Topic: Do you still care about the name?

[eljefe]

this is what Nintendo wanted...the following quote was in the comments section of the Washington Blog Wii Impressions

"...Nobody is laughing at the "Wii" anymore. People are now laughing with it, and talking about how exciting the games are, and the controller. (It looks to me like Nintendo stole the show, actually...after the Tuesday news conference, all you heard was, "The graphics aren't 'next-generation'." After the demos, all you heard was, "Wow.")

Seems playing is believing..."


I think it sums up the entire conference. I've gotten alot more used to the name. But I liked it to begin with. Now that there are hands-on impressions of Wii I'll be even more proud to bring it up in everyday conversation. It takes getting used to but it works...plain and not-so-simple, it works.

I can't wait to play. The name only made me wonder if mainstream people would dig it. Now that nongamers from various media outlets have played it and are reacting positively I"M EVEN MORE CONFIDENT IN ITS SUCCESS.

C'mon, in the past, if it had ANY glitches or mistakes the media would have completely ignored it in their articles (or mention Nintendo only in a negative light.) Now BBC, USAToday, Washington Post, even foreign sites and sites focused on other products are raving about Wii (I read hands-on imp's on an Ipod site yesterday).

Casual/nongamers like it enough to buy it? Since when? And this with nary a price or finalized release date. Heck, some of the people pledging allegiance to Wii HAVEN"T EVEN PLAYED IT. Just reading about how its played has people psyched.

That can only spell success.  

[ruby_onix]

I'm surprised to report that the more I see of the name, the more revolted with it I become. (And no, it's not the urine thing that disgusts me.) I don't even want to speak of it anymore.