Is Wii a fake name?

Jonbo298 · 05-01-2006, 08:04 AM

I wouldn't mind if Ninty went and changed it to the Nintendo Rev. Just something shorter but people know what the full name is. Makes it seem less tacky when looking back 20 years from now

If the Wii name stayed, I'll still buy it. Just not enjoy the name as much

Fox 6 · 05-01-2006, 10:19 AM

All you're polling is broken dreams.

MuGen · 05-01-2006, 11:21 AM

All of the dispute about the name and the Rumor mill exploding about it being fake is just showing how much fans disapprove of the name whether or not they say They will get used to it or they willl accept it.

History has shown that a name is so much bigger than just a word... it's a brand. I don't think they named the shoe Nike for the hell of it because it's just a name. Thats why so much time is spent on naming. Because they want it to become a brand.

Jason1 · 05-01-2006, 02:44 PM

I guess there is some decent evidence there, but I doubt it is a fake name. Mainly because its just so Nintendo to do the exact opposite of what would be good for them.

Teuthida · 05-01-2006, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MuGen

All of the dispute about the name and the Rumor mill exploding about it being fake is just showing how much fans disapprove of the name whether or not they say They will get used to it or they willl accept it.

History has shown that a name is so much bigger than just a word... it's a brand. I don't think they named the shoe Nike for the hell of it because it's just a name. Thats why so much time is spent on naming. Because they want it to become a brand.

Nike is much better in that respect. Ancient Greek god of victory. Over and done with.

Wii...well you see it sounds like "we" which is you and me and the i's are people playing a game and the W is from the sound a cat makes according to this one guy we know...

Neo · 05-01-2006, 03:42 PM

Unless Kaplan is straight-up lying then it is a real name. There was an article on IGN about this.

MrCoffee · 05-03-2006, 12:54 AM

at this point i dont know what to think, by the way the second article is wrong they have trademarks left right and center.

Swan · 05-03-2006, 01:03 AM

Do you think I could trademark Left, Right and Center?

Canyarion · 05-03-2006, 10:45 AM

What a bad poll set up, I just answered the thread title "is Wii a fake name". So 1 less no and 1 more yes!

Dyne · 05-01-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Teuthida

Nike is much better in that respect. Ancient Greek god of victory. Over and done with.

Wii...well you see it sounds like "we" which is you and me and the i's are people playing a game and the W is from the sound a cat makes according to this one guy we know...

Exactly.

Can anyone think of brand names that are this awful though? All I can think of is Head, the sports company. Even though, it's powerful. It's more like "Man, today I'm going to go get some head." rather than "Man today I have to take a wee."

What if Sony renamed the PS3 the "Poopee". They might have a reasonable explanation for it, and they might get an A in marketing class for it (if the teacher has a sense of humour.) But Poopee is the most ****ing awful name you can think of. Wii is TOO. There is no denying this. It just has to be fake.

KillerGremlin · 05-01-2006, 04:12 PM

I just hope the Xbox360 or PS3 stands at E3 have something funny on their banners (do they have banners at E3), like, "now with less Wii."

Or, ""we-wii"" free. hahaha.

The Duggler · 05-01-2006, 05:49 PM

It's certainly not fake when it's posted by Nintendo.

Teuthida · 05-02-2006, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

Exactly.

Can anyone think of brand names that are this awful though? All I can think of is Head, the sports company. Even though, it's powerful. It's more like "Man, today I'm going to go get some head." rather than "Man today I have to take a wee."

What if Sony renamed the PS3 the "Poopee". They might have a reasonable explanation for it, and they might get an A in marketing class for it (if the teacher has a sense of humour.) But Poopee is the most ****ing awful name you can think of. Wii is TOO. There is no denying this. It just has to be fake.

To be fair, when I first overheard two kids mentioning "PlayStation" on the bus ride to middle school one day, I thought it a very childish name. The first thought to come to mind was a toy from PlaySkool for toddlers. To go from a name like Genesis to PlayStation, I didn't have high hopes for that system. Plus I had previously heard of Ultra (N) 64 and Saturn. But look which turned out to be the success. Though I doubt many had my original feelings about PlayStation.

A name becomes what the item is. Mustn't look at the product and name as separate entities.

Dyne · 05-02-2006, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Teuthida

To be fair, when I first overheard two kids mentioning "PlayStation" on the bus ride to middle school one day, I thought it a very childish name. The first thought to come to mind was a toy from PlaySkool for toddlers. To go from a name like Genesis to PlayStation, I didn't have high hopes for that system. Plus I had previously heard of Ultra (N) 64 and Saturn. But look which turned out to be the success. Though I doubt many had my original feelings about PlayStation.

A name becomes what the item is. Mustn't look at the product and name as separate entities.

Seriously though, it could be PUUPSTATION.

Nintendo is just inviting criticism.