What's a Wii?

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:49 pm

Just a long as they don't call it the Nintendo Drive.

Yeahduff · Post by **Yeahduff** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:39 pm

KittyKatBlack wrote:So was Hitler's marketing strategy. That doesn't make it moral, or right.

Sure sold a lot of game consoles, though, didn't he?

Wii is right.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:43 am

There's hope yet forthe nay-sayers.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/punkd/did- ... 170381.php

- Joel Fagin

JTigerclaw · Post by **JTigerclaw** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:49 am

Man, I hope it is all a joke, but I bet some people are going to be pissed that they would pull a stunt like this and this whole thing would actually decrease sales instead of helping it.

Why Nintendo? Why must you lie to us? And if you're not lying, why must you pick such a crappy name? *sob*

KittyKatBlack · Post by **KittyKatBlack** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:59 am

yeahduff wrote:
KittyKatBlack wrote:So was Hitler's marketing strategy. That doesn't make it moral, or right.
Sure sold a lot of game consoles, though, didn't he?

Wii is right.

I was talking more about Apple than Nintendo. But I just have a grudge against Apple. I don't hate Nintendo. I don't think I ever really could. I just hope they don't become so self-centered that they think that just because they're Nintendo, that automaticly makes anything they do good, without putting forth any effort to make a good product.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:00 am

Dunno... They do say that no publicity is bad publicity, such stint could make current Nintendo fans angry, but the controverse around it could make it reach to the audience that otherwise wouldn't be interested in it at all.
See what I mean: If it wasn't for this, I for one wouldn't even know that Nintendo has a new console, nor would I care much.

Skylark King · Post by **Skylark King** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:33 am

KittyKatBlack wrote: I just hope they don't become so self-centered that they think that just because they're Nintendo, that automaticly makes anything they do good, without putting forth any effort to make a good product.

Well, with Virtual Boy, the Power Glove and the Triforce I think Nintendo has had enough collosal failures in the past to know that they ain't infalliable.

Terotrous · Post by **Terotrous** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:09 am

There really are no words for how absurdly terrible of a name this is. Other people have already summed it up better than I could:
"A good name shouldn't need a page's worth of explanation",
"Customers are going to be reluctant to buy a system whose name they're embarassed to say",
and, "If this is the name that they chose, which ones did they reject?"

There have been some people saying that it's a good idea because it's generating a lot of press (even if it's 95% bad), but honestly if you wanted press generation you probably could have chosen a less terrible name. After the press dies down we're still stuck with an abombinably named console on our hands.

I don't even think it's so much Nintendo thinking that they're so clever as them getting sucked into marketing jargon. No doubt someone proposed the name Wii along with the explanation and they thought "wow, look at how long that explanation is! It's brilliant!"

I'm also hoping they'll reveal that they tricked us at E3, but I know they won't. Nintendo has not only a distinguished history of making big mistakes, but also one of never learning from them. This just about takes the cake, though.

I know if they don't change the name, if I ever have to refer to the system anywhere it'll be as "Nintendo's new system", because you really can't have any dignity as a gamer and talk about playing "Wee".

Post by **Kisai** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:33 pm

I think Nintendo bought into the snakes on a plane... name it something absurd and people will remember.

Also, it's constant with the gay term for every console (how every console name can be a reference to something gay)

Jops · Post by **Jops** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:55 pm

Speaking of "Wii", sounds like what Internet Explorer does:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9BON5nd ... ch=firefox

Mr.Bob · Post by **Mr.Bob** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:27 pm

How is Nintendo 64 gay?

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:58 pm

My name is Tiffany with two e's instead of i, both capitalized, ph instead of f, two n's and e in front of y.
So, TEEphanney.

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:52 pm

Tiffany is such a nice name.

Wait, what??

Yeahduff · Post by **Yeahduff** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:11 pm

I guess I just don't get it. The more I think about the name Wii, the more I like it. It's distinct, it looks great written down, makes a nice logo, and within a month of the release no one will think about any juvenile connotations the sound "we" has. It's a better name than PlayStation or SuperNintendo (for god's sakes), and definitely better than it's forerunner, Revolution. I don't see anything absurd about it, and if it turns out to be an April Fool's joke, I'll be disappointed only because it's not actually funny in any way. But really. Is it just the urine thing? What? Explain to me why it sucks so much.

While you're at it, explain to me why I care.

KittyKatBlack · Post by **KittyKatBlack** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:26 pm

yeahduff wrote:I guess I just don't get it. The more I think about the name Wii, the more I like it. It's distinct, it looks great written down, makes a nice logo, and within a month of the release no one will think about any juvenile connotations the sound "we" has. It's a better name than PlayStation or SuperNintendo (for god's sakes), and definitely better than it's forerunner, Revolution. I don't see anything absurd about it, and if it turns out to be an April Fool's joke, I'll be disappointed only because it's not actually funny in any way. But really. Is it just the urine thing? What? Explain to me why it sucks so much.

While you're at it, explain to me why I care.

To be honest? We is an adjective. Wii is a noun, because it's a thing. Saying, "Let's play with the Wii." sounds wrong because you dont use an adjecive as the subject of the sentance. So I think the main reason it's not working, dispite the fact that it's easy to joke about, is the fact that it's relationship to We breaks the rules of proper english.

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:58 am

It's the urine thing.

At least for me.

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:06 am

Terotrous wrote:There have been some people saying that it's a good idea because it's generating a lot of press (even if it's 95% bad), but honestly if you wanted press generation you probably could have chosen a less terrible name. After the press dies down we're still stuck with an abombinably named console on our hands.

Well JUST before they release it they might change it back or something. All the press, all the sales.

Guildmaster Van · Post by **Guildmaster Van** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:17 am

I don't know why this is still a hot subject.
People don't buy consoles based on their names.

Nintendo doesn't need an impressive name to sell consoles (They need good games :p But then again I'm a Nintendo hater)

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:26 am

Well its like a guy named Lucy. Its just a name, but EVERYONE is going to notice him and make fun of him. Until he changes his name to Butch and leaves school that is.

KittyKatBlack · Post by **KittyKatBlack** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:15 am

Guildmaster Van wrote:I don't know why this is still a hot subject.
People don't buy consoles based on their names.

Nintendo doesn't need an impressive name to sell consoles (They need good games :p But then again I'm a Nintendo hater)

Oh my god. Did Van just use a smiley? *shock*

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