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But why force a potential fan to wrap their mind around a name. It seems like an unecessary hurdle.
It IS an unnecessary hurdle. Many people are going to take some convincing to even pick up the revmote, let alone buy the console.
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Originally posted by: Hostile Creation Yeah, I'm sure you know the American mindset far, far better than all us other Americans.
By the way, it's not called wee, it's Wii. Get it right.
So you're saying that average Joe gamer X is mature and secure enough to buy a console pronounced "wee"?
Sorry, but no, I don't believe that for even a SECOND. These are the same gamers who are convinced that Nintendo is aimed at children and equate using its hardware and software to wearing
diapers.
Seriously, go post on a general gaming forum and the non-Nintendo fans will all say the exact same thing: Nintendo is for children.
I thought, before this announcement, that we all pretty much agreed that Nintendo needed, above all else, to shake this kidd!e image and appeal to older gamers. Nintendo loses and loses BADLY when it comes to selling to older gamers, and they represent the majority of the market, which is clearly indicated by the fact that the GC is LAST in hardware sales this gen.
Reggie had even said that the GC was the benchmark for sales, that, if the Rev didn't outsell the cube, that it was a failure. With this new name, I'm not so sure it WILL outsell the cube.
Selling "wee" to the public is going to be selling something completely unheard of, and unless Nintendo plans to actually do some advertising this gen, it's NOT going to work. Sony and MS advertise their consoles like crazy. The last major wave of Nintendo ads I can recall was the miserable "Who are you?" ad campaign, which the new "Wii will change everything" campaign seems to have a great deal in common with. Both are vague and don't establish what the product in question even DOES.
At least with "Revolution", the name was self-explanitory: who doesn't know what a "Revolution" is? Nintendo shouldn't have to explain the name of their new console for people to understand it, especially when it already has enough new and different factors going for it.
I think it's a bad idea, and chastise me all you want, accuse me of whining, whatever. The average American gamer is image conscious and will not buy a product with a ridiculous name because they feel it will say something about them by association. Yes, that IS an immensely ignorant manner of thinking, but THAT is the sad state of the American mindset. It's not something I'm condoning, but it's the truth of the matter: American consumers are image-conscious and will not buy a product which they feel runs counter to their desired image.
It's not like I'm demanding blood from Nintendo. I simply think that the name "Revolution" had far more impact, universal understanding and selling power than "wii" ever will and I strongly believe that it would be in Nintendo's best interest to keep the name Revolution.
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