Re: Revolution news!

[Izret101]

I agree

Hate a system because of more reasons than the name.

But unfortunately a bad name is the first bad presentation of the system no one knows almost anything about.

But like one of those articles stated by the time E3 rolls around hopefully they will be wowing us.

But they should have picked a shittier code name than Revolution.
Like Swordfish(like Dolphin for N64) or something. The Nintendo Swordfish would have sucked and obviously been a codename.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Sucks

[phoenix1967]

Wow, I really hope that the name didn't throw you off of the Revolution. I hear names reflect so well how good or bad the system and its games will be.

It is extremely absent minded to judge on just a name. Judge at least on the games announced and controller, or better yet, wait until E3 to pass any real judgement. Dismissing a system because it has a stupid name is rediculuous, and if that is truly the reason why you are ditching the console, then why did you not ditch the Xbox?

Your experience is made by the games, not by the name. Don't forget that.

Oui. Oui. I agree. I'm just having fun with the puns that can be created from the name. And I certainly would never disregard a system based on name only.

As far as the console itself, prior to the name change, the controller still is putting me off, and unless the games are spectacular, it's going to remain the next generation console that's of the least interest to me. And I already have a N64 and GC, so backward capability is a moot point.

I guess there's been nothing about the system that impresses me so far, that's all. After E3, maybe that will change, we'll see...

[Rejinx]

Little boys playing with their Wii, thats no Revolution.  

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Little boys playing with their Wii, thats no Revolution.  

[AndyC]

I know there's nothing in a name but I think this could severely hinder Nintendo's sales, especially in the U.K.
My reasoning behind this being that the word Wii (or Wee) has two slang meanings over here. The first being small or tiny. This may well give a perception of inadeqacy when two other "big" players are out there in Sony and Microsoft.
The other meaning for Wee is piss, which I really don't think I have to explain why it could have an affect.
Revolution would have been a far more universal name, people have been calling it by this name for the last twelve months and people will have now made asociations to it.
I feel this could be a fairly bad move in Nintendo's rise back to domination.

[wrldstrman]

 guess it will be ok now to play with your wii wii in public

i sure hope they dont call it that

[Izret101]

@ AndyC that slang exists here too

Imagine what this might mean in some asian dialect...

[Pop Culture Portal]

I just now found this thread...Wii??

You've got to be kidding....the controlers already had me a little spooked and this just makes things worse for me.

Having said that...I'll probably get one anyway

I remember way back when the PS was about to make its debut.  There were alot of us at Babbage's (where I worked at the time) who thought the controllers were ugly mutants that no one would touch.  "Too many buttons, looks too hard to hold"...  I also remember alot of us making fun of the name "Playstation."  Sounded like some sort of little kids toy.

But, once we got them, set them up and started playing them in the store, our minds were changed and I bought one immediately.  That's what I'm hoping will happen, for me, with Wii.  I'll go into Game Crazy, or wherever, play it, like the controllers, and buy one on the spot.  Hey, if it worked for me for the PS, who's to say it won't work for Wii?

[Izret101]

I never thought about that...
How it will play inj store demos.
The controller will probably be tethered at the bottom.

Thats gonna suck too.

I am pretty dissapointed.
PennyArcade has a comic about it but i couldn't view it yet.
Wouldn't load. :-/

[captain_nintendo]

What a great name!  

Who makes decisions like this? What a bunch of morons! At least the system itself still interest me  

[NationalGameDepot]

Why oh Why?  This is the most retarded thing I have ever seen.  Revoultion was so much better, and made the system have a somewhat mysterious feel to it.  This could really hurt Nintendo I am afraid, but we shall see.

maybe they'll name their next handeheld the Wii Wii   [Roll Eyes]  

WOW, Awesome.  There  are going to be so many joke about this.  It gives people who already don't Nintendo so many ways to make fun it now.  I am pissed about this name change for some reason.
~~NGD

[yap]

This is so funny.  When the Revolution announced what their new controller would be like, this forum was 95% people bitching and moaning about it.

Fact is Nintendo is aiming for a bigger market than hard-core video game nuts.  Sucks, but that's the way it is.

As dumb as you might think they are, they're smarter than you.  They've got lots and lots of focus groups in at least three different markets pounding name ideas on their target audience (which is huge) day in and day out.

Apparently they've alienated hard core video game nerds with this name, I doubt they care.

They're thinking outside the box, why is it so hard for you people to do the same?

[Tynstar]

Little boys playing with their Wii, thats no Revolution.  

Now thats funny!



Do I think the name is stupid? I sure do.
Does it really matter? No not really
Will I get the system? Damn right I will. If it is under 200 I will get one at launch.

[TraderJake]

They're thinking outside the box, why is it so hard for you people to do the same?

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