Nintendo Wii

[charlesr]

Wired controllers. (In response to charlesr)

Heheh. Obvious really. Brain clearly not in gear today.

[Richard.John]

And Ultra 64 became Nintendo 64 so we live in hope. Maybe they will change it to Pii!

[The Cobra]

There's no need to change it, the name is fine. You're still all going to buy it no matter what it's called, so what's all this rubbish about 'hoping for a name change, for the west?' Get a grip chaps.

It's still going to be revolutionary, and I can't wait. Roll on E3.

[Kaladron]

More on this at CVG http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=138708

Notice how he can't even call it Wii himself:

"According to Atwood, the cure for our misgivings about this most unfortunate of handles will be hands-on experience of the console: 'Once you touch the Revolution, this will make more sense. Once you play more games, and once the system is out, and more and more people play it, and you're realizing these different experiences, it'll make more sense.'"

[Kaladron]

There's no need to change it, the name is fine. You're still all going to buy it no matter what it's called, so what's all this rubbish about 'hoping for a name change, for the west?' Get a grip chaps.

It's still going to be revolutionary, and I can't wait. Roll on E3.

The problem is that casual and mainstream gamers will be massively put off by the name - which means that sales will be restricted to the hardcore - third parties will drop support - those who care (us) will have bugger all to play.

[Mofoman]

The problem is that casual and mainstream gamers will be massively put off by the name - which means that sales will be restricted to the hardcore - third parties will drop support - those who care (us) will have bugger all to play.

I think that you are being totally melodramatic, I mean if the games are good, people will buy it no matter what it's called.

This thread is now verging on the ridiculous really.Plus the good third parties will be into it no matter what the us or uk hardcore think if the machine replicates the success of the Ds in Japan, which I think it will.

I bet the Japanese are not having silly discussions likie this today and are still looking forward to what will stilll be a great little machine.I mean all the uk chav knobheads called the Gamecube, Gaycube...still never bought these people I know from buying one for Mokey ball.I think a bit of perspective is truly needed here.Alot of people call Playstation gaystation too by the way.

Edit: Also the Xbox, being called the xbox by the majority of us here in fact, well brick in scotland here can mean ****e.eg...I'm bricking it,don't brick it.

Do you really think we all say this and laugh at it daily, no we just get on with it.That is unless your IQ really is trapped at primary school level and you need to say things like wee wee and jobby all day and think it's all very hilarious.

[Darwock]

And I call the xbox the 'gaybox' where the best game is still 'gaylo'

[Shin Gouki]

I really hope it is!

It's so bad it's brillant!

No, its just bad, really really bad.

Even if Wee/Wii never meant taking a piss it's stilll a **** sounding name. Go on say it your self "Wii"

I agree that "Go" was much better.

Casual Gamers, mums and dads aren't interested in what the "Wii" stands for either. It's too complicated for them and they don't care anyway.

[Gabbi]

I think that once people associate a name to a concept (console, person or anything other) it's just a matter of time for they to be used to it. with time, the name becomes "normal". "playstation" isn't the coolest name ever, isn't it? after all, if Italy get used to "sega" (in Italian, "sega" means "wank") all the world can get used to "wii".

this said, I think that a monosyllabic name, is a terrible idea, even worse as it's composed by only wovels (well, maybe "w" isn't considered a vowel (I truly don't know) but sounds very similar to "u"). just try to make a phrase with "wii" in it and listen how the preceding and following words will obfuscate it...

[HaHaUK]

New game announced:

Princess Peach Wii: Golden Shower Adventures

[Sony Fanboy]

With gamers getting the stigma of appearing unsociable or cut-off from mainstream entertainment, I doubt many shops would like to have giant Wii posters on their shops.

[112]

evertime i see the Wii, i automatically think winning 11!

112

[Mofoman]

I think that once people associate a name to a concept (console, person or anything other) it's just a matter of time for they to be used to it. with time, the name becomes "normal". "playstation" isn't the coolest name ever, isn't it? after all, if Italy get used to "sega" (in Italian, "sega" means "wank") all the world can get used to "wii".

this said, I think that a monosyllabic name, is a terrible idea, even worse as it's composed by only wovels (well, maybe "w" isn't considered a vowel (I truly don't know) but sounds very similar to "u"). just try to make a phrase with "wii" in it and listen how the preceding and following words will obfuscate it...

We play the games together, we play the games differently, we play the games wifi.It's not I, it's Wii with Nintendo.

Oh god that took all of three seconds for my brain to think it up.

[Shin Gouki]

Yeah go was aces. I never thought they'd go for revolution, just because a revolution is 360 degrees, and Nintys hate of microsoft would never allow that association.
But Wii, **** me. Awful, just chronic. I thought when I first saw the title that it was something to do with WiFi, or WiiFii, but the explanation behind the name is even ****ter.

The explanation behing the names means nothing to the majority of people who would want to buy this thing. Casual's, mums and dads don't care about the meaning behind the name. They are just going to say that it sounds stupid. Little kids wont buy this thing because all there XBox and PS pals will take the Wii. We knwow what kids are like. Nintenedo already had a rep for being "kiddy" then they go and call it Wii. What idiots. Do they honestly think that people want to go into a shop and ask for a "Nintendo Wii"?

[The Cobra]

New game announced:

Princess Peach Wii: Golden Shower Adventures

Am I the only one not to find any of these jokes funny?