Dear God - the Revolution's official name.

[Raistlin]

But when the first thing people hear about it is 'wee', what's their impression going to be? I doubt people are terribly willing to spend significant sums of money on something they can't take seriously. Especially when everyone knows what the PS3 and XBox 360 are, my grandma knows what a Playstation is for heaven's sake. I'd be embarressed to even mention 'Wii' to her because she wouldn't let it go.

Why do you give a smurf what other people think of the gaming consoles you own? Not buying a console just because of its name is absurd.

[Flying Mullet]

http://wiiwillrockyou.ytmnd.com/

[Zeromus_X]

I still believe it's a publicity stunt.

It's working.

Of course, it wouldn't be too surprising if it was actually it's name anyway, so...meh.

[Rye]

I agree with Raistlin. I mean, the name is silly, but I would never not buy it just because the name is silly. People will probably buy it more than ever now because every 11 year boy wants to say to his friends "Haha! I'm playing with my wee- Nintendo Wii!" I would definitely buy the Nintendo Wee, though my brother is buying it, so I kinda get it for free.

And they're smart for it, since EVERYONE is talking about the Nintendo Wee now.

[Zeldy]

Same as Rye, my brother will buy it so saves me money The name is stupid, but hey. Its Nintendo, atleast they are creative with their names and don't just add a "2" to it.

[NeoCracker]

http://wiiwillrockyou.ytmnd.com/

That is the epitone of awsome.

[ljkkjlcm9]

I find it stupid that people hate it so much, close minded people.

Come on... Google? Wikipedia? Yahoo? Napster? Ipod? all these names are weird too.....

Oh, and it's not the Nintendo Wii, it's just the Wii, that's it, no nintendo

THE JACKEL

[edczxcvbnm]

This kind of [img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img] would fly in asian because they just don't know any better. In North America and Europe...this will look so stupid. Gamecube was a weird name at first but it worked. Revolution may be a bit too much and make nintendo look conceited but it is at least a cool name. Stuff like this matters a lot.

Also you should have posted the thread from Modojo's War Room. That is always some good funny stuff.

Asians don't know any better? hmmm how DEVINE are we?

OOps. I meant to say Asia and not Asian XD

[Maxico]

Come on... Google? Wikipedia? Yahoo? Napster? Ipod? all these names are weird too.....

Yes, but neither of those names are euphemisms for Penis or Urine.

I frankly find it hillarious.

[Flying Mullet]

I still believe it's a publicity stunt.

It's working.

Yep. Considering that 3/4 of internet traffic right now is people discussing Wii in some manner, I think that the name did its job, regardless of what people think about it.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Your problem is that you're thinking of it as "wee" when it's supposed to be "we."

[LunarWeaver]

Indeed, Wii sure has got people talking.

Anyway, I don't see a problem. I don't giggle everytime someone says "We are going outside" just because the word We is in the sentence. Though I know it is different I guess...

I think I'll buy it just so I can come home and say "Look at my Wii everybody! Come play with it!" instead of not buying it because of.

[Cz]

The name of a console should not influence anyone's purchasing decision, and certainly won't influence mine. However, this does not change the fact that Wii is an absolutely bloody stupid name for a games console. This cannot be refuted with a mere "it's all a matter of opinion" argument. It is a stupid name, and you know it.

The fact is, the name will affect sales, like it or not. There are plenty of people out there stupid enough to be put off by such a superficial thing, and considering that Nintendo is looking for a more casual market the name is, if anything, more important that it would be if they were aiming the thing at gamers.

But let's just assume for a moment that the name of a console isn't going to reduce sales. What possible benefits could a name like Wii confer upon the product? It could be argued that it makes the product more accessible, but surely that could be accomplished by a stylish advertising campaign? And even then, of all the syllables that the human mind could conjure up, why Wii? Not only does it sound unbelievably twee and kiddie, but it doesn't tell the user anything about the product whatsoever. To the uneducated, the Wii could be anything from a music-player to an air-freshener (and I wouldn't buy an air freshener called Wii, thank you very much). I honestly cannot fathom how anyone at Nintendo could have thought this was a good idea.

Perhaps this is a month-late April Fools' joke. I hope so.

[LunarWeaver]

Let's try and remember the rest of the world isn't necessarily going to find Wii funny just because English-speaking countries do >.>'

Like that gamespot article says, 'ii' is a symbol for 'good' in Japan. Maybe we just aren't hip enough to understand such things as Wii in the West.

Wii is still a better name then Xbox *dodges*

[Larahl]

It seems like Nintendo did this name change on purpose now.
Look at all the commotion a name such a 'Wii' gives, it's the attention they want.

Nintendo always liked to stand out, be out of the box, with it's original games and such.
And telling you the truth they didn't any original names to the their consoles so far.

And now they're trying really to stand out that now they giving the fans a weird name and soon will publish all they're games (that probably be as weird as the name) and get more attention and the console will get even more famous.

But seriously not buying to console because of it's name is absurd.
And also Kawaii Ryûkishi is right you refer it to 'wee' when it's suppose to be 'we'.