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Potential DS Names Trademarked
By Daniel Kayser -- News Writer
Published 2:29 PM CDT, June 10, 2004

FYI...It's been reported that Nintendo submitted nine (yes, nine) different trademark applications concerning the name of their upcoming handheld know currently as the Nintendo DS. The nine submissions all consist of three letters with each one possessing the letters G and B, which of course would stand for "Game" and "Boy". The other character varies throughout the submissions in both location and letter, leaving wide open the possible name for Nintendo's latest device. The initialisms, which all went in to the Japanese patent and trademark database on March 19, are listed below:


DGB
EGB
GBD
GBE
GBN
GBY
TGB
WGB
XGB

So with the blessings of Chuck Woolery, we'll try to come up with the names that might be used by the above listed initials. Would it be possible that the "Game Boy Next", "Game Boy Dual" or my favorite, the "Trippy Game Boy" will be the namesake of Nintendo's next handheld...only time will tell!

 

[AniHawk]

trade mark for what?

EDIT: Damn you, Rhindle. Damn you.

 

[Justin Bailey]

Welcome to. . .

 

[impirius]

Nintendo 360
Nintendo 247

 

[Sync M]

Potential DS Names Trademarked

GBD

GameBoy Dude?

 

[GDGF]

Told you biatches. This thing is going to be the next Gameboy. Listen to the soothsayer!

 

[AniHawk]

Maybe they're just making nine new Game Boys?

 

[GDGF]

Gameboy Dual

Gameboy Eh?

Gameboy Nitro (old code name)

GBY...no idea

TGB...no idea

WGB = Gameboy Wonderful

XGB = beating microsoft at their own game

 

[fo shizzle]

DGB - Dual Game Boy
EGB - Enhanced Game Boy
GBD - Game Boy Dual
GBE - Game Boy Enhance
GBN - Game Boy New OR Game Boy Nitro
TGB - Twin Game Boy
XGB - Extra Game Boy

 

[AniHawk]

DGB - Dual Game Boy
EGB - Enhanced Game Boy
GBD - Game Boy Dual
GBE - Game Boy Enhance
GBN - Game Boy New OR Game Boy Nitro
TGB - Twin Game Boy
XGB - Extra Game Boy

XGB - Xtreme Game Boy

 

[GDGF]

WGB is probably Wide Gameboy or Gameboy Wide.

 

[Dave Long]

It should be the GBSSTTATBL



Game Boy Sony Should Think Twice About That Battery Life

 

[GDGF]

I thought this thread was funnier (and it was first )

 

[Kobun Heat]

T might be for Touch. W is used in Japanese to mean 'double'. N probably does mean 'Nitro.'

 

[WarPig]

GAME BOY XTREME MOTHERFUCKER

DFS.

 

[Rocket Punch]

I definitely think one of the main reasons why Nintendo was so keen on presenting the DS as a separate product from the Gameboy line was because they were still testing the waters with publishers and developers. Until they knew they would have their backing they wouldn't want to tarnish the spotless record of the Gameboy brand with a possible dud (Virtual Boy). Now that they have received support from basically everyone that matters they will probably call it something in the lines of Gameboy DS like some have suggested.

 

[cvxfreak]

GameBoy WonderSwan

...with all these Bandai rumors going on, it'd be hilarious.

 

[WarPig]

WONDERBOY! THEY'RE BUYING SEGA TOO!

WONDER BOY VERSUS YOUNG NASTY PSP IN FINAL BATTLE!

DFS.

 

[The Faceless Master]

WGB = Double GameBoy

 

[AniHawk]

T might be for Touch. W is used in Japanese to mean 'double'. N probably does mean 'Nitro.'

N could mean Nintendo.

 

[hobbitx]

I think Game Boy Dual would be a kickass name, simple, but catchy.

 

[GDGF]

I like Gameboy Evolution myself. It sounds cool, and if they keep the code name Revolution for the new home console as the final name, It'll have a nice one two punch.

 

[DDayton]

Game Boy DS sounds more likely...

Although I'd assume that the GB name would mean that GB/GBC compatibility was assured... maybe.

GAME BOY DUO!

(dodges fists)

 

[Redbeard]

2nd 1/2 pillar?

 

[MrPing1000]

U are all assuming that the GB stands for Gameboy, they might have came up with a new name but intentionally used the gb initials (unlikely)


Also what is the possibility that this isnt about the ds at all but is for the next gameboy?