Topic: Wii U has quad core 3GHz CPU, 768 MB of RAM

[ThePerm]

whats always weird is Nintendo's code names are always better names then the systems themselves
Ultra 64/project Reality
Dolphin
Revolution
Cafe

[Enner]

Nintendo Ultra 64/Nintendo Reality
Nintendo Dolphin
Nintendo Revolution
Nintendo Cafe

Eh, other than Ultra 64 (from super to ultra!), the other names sound pretty goofy or haughty. Then again, that might be preferable to what we got in the end. Also, a lot of people like dolphins and cafes and revolutions.

[ThePerm]

Nintendo Ultra 64/Nintendo Reality
Nintendo Dolphin
Nintendo Revolution
Nintendo Cafe

Eh, other than Ultra 64 (from super to ultra!), the other names sound pretty goofy or haughty. Then again, that might be preferable to what we got in the end. Also, a lot of people like dolphins and cafes and revolutions.

yeah dolphins are inspiration for freedom, and cafes are where you plot revolutions

[Sarail]

Nintendo Ultra 64/Nintendo Reality
Nintendo Dolphin
Nintendo Revolution
Nintendo Cafe

Eh, other than Ultra 64 (from super to ultra!), the other names sound pretty goofy or haughty. Then again, that might be preferable to what we got in the end. Also, a lot of people like dolphins and cafes and revolutions.

yeah dolphins are inspiration for freedom, and cafes are where you plot revolutions

Are you suggesting that the next console is gonna be called the Nintendo Freedom? :/

[ThePerm]

no.

[TJ Spyke]

Wii U's codename was Project Cafe, not Nintendo Cafe (same with Project Dolphin, not Nintendo Dolphin).

The only codename I thought was better than the real one was Nintendo Revolution.

[Ceric]

Come on, Wouldn't you rather be playing with Nitro?

[ThePerm]

Wii U's codename was Project Cafe, not Nintendo Cafe (same with Project Dolphin, not Nintendo Dolphin).

The only codename I thought was better than the real one was Nintendo Revolution.

I had project on all of them, and edited them out before i posted, i thought putting project before every code name would be redundant. The post would have looked like:

whats always weird is Nintendo's code names are always better names then the systems themselves
Ultra 64/project Reality
Project Dolphin
Project Revolution
Project Cafe


im sure at any point people commonly used Nintendo as a prenomination in place of Project

[TJ Spyke]

The Revolution one was weird because that time the codename did use the Nintendo name. Doesn't matter anyways, your point was made.

I think the Cafe one was the only one Nintendo themselves didn't publically use (meaning mention it in a press release or interview or something).

[Chozo Ghost]

I hope Wii U is the project name, and Cafe was just something they made up as a decoy to throw people off track. I hope the REAL name of the new console is still yet to be announced.

[Sarail]

I still really hope the name ends up becoming Nintendo Stream. Makes a LOT of sense.

[NWR_insanolord]

Stream, to me, is a worse name than Wii U.

[TJ Spyke]

Yep, I have to agree with insano on that.

[Adrock]

I like Stream more than Wii U. It's easier to say. In the interest of simplicity, Nintendo should adopt a numbering system for naming their consoles. Nintendo 6 is generic and boring but it gets the point across. It's so plain that it begs to be ignored in favor of what the console actually does and is capable of. I find it sad that the name generates far more discussion that the controller. I've accepted Wii U. Sure, it sounds silly but it's hardly an issue to me because in conversation, I refer to playing a specific game rather than the console the game is on. I just think the naming "controversy" could have been avoided if Nintendo picked something that simply got out of the way so that the really important thing about their new hardware would be the focus.

[Ceric]

A good console name is something that can be used to refer to the medium.  Like Kleenex is interchange with Hanky.  I Googled it, even though Google hates being turned into a generic term.

[Ian Sane]

"Stream" is like playing into the hands of everyone who made pee jokes about the Wii (ie: everybody).  It is an incredibly stupid name.  Wii U is at least a somewhat logical follow-up name to the Wii.  I don't like "Wii U" because it is somewhat awkward to say in English but also because it associates too much with the Wii.  Maybe Nintendo wants to do that (the Wii was extremely successful) but I think associating the new system with the Wii is going to turn off every core gamer that got turned off by the Wii.  If Nintendo just wants to be the casual system, fine, go with the Wii U name.  But if their talk about winning back the core isn't all bullshit, then that name is a poor choice.

A good console name is somewhat neutral.  It should sound like a piece of electronics and likely give some indication that it is related to videogames (ie: the "Play" in "Playstation").  It should not suggest a focus on any particular demographic ("Xbox" sounds TOO edgy; like it isn't suitable for kids) as the ideal goal is to have a system that everyone will want to own and will identify with.  That's doesn't mean playing to the lowest common denominator and assuming that something the attracts non-gamers and children is going to fly with teens and young adults.  Think of really generic invention names like "television" or brand names like "iPod" or "Windows".  None of these are names that suggest a specific focus on a current demographic or the exclusion of another one.  As a result these products are really seen as for everyone, Nintendo's very goal.  "Nintendo Entertainment System" is probably the best name Nintendo ever had because it really does not pigeonhole the product in any way.  It's a system for "Entertainment".  You can release ANYTHING on that!

And don't pick a name that people can easily make jokes about.  Don't think that the fact that the constant Wii name jokes didn't sink the system as indication that naming your system the "Dik" or "Puu" is a good idea.  It's a fallacy to assume that because the Wii was so successful that everything about it was done right.

[MegaByte]

I'm just wondering which random letter appendix Nintendo will choose next.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Wii D
WiiD

Get high on gaming erreyday [rip Nate Dog]

[Adrock]

"Stream" is like playing into the hands of everyone who made pee jokes about the Wii (ie: everybody).  It is an incredibly stupid name.

The pee jokes were just sophomoric. That doesn't represent everybody. That's like saying the idiots who said "Gaycube" represented everyone. The problem with Wii is that using it in a sentence makes you sound like a re-tard. Nintendo just invented a homophone and modern language was far worse for it.

Stream is a real word. It would just be a proper noun if Nintendo used it. How many people associate media streaming with urine? We use the word "stream" without even thinking about it these days because we stream data over the internet everyday. It's just part of our vernacular. I don't think that ever sounded as awkward in conversation as Wii did and still does. Making pee jokes with "stream" is even more of a stretch than "wee/Wii." When I hear the word "stream", I first think of Netflix, then a body of water with a current, then Ghostbusters. I think Nintendo Stream is a better name than Wii U because it describes the really unique thing the console does and you can use it in a sentence without feeling like you said something wrong. Unless the console came in yellow, I think Nintendo would be just fine with that name.

[Chozo Ghost]

"Nintendo Entertainment System" was the best brand name they ever had (Gameboy was also good), yet Nintendo threw it away for some reason. I guess its because they were so determined to shove 64 into the name somehow to illustrate that the N64 was a 64 bit system and therefore twice as powerful as the competition. They could have went with NES64 though. Then when the Gamecube rolled out it could have been called the NESCube or something.

That may have helped sales of those systems somewhat, because millions of people knew and loved the NES brand. Gamecube was a complete unknown.

As for Wii U, I agree 100% with Ian. The name is both stupid, and it also retains the Wii brand name which is my least favorite Nintendo system by far. Nintendo said they were going to make an effort to bring back the core gamers they lost, but with a name like Wii U they have already put the system on thin ice before it has even launched. I'm not saying it isn't impossible to win back core gamers, but with a name like Wii U it is now going to be an even more uphill battle than it was going to be anyway.

Nintendo somehow has to convince gamers that this new console is going to be badass and cool. Its like some kid with a funny name that's easy to make fun of moving to a new school and trying to make friends. Sure he can do it, but with his silly name its going to be much harder than it would be for a kid whose parents assigned a more dignified name.

[Ian Sane]

"Stream" is like playing into the hands of everyone who made pee jokes about the Wii (ie: everybody).  It is an incredibly stupid name.

The pee jokes were just sophomoric. That doesn't represent everybody. That's like saying the idiots who said "Gaycube" represented everyone. The problem with Wii is that using it in a sentence makes you sound like a re-tard. Nintendo just invented a homophone and modern language was far worse for it.

Stream is a real word. It would just be a proper noun if Nintendo used it. How many people associate media streaming with urine? We use the word "stream" without even thinking about it these days because we stream data over the internet everyday. It's just part of our vernacular. I don't think that ever sounded as awkward in conversation as Wii did and still does. Making pee jokes with "stream" is even more of a stretch than "wee/Wii." When I hear the word "stream", I first think of Netflix, then a body of water with a current, then Ghostbusters. I think Nintendo Stream is a better name than Wii U because it describes the really unique thing the console does and you can use it in a sentence without feeling like you said something wrong. Unless the console came in yellow, I think Nintendo would be just fine with that name.

Under normal circumstance "Stream" wouldn't necessarily be associated with urine.  However as the follow up to the "Wii"?  Yeah I think the jokes write themselves and damn near everyone I know regardless of age made fun of the name, even as they were loving the **** out of Wii Sports.

[nickmitch]

Gamecube was a great name for a cube that played games.

[Adrock]

Under normal circumstance "Stream" wouldn't necessarily be associated with urine.  However as the follow up to the "Wii"?  Yeah I think the jokes write themselves and damn near everyone I know regardless of age made fun of the name, even as they were loving the **** out of Wii Sports.

You're acting like that would sully the word forever. I really don't see it becoming an internet meme. And the most important thing about your post is that damn near everyone you know was "loving the ****" out of Wii Sports. So, even if they mocked the name, someone spent money on a Wii to buy it. That's like going to a restaurant and enjoying a meal, all the while saying, "This is ****." It just makes those people look like assholes. But, hey, it's free publicity and Nintendo made their money and probably didn't get their feelings hurt from the insults.

[NWR_insanolord]

As I've said, the name is irrelevant, especially to gamers. If the system has a competent online system, enough power and strong third party support gamers will buy it, regardless of the name.

[Chozo Ghost]

I really don't see it becoming an internet meme.

Internet Memes come and go. I remember back when I first explored the internet back in 1998 there was a meme about "___ ate my balls". Apparently that fell out of favor, because you don't see that anymore. I don't keep up to date on that **** because to me its just bullshit, but the last I remember was the chuck norris stuff, and even that is probably outdated now. Stuff like that comes and goes because people are sheep/lemmings and they follow that bullshit, but I don't.