Yes, wiiully.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/30292
Nintendo posted an image of the Wii U logo on their press site confirming that the Wii U will not undergo any name change at E3.
The logo was also put up on the company's new Wii U Facebook page, which includes a video from Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.
The logo is mostly unchanged, but the "U" is now slightly less green (rgb(0, 150, 200) instead of rgb(0, 172, 202)), while the shade of gray is left unchanged. The logo's file name is similar to last year's E3 Wii U logo, except instead of 2011, it says 2012. There was some hullabaloo over the logo being taken down and put back up, but that appeared to be nothing more than a technical hiccup, as the logo is on both Nintendo's press site and the new Wii U Facebook page.
The Wii U trademark is disputed in the UK by Information Technology Junction Limited over its "U" trademark for advertising and blogs, but Nintendo was granted the trademark for other product categories. The dispute will not be resolved until June or July.
The name is confusing because Nintendo called everything Wii [something]. It sounds like a peripheral. Apparently, a lot of people were confused by the 3DS and that had a number in it denoting sequentiality. Wii U kind of sounds like an educational game.
The 3DS confusion doesn't exist anymore since sales increased greatly after the price dropped and Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 were released. This shows the name wasn't the problem but the price and lack of major games that caused the early 3DS sales to be so poor. Now there might have been some people who were confused early on but as soon as they tried to buy the newest Mario games and found out they wouldn't work on a regular DS, they learned the 3DS was a new needed system.
As long as the Wii U has a reasonable price and some killer apps at launch, people won't be confused by the name. If people want to play the newest Wii Sports or Mario game this November, they'll find out soon enough they'll need the Wii U to play these games now.
Any chance it's just for Japan and America gets a new name?
NES vs. Famicom anyone
Any chance it's just for Japan and America gets a new name?This article is about the American press site and Facebook page.
I actually think Nintendo shouldn't drastically alter the Wii U system. Just like Apple, Nintendo pretty much nailed the look of their system (we all agree that the Wii is the best looking system to date). All they should do now is perfect it.The problem there is Apple has a Zealot following that now encompasses the Media looking for any difference in there products. They called the newest iPad "The New iPad" and the media know the different because there hungry for the littlest of Apple news. Nintendo doesn't have the clout with the Media for that.
I actually think Nintendo shouldn't drastically alter the Wii U system. Just like Apple, Nintendo pretty much nailed the look of their system (we all agree that the Wii is the best looking system to date). All they should do now is perfect it.The problem there is Apple has a Zealot following that now encompasses the Media looking for any difference in there products. They called the newest iPad "The New iPad" and the media know the different because there hungry for the littlest of Apple news. Nintendo doesn't have the clout with the Media for that.
Most people I talk to outside of this forum sphere:
1) Don't know Nintendo has a New Console coming
2) Know of the WiiU, but Don't know Nintendo has a New Console coming
3) Been listening to the Media that seems to swear this is an Accessory
The sad part is Nintendo Marketing doesn't seem to want to combat these perceptions at all. That is why I'm against the WiiU name.
...Agree, but there has already been a year of damage.
Nintendo's marketing went silent until now. I think we'll see a lot stronger push that makes clear the difference following E3 in the buildup to launch.
Stop It Kytim.... :P:
I was hoping for something clever like NEWii or Ultra Wii or even Super Wii or Wii2.0Yes, those names are very clever (and original to boot)! You can see the careful thought that went behind them.
Ths is a N64 repeat. Nintendo's stubborness will be their undoing, again.
N64, they stubbornly stayed with cartridge, and the WiiU they stubbornly
keep a name that confuses the casual, and turns the Hard core off, cause the
Wii had nothing for them and the WiiU is anextention of that.
Love you Nintendo, but stubbornness has always hurt people in this industry.
$600 PS3 anyone?
Or we could just do what my parents do and just call it the "Nintendo".
(http://i.imgur.com/VHApe.png)Or we could just do what my parents do and just call it the "Nintendo".Yes, because that wouldn't be confusing at all.
No one "likes" the name Wii U, but they dont have to - they'll buy it anyway!
As long as "regular folk" can see it's different, they'll be fine.
Does anyone have any better suggestions for the name? (I don't!)
Super Wii.
I liked GameCube. And "N64". And "NES". ("Super Nintendo" is okay). "Game Boy" is great, but a lot of that might have been age, now mixed with nostalgia. "Game Boy Color" is fine with me. "Game Boy Advance" always seemed a little awkward, but forgivable. "DS" and "3DS" are good names (didn't care for "DSi" - too "iPod" rip-off-ish). "Virtual Boy" was a great name, but that might be taking too much nostalgia from the "Game Boy" name.^^Agreed tenfold.
On the other side of things - "Master System" is a great name. "Genesis" as well. Don't like "Mega Drive"... sounds clunky. "Saturn", meh. "Dreamcast" I've always liked. "Playstation", I could take or leave. I've never liked "XBox", as I've always detested anything with the letter "X" thrown into it, much like wordz with z on the end. "Vita" is a great name, but "PlayStation Vita" is icky.
"Wii" and "Wii U"... I just really, really dislike - even more than "XBox". I just don't like them. I never have and probably never will.
Is there anyone who really *likes* the name? I'm not talking about "I'm okay with it." or "It's better than what anyone else has come up with." - I mean you really, really like the name?
I pretty much feel the same way about it as I do with the Wii. I don't like it, but I'll still be in line to get one day one because I don't buy a system based on the name...
And the "U" doesn't have anything to do with the design of the console!Yes, it does. It's "you" as in your personal tablet. The U is even set inside a tablet shape.
Who "really, really" likes the name Xbox 360, or Playstation Vita, though? Game console names are pretty dumb across the board if you really think about it.
I am going to have to side with Caterkiller and Oblivion on the name. I really like the name. Also Insanolord has a point with the name. A cool sounding console name isn't going to change peoples minds if it does then well they need to get their priorities straight. Games are what matter for consoles.
While there could well be people who claim they'd never buy something called the WiiU, these aren't the people that were going to be persuadable by Nintendo anyway.
Just call it the Nintendo Fiil already and call it a day. Nintendo, Super NES, 64, Gamecube, Wii -- stick with tradition and come up with something different, even if you're leaning heavily on the double-i branding of the Wii.
People don't buy a product based on the name...
a trusted brand name
What do you guys think the Wii U's successor will be named? It's never too early to start speculating.
Yeah, its just like when parents give their kid some ridiculous name and it just ends up being fodder for bullies to use to pick on them in school.
I'm pretty sure calling it Nexus would get them sued by Google.
Yeah, its just like when parents give their kid some ridiculous name and it just ends up being fodder for bullies to use to pick on them in school.
Yeah, its just like when parents give their kid some ridiculous name and it just ends up being fodder for bullies to use to pick on them in school.
Thinking about it I can't imagine "Wii" being any more of a problem for French people then the band Yes is for English speakers.
Keep in mind a lot of search engines exclude the word "The" so if you want to do a search about anything relating to "The The" you will have a difficult time.Not really true. Just try it.
I'm glad they didn't run that brand name into the ground and instead mixed things up. And dropping the Game Boy brand seemed to work out pretty well for Nintendo, since the DS will likely go down as the best selling game system in history, and the 3DS is doing even better so far.
My pick for a name would be: Nexus. It means "connection" so it has that meta connection that they want us to make, but sounds so much better! Nintendo Nexus rolls off the tongue nicely.
I'm pretty sure calling it Nexus would get them sued by Google.
I'm pretty sure calling it Nexus would get them sued by Google.
Or the WWE.
they're smart enough to know they're not likely to get that lucky going with a crazy out-of-left-field idea this time around.
I think the single crippling problem with the Wii U is going to be convincing gamers who may currently own a PS3, 360, or PC to buy a console that mainly plays games they can already play on their existing hardware with only minimal improvements.Nintendo can start with their own fans. Having Wii owners who also bought PS3/360 to ditch those platforms for Wii U is a good start.
So what would get such gamers to make a Nintendo console their primary console again? Honestly, I don't know. Tech on par with the next-generation Sony or Microsoft consoles would help, but the Wii U probably won't have anywhere near that. 3rd party exclusives would help, but 3rd parties have moved away from making platform exclusives over this last generation. Exclusive DLC content would help, but Nintendo's not the kind of company to shell out the cash for that sort of thing. A free online service greater than Xbox Live would help, but does anyone really think Nintendo's actually capable of that yet with their low level of experience?
No one who owns a PS360 will buy a Wii U to play the same third party games
3rd parties won't go for it. They already operate in a $60/game mindset. Adding a new system to put quality ports to would only increase the cost and wouldn't necessarily increase revenue. Nintendo can price their games at $50, but I don't see that price point helping anyone else but Nintendo.Considers the Margin. If Nintendo keeps the margins were the developer gets the same amount and takes the $10 cut on there side it wouldn't matter to them. We know Nintendo won't but thats how you mitigate it.
I don't think Nintendo determines the margins. Game prices went up because it's more expensive to make HD games (or so the story goes). If the Wii U is cheaper to develop for and 3rd parties make it the lead console, then I could see them passing the savings along to us especially if it means keeping up with Nintendo.Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft get a cut of every sale as the platform holder.
