Post by: ravage73 on April 27, 2006, 11:15:00 AM
Post by: MadEx on April 27, 2006, 11:16:00 AM
Post by: danielmid on April 27, 2006, 11:17:00 AM
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Post by: deadparrot on April 27, 2006, 11:21:00 AM
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on April 27, 2006, 11:22:00 AM
Post by: Brouhaha on April 27, 2006, 11:23:00 AM
And judging a not even released system by it's name is quite close minded...
Post by: BigSteel on April 27, 2006, 11:26:00 AM
Post by: Be_Vigilant on April 27, 2006, 11:27:00 AM
--are they on crack--
Post by: MrPhunkee on April 27, 2006, 11:27:00 AM
We Infantile Idiots?
Post by: swjedi101 on April 27, 2006, 11:27:00 AM
say it once sounds like YES in french.
say it twice sounds like what i do in my pants.
dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb.
but that conrtoller with the little clitoris is fairly impressive. nintendo sucks so bad i'm done.
Post by: Brouhaha on April 27, 2006, 11:27:00 AM
QUOTE(BigSteel @ Apr 27 2006, 01:33 PM) 
I don't thing we are judging the console, just the name. Which in my opinion is pretty lame.
Really? :
QUOTE(deadparrot @ Apr 27 2006, 01:28 PM)
Revolution was a good name. I don't want to even consider buying one now
Post by: Jedi_Rainman on April 27, 2006, 11:45:00 AM
Post by: bucko on April 27, 2006, 11:46:00 AM
Post by: mod7 on April 27, 2006, 11:51:00 AM
Post by: themadman123 on April 27, 2006, 11:52:00 AM
Post by: OMERTA on April 27, 2006, 11:54:00 AM
Post by: gerzand on April 27, 2006, 11:55:00 AM
QUOTE(Foolio187 @ Apr 27 2006, 05:56 PM)
I'm tired, played with my Wii all night.
Want to see my Wii?
Want to have a death-match on my Wii?
Your Wii is a different color than my Wii.
All you do is sit around and play with your Wii.
Wii Wii, Wii Wii, Wii Wii
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Unreal!!
HILARIOUS!
Post by: .:Dino:. on April 27, 2006, 11:57:00 AM
Post by: Sociodemographic on April 27, 2006, 11:57:00 AM
Post by: JEB-101 on April 27, 2006, 12:02:00 PM
JEB
Post by: deadparrot on April 27, 2006, 12:05:00 PM
QUOTE(Brouhaha @ Apr 27 2006, 06:34 PM)
Really? :
I wan't being serious. Simply expressing my dislike for the name. It makes it sound like some little kiddies toy named by those so-called "experts" who think kids like exactly the opposite of what they want.
Post by: frieko on April 27, 2006, 12:08:00 PM
Post by: ESPN on April 27, 2006, 12:12:00 PM
Nintendo = Wii SUCK!
Post by: DrTek on April 27, 2006, 12:13:00 PM
Reminds me either of wee-man from jackass, or of taking a wee when I drank too much German beer
cheers!
Post by: xzphatboizx69 on April 27, 2006, 12:24:00 PM
JAPANESE PEOPLE ON CRACK!!
Post by: The Third Man on April 27, 2006, 12:25:00 PM
Post by: VampX on April 27, 2006, 12:28:00 PM
couple years ago this new tv station called themselves "Yorin"
so everytime they interviewed some english speaking celebrity they'd be like "Urin? as in Urinate?"
station is gone now
man i've seen so much backlash on forums since they renamed the Revolution,
i sincerly hope they pull a new famicom/nes thing and give us a different name
cause i just cant see myself enjoying a Wii. (see you cant even talk about it without accidently making a stupid pun)
Nintendo is retarded, I bet they'll have more of those stupid comercials with japanese kids
and teens running around dressed like hello kitty while shouting "NINTENDOOO WIIIIIIIIII"
and then some stupid fucker says "NINTENDO DE WII CHANGE THE WORLD"
shudder..
whatever happened to that thing i read about Nintendo where they were like :
"we will not make a new console, the gamecube is good enough for nice looking games, we will instead focus on bringing out more games that focus on gameplay and not graphics"
http://www.albinobla...m/flash/wii.php
Post by: picopir8 on April 27, 2006, 12:30:00 PM
Post by: Joergen on April 27, 2006, 12:36:00 PM
The Sega had the Saturn, now all we need is a console named Uranus that supports Wii games so you will have Wii in Uranus. Oh dear.
Well at least people will remember this name forever.
Post by: badbob001 on April 27, 2006, 12:37:00 PM
...or not.
Post by: posure on April 27, 2006, 12:40:00 PM
Post by: bucko on April 27, 2006, 12:44:00 PM
Post by: adamscybot on April 27, 2006, 12:45:00 PM
"I've just been playing on my wee wii!"
Awful.
Adam
Post by: EverestX on April 27, 2006, 12:59:00 PM
Imagine Playing Mario cart Revolution. nope, not any more. It will be Wii mario cart.. WHAT THE FUCK?
This has got to be the dumbest move in the nistory of Nintendo. Worse than the Virtual boy. Dont get me wrong Virtual boy jams, but horrible marketing.
Thank you nintendo for ruining my day. My Grandma died the day before yesterday and now the revolution dies. What else is left for me?
Post by: sew3521 on April 27, 2006, 12:59:00 PM
Post by: InfernO8 on April 27, 2006, 01:06:00 PM
QUOTE(sew3521 @ Apr 27 2006, 03:06 PM)
The only thing gayer would be the Nintendo Goatse
I think that just about sums it up, Nintendo Wii is not only by far the worst name for any system to date, but also makes it an embarassing thing to be doing which will cut it off from various audiences. I'd rather say "let's play some xbox later tonight", than say "let's play some wii".
Post by: deakphreak on April 27, 2006, 01:17:00 PM
Post by: Vicious69 on April 27, 2006, 01:23:00 PM
1. PlayStation (2,3): wow, that's really thought invoking. Perhaps Nintendo should have renamed there new system the GameBox, or VideoGameMachine?
2. XBOX / XBOX 360: I guess this was suppose to make it seem like the machine was some cutting-edge badass that was the new, cool system to have.
I agree that Revolution was a more appropriate name (and indeed a better sounding one), but think that to choose to buy or not buy simply based on a name instead of the content of the system would be ignorant.
I wouldn't care if it was called the Nintendo Anus. Hell, I'd probably laugh every time I said the name, but if the games and the system do everything we expect it to, then who cares?
Post by: danielmid on April 27, 2006, 01:27:00 PM
Post by: LightningStruckMyXbox on April 27, 2006, 01:27:00 PM
QUOTE(Vicious69 @ Apr 27 2006, 12:30 PM)
It's funny to see so many people freak out over a name. Think about the current video game systems out there and how "great" the names are:
1. PlayStation (2,3): wow, that's really thought invoking. Perhaps Nintendo should have renamed there new system the GameBox, or VideoGameMachine?
2. XBOX / XBOX 360: I guess this was suppose to make it seem like the machine was some cutting-edge badass that was the new, cool system to have.
I agree that Revolution was a more appropriate name (and indeed a better sounding one), but think that to choose to buy or not buy simply based on a name instead of the content of the system would be ignorant.
I wouldn't care if it was called the Nintendo Anus. Hell, I'd probably laugh every time I said the name, but if the games and the system do everything we expect it to, then who cares?
Nintendo Anus would have been better than wii!
I really respected Nintendo. They brought years of gaming fun, but now they dropped the ball for good. I Don't know what has gotten into them. And the worst thing is, even if they get all negative feedback, they can't change the name. They're locked in. If they change it now they will lose even the most hardcore Nintendo fans.
Sucks to be a Nintendo stock-holder!
Post by: St!nkf!nger on April 27, 2006, 01:35:00 PM
Haven't you noticed that the new cool thing to do is ad an "i" to your product name to give it the cachet of being hip or futuristic? Remember those things called iPods (not exactly a scintilating name)? The Wii is going to be hip and futuristic. And check it out: Wii <--- has two i's (insert sarcasm here). Nintendo knows what they're doing gang.
Post by: xboxSlayer on April 27, 2006, 01:36:00 PM
Post by: Vicious69 on April 27, 2006, 01:42:00 PM
QUOTE(LightningStruckMyXbox @ Apr 27 2006, 12:34 PM)
I really respected Nintendo. They brought years of gaming fun, but now they dropped the ball for good.
But that's exactly my point. If they've brought years of fun, and continue to do so, then what's in a name? A perfect example: I'm one of the ones who stood out for 14 hours for an XBOX 360, and I enjoy the games on it. But it's still one of the stupidest names I've heard. The same can be said for the iPod, and look how successful it's become.
Post by: Opteron on April 27, 2006, 01:45:00 PM
QUOTE(Vicious69 @ Apr 27 2006, 02:49 PM)
But that's exactly my point. If they've brought years of fun, and continue to do so, then what's in a name? A perfect example: I'm one of the ones who stood out for 14 hours for an XBOX 360, and I enjoy the games on it. But it's still one of the stupidest names I've heard. The same can be said for the iPod, and look how successful it's become.
While those names may not have mattered much, they didn't exactly mean anything else. Wii or "Wee" may not mean anything to Nintendo in Japan, but pretty much anywhere else well... Yeah...
They definitely could have chosen a better name.
Post by: thegame_evolution on April 27, 2006, 01:46:00 PM
Post by: Kthulu on April 27, 2006, 01:57:00 PM
Butthead: "Uh, Do you guys have wii's?"
Clerk: "yes"
Butthead: "Could you hold one for me?"
OR
Butthead: "Uh, Do you guys have wii's?"
Clerk: "no, we don't have any wii's"
Butthead: "Huh-huh, huh...you don't have a wii"
Who will buy this wii? Parents for little tykes...and i suppose for themselves so they can relive the NES classics. I don't see a big market for either. Parents generally want their kids to stop playing video games. At this point, anyone who gives a rats ass about playing classic nintendo games either has a GBA or some sort of emulator for PC or Xbox. Wii is a truly bad name, but actually very suitable. Bad names can be overcome by a great product or popularity. This bad name will NOT be overcome. Say good-bye to nintendo.
Sincerely,
We Immature Idiots
(Wii make up most of the world's population)
Post by: Arvarden on April 27, 2006, 01:58:00 PM
Post by: italianiceag on April 27, 2006, 01:58:00 PM
At any rate, I agree with the majority of you, its a dumbass name. I'm sure the Japanese will love it, but to me it only seems to differentiate it as being "weird." If I have an accidental kid in the next couple years I'll get them a "Wii" but I won't be buying any 1940 war inspired console.
Post by: Vicious69 on April 27, 2006, 02:07:00 PM
QUOTE(Opteron @ Apr 27 2006, 12:52 PM)
While those names may not have mattered much, they didn't exactly mean anything else. Wii or "Wee" may not mean anything to Nintendo in Japan, but pretty much anywhere else well... Yeah...
QUOTE(italianiceag @ Apr 27 2006, 01:05 PM)
I won't be buying any 1940 war inspired console.
Post by: Vejita on April 27, 2006, 02:07:00 PM
Post by: St!nkf!nger on April 27, 2006, 02:16:00 PM
I don't know how the rest of you can get through the day, but whenever I hear the word "we"...........oh no, not again!...............BWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!............gimme a sec here...................OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOBOOOOOOOY!!!!!!!!!!...............is that blood I'm coughing up?...............TEEEHHHHEEEEEHEEEE.........uh...huh...huh...huh....huuuuuuuuh......WHEW! I never thought I'd get through that!
Anyway, like I was saying before, how you guys can hold a job or maintain friendships and whatnot is beyond me. Every time that word floats past my ears I erupt into uncontrollable, convulsion inducing laughter because I think of someone peeing. Like if I'm speaking with some people and I say "What did you two do last weekend?" and they say "that word went and saw that new Vin Diesel movie. Man was it shitty!" I lose control and they walk away thinking I'm retarded (on a funny aside though, I don't have the same reaction to the word "shitty". Weird huh?).
My hat's off to you gang, because it just doesn't stop being funny for me.
St!nk
Post by: lilbplaya3406 on April 27, 2006, 02:16:00 PM
or "why" like why did they pick this name.
Post by: Kthulu on April 27, 2006, 02:17:00 PM
1. just how naive/young you are
2. just how gay you are
wii is very similar to wwii (WWII)(World War II)...just to answer the 1940 war question
when this console comes out and is a huge success, come back and tell us how ignorant wii are.
Post by: Vicious69 on April 27, 2006, 02:28:00 PM
QUOTE(Kthulu @ Apr 27 2006, 01:24 PM)
wii is very similar to wwii (WWII)(World War II)...just to answer the 1940 war question
QUOTE(Kthulu @ Apr 27 2006, 01:24 PM)
if you believe in and love something called 'wii' it shows:
1. just how naive/young you are
2. just how gay you are
Post by: atomiX on April 27, 2006, 02:41:00 PM
QUOTE(Kthulu @ Apr 27 2006, 05:24 PM)
if you believe in and love something called 'wii' it shows:
1. just how naive/young you are
2. just how gay you are
wii is very similar to wwii (WWII)(World War II)...just to answer the 1940 war question
when this console comes out and is a huge success, come back and tell us how ignorant wii are.
1. just how naive/young you are
2. just how gay you are
wii is very similar to wwii (WWII)(World War II)...just to answer the 1940 war question
when this console comes out and is a huge success, come back and tell us how ignorant wii are.
That says a lot.
Regarding language, if it continues to go like this, i'll be forced to edit some posts so keep it civil.
Post by: law56ker on April 27, 2006, 02:47:00 PM
Post by: blame canada on April 27, 2006, 02:53:00 PM
I mean, revolutiuon actually sounded cool, and I was contemplating today whether or not to start saving up for it, but now I dont even have to think about. My money is getting saved for a 360 when better games begin to evolve.Dont forget that walking around school and someone heres you say the word "wii", you'll almost definately get a nice beating and/or at least get called gay. now if they heard you say "revolution", they might jut-in to your conversation.
Post by: italianiceag on April 27, 2006, 03:00:00 PM
QUOTE(Kthulu @ Apr 27 2006, 09:24 PM)
wii is very similar to wwii (WWII)(World War II)...just to answer the 1940 war question
Yes, you deciphered my cryptic remark.
I know it wasn't funny, but at least it was orginal.
Right Nintendo?
In all seriousness, if the console is innovative enough I could envision myself buying it, even if its named the: "Nintendo You Are Gay if You Use This" console. I'd just call it the NUYAGUT. That sounds Japanese enough.
Post by: smiffy1989 on April 27, 2006, 03:08:00 PM
nintendo's have always been shit, (except for the SNES cos i loved super mario
)you know's it, me know's it.... so i guess Wii knows it and nintendo finally knows it and are trying to bring sommat new to the table with a gay ass name...
it will fail....
(if am wrong come shoot me)
Post by: cyberg4 on April 27, 2006, 03:08:00 PM
Post by: Giacecco on April 27, 2006, 03:24:00 PM
Giacecco
Post by: 0794 on April 27, 2006, 03:32:00 PM
Post by: SpIdErXeN on April 27, 2006, 03:37:00 PM
Post by: Alex548 on April 27, 2006, 03:38:00 PM
Screw that, someone has been smoking too much wii'd.
Post by: VampX on April 27, 2006, 03:41:00 PM
QUOTE(Kthulu @ Apr 27 2006, 10:24 PM)
if you believe in and love something called 'wii' it shows:
1. just how naive/young you are
2. just how gay you are
wii is very similar to wwii (WWII)(World War II)...just to answer the 1940 war question
when this console comes out and is a huge success, come back and tell us how ignorant wii are.
Haha i thought i was the only one thinks of WWII whenever i see Wii.
screw you nintendo, being dutch my people had to endure a lot of shit during the war,
where were you guys? why werent you helping us?
oh wait..
nevermind.
Man with such a backlash about a name they'd be idiots not to rename their console to something else.
Post by: DrTek on April 27, 2006, 03:47:00 PM
Post by: italianiceag on April 27, 2006, 03:50:00 PM
QUOTE(VampX @ Apr 27 2006, 10:48 PM)
Haha i thought i was the only one thinks of WWII whenever i see Wii.
screw you nintendo, being dutch my people had to endure a lot of shit during the war,
where were you guys? why werent you helping us?
oh wait..
nevermind.
Man with such a backlash about a name they'd be idiots not to rename their console to something else.
Lmao
No doubt. A japanese company putting out a name that can be misconstrued with WWII?? Bad idea if you ask me.
It'd be like seeing the (German made) Volvo Wii come out.
And as someone else noted, the Nintendo Revolution was a cool name, didn't they give some B.S. about how all their consoles have been a circle to this point or we're back to the beginning, some sh*t like that?
Post by: radio5 on April 27, 2006, 03:51:00 PM
QUOTE(794 @ Apr 27 2006, 04:39 PM)
The name of a console shouldn't affect sales, but how they choose to market it will. I am very curious how the "Wii" brand, name, and logo will look (besides what the short "video" on their webpage offers). What an odd name choice - we all know that Nintendo is very different and really doesn't have much to lose with their next console. Silly name, we'll see how it works for them...
I have to disagree. I think Nintendo has everything to lose with their next console. I think we can all agree that the Gamecube pretty much flopped, due once again to Nintendo's treatment of third party developer and a lack of games from Nintendo themselves. Yes, yes- they certainly had a few gems out there but hardly enough to call the Gamecube a success, in my opinion. I mean, what have they given us in the last year?.... ..................... *crickets chirping*
Don't get me wrong. I love nintendo. I'm 28 and started playing it when it first came out.... mario, metroid, zelda...
(Oh, yeah. The only jewels in gamecubes library. Originality? Something new! *crickets chirping*But Nintendo has this one chance to upright their sinking ship or, mark my words, they will go the way of Sega and simply be a software developer, which maybe won't be that bad at all. And with this latest development, I don't see any way to avoid that conclusion.
Post by: italianiceag on April 27, 2006, 04:15:00 PM
if anything nintendo is more hated here than sony.
Post by: Brouhaha on April 27, 2006, 04:29:00 PM
While Halo 3 will probably have incredible graphics, you won't be able to turn your hand sideways to pop heads "gangsta style"
Post by: Andy Hewitt on April 27, 2006, 04:34:00 PM
I'm sure Mr Nintendo is really bothered what a few million people in English speaking countries think when he brings out "Zelda Wii" and 25 Million consoles get sold overnight.
Although it doesn't look too bad is you use the name as a visual tool
Heres Nintendo's Video explaining the name.
http://revolution.nintendo.com/
Post by: deacon187 on April 27, 2006, 04:35:00 PM
Post by: VampX on April 27, 2006, 04:41:00 PM
QUOTE(atomiX @ Apr 27 2006, 11:59 PM)
but as they say, any publicity is good publicity.
Man that cliche lost its meaning when the internet apeared,
Back in the day when we still had Black&White Tv's every publicity was good publicity,
these days you gotta take things for what they are.
And what it is is that we are making fun of Nintendo's new console name, nothing good about bad publicity.
I often compare stuff to wrestling, see when Vince McMahon (most prowafull man in wrassling) hates you,
then he will make you pay by making you do stupid shit like wearing polka dots or making you wear a big longhaired wig.
now do you think these wrestlers will think of that as good publicity? hardly!
they will be fired soon and then nobody wants to book them since they are now known for stupid sketches.
Nintendo you are wearing polka dots.
Post by: gamerguy999 on April 27, 2006, 04:42:00 PM
Post by: ishada on April 27, 2006, 04:47:00 PM
Post by: BasicAir on April 27, 2006, 04:48:00 PM
I guess WII should stop joking about it, but how can WII help it?
WII all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine.
I am picturing kids calling up game stores asking "Do you have the new Mario Kart for WII?" and the employee saying "Yeah, WII do."
Oh my... I could go on. I'll stop.
I would buy a Revolution if they made a broadband online network and supported HD but since they apparantly aren't, the chances of me buying the next Nintendo machine -- I guess it's WII -- is next to none. Sure the name is symbolic of the controllers and universal and easy to remember, but come on, Nintendo -- you know better than to rename it that. The name "Revolution" actually isn't bad, anyway, although it does have common properties attatched to it when you think of the "360" in the name "Xbox 360."
Oh well. WII will wait and see. I hope they change their minds.
**** BY THE WAY --- No, I did not read all 9 pages of posts so far -- just the first. So please forgive me and don't flame. Thank you and have a great day.
God Bless.
-BasicAir
Post by: miggidy on April 27, 2006, 04:57:00 PM
QUOTE(Vicious69 @ Apr 27 2006, 08:30 PM)
It's funny to see so many people freak out over a name. Think about the current video game systems out there and how "great" the names are:
1. PlayStation (2,3): wow, that's really thought invoking. Perhaps Nintendo should have renamed there new system the GameBox, or VideoGameMachine?
2. XBOX / XBOX 360: I guess this was suppose to make it seem like the machine was some cutting-edge badass that was the new, cool system to have.
I agree that Revolution was a more appropriate name (and indeed a better sounding one), but think that to choose to buy or not buy simply based on a name instead of the content of the system would be ignorant.
I wouldn't care if it was called the Nintendo Anus. Hell, I'd probably laugh every time I said the name, but if the games and the system do everything we expect it to, then who cares?
Sorry guy, you're not the first one to bring up this point.
You can't just sweep this move under the rug and simply call it another console with a bad name.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Yes the Playstation is a bad name, and even worse the Dreamcast (not to mention Xbox 360)
but "Wii" goes beyond a bad name for a console.
It almost seems deliberate (even the Nintendo fan boys are hurting).
I feel sorry for Nintendo, I really do.
I can defend the controller but I can't defend the Wii name.
It's a damn shame too because I feel way too many people are going to be turned off by the name itself.
I understand that games ultimately sell the system but Nintendo has just dug themselves deeper into the whole they've been trying to crawl out of.
I now seriously question the actions of their company president
Post by: italianiceag on April 27, 2006, 05:02:00 PM
QUOTE(juan_2006 @ Apr 27 2006, 11:37 PM)
I've been playing nintendo games since i was 2yrs old.
QUOTE
Wii= big bull shit
So, that makes you...what, 14?
You shouldn't be saying those words yet mister!
(just messin)
Post by: DoTsTeR on April 27, 2006, 05:03:00 PM
Post by: MarvinMar on April 27, 2006, 05:09:00 PM
Post by: Daemon222 on April 27, 2006, 05:15:00 PM
Post by: Vicious69 on April 27, 2006, 05:25:00 PM
QUOTE(miggidy @ Apr 27 2006, 04:04 PM)
Sorry guy, you're not the first one to bring up this point.
You can't just sweep this move under the rug and simply call it another console with a bad name.
QUOTE(miggidy @ Apr 27 2006, 04:04 PM)
I can defend the controller but I can't defend the Wii name.
It's a damn shame too because I feel way too many people are going to be turned off by the name itself.
Post by: italianiceag on April 27, 2006, 05:40:00 PM
QUOTE(MarvinMar @ Apr 28 2006, 12:16 AM)
Did you know the lead singer of Queen is gay? Hmm ...
QUOTE(n8thegr8 @ Apr 28 2006, 12:22 AM)
Am I the only one that doesn't see how the hell this news is related to xbox?the news page is just getting to be a joke lately...
I actually agree some news items have been pretty dumb. Seems like they're trying to get repeated traffic by keep on posting dumb "news"
HOWEVER, this news is relevant. Anything major like this involving a competitor should be posted if you ask me. Beisdes, they put it in the off topic forums. Not like its on the main forum or something.
Post by: dohopoki on April 27, 2006, 05:42:00 PM
Post by: mgamer20o0 on April 27, 2006, 05:45:00 PM
Post by: miggidy on April 27, 2006, 05:54:00 PM
QUOTE(mgamer20o0 @ Apr 28 2006, 12:52 AM)
how can any one expect them to market them selfs other then kids with a name like that.
The irony is that Nintendo's been trying to appeal to a broader audience other than just kids.
Or so they say
Post by: mrdan on April 27, 2006, 06:20:00 PM
QUOTE(italianiceag @ Apr 27 2006, 04:57 PM)
No doubt. A japanese company putting out a name that can be misconstrued with WWII?? Bad idea if you ask me.
It'd be like seeing the (German made) Volvo Wii come out!
Volvo is Swedish.
Post by: PlumeNoir on April 27, 2006, 06:21:00 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii
Post by: kowrip on April 27, 2006, 06:22:00 PM
Revolution was MUCH better. This must be catering towards the Japanese as the US opinion seems overwhelmingly negative on this one.
Post by: dohopoki on April 27, 2006, 06:28:00 PM
QUOTE(kowrip @ Apr 27 2006, 08:29 PM)
my two cents ...... that's an absolutely horrendous name
Revolution was MUCH better. This must be catering towards the Japanese as the US opinion seems overwhelmingly negative on this one.
On the internet
Post by: ravage73 on April 27, 2006, 06:28:00 PM
QUOTE
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ok im gonna start by saying this, this thread didnt need a bunch of replies talkin bout how u dont like the name. It wasnt up to u what they name it! As for the people who are making references to wee-wee's and pissing, What r u guys like 10 years old? I never once thought of pissing or my penis lookin at that name. Wii actually makes sense if u get past the kiddish jokes. And i understand it aint the best name for a console but what is! As for the people talkin bout this is nintendos downfall and they gonna travel the sega path. HAHA r u out of your mind? The gamecube may not have been the best in most eyes but it didnt brake nintendo. They have way more money than sega did/does and even if this system flops, which it really wont. Its pretty safe to say they will make their $ back. And be around for the next go round of consoles. Ill wrap it up here so i dont go off on a few real childish people floating around these boards. I guess thats why i barely even log on anymore
ok im gonna start by saying this, this thread didnt need a bunch of replies talkin bout how u dont like the name. It wasnt up to u what they name it! As for the people who are making references to wee-wee's and pissing, What r u guys like 10 years old? I never once thought of pissing or my penis lookin at that name. Wii actually makes sense if u get past the kiddish jokes. And i understand it aint the best name for a console but what is! As for the people talkin bout this is nintendos downfall and they gonna travel the sega path. HAHA r u out of your mind? The gamecube may not have been the best in most eyes but it didnt brake nintendo. They have way more money than sega did/does and even if this system flops, which it really wont. Its pretty safe to say they will make their $ back. And be around for the next go round of consoles. Ill wrap it up here so i dont go off on a few real childish people floating around these boards. I guess thats why i barely even log on anymore
the name sucks, end of story. those are our opinions and we have the right to express them.
Post by: Odb718 on April 27, 2006, 06:30:00 PM
What I dont understand is the fact that Nintendo has been around for more then two decades. M$ and Sony don't have shit on that in the console wars. Nintendo IS gaming. People didn't say, "Im gonna go play some video games" they said Im gonna go play some Nintendo"
Nintendo should have pulled on their name recognition or come up with an acronym like the N.E.S.
Hell I'd rather play with my Nii then my Wii.
20 years is a long time to be in buisness and pull a childish stunt like this.
As for the xbox 360's name, it's from the fact that average american moron would be in a game store or walmart and see an xbox, a GC, and a PS2 and say "hell it's a 2.... it's got to be better then an xbox 1"
now that same moron will say "hell thisey here one is a 360.. that one there's only a 3... I'll take the extra 60"
The Wii name sucks hard. PS2/PS3 sucks hard core. 360 sucks hard core. Nintendo had it's chance to set itself apart by getting a good name. Shame it didn't. I hope and pray they do the famicom deal and switch up the name for the US version.
Nintendo doesn't have the online success that Live has so the "we" aspect could bite them in the ass.
IDK I can't talk about this stupid shit any more.
Post by: ravage73 on April 27, 2006, 06:38:00 PM
Michael Goodman, senior analyst of media and entertainment strategies at The Yankee Group, believes the name change is a mistake. "I thought Revolution had much more meaning," he told GameSpot. "It was an apt description for the console. It was a revolutionary design ... the controller is pretty revolutionary. Wii just doesnt do it for me. How do we even pronounce this? WEEE? I'm not sure this is technically a word. What is a WEE, W-I-I?"
Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter was more mixed in his assessment. "My initial reaction, of course, is that the name is dumb," he bluntly stated. "However, upon reflection, I thought that the name Game Boy was dumb, REALLY thought that the name Xbox was dumb, and can't even recall my reaction to PlayStation. Let's face it, devices with cool names like Dreamcast and Gizmondo fail, and the lame names seem to do well."
One industry analyst who spoke in the condition of anonymity said flat out the choice was wrong, for a number of reasons. "It's a sound that doesn't exist in Japanese, so Japanese people will struggle to pronounce it."
"Now they have a stupid-sounding manufactured name that probably wouldn't have tested well with English speakers if they'd bothered doing any market research," the analyst said. "And they're going to try to use it to replace an evocative, well-accepted name that people have been using for well over a year. Bad, stupid move."
Post by: italianiceag on April 27, 2006, 06:51:00 PM
QUOTE(mrdan @ Apr 28 2006, 01:27 AM)
Volvo is Swedish.
My bad, I meant Voltzwagon.
And I believe its unfair to say the Gamecube was a failure. Just because nobody above the age of 15 wanted it, they don't want Pokemon either, and I would gladly be the CEO of Bandai (or whoever publishes Pokemon stuff) because its one of the the top selling franchises on the planet.
Gamecube caters to kids. There's alot of money in kids. They also didn't take a loss on their consoles, and were not pirated much at all (even now with their mods out).
Xbox caters to the hardcore adult (regardless of what they're trying to fix) and some teens; are they somehow superior because of that?
Don't be ignorant people.
Post by: Vicious69 on April 27, 2006, 07:07:00 PM
QUOTE(ravage73 @ Apr 27 2006, 05:45 PM)
higher up's even have an opinion..
Michael Goodman, senior analyst of media and entertainment strategies at The Yankee Group, believes the name change is a mistake. "I thought Revolution had much more meaning," he told GameSpot. "It was an apt description for the console. It was a revolutionary design ... the controller is pretty revolutionary. Wii just doesnt do it for me. How do we even pronounce this? WEEE? I'm not sure this is technically a word. What is a WEE, W-I-I?"
But it's more than the name that bothers Goodman, who went on to state that Nintendo has made it tougher than it had to for itself with the new name: "You're building everything from scratch in terms of awareness and in terms of building a brand. Verses Xbox 360--you're taking the core Xbox brand and leveraging it to a new product. With PlayStation 3, it still has all those great attributes of the PlayStation."
Funny, but I don't recall an earlier Nintendo Revolution so how exactly would Wii have a harder time with brand recognition then Revolution would? The answer is, to the average consumer, it wouldn't. Both names do not derive from previous systems so they would be equally recognizable/unrecognizable to them. Most likely they will simply notice the word Nintendo.
Post by: DoTsTeR on April 27, 2006, 07:37:00 PM
I am not going to put it next to the 360 as it may try something funny...
cause it's ***
Post by: BasicAir on April 27, 2006, 08:55:00 PM
QUOTE(miggidy @ Apr 28 2006, 12:42 AM)
Yeah I really hope Nintendo blows us away with what ever secret Wii games they've been working on.
I'm still planning on buying the Wii because I have to have my Mario, Zelda, and Metroid fix.
But the average consumer's buying decision relies on more than Nintendo's first party titles.
I sincerely hope that for Nintendo's sake, they have enough at E3 to steal some of both Sony's and M$'s thunder.
Oh this news is very relevant to the Xbox brand because it's regarding the upcoming next gen console wars.
I hope the mods don't take your post too seriously.
Lose your fears, the mods are not promoting an Xbox competitor in any way.
It's quite the opposite given what this piece of news is all about, if anything, it's damaging Nintendo.
PEOPLE -- Xantium and the X-S crew have done surveys of the X-S community of what we want them to post news-wise. They also listen to emails and the forums on what people do and don't want them to post.
One thing that comes to mind is about the time the Xbox 360 released in America, last November, there was a Poll on with what kind of information would we like to start seeing on Xbox-Scene since the Xbox 360 was coming out. The options were like:
A) Only Xbox 360-related information and news
Xbox and Xbox 360 information and newsC) Xbox 360 info and news and particularly interesting news on other things current and next-gen
D) Just keep it the way it is -- Xbox and Xbox 360 news and information as well as significant other related information.
This is just an example and it's not a spot-on recognition on my part either.
The point is, if you're expecting strictly 360 related news/information posts and/or strictly only Xbox and Xbox 360 news and info than I'm sorry but you're only going to be disappointed -- The X-S community as a whole prefers news posts like this WII Nintendo one in addition to 360 related news and information.
I was just letting those know who may be new to this community and/or just didn't know.
I hope this clears it up for you.
Post by: Odb718 on April 27, 2006, 10:22:00 PM
QUOTE(Vicious69 @ Apr 27 2006, 09:14 PM)
Funny, but I don't recall an earlier Nintendo Revolution so how exactly would Wii have a harder time with brand recognition then Revolution would? The answer is, to the average consumer, it wouldn't. Both names do not derive from previous systems so they would be equally recognizable/unrecognizable to them. Most likely they will simply notice the word Nintendo.
It's Nintendo Revolution, or Wii.
It's not Nintendo Wii, just Wii.
That's like Nike making a new shoe and not putting the word Nike in front of it. You think a shoe called Air would sell if people didn't know it was a Nike or if it didn't have the SWOOSH?
You got Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Gamecube, and Wii.... See the word Nintendo in there? As I said before the word Nintendo is synonymous with video games. Take that out and it'd be like "blading"... people who love to roller skate wouldn't know wtf blading is with out the word roller infront of it. Not that the average person wont know that Nintendo makes the Wii.(didn't even try for that pun) If they wanted all the attention on the games they wouldn't have renamed it. In the end I dont see them dropping the Nintendo like they say they will.
LOL I can just imagine all the japs going into their local game store and asking for a Re... "I ranna Re!"
I think the tag line for the Wii should be, "this is the revolution".
Post by: afon on April 27, 2006, 11:13:00 PM
April 27th, 2006
Earlier today Nintendo announced to the world that the eagerly anticipated "Nintendo Revolution" will now be called the "Nintendo Wii".
Met with shock and large amounts of criticism, many see the new console name as a mere mockery of what Nintendo once was, and is a sure fire indicator that Nintendo has lost touch with the gaming community.
However, if you thought Wii was a shocker, you may want to sit down. Nintendo has now decided to call their "Mario Party" series "Lemon Party".
"Apparently America is so brain-washed by their rightist-nazi president that they can't embrace homosexuality like we here at Nintendo can - so we decided to truely embrace total homosexuality... How many people in America can say they have pulled thier Wii's out and played Lemon Party with all their friends?"
In another predictable move, Nintendo is now considering arbitrarily endangering more potential success. Nintendo is now considering renaming the "DS" to "SE", and their own corporate identity to GOAT.
"We here at Nintendo dont visit shock sites to scare our friends... we like to stare at them and admire the amount of courage it takes to, say, spread one's cheeks to show the amount of damage the giver has caused".
2006 could be the year Nintendo (or Goat) shows everyone GoatSE, Lemon Party, A tiny little Wii, and a better attitude towards homosexuality.
Post by: Vicious69 on April 27, 2006, 11:22:00 PM
QUOTE(Odb718 @ Apr 27 2006, 09:29 PM)
It's Nintendo Revolution, or Wii.
It's not Nintendo Wii, just Wii.
QUOTE(Odb718 @ Apr 27 2006, 09:29 PM)
LOL I can just imagine all the japs going into their local game store and asking for a Re... "I ranna Re!"
Post by: sparks on April 28, 2006, 12:06:00 AM
Sorry couldnt help myself.....i bought a gamecube even though I only could buy a few good games for it......but the ridicule this has invited will keep alot of people away imho.
Post by: tyyko on April 28, 2006, 02:42:00 AM
he said he would give me some for free
when he got me a drink i wondered why the glass was warm
damn u nintendo
Post by: balupton on April 28, 2006, 03:26:00 AM
QUOTE(Brouhaha @ Apr 28 2006, 01:30 AM)
And judging a not even released system by it's name is quite close minded...
Where not judging the system were saying the name is shit.
As if i'm gonna be going 'so who has a wee or why or whatever it is', they said it would stop confusion. "No confusion. " sif, maybe for the japs but not the rest of the world.
I think 'the console by nintendo with the shitty name' would be used more than Wii
Post by: sparks on April 28, 2006, 03:35:00 AM
Post by: 4everlearning on April 28, 2006, 04:35:00 AM
But then again maybe Wii just need to think outside the bathroom.
Post by: onge on April 28, 2006, 05:22:00 AM
Post by: lowendfrequency on April 28, 2006, 08:38:00 AM
Post by: Vejita on April 28, 2006, 08:45:00 AM
QUOTE(sparks @ Apr 28 2006, 10:42 AM)
Post by: BasicAir on April 28, 2006, 11:44:00 AM
QUOTE(miggidy @ Apr 28 2006, 07:52 AM)
More like clearing it up for the cat who complained about Nintendo's news
I meant by the term "you" not yourself, miggidy, but those who didn't agree with this news being posted on X-S and/or pondering the question as to why it was posted on X-S. So anyway, I was agreeing with you but adding a lot more information on to help inform those people more who didn't understand a whole lot as to why it was posted here. I am sorry if you took it as if I was making that statement towards yourself.
Post by: TUUK on April 28, 2006, 01:11:00 PM
I'll still buy one, but I'm sending someone else to buy it. Walking into a game store asking if they have any Wii's in stock? I don't bloody think so.
Looking forward to many nights of waving my Wii about in front of the telly. Controlling games with your Wii...Who saw that one coming?
Poor, poor name. Hope the console makes up for it.
TUUK
Post by: BanditRW on April 28, 2006, 02:45:00 PM
Dude,you must be joking....it may have the PS2 beat but not even close to the Xbox graphics.Need for Speed:Most Wanted is a good example,looks great on the Xbox...kinda washed out and bland on the GC,not to mention missing a bunch of graphic effects.I'd be willing to bet you're one of them Nintendo Fanboys cause there is no way you could own all 3 consoles and make a statement like that,unless of course you're eating/drinking/smoking the same thing as the Nintendo exec that came up with the name "Wii".
As for the new name for Nintendo's console....you would have thought the Japanese learned their lesson after the "All Your Base Belong to Us" fiasco but apparently not.
Post by: juan_2006 on April 28, 2006, 03:39:00 PM
1172 signatures so far. Everytime i refresh theres like 2 new signatures.
Post by: Odb718 on April 28, 2006, 03:44:00 PM
QUOTE(Vicious69 @ Apr 28 2006, 01:29 AM)
Apparently racism is alive and well on the X-S boards.
It's not a racist comment jerky.
QUOTE
One industry analyst who spoke in the condition of anonymity said flat out the choice was wrong, for a number of reasons. "It's a sound that doesn't exist in Japanese, so Japanese people will struggle to pronounce it."
Its like saying your aboriginal grandmother can't count to two. They just don't have it in their vocabulary.
Post by: Bender_Unit_1 on April 28, 2006, 06:22:00 PM
This isn't Nintendo thinking outside of the box. Examples of Nintendo thinking outside of the box (aside from many games) includes the Virtual Boy and Nintendo DS. Both very interesting consoles with great gameplay possibilities found nowhere else.
The name "Wii" is quite possibly more foolish than south park's "Ocoma game sphere."
Nintendo Revolution was certainly more catchy.
I'm still curious what Nintendo is cooking up for the Wii (hardware wise). Regardless, if the system's controller is anywhere near as awkward as the gamecube, I won't do anything more than look at it.
The main thing that bothers me about this thread isn't how it has nothing to do about xbox. Rather, it's how this thread is becomming a mix between xbox fanboys and nintendo fanboys with their swords of too-much-time. Stop acting like you're four and add something interesting.
-Bender
Post by: jdsun1 on April 28, 2006, 07:21:00 PM
Post by: Alex548 on April 28, 2006, 07:40:00 PM
QUOTE(GodSin @ Apr 28 2006, 01:35 PM)
EVERYONE here can agree that graphically the GameCube beat the Xbox / PS2 down hard. Maybe not for games but the hardware in the system did more.
Have you been smoking some wiid?
Post by: traderj on April 28, 2006, 10:33:00 PM
.I really do think the moding scene will make lots of money on this name change. Everyone going to want to buy new cases to get the Wii off. (damn even when I'm not meaning to it sounds bad)
Post by: moviecut on April 29, 2006, 03:57:00 AM
Post by: sparks on April 30, 2006, 06:06:00 AM
maybe if it was Nintendo Wi-i or pronounced Weh or something it wouldnt have provoked so much outrage at the name.
Post by: Reaper527 on April 30, 2006, 06:31:00 AM
QUOTE(Be_Vigilant @ Apr 27 2006, 12:34 PM)
What does the name mean? Wii sounds like 'we,' which emphasizes this console is for everyone."
--are they on crack--
someone may have already said this, but when i saw they name, i saw wii and thought "why" (as a pronounciation) and that is the same question i'm asking myself now, "why nintendo why, revolution was such a cool name" at least the system looks pretty cool and they confirmed smash bros3 at e3 last year, i think it will be a good system, just has what in my opinion is a dumb name (even if it is pronounced we and not why)
maybe i'll just case mod it so the case says revolution
Post by: sQuIsHyFaCe on April 30, 2006, 08:04:00 AM
Post by: drowhunter on April 30, 2006, 11:00:00 AM
This should be their new ad campaign
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Post by: bigjimmy on May 23, 2006, 04:54:00 AM
i can imagine a convo between 2 people:
'Hey come ova to my place and play my red wii!!'
''nah red wii is crap come play my green wii'
people walking past will think 'WTF are they on!!??'
and it will go downhill from there......
they really shouldve kept revolution.
Post by: SR388 on December 07, 2006, 08:08:00 PM
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on December 07, 2006, 10:45:00 PM
other than that, its better than revolution, because thats just kinda generic.
all good in my book
Post by: SR388 on December 07, 2006, 11:00:00 PM
"....Amber was playing with my Wii most of the day, then we played with it together some...."
lol, that was a good laugh
Post by: twistedsymphony on December 08, 2006, 10:32:00 AM
It's grown on me a bit, but I still feel funny using it in a sentence aloud. Though I do sill try to avoid the term when speaking with people who might not be familiar with the name. Typically saying things like "the new Nintendo console" or just calling it a "Nintendo" etc.
I am quite surprised with how many people are actually familiar with it though.
Post by: SICKdimension on December 08, 2006, 01:55:00 PM