Author Topic: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii (Read 76037 times)

jasonditz · « **Reply #125 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:15:55 AM »

Am I the only one here old enough to remember the "with a name like Smuckers, it has to be good" commercials?

Ceric · « **Reply #126 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:16:00 AM »

I like to say that anybody who thinks that Iwata is smoking Miyomato's stuff is wrong.

Miyomato's stuff is normally good, real good.

Edit: Yeah but "Smuckers" is a play on Smacking your lips.

jasonditz · « **Reply #127 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:18:44 AM »

A name like this gets people talking, even if it's negative. So all these people who go "lets look at that Wii... I bet it's going to be so lame" come away with "wow... it can do all that?"

Fro · « **Reply #128 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:19:45 AM »

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Originally posted by: vudu
I wondering if they're try to relate this to Roman numerals at all. M is 1000. Turn it upside down and you have a W. V is 5. Put two of them next to eachother and you have a W. I think we all know that I is 1.

Who needs a PS3 or an Xbox 360 when I have a Nintendo 1002?!?

You could probably count systems in a way so that VVII is the 12th Nintendo video game machine released in Japan.

eljefe · « **Reply #129 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:22:21 AM »

paladin is the only one any making sense here..

even I haven't made any sense, because I'm still taking it seriously

I would pay to see Nintendo HQ
they must be rolling (reading all this)

Caliban · « **Reply #130 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:22:28 AM »

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Originally posted by: jasonditz
Idea: what if the external of the Wii is clear plastic with some sort of color changing dye on the inside... maybe something where you could insert a dye pill and change the system's color at will.

Kid: Grampa Grampa, guess what? I got a pill and it turned my Wii orange
Grandfather (thoughtfully): Don't worry lad, I had that happen to me once when I had bacterial meningitis... it goes away in a few weeks.

{just dying to squeeze bacterial meningitis into a video game commercial}

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On another note, this is the way I see it, Nintendo is all about fun and in so they start giving us fun from the console's name.

Ceric · « **Reply #131 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:23:24 AM »

Nintendo doesn't need to making unneccessary hurdles.

Also this looks like something the Baptists would fight against. They ruin my life on a normal basis with there complaining and ruining of fun things. For once I like to harness there power for my own purpose. (No offense if your Baptist. The people I like the institution as a whole meddles to much in my life as a non-baptist to like( I'm Lutheran and getting married by a Baptist pastor go figure, IYWTK).)

vudu · « **Reply #132 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:25:36 AM »

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Originally posted by: Fro
You could probably count systems in a way so that VVII is the 12th Nintendo video game machine released in Japan.

Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Super Famicom, Game Boy Light, Game Boy Color, Virtual Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Game Boy Advance SP, DS, Game Boy Micro, DS Lite, Wii.

Nope, there were a lot more than 11 previous systems. I think there might have been a few revisions of the Famicom, too.

Maybe if you count all the hardware revisions and don't count any of the portables ....

eljefe · « **Reply #133 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:29:54 AM »

correction

paladin isn't the only one

caliban and jasonditz "get it" too

also words of wisdom from Rollin of Infendo fame:

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...It's a fun name to make fun of. The reason most are reacting the way they are is because they care so damn much about what the Sony and MS fans think. Shut your fanboy brain down and realize that the experience is what matters and the name isn't stupid....Just because the system isn't black and the name isn't the N5 you don't think it's cool. Stop worrying about what Xbots and Sony fans think of you. They're not gonna play the Rev for you. You are. If it kills you this much, don't buy the thing. Obviously that's what you really cared about all along.

..I really don't see much of an issue with anyone calling it Wii and giggling. It'll be a joke, nothing more. They'll still buy it. Let the other consoles' fans ridicule. They can make fun all they want, but they won't be able to have fun unless they embrace the Wii and buy one. Every moment they spend making fun of Wii will be time spent not having fun with their own consoles.

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #134 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:30:15 AM »

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Originally posted by: vudu
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Originally posted by: Fro
You could probably count systems in a way so that VVII is the 12th Nintendo video game machine released in Japan.
Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Super Famicom, GameBoy Color, Virtual Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Game Boy Advance SP, DS, Game Boy Micro, DS Lite wii.

Nope, there were a lot more than 11 previous consoles. I think there might have been a few revisions of the Famicom, too.

I would change the SP and put G&W instead.....otherwise, wii would have to count every revision (Famicom AV, DSLite, ect)

couchmonkey · « **Reply #135 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:40:06 AM »

One thing is for sure: Nintendo is having no problem getting the new name out to the masses. I thought switching the name from Revolution this late in the game might be difficult.

Ceric · « **Reply #136 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:40:10 AM »

I didn't realize how funny that announcements sounds.

"..its all about Wii(wee)."

SgtShiversBen · « **Reply #137 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:48:00 AM »

oh shi-....i've actually started liking the name too...

I was on 1up and saw the news post about "Madden NFL Headed to Wii" and it made me think about Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei. I like the name now! Nuuu

Ceric · « **Reply #138 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:52:56 AM »

It's a very visually appealing name as I said.

Seeing it is liking it.
Hear it is hating it.
Saying it is laughing about it.

1 out of 3 really is just not that good. Unless we go around calling it

"The Console Whose Name Shall Not be Spoken"

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #139 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:57:29 AM »

Sorry, that counts as 2 out of 3 unless you hate laughing.

Your loss, I guess.

vudu · « **Reply #140 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:57:30 AM »

Oh Noes!! TalkBalk ate the Wii thread!

capamerica · « **Reply #141 on:** April 27, 2006, 10:58:55 AM »

Hmm...
Wii = 23, 9, 9
23 + 9 + 9 = 41
4 + 1 = 5

Nintendo Wii = Nintendo's 5th Console!

I know I'm grasping at straws here, I just can't accept that Nintendo would do something as stupid as naming their console the 'Wii'

Sir_Stabbalot · « **Reply #142 on:** April 27, 2006, 11:00:14 AM »

I hope nintendo listens to its fans on this one.

Iwata, Reggie, any of you, if you can hear this, for the love of God change the name back to Revolution if you want ANY mainstream acceptance.

Everything else about the Rev was great, but this...

ThePerm · « **Reply #143 on:** April 27, 2006, 11:01:22 AM »

remember how WWF changed their name to WWE, and it completely tanked in popularity?

Get the F out!

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #144 on:** April 27, 2006, 11:02:32 AM »

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Originally posted by: vudu
Oh Noes!! TalkBalk ate the Wii thread!

i was going to ask what happened to that thread.....

so, what happened? oO

Ceric · « **Reply #145 on:** April 27, 2006, 11:02:49 AM »

I don't like laughing in a serious discussion or when I'm trying to convince my Wife that I need to buy one of these and games or when I'm trying to convince someone to try something.

Also Perrin Kaplan says they were going to explain the process that they used to come up with this name.

They explained the reason but I see no explanation of the process.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #146 on:** April 27, 2006, 11:06:42 AM »

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Originally posted by: eljefe
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...It's a fun name to make fun of. The reason most are reacting the way they are is because they care so damn much about what the Sony and MS fans think. Shut your fanboy brain down and realize that the experience is what matters and the name isn't stupid....Just because the system isn't black and the name isn't the N5 you don't think it's cool. Stop worrying about what Xbots and Sony fans think of you. They're not gonna play the Rev for you. You are. If it kills you this much, don't buy the thing. Obviously that's what you really cared about all along.

..I really don't see much of an issue with anyone calling it Wii and giggling. It'll be a joke, nothing more. They'll still buy it. Let the other consoles' fans ridicule. They can make fun all they want, but they won't be able to have fun unless they embrace the Wii and buy one. Every moment they spend making fun of Wii will be time spent not having fun with their own consoles.

The problem with this logic is that he assumes that people will still buy it who aren't Nintendo fans. If only Nintendo fans buy it, it'll likely do worse than the GC.

If the Wii sells poorly, it won't get developer support down the line and it'll be the GC all over again.

The name Revolution was excellent. The name promised what the console would do: revolutionize gaming. "Wii" is a sh*tty, worthless name which has no meaning to anyone aside from being a baby-talk synonym for urine or male genitalia.

Nintendo is going to have a hard enough time pushing the concept. They don't need to saddle it with the ga yest name ever to add to the load it has to carry.

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #147 on:** April 27, 2006, 11:09:44 AM »

Smash_Brother, your posts are losing their reasonable edge. Just sounds like whining now.

capamerica · « **Reply #148 on:** April 27, 2006, 11:15:24 AM »

Here is a question that is going to start bugging me;
What the hell were the other choices for names?

Louieturkey · « **Reply #149 on:** April 27, 2006, 11:16:40 AM »

It's the NEW, the Nintendo Entertainment Wii. It's NEW, it's hip, it's tiku tiku tiku! , it's ipoddish.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
No, Wiiiiiiiiiiiii
Ahhhhhwhwwww.
No, round your mouth but smaller, then put your teeth together and smile and say it.
Ooooowwwwwwwwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!

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