Wii (later)

[KentaRawr!]

I think that if it kept the Revolution name, it would have been viewed very differently. "Wii" is meant to give the consumer an idea of playing together. "Revolution" makes gamers wet their pants in anticipation! The decision to name the console "Wii" doesn't seem like it was their shift of focus, though. I think the shift of focus was after the system was released, and publishers started to take notice that the more "casual" games were selling more. Looking at the earlier commercials for the system, it seems like they were really trying to appeal to gamers. Montages containing Excite Truck, Metroid Prime 3, Zelda: Twilight Princess and others ran rampant. Since then, they've ditched "Wii would like to play", and now go for game-specific commercials, most of which with a strangely light-hearted voice telling the viewer about the product.

I still enjoy the Wii as a console, and if the new controllers for the 360 and PS3 catch on, I guess it will have been revolutionary. However, there are some things Nintendo could have done to appeal to gamers more in just the aesthetics of the system's software. The Nintendo Channel and Wii Shop Channel are both very un-cool in their designs, when they should've been much more "hip" in order to appeal to the gamers who are likely the only people using them!