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Rumor: Nintendo DS was almost called "City Boy". Nintendo registered trademark.

C

Cheesemeister

Member
DXB-KNIGHT said:
The 3DS code is CTR! so
CT = city
R = ?
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H

HeySeuss

Member
They could've hired Shawn Michaels to promote it.

I think I'm cute!
I know I'm sexy!
I've got the looks
That drive the gamers wild!

I've got the games
That really move them!
I send chills
Up and down their spine!

I'm justa City Boy(Ciiiitttttyyyyy Booooooyyyy)
I'm not you're boy toy!(Ciiiiitttttyyyy boooooyyyy)
 
C

Cheesemeister

Member
DXB-KNIGHT said:
The 3DS code is CTR! so
CT = city
R = ?
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D

DragonSworne

Banned
I don't think Nintendo would have reached the female demographic if they kept the word boy in the name.

Who ever decide the DS name needs to name all Nintendo consoles.
 
Wiz

Wiz

Member
Oh geez.

I can only imagine what they would have called the 3DS if this name was kept.
 
D

Dark Octave

Banned
We would have been beyond used to it by now. Imagine an article stating that the Nintendo "Dolphin" or whatever was almost called the "Wii". You probably can't because you are already used to that equally silly name.

They could call it the Nintendo Poopoo and people will be saying the name with a straight face two weeks later.
 
O

OnPoint

Member
Dark Octave said:
We would have been beyond used to it by now. Imagine an article stating that the Nintendo "Dolphin" or whatever was almost called the "Wii". You probably can't because you are already used to that equally silly name.

They could call it the Nintendo Poopoo and people will be saying the name with a straight face two weeks later.
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I... only partially agree. City Boy is just a super weird name, moreso than the nonsensical Wii. The name just conjurs up thoughts of ads where rednecks talk about needing to get a City Boy or something. We would have got used to it, but it wouldn't have been quick.
 
Z

zroid

Banned
DUDE

I am just going to call it City Boy anyway. Fuck DS. And 3DS shall be Metro Boy, unless someone has a better idea. (Country Boy?)
 
C

Chunky

Member
I was going to say that even GameMan would sound better, but I realised that spoken aloud it sounds like... well you know.
 
M

mooreupp

Member
Nintendo did some smart things and in some ways got lucky with the DS.

With the name itself, everyone assumed it meant duel screens, but didn't Nintendo say it actually meant "developer system." It's like they weren't sure of the name yet so introduced it as Nintendo DS (which was not a final name yet) and the name was received well, so they stuck with it.

There was definitely worry this was going to fail though. I remember reading an article on Gamespot talking about rumors. One was that the DS would have a full 3d screen and it was dismissed basically saying "not for something this...unique."

Nintendo really did push the 3rd pillar a lot. I assumed the Gameboy brand would have continued to be used in the future if they hadn't rushed this out to go against the Playstation Portable and they were definitely willing to go back if the DS failed.

Edit: While City Boy was a terrible name, if you asked someone in 2004 which was worse City Boy or Wii, I think Wii would have been the overwhelming winner.
 
L

Lijik

Member
Imagine the early DS advertising with this name.

"Touching is good - CITY BOY"
Itd sound like a pedophile simulator
 
F

Floex

Member
Should have got Journey invoved

Just a City Boy
Born and raised in TOKYOooo
Taking the bullet train
Going everywhere

This thing writes itself
 
Monado Blade

Monado Blade

Member
Remember the early DS ads which had the tag line "Touching is Good"?

Now imagine those ads if the DS had been called the City Boy...

EDIT: dammit beaten
 
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Nocturnowl

Member
Shick Brithouse said:
They could've hired Shawn Michaels to promote it.

I think I'm cute!
I know I'm sexy!
I've got the looks
That drive the gamers wild!

I've got the games
That really move them!
I send chills
Up and down their spine!

I'm justa City Boy(Ciiiitttttyyyyy Booooooyyyy)
I'm not you're boy toy!(Ciiiiitttttyyyy boooooyyyy)
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It's amazing how well the last lyric fits.
Well HBK did wonders for Kinect with the kinectimals gif so this clearly would have been the logical conclusion.
 
J

Joe Shlabotnik

Banned
GCNemesis said:
Although that name is pretty horrible, we now live in the generation where names of devices don't really matter, they sell regardless.
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This is almost always true and I said the same when the Wii was announced.

But this is REALLY REALLY REALLY bad. I think it probably would have killed the device in America.
 
D

dankir

Member
Well isn't that what the Nokia NGage guy said, that kids would be embarassed in pulling out their DS? Instead they would much rather play on their shitty gaming taco phone?
 
S

Synth_floyd

Banned
LOL people making fun of the name City Boy are so results oriented. Wii is a horrible name, people just got used to it and it was a popular console. It would've been the same for "city boy."
 
D

drizzle

Axel Hertz
Carl said:
Was it going to be born and raised in South Detroit?
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Glad I searched for it before so I wouldn't repeat a joke.

OnPoint said:
Game Dude
Game Pal
Game Bro
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Oddduck

Member
Cheesecakebobby said:
The best thing is that in Japan it would be pronounced "Shitty boy".
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Haha, I could see that being a reason they didn't use it.

I remember some people said Nintendo used the word "Wii" because all countries could pronounce it without a problem, but Revolution was too hard for some Japanese people to pronounce.
 
K

Kuro Madoushi

Unconfirmed Member
Hmmm likely that was for proposed use or intent to use. Seeing as they never used it, the tm is likely dead though I didn't check and it is a stupid name anyways...just like wii.
 
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