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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #150 on: April 27, 2006, 11:18:00 AM »
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Nintendo is trying to repeat its DS success and is using the exact same plan and I think its going to work.



But it's called the DS, not the pee pee.
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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #151 on: April 27, 2006, 11:19:42 AM »
Is it just me or does 'Wii' sound like the name of tampons or some other Woman's product?

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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #152 on: April 27, 2006, 11:21:45 AM »
"Kid 1 (thinking it over for a second): It's yellow of course... why... what color is your wii?!"

Hahah, if this name sticks, I really hope they have a yellow color.  That would just top the cake.

We can abbreviate it still.  It can be called the N-Dub.  A lot less offensive and cool sounding as well.

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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #153 on: April 27, 2006, 11:22:26 AM »
"Here is a question that is going to start bugging me;
What the hell were the other choices for names?"

Well Nintendo Go was rumoured.  I remember bitching about that name at the time.  How young and foolish I was in those days.

Nintendo if you still want to call it Go then by all means do so.  It's okay.  I don't hate it anymore.

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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #154 on: April 27, 2006, 11:25:38 AM »
Yeah, one of my co-worker came in and asked what I was up to so I had to tell him about the name and I just couldn't.  I had to spell it out.  I couldn't bring myself to say it.  His comment "But it was the Revolution.  Come on."  I feel ashamed that I can't say something that is so related to my hobby.

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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #155 on: April 27, 2006, 11:27:34 AM »
You know, I've thought about it, taken some hallucinogenics. And Wii is the best console name Nintendo has ever come up with.

What is cool? Beatles hair cuts. The Fonz. ipod. That starfish form SpongeBob. Cool is different. Cool isn't lame half-assed standard issue marketing speak (Revolution).

Laugh at the name all you want, the cool kids will know the Wii Machine is where it's at.
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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #156 on: April 27, 2006, 11:30:23 AM »
As long as they don't tell me that they new names for the Revmotes are Wangs.  In honor of someone.  Then I just couldn't play it.  It be to akward to discribe.  I have to find a new anti-social hobby.
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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #157 on: April 27, 2006, 11:30:59 AM »
So let me clarify, all the urine/penis jokes just fly over my head, because Wii doesnt mean anything for me in spanish, except that its the sound pigs do when they are squizzed, oh and trust me, thats universal. I only see it mildly accepted in Japan.


The sound itself is not appealing, it doesnt invite ANYONE to try it, its confusing and doesnt say ANYTHING about the console, except for english speaking persons, which happen to asociate it more with lame genital jokes than a pronoun, and if you have to explain why its called the way its called to people who dont like it you are already making a crappy marketing ploy.


"we put a lot of thought in the name" yeah sure Kaplan, you conviced us all :rolleyes:

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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #158 on: April 27, 2006, 11:32:23 AM »
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"Here is a question that is going to start bugging me;
What the hell were the other choices for names?"

Well Nintendo Go was rumoured.  I remember bitching about that name at the time.  How young and foolish I was in those days.

Nintendo if you still want to call it Go then by all means do so.  It's okay.  I don't hate it anymore.


LOL

Seriously tho, I can't imagine the meeting. Wii? Maybe its supposed to sound like 'why' instead of 'wee'.

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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #159 on: April 27, 2006, 11:38:03 AM »
You know, I'm starting to think if it were named the Nintendo Poop, defenders would still love it.  

Obviouisly, we all need to let it sink in, but the first reaction to Revolution was resoundingly positive, and this is the exact opposite.
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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #160 on: April 27, 2006, 11:40:40 AM »
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"we put a lot of thought in the name" yeah sure Kaplan, you conviced us all :rolleyes:


Oh ho ho, good joke.  You're in marketing, right?  You're a marketing genius, I bet.
It's not as if they didn't put thought into this.  They thought about it and thought about it and someone thought Wii might be a good idea, and someone else agreed, and they might very well be right.

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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #161 on: April 27, 2006, 11:42:49 AM »
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Obviouisly, we all need to let it sink in, but the first reaction to Revolution was resoundingly positive, and this is the exact opposite.

Right, exactly. Whenever an initial reaction to a Nintendo product is resoundingly positive, it tends not to do very well. The first reaction to the SW2000 cube demo reel was 'OMG PS2 KILLER!!' The first reaction to most of Nintendo's good ideas, from Donkey Kong to the rev controller, is generally 'WTF?'
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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #162 on: April 27, 2006, 11:46:32 AM »
Maybe this was a condition of a contract from below.
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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #163 on: April 27, 2006, 11:51:24 AM »
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"we put a lot of thought in the name" yeah sure Kaplan, you conviced us all :rolleyes:


Oh ho ho, good joke.  You're in marketing, right?  You're a marketing genius, I bet.
It's not as if they didn't put thought into this.  They thought about it and thought about it and someone thought Wii might be a good idea, and someone else agreed, and they might very well be right.


Theres no need to be a marketing genius to know the name sucks, its, above all, hell confusing, if you cant get it quickly then the name sucks, period! I cant believe some of you are defending the name.



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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #164 on: April 27, 2006, 11:52:09 AM »
This sucks the more I run the name in my head the more used to it I become.
I want to hate it, but after seeing the trailer, which was cool, its hard to hate it. The Nintendo Wii? maybe it'll be o.k after all, we'll probably see a later release just to give people time to adjust.  
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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #165 on: April 27, 2006, 11:53:00 AM »
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Originally posted by: mantidor Theres no need to be a marketing genius to know the name sucks, its, above all, hell confusing, if you cant get it quickly then the name sucks, period! I cant believe some of you are defending the name.


Agreed.

People should be writing Nintendo to urge them to change it, not sitting back and accepting it.

What's it going to be like to go into Gamestop to see if they have any new "wee" games in, or to reserve the Nintendo "wee"?

I shouldn't have to be speaking baby talk to make a goddamn video game purchase.
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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #166 on: April 27, 2006, 11:53:14 AM »
Has anyone been brave enough to check out what the folks at GameFAQS are saying?
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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #167 on: April 27, 2006, 12:00:12 PM »
"Theres no need to be a marketing genius to know the name sucks"

But maybe you do need to be a marketing genius to realize it's brilliant.  That make sense?

"People should be writing Nintendo to urge them to change it, not sitting back and accepting it."

Even if we like it?  You're becoming more and more juvenile, Smash_Brother.  Disliking the name is reasonable, it does sound kind of silly, but now you're just acting stupid.
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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #168 on: April 27, 2006, 12:01:49 PM »
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What's it going to be like to go into Gamestop to see if they have any new "wee" games in, or to reserve the Nintendo "wee"?

what's it like to say 'I dunno about that, let me google it'?

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Has anyone been brave enough to check out what the folks at GameFAQS are saying?

Oh, they hate it. Multiple pages of threads with titles like 'want to play with my wii wii'

Interesting joystiq poll, though: 17% positive 27% can get used to it 24% negative 32% prefer Revolution. ...okay, that's pretty bad as well.
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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #169 on: April 27, 2006, 12:06:27 PM »
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But maybe you do need to be a marketing genius to realize it's brilliant. That make sense?

Oh, now I get it.  By nongamers, they mean marketing geniuses only.  If that's their target market, then the name really is brilliant.  Good thing they're not targetting anyone else, or it would seem like a poor choice.

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« Reply #170 on: April 27, 2006, 12:06:27 PM »
mantidor, it seems Nintendo has failed in at least one area that they were attempting to acheive: international name appeal.

But what should it have been called? Did you have a favourite before todays announcement?

anyway, this is not meant as an insult, nintendo has made my day with this announcement. As long as I'm happy with it, nobody else really matters.

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You know, I've thought about it, taken some hallucinogenics. And Wii is the best console name Nintendo has ever come up with.

What is cool? Beatles hair cuts. The Fonz. ipod. That starfish form SpongeBob. Cool is different. Cool isn't lame half-assed standard issue marketing speak (Revolution).

Laugh at the name all you want, the cool kids will know the Wii Machine is where it's at.


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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #171 on: April 27, 2006, 12:06:59 PM »
Bill Aurion... I think your avatar is as bad or worce than the Wii... so I advise you change it or explain it because I am seen something I think should not be displayed in this forum...

Nise pic ... wrong forum!

Wiiiiii... we mesed the name... "nintendo" weener... wiii...

I will meditate on the name... for a wile...

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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #172 on: April 27, 2006, 12:08:19 PM »
...well...at least the new name isn't "Super Happy Ubergay Purple Funtime Handholding Magicbox"...oh who am I kidding?

That would be a WAY better name...

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RE: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #173 on: April 27, 2006, 12:08:32 PM »
The forums haven't been this negative since they announced the controller =S
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RE:Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii
« Reply #174 on: April 27, 2006, 12:11:48 PM »
Please. The forums have never been this negative. It sucks. All there is to it.
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