Revolution's New name Revealed

[Teuthida]

In response to previous post on previous page:

Er, they made first use of the D-pad, shoulder buttons, the best wireless controller to date, began and dominated portable gaming, and continued with the monsteriously successful DS which everyone ratted on for being a gimick.

They try out all gaming possibilites. Some work, and some don't. I see this as one of the former...but only time will time.

Crap name though.

[Canyarion]

I like it. I told my guild on WoW, they thought it was weird but nothing shocking.

[Null]

i wouldnt say the DS is doing 'monsteriously' seccessfull by any stretch of the imagination. its doing well. had its ups and downs and is picking up more and more. but monsteriously? come on now. lol

and the DS itself wasnt what people called a gimmick, it was one feature of it. which was being just that untill they stoped trying to force the feature into every little bit. once they relaxed a bit and used it just for what it would help with, it became a much more usefull feature.


note, i didnt read back to know what your responce is to, so im not taking sides on any of what you already said.

[Teuthida]

By monstrous I obviously was referring to the little gremlins that reside in each system increasing their likelihood for a synchronized take over of the human race.

But has been the top selling system in Japan for quite a whiles now. Not sure about the rest of the world. Based on everyone's first impressions of it, it's doing a hell of a lot better than predicted. Even Nintendo wasn't sure how it would do marketing it as a third tier. I'm just hoping Nintendo isn't being to cocky now with Rev (dammit, Wii I mean...wonder how long till I get used to it) now that the DS has been embraced so well.



I think Nintendo should have let me name it considering I have a pathological obsession with names. But first I would need a list of materials in the machine, the name of the designer, the name of his pets, the dimensions of every angle and crevice, the exact color of white the system is, the voltage, the time the concept was conceived regarding the controller, etc. and I'd come up with a catchy name with something to back it up with.

[Null]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

I think Nintendo should have let me name it considering I have a pathological obsession with names. But first I would need a list of materials in the machine, the name of the designer, the name of his pets, the dimensions of every angle and crevice, the exact color of white the system is, the voltage, the time the concept was conceived regarding the controller, etc. and I'd come up with a catchy name with something to back it up with.

[Teuthida]

I'd buy it.

And now real people speak out about Wii:


Female, aged 30. From Hong Kong.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: "Wee" (got it first time)

Q: What does this name make you think of?
A: A urinal? Candy? It's kind of trendy, kind of modern. Maybe a trendy urinal? Maybe a sporting goods product? Maybe something that goes fast, like rollerblades? Probably a product for little kid because it's simple and very simplistic.

Q: What if I told you it's for a games product?
A: Games are supposed to be complicated. I wouldn't have guessed that.

Male student, aged 19. Savvy gamer from Derby, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: Why? or Wee?

Q: Lets say this is a product of some kind. What type of product does it make you think of?
A: Possibly a shower gel or some type of cleaning product.

Q: It's actually the name of Nintendo's next-generation games console.
A: Yeah? But that name doesn't sound anything like a games console!

Female student, aged 19. Casual gamer from Sheffield, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: Weeeeeee!

Q: Lets say this is a product of some kind. What type of product does it make you think of?
A: Chocolate.

Q: What would you say if it's actually the name of Nintendo's next-generation games console?
A: Hmmm, I think it'd sound good as a chocolate bar.

Female student, aged 18. Non-gamer from near Coventry, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: Wee.

Q: Lets say this is a product of some kind. What type of product does it make you think of?
A: Nothing. It doesn't sound like a product of any kind.

Q: What would you say if it's the name of Nintendo's next-generation games console?
A: Oh right, well it sounds a little silly.

Female student, aged 18. Non-gamer from London, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: The same way you'd say why.

Q: Lets say this is a product of some kind. What type of product does it make you think of?
A: A no-name car audio CD player.

Q: What would you say if it's actually the name of Nintendo's next-generation games console?
A: Wiierd.

Male student, 18. Savvy gamer from Norfolk, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: Wee.

Q: Lets say this is a product of some kind. What type of product does it make you think of?
A: A product you say? A physical product, hint hint? Seriously, probably something to do with Wikipedia or some kind of athletics gear.

Q: What would you say if it's actually the name of Nintendo's next-generation games console?
A: Grrreat! [pronounced in a heavily sarcastic manner]

Male student, 19. Casual gamer from Lincoln, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: Wee.

Q: What does this name make you think of?
A: Japanese? It sounds small, maybe a gadget.

Q: What if I told you it's for a games product?
A: Yeah, that makes sense. It doesn't surprise me.

Male student, 19. Casual gamer from Birmingham, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: Like why.

Q: What does this name make you think of?
A: World War II, the name "will".

Q: What if I told you it's for a games product?
A: That's logical, but I think the two letter "i"s make it seem like it's roman numerals.

Female student, 19. Non-gamer from Hull, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: Wee.

Q: What does this name make you think of?
A: A cleaning thing.

Q: What if I told you it's for a games product?
A: Actually, yeah! That makes sense.

Female student, 19. Non-gamer from London, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: Wee.

Q: What does this name make you think of?
A: A cleaning agent.

Q: What if I told you it's for a games product?
A: Uh, it sounds "wampy". Stupid.

Male student, 19. Savvy gamer from Lincoln, UK.

Q: How do you pronounce the name?
A: Like why, I think.

Q: What does this name make you think of?
A: It sounds like a Chinese name or some sort of code.

Q: What if I told you it's for a games product?
A: I'd associate it with Wifi or a video game, not a console.

[MuGen]

In response to above:

Thats just about right.....

lol I thought about Wifi as well ...

[Swan]

Trendy urinal.



Classic

[bobcat]

Originally Posted by Swan

Trendy urinal.



Classic

That could take off u know

[Teuthida]

Wii sound similar to "yes" in French, "how" in German, "good" in Japanese and "top" in Korean

and "urine" in English

So I guess it's just us English speakers who hate it?

[manasecret]

If there's such a thing as a trendy urinal I want to pee in it.

[Swan]

IT would have a strobe light, and funky mirrors and a disco ball and music.

















































































And strippers

[Teuthida]

From a retailer's point of view, I have to say the name DOES endanger sales. I can't imagine the pain in the neck it will be to explain how to pronounce "Wii" to parents buying a console, and the sheer confusion in saying things like "Do we have any more Wiis?" and "Nintendo is shipping 30 Wiis to our store next week."

Also, the parents will be inundated with "I wanna Wii! Mommy, I wanna Wii!" and they'll have to have the whole thing explained- No, your kid's not asking to use the bathroom. They're actually begging for a new video game system.

And think of the names of games. If there was Castlevania, Super Castlevania, Castlevania 64, and Castlevania DS, then we're sure to get "Castlevania Wii" along with "Mario Wii" and "Super Smash Bros. Wii"

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[KillerGremlin]

I always wanted to play Mario wii.

[KillerGremlin]

Pardon the double post, but:

IGN did an interview with Nintendo:

IGN Wii: We're now called IGN Wii. How could you do this to us?