i think i would know, i lived in japan for 31 years

4/27/2006 10:32:37 PM

just saw this on yahoo

i think the name sucks

4/27/2006 10:51:24 PM

i'm just glad the name has absolutely no effect on if i buy the console or not


glad i've 100% decided to buy already

4/27/2006 11:02:51 PM

probably the gay feeling will wear off soon

4/27/2006 11:06:24 PM

if the name was playstation 3 i'd definitely buy it

4/27/2006 11:08:17 PM

Geez, that's a terrible name. And the pun is just sickening. I'm sure since it supports Wi-fi that had something to do with it, at least a little. Supposedly the Gamecube would've been called the Starcube at some point. They should've stuck with Revolution. Oh well, I'll pick one up the day it comes out anyway.

4/27/2006 11:08:25 PM

this could be the worst thing nintendo could have done. turn people off on the basis of a NAME. that must take skill.

4/27/2006 11:10:24 PM

I can see now I'm going to go back to the '80s and use the phrase "play Nintendo". Otherwise, there's always going to be this brief moment of confusion.

4/27/2006 11:14:32 PM

i'm definately goin old school, too when telling hot chix i'm playing video games.

4/27/2006 11:17:54 PM

^^^are you suprised?

nintendo's been dropping the ball since 1996

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 11:18 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2006 11:18:34 PM

yea....finding new ways i suppose

oh. and AHHAAHAHAH:
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/703/703593p1.html

fisrt interview w/ nintendo on this, IGN Revolution says;

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"IGN Wii: We're now called IGN Wii. How could you do this to us? Perrin Kaplan: Say that again. "

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"IGN Wii: How long have you known about the new name? Perrin Kaplan: Well, let me see. We've been working on a name for a good year and have had this one in mind for some time."

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 11:23 PM. Reason : ,k634]

4/27/2006 11:19:26 PM

I'm glad they took a long time to think about it or else they would have came up with something reallllyyy stupid.

4/28/2006 12:14:05 AM

they were far nicer to that delusional lady than they should've been. the name is retarded, everyone knows it, and not even the fanboys are stepping up to defend it.
They've been saying for awhile that the revolution won't be competing with the sony and ms consoles, and now we know why.

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 12:41 AM. Reason : at least it will still have the best games]

4/28/2006 12:40:04 AM

I guess I'll still by a "Wii" eventually regardless of what they call it, but Wii is just such a fucking weak name. Quite frankly I was quite content with calling it "Nintendo Revolution."

4/28/2006 12:44:22 AM

i will most likely continue calling it the revolution

4/28/2006 12:45:44 AM

They should have just stuck with Revolution. Everyone liked that name.

4/28/2006 12:45:44 AM

Quote :

"They've been saying for awhile that the revolution won't be competing with the sony and ms consoles, and now we know why."

I immediately thought, "...and now we know Wii."

::dies laughing::

4/28/2006 1:25:44 AM

Wii-Tang!!!

4/28/2006 1:33:11 AM

Can we have an ad campaign that's

Nintendo. Wii the shit.

please?

4/28/2006 1:37:26 AM

Dumb name, dumb controller, kiddie games. Can't keep up with MS and Sony. This could turn out to be a spectacular failure for Nintendo.

4/28/2006 2:10:42 AM

Quote :

"who wants to come over and play with my wii?"

aahahahahahahaha

ok yeah, the name is utterly pathetic. i never thought it was POSSIBLE for me to get turned off from a console just b/c of its name - but yeah - my Nintendo erection definitely just went down.

4/28/2006 3:41:25 AM

[continuing with puns]

I see some French Abbot and Costello sketch developing.

4/28/2006 3:43:56 AM

What
is
it

4/28/2006 4:04:59 AM

Quote :

"I am a disappointed with my new title of Wii-ditor-in-chief, but it is at least better than being a Wii-ner, which is the new name of Revolution fanboys. Enjoy it!"

aha.. Matt from IGN

4/28/2006 7:44:01 AM

what could go wrong? we've only named our console after slang for urination and male genitals.

4/28/2006 7:53:53 AM

If I buy happen to buy one (some people saying they will be cheap), I'm gonna put duct tape over the name and whatever gay symbol they come out with and use a sharpie to write revolution on it.

or maybe I will write the names of some of the other cool codenames nintendo has dropped.

Project Reality

Ninitendo Dolphin

Nintendo ultra 64

4/28/2006 8:02:21 AM

Quote :

"Dumb name, dumb controller, kiddie games. Can't keep up with MS and Sony. This could turn out to be a spectacular failure for Nintendo."

Yes, I'm sure Nintendo will fail.

4/28/2006 8:56:32 AM

4/28/2006 8:59:16 AM

are you fucking kidding me


and you have to be a complete dumbass to think the name of the console is going to make it fail

i mean what the fuck is an X box?

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 9:01 AM. Reason : *]

4/28/2006 8:59:33 AM

Dude, you totally didn't get the Xbox.

It WAS a box, but then it became something else so it was no longer a box. It was an Xbox.

[/sarcasm}

4/28/2006 9:17:44 AM

WiiNES

4/28/2006 9:46:32 AM

Quote :

"IGN: So will Wii be your focus at E3"

This is a prime example of why the name is bad. It creates ambiguous statements unintentionallly... the name just kinda of leaves an unpleasant salty taste in your mouth.

4/28/2006 10:34:28 AM

http://motherbrainwii.ytmnd.com/

Wouldn't be surprised if this actually ends up being the official ad:
http://wiiwillrockyou.ytmnd.com/


http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/27/commentary/game_over/nintendo/

Quote :

"The wireless unit, using internal sensors, will translate wrist and hand movements into onscreen actions."

It gets more and more gay.

I'm holding out for the Nintendo Dong(tm)

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 11:05 AM. Reason : -]

4/28/2006 10:45:37 AM

what a retarded move
this is America, names need to be simple...revolution would've gone over much better

Nintendo TRIES to lose.

4/28/2006 11:21:31 AM

Quote :

"That's stupid."

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"That's stupid."

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"That's stupid."

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"That's stupid."

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"That's stupid."

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"That's stupid."

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"That's stupid."

4/28/2006 2:14:15 PM

I hope my wii doesn't heat up like my 360 when I play with it.

4/28/2006 2:46:53 PM

^zing!

4/28/2006 2:53:13 PM

Quote :

"Nintendo TRIES to lose."

Sometimes I wonder. "Squaresoft? Enix? Who needs them?", "Let's make our new system purple!", "Let's make people say 'What? That's stupid' every time they hear about our product!"

4/28/2006 2:57:34 PM

http://www.threebrain.com/weeeeee.shtml

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

4/28/2006 4:30:06 PM

how are they gonna sell yellow wii's?

4/28/2006 5:00:24 PM

stupid name aside.. Madden sounds cool

Quote :

"- Electronic Arts revealed today that a new version of its lucrative football franchise, Madden NFL, is in development for Nintendo's new generation console. The game is -- in a first for the studio -- being developed outside of Tiburon by a new team at EA Canada formed for the purpose of creating Revolution games. Madden NFL for Revolution will be shown at E3 2006 this May. More interesting, though, is that Schappert also illustrated some of the game mechanics that will separate Madden for Nintendo's new console. To hike a ball in the version, gamers will simply pull up the controller. To throw a ball, they will gesture with a throwing motion. Hard, fast gestures may result in bullet passes while more relaxed gestures could effect lob passes, he said. Meanwhile, to kick, players would "... take the controller as if it were your foot and swing up on it." Apparently, the straighter the motion, the more likely that the ball will fly true. "

4/28/2006 5:33:18 PM

I'm still stuck on Mario 64. Nintendo has to get rid of this kid factor associated with its name. As most research shows it's mostly older kids and adults playing video games.

4/28/2006 5:35:53 PM

what do you mean youre stuck on mario 64? that game ruled.

4/28/2006 6:19:02 PM

Regardless of if its a good/bad name...think of all the publicity it has generated within the past 2 days.

4/28/2006 6:29:51 PM

i dont buy that argument. the nintendo revolution got assloads of good publicity.

4/28/2006 6:40:20 PM

Well yeah it may have gotten a lot of publicity in the past but just about every gaming site has had something posted about the Wii since yesterday. And they haven't paid a single cent for any of it.

4/28/2006 7:15:43 PM

http://wiiwillrockyou.ytmnd.com/

4/28/2006 10:41:23 PM

the ad wizards have come up with something truly revolutionary: GAY PUNS

4/28/2006 11:45:09 PM

4/29/2006 2:52:05 AM

Quote :

"Nintendo fans unable to swallow Wii"

4/29/2006 3:00:44 AM