lobdale said:This'll be fun to say in Japanese.
VWEETA
Magnus said:Vita is hardly an outlandish name compared to "Wii" back in 2005/2006. Does no one remember the insane backlash over that preposterous name? It's easily become a household word since.
NGP is as generic as MAG and PSP. I mean, the name works and all, but ffs come up with a cool name.Gravijah said:I don't really think Vita is outlandish, I think it just sucks compared to the superior NGP. Plus it reminds me of smartphone branding.
Takao said:I'd be willing to say Novarama is behind Reality Fighters for the NGP. That "K.O" font is identical to the font they used in their PSP augmented reality games (Invizimals, and Invizimals: Shadow Zone).
1. Nintendo was going after a casual audience, and a name like Wii made sense considering the target market. The NGP is a hardcore gamers machine, top to bottom, it makes no sense to use a casual sounding brand. They're marketing against the grain.Magnus said:Vita is hardly an outlandish name compared to "Wii" back in 2005/2006. Does no one remember the insane backlash over that preposterous name? It's easily become a household word since.
You don't think it makes sense to call a hardcore games device "LIFE"? It seems perfect to me. It's your LIFE if you love games. PlayStation Life sounds worse, and it's half taken already. But Vita is kind of exotic.Tobor said:1. Nintendo was going after a casual audience, and a name like Wii made sense considering the target market. The NGP is a hardcore gamers machine, top to bottom, it makes no sense to use a casual sounding brand. They're marketing against the grain.
2. The success of the Wii doesn't make this an automatic home run. Nonsense words are not a guarantee of success(lol, Zune).
3. Wii is a better name than Vita, straight up.
FunkyPajamas said:NGP is as generic as MAG and PSP. I mean, the name works and all, but ffs come up with a cool name.
the_prime_mover said:So - PSV for short and it happens to be the fifth Playstation system . . . PSP and PSV sound a little to close though to not cause some confusion in casual spoken conversation.
Tobor said:1. Nintendo was going after a casual audience, and a name like Wii made sense considering the target market. The NGP is a hardcore gamers machine, top to bottom, it makes no sense to use a casual sounding brand. They're marketing against the grain.
Maybe in Latin America. In North America, not so much. "Playstation Go" would have worked, but they wasted that one already.Y2Kev said:You don't think it makes sense to call a hardcore games device "LIFE"? It seems perfect to me. It's your LIFE if you love games. PlayStation Life sounds worse, and it's half taken already. But Vita is kind of exotic.
PlayStation Gear.Tobor said:Maybe in Latin America. In North America, not so much. "Playstation Go" would have worked, but they wasted that one already.
yes, pretty much.Die Squirrel Die said:Playstation (Portable) *number* is starting to have diminishing returns?
Pereniumus Decimicus Adeptus Astartes: PSV Quotient Diurnal ApoptosisAniHawk said:i wonder what the name would be if they got square to come up with it.
Blast Processing said:Pereniumus Decimicus Adeptus Astartes: PSV Quotient Diurnal Apoptosis
Playstation P/2 Portable Chronicles: The Game BearerAniHawk said:i wonder what the name would be if they got square to come up with it.
Blast Processing said:Pereniumus Decimicus Adeptus Astartes: PSV-2 Quotient Diurnal Apoptosis Final/2 Nights Mix
That name worked out great for Sega.FunkyPajamas said:PlayStation Gear.
GEAR UP!
Gears of War Triology not included.
Care to explain your idiocy?Gravijah said:last playstation
LiquidMetal14 said:Care to explain your idiocy?
"The Playstation Portable"Gravijah said:last playstation
Tobor said:3. Wii is a better name than Vita, straight up.
Hazelhurst said:That name worked out great for Sega.
Wikipedia said:Though its sales success as a non-Nintendo handheld has been surpassed by the PlayStation Portable (PSP), the Game Gear still stands as the longest supported handheld console not made by Nintendo. Furthermore, it was also the most successful competitor to the Game Boy, selling 11 million units.
We're applying for jobs in Sony's marketing department, apparently that's a prerequisite!Bad_Boy said:everyone is a comedian today
Tellaerin said:Yeah, that sounds like a Hindenburg-level disaster right there.
It brings new life to handheld gaming.carlo6529 said:ngp is just fine; vita is dumb. The thing doesn't create fucking life.
Tobor said:We're applying for jobs in Sony's marketing department, apparently that's a prerequisite!
Takao said:Gamegear lasted seven years (how many of those years contained notable software? I don't know). The PSP will be in its year in November (2004-2011). It will most likely hit 8 or 9 before all support is gone.
carlo6529 said:ngp is just fine; vita is dumb. The thing doesn't create fucking life.
I remember tons of people bitching about the use of "next gen" when it was technically "current gen".carlo6529 said:ngp is just fine; vita is dumb. The thing doesn't create fucking life.
Tellaerin said:And the Saturn wasn't a planet, and the Dreamcast didn't cast dreams. Your point?
THE THING BROADCASTED FUCKING DREAMS! It doesn't GET any cooler than that.GavinGT said:Man, "Dreamcast" was pretty much the best console name ever. "Genesis" was pretty good, too.
Gravijah said:Says who?