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Yes, Typical Nintendo shoots self in foot 18 78.26%
No, Nintendo is smart enough not to name it Wii 5 21.74%
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Re: Is Wii a fake name?
Old 05-02-2006, 02:36 AM   #1
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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.
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Old 05-02-2006, 02:45 AM   #2
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I don't think you can compare any console name to Wii. It's that bad.
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Old 05-02-2006, 03:44 AM   #3
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Seriously though, it could be PUUPSTATION.

Nintendo is just inviting criticism.
Maybe they were thinking along the lines of something universal like chi, ki, ka, or om...and just screwed up.
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