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Originally posted by: wandering
Because all of the arguments not in favor of Wii have been perfectly rational....
They haven't? The majority of opposition I've seen on these boards all stems from realistic concerns regarding how this name might affect John Q. Public's console purchasing decision a year from now. Citing that "wii" (wee) comes in with an ambiguous name is hardly irrational.
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Originally posted by: wandering
Anyway. In response to this:
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How come when people cite the negative reaction they're told that's just the internet/gaming community and 'normal' people don't associate 'wee' with any funny words, but when it comes to pro-Wiiers citing the buzz created, the fact that the internet/gaming community are the only places buzzing about it doesn't matter? It's like "OMG this is a brilliant decision, everyone on the internet is buzzing about Wii!" and then "Only the super lame internet associates this with anything bad!"
I actually sort of agree with this, although Wii HAS gotten stories in all the major news outlets. NYT, BBC ("Name Swap Sparks Satire"...ugg), Washington Post, etc. But I don't think Wii has suddenly sparked a massive newfound interest in the console, no. Nintendo's E3 presentation will do that.
That's fine that it's getting stories, but so does a new disease that breaks out.
The only way I can ever get behind the name, er, rather, get used to it, is if NOA gets the rights to everyone's favorite Queen song and uses that on every. single. commercial. "Wii will rock you."