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[Christopher]

I agree with Phenoix Dark 100% for a change, excellent points there.

 

[Father_Brain]

Where's Drinky? Then again, this thread probably doesn't need his help.

 

[MrSardonic]

http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200604/N06.0427.1154.38678.htm

There is no Nintendo Wii. It’s just Wii. It’s a very inclusive name in that respect.

Pretty interesting. This could actually work in their favour. Imagine seeing simply "Wii" on electronic goods boxes - I actually think it does fit in with contemporary electronic devices and goes some way to separating it from the "videogame sphere"...which is, afterall, exactly what Nintendo seem to desire in order to attract a new audience.

This name isn't half as bad as I initially thought, but I wonder if people might end up actually pronouncing this "We-I" or "We-e"

 

[Snaku]

But at NeoGAF.com, a Web site where the hardest of hard-core gamers hang out

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Musashi Wins!]

The blogosphere is crazy, both good and bad.

http://dubiousquality.blogspot.com

Wii.

"Revolution" was a great name for a console. It might well have been the greatest console name ever. So, of course, Nintendo changed it to something totally incomprehensible.

Don't even try to tell me you're surpriised. Nintendo is your slightly creepy uncle who never made it past the fourth grade and can't have a normal conversation, but he's a world-class banjo player.

Nintendo is both incomprehensibly brilliant and incomprehensibly stupid, often in the same hour. They get far more credit these days for games they didn't make. You know, like this: "Katamari Damacy? Great game. It's the kind of game Nintendo would make." Except, of course, Nintendo didn't make it.

Instead, they made their sixtieth Mario game. Or the third version of the Nintendo DS.

I still think the Revolution (excuse me--"Wii") is a novel, terrific concept. But Nintendo has no capacity for its own brilliance.

 

[jamesinclair]

So i got back from work and forums.gaming-age.com wouldnt load. So I try the Neogaf URL and nothing.

Somethings up, I say to myself. I go to gamespot, look around the page and see the poll.

"what do you think of the name Wii?"

WTF I say. I read the news story and am confused.

"Y? Oh, its we. Nintendo am fucked"


CNN put it well

"So why announce the name now and not at the show?

By letting the gaming community vent now about the name, they will be less distracted as launch titles for the system are announced and initial reports about what it's like to play the games begin to come in."


Its true.

Poor internet during E3.

 

[Mama Smurf]

The only decent comparison I've heard is Virgin, the google ones and Yahoo and things don't work.

Of course, Virgin has the advantage that people can immediately pronounce it, unlike Wii.

I still think it's fucking stupid in so many ways and could turn into the next purple console fiasco, but I hope I'm wrong. Amd at least Wii is better than Nintendo Wii.

 

[deadhorse32]

I can't believe some of you like that stupid blue logo :\

Anyway on Nintendo press site the logo is the one from the flash movie so i guess it's the official one. Thanks god for that

 

[Mama Smurf]

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[Lindsay]

btw

Soooo many posts but none mentioning so awesome it is that this announcement came on a Thursday? :lol

 

[Blackcherry]

Although I don't hate the new name so much like a lot of people do, how the fuck Nintendo board of directors have accepted this name? They know about the word sharing the same prononciation as wee. Let's hope Nintendo plan with this console justify this name.

 

[Jiggy]

So does this make the "conventional thinkers" camp 0/3 now?

When the USA Today article came out last May, the 2-3x the power of GameCube comment raised a ton of eyebrows, and the "conventional thinkers" camp came out and made a million rationalizations why that was false.

Wrong.

With the controller, the "conventional thinkers" camp told us to expect maybe a touchscreen controller with configurable button layouts ... after all, Nintendo wouldn't do something too radical because third party ports would be tough.

Wrong.

Now the whole Wii name ...

The pricing of this machine will be very unconventional too IMO ... the people still saying "it'll be $200 because every other Nintendo system was" are going to be 0/4 very soon.

Iwata is taking basically every conventional game console "rule" and screwing it up the ass. :lol

The conventional thinking had better be right that the vast majority will despise this name, because massive fan backlash is our only hope for change. :|

 

[Rocked]

You just know in 2 years time people will be quoting this thread and :loling at how worked up everyone got over a simple brand name.

 

[+Aliken+]

Thursdayton.

 

[Blackcherry]

Although I don't hate the new name so much like a lot of people do, how the fuck Nintendo board of directors have accepted this name? They know about the word sharing the same prononciation as wee. Let's hope Nintendo plan with this console justify this name.

 

[Kingofthenet]

It looks 2 much like the intials for WW2, I mean, does a Jap company really need to remind us of that? I mean wee, please hear cums the Piss wars...Why not just call it "Pearl Harbor" because this babys sunk...:lol

 

[deadhorse32]

http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200604/N06.0427.1154.38678.htm



Pretty interesting. This could actually work in their favour. Imagine seeing simply "Wii" on electronic goods boxes - I actually think it does fit in with contemporary electronic devices and goes some way to separating it from the "videogame sphere"...which is, afterall, exactly what Nintendo seem to desire in order to attract a new audience.

This name isn't half as bad as I initially thought, but I wonder if people might end up actually pronouncing this "We-I" or "We-e"

You make too much sense STFU

 

[Blackcherry]

Thursdayton.

Indeed :lol The internet bombed hard

 

[DefectiveReject]

Tribute to DefectiveReject's sig:

THANKS MAN! *Sniff*

Now i've had time to let it sink in, its not too bad. And being as its just Wii and not Nintendo Wii helps.
its just getting the pronounciation right

 

[Aurora]

I don't know. My initial thought was "Ohhhh fuck no." but the more I get used to the idea the more I like it. I think the unofficial blue logo looks awesome and really suits the console and what it's about, simple, sleek and modern. I also love the fact that it has the blue glow thing going on. I'm not so fond of the official logo on the other hand. I mean there's nothing wrong with it but compared to the blue unofficial one it's pretty plain and boring.

But really my only complaint is the pronounciation, "we". It sounds stupid no matter how many times I say it. I think it's only the w too - I quite like the philosophy behind the two i's but the w just kills it IMO. Wee, weeeee, weeeeeeeeeeee.

 

[APF]

I'm already getting excited thinking about waving my waggle wand and playing Super Monkey Ball on my Wii.

 

[Galactic Fork]

Man Nintendo sure has some huge balls!

Spoiler

And apparently a Wii Wii too.

 

[SuperPac]

Although I don't hate the new name so much like a lot of people do, how the fuck Nintendo board of directors have accepted this name? They know about the word sharing the same prononciation as wee. Let's hope Nintendo plan with this console justify this name.

Simple: Nintendo does not make decisions based on how it will play in the American or European markets. It makes decisions based on the Japanese market, and many (if not most) of those decisions have also gone on to work pretty well in the US and Europe too. Nintendogs, Brain Training, Pokemon, etc. It is a huge gamble, but if it works out it could pay large dividends. Regardless, it'll do just fine in Japan.

 

[snatches]

Inside the GAF server room RIGHT NOW:

Lucky for us, they will be adding another Vic 20 for E3

 

[Unison]

Allow me to go on record saying that I think the Wii is a great name, given what Nintendo wants to do with the system.

The idea is to reach out to casuals and people who stopped gaming a while ago and the name is inclusive as a result.

I also appreciate that it has connotations that recall the Japanese word for "good" and the European pronunciation for "Wi-Fi". The symbolic image that the flash logo clearly conveys is pretty cool too.

So, no Wii hate from me.

I just figured I'd say that now. I imagine most people will be fine with the name in a while.

 

[birdchili]

aside from the fact I'm going to have to endure my lifetime capacity of piss-jokes in the next few days, it's a better name than iPod or Yahoo. I was *always* fond of Google, though - that's a great name.

the comparison with Virgin is a bit strange, as "virgin" has a more-or-less positive connotation, while "wee"... not so much.

I really like the *look* of the name more than the sound of it. They're going to need to advertise like crazy. Overall... thumbs (waveringly) up.

also...

implied by name and accompanying video and writeup: two controllers standard in the box?

the epic single-player game fan within grows more fearful...

 

[Fallofmart]

I hated it at first but I'm getting used to it.

I'm at the point now where I honestly don't mind it.

Think this'll be the norm? Or will most people continue to hate it.

My view is -

The name is short.
The jokes are funny.
It's memorable.
It's actually quite stylish.
It's easily marketable... Infact, it markets itself pretty much.

EVERYONE will hear about the Wii and everyone will remember it. It'll lose it's piss meaning and everyone will get used to it and only fanboys will bring up the piss jokes.

But for now, the urine comments are still funny.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Definitely weird, but in the nonsensical-but-used-to-it department it reminds me of wiki and Vaio.

wtf?! worst marketing move ever... no one is going to know how to pronounce that.

They'll hear it on commercials. All the news stories put pronunciation in the first paragraph, if not the first sentence.

It's worth remembering that the worlds biggest electronics company is called SIEMENS. I don't think the name will be such a problem. We'll get used to it.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Definitely weird, but in the nonsensical-but-used-to-it department it reminds me of wiki and Vaio.

wtf?! worst marketing move ever... no one is going to know how to pronounce that.

They'll hear it on commercials. All the news stories put pronunciation in the first paragraph, if not the first sentence.

It's worth remembering that the worlds biggest electronics company is called SIEMENS. I don't think the name will be such a problem. We'll get used to it.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Definitely weird, but in the nonsensical-but-used-to-it department it reminds me of wiki and Vaio.

wtf?! worst marketing move ever... no one is going to know how to pronounce that.

They'll hear it on commercials. All the news stories put pronunciation in the first paragraph, if not the first sentence.

It's worth remembering that the worlds biggest electronics company is called SIEMENS. I don't think the name will be such a problem. We'll get used to it.

 

[FnordChan]

FnordChan

 

[Almighty_Chocobo]

um, "wii" wouldn't have any more connotation to pee than "we", since they are pronounced the same...

True, but how many products do you see out there named "we"?
There is a reason

 

[empanada]

Wii is killing NeoGAF! :lol
You guys better get that upgrade completed next week or NeoGAF will not survive E3.

 

[FnordChan]

FnordChan

 

[Johnas]

What in the world is going on with the site? Took me exactly 30 minutes to get from turning my computer on to typing this.

I was having an unusually great day until I read this news. I thought Revolution was a really great name, it really fit the console well. Wii, however...I just don't even enjoy saying it. "Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii." It just doesn't sound right at all to me. I am honestly disappointed and loathe the new name. Maybe I'll get used to it, heck maybe I'll even like it over time, but right now I think it's flat out horrible.

I wonder what Reggie's true thoughts are.

 

[cyberheater]

 

[deadhorse32]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DQLUHIAFVs

 

[Leonsito]

An old Flash from 2001 that I had in my HDD:

http://usuarios.lycos.es/Leonsito/Weeee.swf

 

[cbrotherson]

That's awesome :lol

 

[Y2Kev]

I just printed out Wii (since GAF is down) on a piece of paper and showed my mom.

She lol'd.

 

[Odysseus]

Kaplan & Kompany have their work cut out for them over the next few years.

 

[Cosmozone]

Finally able to log in and post something. :lol.

This is hard to take. It wouldn't be as bad if it weren't for the possible pun fests, but so I can hardly imagine that they knew about the 'wee' beforehand and still decided to go with it. Perry Kaplan's points don't really hold for me. Google, Yahoo, also Gamecube, Dreamcast, etc... I was okay with them right from the start. Not so for 'Wii'. I'll probably get over it, just as I got over with Xbox 360, the only other console name that's more awkward (because it's that stupid), than Revolution's new one.

 

[MrSardonic]

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=3&cId=3149198

originally said

What About That Final Secret?

Miyamoto and Iwata have hinted at a final secret for Wii that has yet to be revealed. And while we're sworn to secrecy, 1UP knows what this secret is -- and it's rather revolutionary. In fact, it's perhaps the most intriguing element of the system -- something with some rather cool implications for gaming. Let's just say that people have more to look forward to at E3.

edited by 1up to

What About That Final Secret?

Miyamoto and Iwata have hinted at a final secret for Wii that has yet to be revealed. And while we don't have all the details, we've heard that what's in store is exciting indeed -- secrets of a rather revolutionary nature, with some rather cool implications for gaming. Needless to say, we're looking forward to E3.

 

[Ben Sones]

the ipod's success is pretty much where nintendo is getting its idea for attracting a "mass market" that includes non-gamers. Wii sounds about as welcoming as Ipod.

See, the difference is that "iPod" doesn't sound like anything. It's a totally made up word. Whereas "Wii" sounds like a euphemism for urine.

 

[reaver18]

(I didn't make it)

and

http://wiiwillrockyou.ytmnd.com/

 

[Raw64life]

Revolution is a much better name for the console no doubt, but if I can get used to saying "Xbox" out loud with a straight face, I'll certainly be able to get used to saying "Wii".

 

[Rocked]

This is brilliant!

"Let's give it a name that sounds a bit rude. E3's about to start but people will be so busy being outraged or making wee jokes to notice anything the competition are saying. Nintendo F0r Teh wIn!!!"

 

[Gahiggidy]

I like it.


Such a fresh departure from they typical "***** #" or "***** [Acronym]" template for naming consoles.

 

[BorkBork]

As someone already mentioned, this is a really good time to release information this controversial. Can you imagine if they did this at the press conference on May 9th? No one would talk about the games. :lol

 

[Ark-AMN]

it's uh.....different?




Dunno why Nintendo wanted to make a name with a "deeper meaning", thats not what consumers care about regarding the console.