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Final Revolution Name Announced: Wii
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the year 20XX
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I haven't read the thread, but... some people like "wii"?
When I heard the name, I honestly thought "now there's something GAF can unite on- hating this awful, shitty name." It's not something like Google that starts off weird but becomes normal-sounding with time. It's somewhere between infantile and disgusting. I'm going to have to order this thing online because I don't want to have to say this name in a store.
It's barely even a heavy syllable, for fuck's sake. Really, this makes the purple Gamecube look like pandering to US gamers.
When I heard the name, I honestly thought "now there's something GAF can unite on- hating this awful, shitty name." It's not something like Google that starts off weird but becomes normal-sounding with time. It's somewhere between infantile and disgusting. I'm going to have to order this thing online because I don't want to have to say this name in a store.
It's barely even a heavy syllable, for fuck's sake. Really, this makes the purple Gamecube look like pandering to US gamers.
The Shadow
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Beezy said:I don't care about the pee jokes, but have you actually said the name? It's just not right.
You still don't like it? Have you slept yet?
Magicpaint
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drohne said:
OMG Nintendo is really d00med, I haven't heard that a million times since the N64 days!
winston_pr
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Ristamar said:
My real name is John - that is slang for the loo ("I'm going to the John"), this didn't stop my parents. And Wee didn't stop Nintendo either. They should be fine - I was.
theREBELins
Banned
Wii? Shit...what were they thinking?
The Shadow
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maxmars said:
That's clever for sure. I think we're going with wiitards though.
Beezy said:
Go to bed. I guarantee when you wake up everything will be right as rain.
Virgin Wii
Banned
winston_pr said:
You've heard the story of John Crapper, have you not?
i honestly don't think nintendo is doomed -- they're rich, they're persistent, and ds shows that the increasing perversity of their ideas is no obstacle to success. god knows where they'll be in five years -- in 2001, no one would've found a jumped-up fairywand gamecube called "wii" plausible.
jamesinclair
Banned
drohne said:
:lol
Thats why these replies should never be banned. That laugh said all that was needed. :lol
SuperPac
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the year 20XX said:
At first glance I really hated the name. Thought it was terrible. Unmarketable. Retail suicide. But it does exactly what Nintendo wants to do with the whole system. It gets people talking. It gets people wondering WTF. It gets people curious. And, if Nintendo plays their cards right, it will get people that wouldn't lay a finger on an Xbox 360 or PlayStation to take it for a spin and then remember the name. That's an important part of the equation here. It's not like Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart, etc. are going to refuse to carry it, and you know they're going to have demo stations set up.
It all comes down to the games and what it's like to play it. If people give it a whirl and have fun with it, then are they going to be all that concerned that the name is Wii? I sure as hell don't care, and have no problems going in to EB to preorder myself a Wii.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
It was impossible to get to this thread last night!
I still cant get used to this name. It still sounds terrible. I dont understand the comparisons with ipod either. ipod makes sense in a way because a pod is a case that carries something and you also cant make fun of the name because it doesnt sound like anything else, whilst wii makes people think of urine.
I've been wondering if there is any chance that nintendo will change the name again, either back to revolution or something that sounds better than wii. Nintendo probably didnt expect a reaction this bad. they probably thought that there would be some that dislike their decisions as usual, but just about everybody in the gaming community and anyone else who has heard about the news thinks it such a stupid name.
I still cant get used to this name. It still sounds terrible. I dont understand the comparisons with ipod either. ipod makes sense in a way because a pod is a case that carries something and you also cant make fun of the name because it doesnt sound like anything else, whilst wii makes people think of urine.
I've been wondering if there is any chance that nintendo will change the name again, either back to revolution or something that sounds better than wii. Nintendo probably didnt expect a reaction this bad. they probably thought that there would be some that dislike their decisions as usual, but just about everybody in the gaming community and anyone else who has heard about the news thinks it such a stupid name.
The Shadow
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SuperPac said:
I really don't like this argument for the simple reason that you could say the exact same thing if it was the Nintendo Titfuck.
And I don't buy the "bad publicity is good publicity" either. People's impressions of Tom Cruise has shot downhill with all the Scientology getting out in the open.
Scalemail Ted
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psycho_snake said:
C'mon they can't be that out of touch to NOT know that it was a bad name. right?
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Just use the suffix/greek root strategy that iPod Nano, DS Lite, etc. uses.Scrow said:so anyway, I was just wondering... if Nintendo decided to keep the name for their next console after this one would they simply increment and make it the Wiii, with the next one being the Wiiii and so on?
Wii sol ... sol meaning "alone". Portable Wii?
manu Wii ... manu meaning "hand". Handheld Wii?
Wii vis ... vis meaning "see". Visor Wii?
neoWii .. neo meaning new. Next gen Wii?
And my favorite...
HoloWii!!
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
:lol God just imagine if that was the name. I reckon it would sound better than wiiThe Shadow said:
Scalemail Ted
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Everytime I see Wii, it makes me think of:
Kiwis
Which brings up a good question, what is the plurarl of Wii?
Kiwis
Which brings up a good question, what is the plurarl of Wii?
EVERY TIME I start thinking hey, it's growing on me I suddenly imagine actually SAYING Wii. I'd like to buy a Wii, please? One copy of Zelda Wii? WTF. :'(
The thing is though, dual screen has a) nothing to do with urine b) no problem being pronounced by adults.
oh and unlike yahoo, ebay, etc. it's NOT unique. ugh.
The only way I see this working is a massive and very, very clever nintendo marketing campaign + truly revolutionary games that'll define a new era or something... >_>
Or maybe if W.i.i. stands for the last secret... Please nintendo, at least let's pretend Wii standsd for something meaningful. You only have to market Wii, just give us something else to relate it to. :lol
What song is that? sounds familiar.
SuperPac said:
The thing is though, dual screen has a) nothing to do with urine b) no problem being pronounced by adults.
oh and unlike yahoo, ebay, etc. it's NOT unique. ugh.
The only way I see this working is a massive and very, very clever nintendo marketing campaign + truly revolutionary games that'll define a new era or something... >_>
Or maybe if W.i.i. stands for the last secret... Please nintendo, at least let's pretend Wii standsd for something meaningful. You only have to market Wii, just give us something else to relate it to. :lol
civilstrife said:
What song is that? sounds familiar.
chrysostom
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It's a good name. Took me three minutes to get over it and now I like it. Better come packed with two Wiimotes.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
You'd think so, but they wouldnt have given the console that name if they didnt think it would sell.Scalemail Ted said:
The Shadow
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psycho_snake said:
They wouldn't have a problem with the kiddy image anymore.
*ba-dum-pishhhh*
Son of Godzilla
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chrysostom said:
Dear God.
The Shadow
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Son of Godzilla said:
I would bet good money they actually market them as "Wiimotes".
Scalemail Ted
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So maybe Wii is already in its plurarl form
I'd like to have two Wii, please.
I'd like to have two Wiis, please.
I'd like to have a wii, and another wii, please.
I'd like to have a Wii times 2 , please.
I'd like to get a Dual Wii, please.
:-/
I'd like to have two Wii, please.
I'd like to have two Wiis, please.
I'd like to have a wii, and another wii, please.
I'd like to have a Wii times 2 , please.
I'd like to get a Dual Wii, please.
:-/
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Actually, If I didnt speak English, Id think that this name would be cool. Its simple and it sticks in peoples heads. That doesnt make the decision to call it wii smart though because English the most spoken language around the world.
Its probably quite immature for us to all get annoyed with the name wii, but it really cant be helped. When you hear that name you instantly think of piss.
Its probably quite immature for us to all get annoyed with the name wii, but it really cant be helped. When you hear that name you instantly think of piss.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Scalemail Ted said:
Wii Wii's
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Your thinking too much about it mateScalemail Ted said:
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
*Goes to Gamestop
Me: Hi..umm...can I get two Wii Wii's
Gamestop Guy: lol
Me:
Me: Hi..umm...can I get two Wii Wii's
Gamestop Guy: lol
Me:
Scalemail Ted
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psycho_snake said:Your thinking too much about it mate
Yeah, ill probably only buy one. But good luck to you guys who need two or more.
Virgin Wii
Banned
What store do you have to go to where you actually have to ask for your items? I go to Best Buy, and I pick the sucker up and walk over to the cashier.
I thought you guys knew better than to go to places like Gamestop, but barring other options, you could always say, "I'd like the new Nintendo console." If you really don't want to say it out loud, it's not exactly a brain buster to get around. :lol
I thought you guys knew better than to go to places like Gamestop, but barring other options, you could always say, "I'd like the new Nintendo console." If you really don't want to say it out loud, it's not exactly a brain buster to get around. :lol
Scalemail Ted
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RE4 vs. SH4 said:
You offer up lots of answer that don't include a plurarl form, mister.
psycho_snake said:
Only shows how shallow a lot of people are... :lol
I mean, English is a second language, which I speak fluently, but that didn't make me think of piss right from the start. In a year, the name will be accepted (well, not by the elitist and hardcore Nintendo trolls, but they'll just have to deal with it). Thing is, the name is catchy for the general public, no matter how you look at it. It's stylish, provocing and makes people wonder what Wii stands for.
Anyway, the same happened with the PlayStation name, Xbox, Xbox 360, Dreamcast, GameCube. Nintendo Dual Screen.
But no matter how they renamed it, they could never do it right (for NeoGAF) anyway. The 'Revolution' was too arrogant and cocky for Nintendo, no way they could live up to that name.
Oh, and for the record. English isn't the most spoken language that credit still goes to Chinese.
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