Post by JP Gibb on Apr 27, 2006 20:39:27 GMT -5
Hello Wii?!
And thus ensures late night talk show hosts and internet smart-asses weeks and weeks worth of material.
Yeah, okay. "Let the record show the writer made the 'Drinky-drinky' motion."
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You coulda kept "Revolution". It's a nice name, and lord knows Nintendo needs all the help it can get to stay competitive; but no, they hada go for "different". Like the goofy control set-up wasn't enough.
Apparently they have no one there to point out what the 'wee' colloquialism means. And that's only in English, I can't wait to find out what all the different spellings mean "around the world".
If you're gonna do it, do it right! "Worst. Console Name. Ever!" (/ComicBookGuy)
Jeez, gotta keep people in line 24/7...
Now personally, I've got no dog in this hunt. I'd much rather sink money into my PC; but if someone was handing them out, one per customer, I'd probably take the 360, simply because it's been out for a while, and they're starting to get the really good games out for it. Next year this time? Who knows...
If this was the last console from Nintendo, and they concentrated solely on portables and game for Sony and Microsoft, it wouldn't surprise me though.
money.cnn.com/2006/04/27/commentary/game_over/nintendo/index.htm?cnn=yes
Nintendo officially ditched its long-used codename for its next generation machine Thursday, revealing Wii as the final name for the product.
And thus ensures late night talk show hosts and internet smart-asses weeks and weeks worth of material.
Pronounced like "we" (or "whee," I suppose), the name is meant to emphasize that "this console is for everyone," Nintendo said in a flash video which introduced the name change.
Yeah, okay. "Let the record show the writer made the 'Drinky-drinky' motion."
"The other systems have an extension of their current names; ours is a new leap to something different," Perrin Kaplan, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Affairs for Nintendo of America, told me. "A lot of thought went into the name."
Bullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllshitttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt(/RonWhite)
You coulda kept "Revolution". It's a nice name, and lord knows Nintendo needs all the help it can get to stay competitive; but no, they hada go for "different". Like the goofy control set-up wasn't enough.
"Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak," the company said in its flash presentation of the name. "No confusion. No need to abbreviate."
The unusual spelling is meant to symbolize both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play.
The unusual spelling is meant to symbolize both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play.
Apparently they have no one there to point out what the 'wee' colloquialism means. And that's only in English, I can't wait to find out what all the different spellings mean "around the world".
How that general audience will react to the name remains to be seen. The core gaming community is already making its opinion known – and it's a resounding thumbs down.
"Here, I'll do it: Worst console name ever," wrote Chris Remo, an editor at Shacknews.com, whose sentiments were immediately echoed by dozens of users. Forum members on Gamespot.com, IGN.com and other gaming sites expressed similar thoughts.
"Here, I'll do it: Worst console name ever," wrote Chris Remo, an editor at Shacknews.com, whose sentiments were immediately echoed by dozens of users. Forum members on Gamespot.com, IGN.com and other gaming sites expressed similar thoughts.
If you're gonna do it, do it right! "Worst. Console Name. Ever!" (/ComicBookGuy)
Jeez, gotta keep people in line 24/7...
The Wii will make its public debut a little less than two weeks from now at E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo), the annual trade show of the video game industry. At that same show, Sony (Research) will unveil more details about the PlayStation 3 and Microsoft (Research) will talk about its future plans for the Xbox 360.
Now personally, I've got no dog in this hunt. I'd much rather sink money into my PC; but if someone was handing them out, one per customer, I'd probably take the 360, simply because it's been out for a while, and they're starting to get the really good games out for it. Next year this time? Who knows...
If this was the last console from Nintendo, and they concentrated solely on portables and game for Sony and Microsoft, it wouldn't surprise me though.
money.cnn.com/2006/04/27/commentary/game_over/nintendo/index.htm?cnn=yes
