't know how Speedy has actually lightened up over the years. And what Linko said is actually true. Speedy is oen of the msot intelligent gaming posters here. His insulting only happens when you get him REALLY frustrated, but he stills makes an excellent point about it. Seriously if you are going to come here and complain about members please go away k thnx bye.

[quote=Linko_16][COLOR=indigo]Look, enough of this. Unite, we're all aware that you think Speed is a fanboy, and we've heard your reasoning for this (no matter how inconclusive it is)[/COLOR]

Fill me in, because I sure haven't.


I honestly think this man is an imposter. Unite used to be able to spell, wasn't a total imbecile. He had his AIM handle in his profile (and doesn't know) and hasn't signed on since this guy started posting.

Wii Will Rock You!

i have to take a wii wii.

Call it the 'Wiivolution'. BAM! Everyone wins!

I did it. I emailed nintendo in protest. I gave reasons why they should change it back, of course.

Heh I sent emails to Nintendo asking them to port more SNES titles to the GBA. Never worked... Didn't expect it to either. I was wishing :-\

There's a petition somewhere asking to change the name back. Won't make a difference, of course.

...It's starting to grow on me. I'm not going to go into the "Playstation and Xbox are crappy names" tangeant, because it's all been heard before.

This name will become normal, and everyone will know it. It's simple as that. It's good logo and simplistic, modern theme gives it a good image. Glad to see Nintendo isn't using Purple as it's main color now. Nintendo is changing, and I think it's great.

Not to mention, just think back on past Nintendo names. Or almost any game system name. Speedy brung this up in a convo. They're all "Some kind of gaming, playing word/some kind of box or cube or shape"

PlayStation?
X-Box?
GameCube?

They're all the same. Wii is unique.

Of course it'll grow on people. I just won't say the name out loud.

Nintendo have always chosen names that described the system, though. This is evidence that they're changing. For the better or not, I don't know.

But imagine introducing to to someone who doesn't know about it.

I've been calling Nintendo systems "Nintendo" for the past 19 years anyway.

Wii Will Rock You!

Well, in my opinion, they're changing for the better.

Not only do they have a better look, they're doing something completely different. This last console war dealt with systems that were all pretty much the same. Played discs, used similar controllers, etc. And then, you end up getting tons of multiplatform games, most of which are mediocre.

But now? People will look at XB360 and PS3, and think "which one has better graphics? Which one plays games better? Which one looks more sleak?" It's more of deciding which is more powerful, as opposed to it's games.

Now, with Gamecube, people thought "Wow, Nintendo sucks. Purple, kiddy games, bad graphics" But they can't really compare Wii to the others, now can they? If it does have multiplatform games, they'll be played entirely differently, rather than a run-of-the-mill clone. People might look at it and think "Wow, Nintendo sucks" But, it'll be more like "Nintendo sucks, but what is this? I'll give it a try"

Not to mention Microsoft and Sony will have a hard time competing with the Wii, since it's so different. If I sound like an idiot, just ignore me. It's my opinion. :)

I think this new name will give people more reasons to not buy it, stateside, anyways. To but it bluntly, a lot of the market is "cool," full of wiggas, niggas, children, and ignorant parents that want cool things for them. "Wii" simply is not cool. Now that PlayStation and Xbox are established names (abbreviations of both are in their favor; the "X" in front of "box" is what makes it work), it is much easier to be accepted. "Revolution" was a very cool name, even if it didn't roll off the tongue. Now it is horrifically uncool. I am a gamer, and I will buy the system regardless. The name is just gay. That's it. Chances are some people won't buy it solely on the lack of cool. :/

Don't get me wrong I think the Nintendo Wii will sell well, I expect much better than the Gamecube but I don't think it can really compete with either Microsoft or Sony. No matter how innovative or how great the system is, there are just too many MS/Sony fanboys out there. Trust me I used to try to find out what was so great about the PS2. Personally I don't care for it. I had stupid morons who told me the PS2 had the best in graphics overall out of the three. I could have even proven them wrong and they're opinion wouldn't change that it had better graphics. Blah...

Believe it or not, there are more Nintendo fanboys out there than any other. Most people grew up playing Nintendo games, and most casual gamers couldn't give a damn what they played as long as they're having fun.

The fact of the matter is Nintendo are aiming for a market not even looked at by the competition, a market several times bigger than the current market.

http://www.american-sk8land.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5004

That's your average cross-section of the market. Outside the market, I can only predict there will be fewer people saying 'it's only the games that matter'.

I guess even I can be considered somewhat of a Nintendo fanboy. I was disappointed a lot in the Gamecube and the N64 and I sort of started to lean towards Microsoft during this console war. But I realize i'll buy a Nintendo Wii. To be honest I enjoy Nintendo made games. I enjoy my action pact online shooters, but I do enjoy my Mario's and my Zelda's.

I hope the Nintendo Wii does a kick*** job.

I barfed. They better revert to Revolution.

Actually, I don't care. If anything, I'll be getting a PS3 because whatever they do for Gran Turismo on it will be win.

[quote]Believe it or not, there are more Nintendo fanboys out there than any other. Most people grew up playing Nintendo games, and most casual gamers couldn't give a damn what they played as long as they're having fun.
This is true. I had an NES and an Atari 2600 as a kid, and always got games that were fun. I never bought a console because of what it could do, but rather, what was availible for it. That's why I likeboth Nintendo and Sony, as well as SNK.

In disgust of the new name, I'm thinking up an acronym for the system.

Well
It
I...

What can I put in the third letter? I can't think of any word that starts with "i" and means ****ing stupid.

WELL IT'S INTELLIGENT?
WELL IT'S IDIOTIC?

Thanks for the help.

Well
It's
Idiotic!

Anyone got something better. I don't feel like getting out a thesaurus.

"Let's go play our Well It's Idiotic!"

Good luck. :(

Warning : Intentionally Incapacitates?

Wow, what a really stupid name...

You're a really stupid name

"It's all about Wii."

Now I'm just interchanging the word "Wii" with "we," so the statement above makes me confused.

I think I'll call it "WHY."

As in.. why wouldn't anyone LOVE the new name?
:(

I kinda like the name, but it sounds better said in a Swedish way.
You, western people.... Just, live with it. :D

lookie what i found.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1TnDZblNyU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epoetv%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Ephp%3Fvid%3D2558

[quote=Shdig]lookie what i found.

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1TnDZblNyU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epoetv%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Ephp%3Fvid%3D2558"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1TnDZblNyU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epoetv%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Ephp%3Fvid%3D2558[/URL]

That video is actually on the official revolution page at nintendo.com.

Wii can't run, Wii can't hide.

It's easy to tell the name came from Nintendo's Japanese HQs. The President of N-Space, Erick S. Dyke, gave us a little story Thursday night about how Japanese Nintendo representatives used the word "handjobs" to describe artists' talent one time at dinner. He replied by saying, "Oh, believe me, our artists are very good at handjobs," while trying to keep a straight face.

It's no surprise Nintendo didn't account for the perverted sentences that can be made with the system's name. NOA should've said something, hahahaha.

Anyway, I'll leave it with a quote from Penny Arcade's Tycho:

[quote]
I'm aware that some people like it, or in any event they don't hate it. I am not those people, but I think that I can live in peace with them as long as they do not try and honestly suggest that the ******* name is emblematic of togetherness. What makes me mad isn't that Nintendo has chosen a name based on bizarre, interstellar philosophy. It's that they chose a name that was and is so readily used to obscure and discredit the imaginative power of the system.

I was kind of diappointed by their comic. I mean, after every single website complained about it I would've thought they'd come up with a comic a bit more original.

I take everything they say with a pinch of salt nowadays. I mean, they like World of Warcraft.

So, uh, I actually like the name now. Don't know about the rest of you, but it's all ready grown on me. It's cute ^___^

I'm definately used to it, but I still don't like it nor does it feel right to say the name aloud.

Ouch!! Nintendo, you reading this??!! No one likes the name very much if at all!!! :D:D:D

Who wants to be the first one to say it's a 'cool' name!!! :D

It's a better name than Jesse Smith.

You stole that from me, *******.

Well, think of all of the other products and things that became wildly popular despite stupid names. Fooly-Cooly is the one that comes to my mind most readily. That's downright the stupidest name for just about anything I've ever heard, yet because it was a quality, entertaining anime, it succeeded.

Yeah, I mean Paul's Video Arcade seems like it does good business.

True. The IPod isnt even a pod, but regardless of the name people are addicted to it.



You're welcome - Speedy

that name is actually pretty dam gay

[quote=Nightscare]that name is actually pretty dam gay

"Interests:
video games, boredom, crying"

Uh huh.

[quote]

[quote=Speedfreak]I take everything they say with a pinch of salt nowadays. I mean, they like World of Warcraft.

Do you hate EVERY popular game out there?

[quote=Big Boss's Sig]

... This doesn't make any sense to me. Even as someone who doesn't mind the name so much, I have to admit there have been some pretty witty comics bashing it; I wasn't too proud to save that one back there with the guy crying. This is just dumb. The logo was designed with the intention of resembling two people, so naturally, the most hilarious observation that can be made is that they could be having sex? Indeed, quite gut-busting.

I like it now. The inital shock has worn off. Now I like the simple, rounded name. Personally I can't wait to say "Hey guys, want to play with some Wii?" and they'll be like "Yeh man I havent wiied in ages" and "I like Wii".

I remembered the other day the similar reaction Dolphin got when it became Gamecube. People were frekaing out, now people forget it ever happened. Same happened to Xbox and 360.

People will aslways react badly when a project name, being used for years, is finally dropped because they've come used to it. Think Wind Waker.

Point: Arguably, GameCube failed in part because of the name.

Wii ****ing sucks.

[IMG]http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4235/playstation4mk.jpg[/IMG]

Face it guys, console names are dorky. There has never ever been a single games console with a name that didn't sound geeky until now. Instead of geeky they've gone with "poncy art student fodder".

Besides, I don't see anyone complaining when they sit on the bus playing with their "PissPees".

Dude calm down. Okay.

The Jaguar is proof that a name alone has no effect on the quality of the console.

[quote=Vampiro]Genesis and Jaguar were pretty cool.

Cool if you're a NERD.

Atleast Nintendo comes up with diffrent names.
Unlike them others. -_-

It's because no-one's quite associated with a brand as much as Nintendo. With PlayStation - that's the brand. Sony are better known for other stuff. The same with Microsoft. They need to keep the name people are familiar with so that they keep the reputation. Whereas as soon as someone sees that something is 'a Nintendo', they know it's a game system (and a good one, at that).

lets all just stick to calling it the revolution. everybody else can call it the wii but when i walk into gamestop im not preordering a wii, but a nintendo revolution. band with me my brothers and ignore nintendo and just call it the rev. we can beat the name all we have to do is believe.

NINTII, YOU GUYS.

Eh, today is the first day so far where I thought about the name and it didn't agravate me.

It makes for a good conversation chunk amongst friends, too.

And a big debate. Imagine Christmas time. Parents constantly asking how you say or pronounce the stupid name.

Name isn't all that great, though it will grow on people.

All the Wii jokes are unfunny.

Why do you have to be creative when making a **** name for a console?

Speedfreak has to start allowing other peoples thoughts and opinions.

Because otherwise you run the risk of sounding ike your competition, it's pretty simple really.

*bursts into thread extremely late*

I think it's a retarded name. Playstation and Gamecube are pretty blatantly representative of what they are: Game consoles (another problem I have with the Xbox...It's a box of X's). A game console should be about the games, not the name. Why would people care about all the "intense" symbolism in the name, when the name itself sounds retarded? "Piss" is roughly what "we" translates to on its own in many parts of America. We we. lol how immature. It's a ridiculous name and a pointless amount of effort expended thinking of such.

*leaves*

Judge is copying Fate's profile, so his opinion must be null. Quick, delete his post!

Far as I'm concerned anyone who is immature enough to take the **** out of a name simply because it has scatological implications is an immature moron.

[quote=Klarth]Judge is copying Fate's profile, so his opinion must be null. Quick, delete his post!

No one finds it funny. It's annoying and actually hinders how well we can use the board.
If I really thought that I'd be perma-deleting the posts, but I'm not. Most mods seem reluctant to do anything when a bunch of members decide to piss everyone else off, I'm not one of them.
You might think this highly unconventional, but at the end of the day I'm not doing any permanent damage and it's for the benefit of most members.

However, if you do something stupid like imitate me or anyone else I'll start perma-deleting, I've given you fair warning.

This is interesting. I went into GAME today and tried to preorder one - and I found myself pronouncing it 'Wi-ii'. And subsequently had a big joke with the staff about it, and as I left, everyone was shouting 'WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!'.

It seems Nintendo have pulled a Jesse Smith on us.

Acronyms are still insanely nerdy for names. Only crap like cars, computer components and military equipment have acronym names or names that look like acronyms, and all of those are typically nerdy objects.

Revolution is about appealing to more than the core game (aka nerd) group.

I actually now thinking about it, it isn't bad at all, not as good as Revolution, but not bad.

Gay? :cookie:

The biggest reason the name is bothering me is because it will turn people even more away from even trying the Wii. I actually like the name. I think it's adorable. ^_^

And the coolness factor just shot up.

[quote=Big Boss][FONT=trebuchet ms][COLOR=yellowgreen]"Childish" isn't the word I was thinking of... :-D[/COLOR][/FONT]

Under endowed? "Wee" typically means small.