I love Nintendo. They make great games, I'm in full support of the revmote, think that it'll change the way gaming is played andplan to get one on day 1 because I believe it'll be a worthwhile investment.
That said, I ask Nintendo:
WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU THINKING NAMING YOUR REVOLUTIONARY CONSOLE AFTER A FREAKING PENIS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
this name change is nothing but an ugh-inducing phenomenon. I'm not gonna shake this offf for a long while...
Okay, I'll admit it, the name is terrible. On the other hand, I kinda like the concept behind it. I mean, think about it... EVERYONE knows Super Mario Bros. I don't know anyone who doesn't love that game to death. And I'm talking about people who would otherwise have absolutely nothing to do with video games. And Mario Kart... And Duck Hunt, of all hings. Everybody loves Duck Hunt. Point is, you can get everyone around a Nintendo system, gamers, non-gamers, whatever. So I think Nintendo is spot-on with their angle of togetherness and everything, even though the name is just God-awful.
Hm... I am simply amazed that this actually suprises people. Granted, it really doesn't bother me, I'll be getting one either way, but come on. You should have seen this one coming. And you should also be used to it.
And I wouldn't count on the petitions changing anything... Nintendo has already satated that people need to deal with it.
Although, I would get a kick out of it if parent's groups all of a sudden decided the name Wii is too phallic to market to children.
Beldaran wrote:No adult male with testicles wants to go into a store and spend hundreds of dollars on a "wee". It makes it sound like a trinket for baby girls. What a lame idea.Oh, I seriously doubt that. 🙄
If you ask me, it's the other way around. An adult male has to have some BIG testicles to go into a store and spend hundreds of dollars on a "wee". 😃
Beldaran wrote:"Wii" may in fact be a brilliant marketing manuevre. It may raise their market share. The corporate suits might hit a home run. Sure.But that doesn't mean it isn't completely ass poundingly stupid!
Since when did "cool names"in a business become such a priority over making money?
Anyway, It's not just Japanese people who came up with the name. American people did too you know. Yeah, I know a name means everything, and people will be talking about this on the internet. But, its not bothering me one bit. I'm glad they called it Wii. Its such a crazy wacky goofball name that I wouldn't expect from anyone other than Nintendo. Come on, this is why I've come to love Nintendo, that they do crazy stuff that nobody expects, they do stuff different, they always stand out for what they believe in. Nintendo has put a lot of trust in us guys. They trust us that we will like their games. They trust us that we will like their new system, and they trust the name fits the system. It shocked me, but it doesn't change my opinion of the games, the system, or Nintendo themselves. It's not going to make me feel ashamed for owning a Wii becasue of its name. If some of you are worried about image (not saying you are), then you shouldn't have been playing Nintendo in the first place.
Plus I like the name because it gets most of you all squirmin' 😃
Darth Cronic wrote:you sure about that? what was the last good idea they had?
Nintendo has had plenty of great ideas, but poorly executed alot of them. Forinstance the Virtual Boy, the Ninetndo 64 DD, the SNES CD-Rom.
This reminds me of how we were going to get the "Nintendo ULTRA 64". Then we got the same lame name as the japanese, Nintendo 64. Seriously, I could think of so many things better than Wii. I mean, GameRectangle would be better. ;p Ok maybe not. Really, Wii? I mean I don't think it's gay, I just think it's like, huh? I mean not that we've had any really good console names lately but I find that just slightly less boring than the rest. And not nessisarily in a good way. They should one up M$ and call it the Nintendo 1080.
Idiots would plug the Nintendo 1080 into a HDTV thinking it was 1080i. That could work.
You people are getting too bent out of shape over this. Remember when it was cool to think that the "Xbox 360" was a dumb name? In two weeks nobody is going to give a shit.
goKi wrote:http://mariowiifirstlook.ytmnd.com/
I laughed
An insightful blog post I came across
Oh, and you guys do realize that the PSP has twice the room for humor, right? I'm begining to like "Wii". Not because I think it's insightful or anything, but because it's pissing so many people off. Anything that can manage to do that more than me is OK in my book.
ok, I'm sorry for my stupid sounding rant earlier. I just overreacted because I am a hard-core nintendo fan, and I was afraid that by using the name Wii, it would turn off the casual gaming community, and cause nintendo fans to be ridiculed for supporting such an odd sounding system.
sorry if I sounded like a moron earlier. the new name isn't actually that bad. also, I'm under a lot of strain from the five or so end of term projects I have to do.
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay....
It makes sense... but dear god... Ick...
AlexMax wrote:I laughedAn insightful blog post I came across
I'm begining to like "Wii". Not because I think it's insightful or anything, but because it's pissing so many people off. Anything that can manage to do that more than me is OK in my book.
I read that same blog earlier today. One part that I didn't even think about was how you will not be able to confuse Wii with names of any other consoles - I've been into game stores and heard people say "I need this for the Game Station", or some other mix of console names.
Oh God, I have too. I can't even tell what people want anymore, and they look at me like I'm stupid. "Where are the games for that Gamebox" Not to get off on a tangent, but people even get the system and the games mixed up.
"Where are you Gameboy games?"
"Right here"
"No, your games"
"Right here"
"No, not those, you know, the games" *acts like they're opening an GBA SP*
"Oh, you mean the system itself!"
"Yeah, the games"
"🙄"
Wii is so much more distinquishable. If I have Wii, then I'll know what that person wants, plus, the name is going to stick in people's heads so much longer.
Which category do you fit in?
People who hate it because they hate X
People who hate it because it is not good
People who like it because other people hate it
People who like it because they are "above the fray"
People who like it because they like X.
This made me laugh
http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2006/20060428.jpg
Buzz is king, and at this point even the Gelgameks are talking about Nintendo.
And am I the only one that thinks it sounds Latin (as opposed to phallic)?
vegeta1215 wrote:I read that same blog earlier today. One part that I didn't even think about was how you will not be able to confuse Wii with names of any other consoles - I've been into game stores and heard people say "I need this for the Game Station", or some other mix of console names.
Exactly. Now people can go into game stores and say "I need this for that system with the really gay name. You know, the penis one."
Beldaran wrote:Exactly. Now people can go into game stores and say "I need this for that system with the really gay name. You know, the penis one."
I take it you'll be one of them? Grow up man.
Okay, I've calmed down some since I hard this abortion of a name. I still think it's stupid, but I *think* I see where they're coming from.
Still though, man...
Whine, moan, whine moan. It's just a name. Why waste your time whinning about something so much as a name, and to make it worse, a name for a game console. C'mon, IT'S ONLY A N-A-M-E! I swear, people make a big deal out of nothing.
No one is wasting much time. They just saw this post and decided to let their opinion be known like everyone else. It's not like anyone is trolling the thread 24/7.
As I said before, I can remember when we were going to get the "Nintendo Ultra 64" which looked bad ass. Then we end up with just the boring Nintendo 64. I don't hate the name cause of any penis jokes, I don't like how its just "Wee". It's too short, and to me makes no sense. Anyone that's actually thinking the name is "gay" must be angry because they don't wanna buy a system that doesn't seem tough or something. I just think it's uh... too thoughtful?
The name should be overshadowing the system itself you know. Now people just talk about the name, and not so much about the console or the games. That's horrible.
Grasshopper wrote:Which category do you fit in?
People who hate it because they hate X
People who hate it because it is not good
People who like it because other people hate it
People who like it because they are "above the fray"
People who like it because they like X.
Sure it sounds stupid. But I'll reserve my judgement on the system until I've actually tried it.
Link 101 wrote:Whine, moan, whine moan. It's just a name. Why waste your time whinning about something so much as a name, and to make it worse, a name for a game console. C'mon, IT'S ONLY A N-A-M-E! I swear, people make a big deal out of nothing.
In the end, Nintendo's main purpose is also to get money. Anyone who's in business has the same goal.
They do seem to have limits that say, SCE and MS don't have, but still, in the end, they think the Wii is going to earn them money.
The name isn't going to affect the Nintendo fanboys from buying it. However, for those who have never had a console and are trying to choose their first one, they may not consider the Nintendo Wii. It would probably be smarter to name the system something more universal that everyone will enjoy, but overall it won't hurt Nintendo enough to warrant a name change.
Thank of it this way. Strip away the word "Nintendo" in front of it. Do you want to buy a Wii? Judging from only the name and nothing else, probably not. However, those who look at the system will be able to decide if they're getting it or not. I decided a long time ago I'm not getting it. Changing its name isn't affecting my decision at all.
By the way, I would buy a Nintendo Vagina.
I spoke to a clerk at EBgames today about the Wii. It didn't seem strange using it in a conversation with someone who knew what it was.
That's because you're adult about things like most of us. I don't think it's at all weird. I just think the name is too quick to say. Also the penis jokes and all that overshadow the ACTUAL system which is what counts. That's why I think a less odd name would be better in that way. But from an advertising point of view, this is great free publicity.
At first when I looked at the name "Wii" I wasn't too fond of it. But after hearing a Gamestop employee use the name, it's not really all that bad. A name isn't going to change my mind if I'm going to buy it or not. What would change my mind is if all the games were as bad as people make the name out to be.
And making sex jokes out of names aren't really that uncommon. Think about it: "Gaycube," "Gaystation," "Sexbox." Fanboys are going to bash the system/company in anyway possible. It's like a overly-religous person except it's more like "lolz teh gaycube phail'd/10" instead of "Gays have failed the Lord and will go to Hell."
Hell, it's more creative than Playstation or Gamecube. And adding a random 'X' to anything can make it sound cool.
I'm still getting one (which is probably all I'll be able to afford with gaming systems coming out at $500).
Heh, what really freaked me out was a friend of mine who wasn't really a gamer making a comment that she had read a blog entry I had written about the Wii. Kinda freaked me out, honestly, because I had to sit there for five seconds scanning my memory to figure out what the hell a "Wii" is. I mean, I like it written out, but honestly, I just found it disconcerting to be used in conversation, especially when I had not expected it to be mentioned.
Now that I think about it, Wii is the most creative name for a video system yet. There hasn't been a name this creative since well, The Odyesey.
ONeilcool wrote:Now that I think about it, Wii is the most creative name for a video system yet. There hasn't been a name this creative since well, The Odyesey.
VT_Hokie_Fan wrote:By the way, I would buy a Nintendo Vagina.
The zing here is way too obvious.