Comments on: Nintendo Revolution renamed 'Wii'

After more than a year of referring to its next-gen console as the Revolution, Nintendo finally unveils its real name.

[membacher]

Wii would be a good marketing term but bad name for the actual thing

The adds should be the Revolution then a bunch of cool clips of video games and people having fun then the tag line Wii. Then in a year when the tag line Wii gets old( and it will get old) they can change it. If its the name of the thing they're stuck with it. I mean whats the updated version going to be called. The mega Wii or the super Wii or man that was a good Wii.

[Shazbot42]

the Wii 2 would be called...

the "OUS"...pronounced "us" as it inspires the imagery of an obese American playing with very skinny conjoined twins. And a snake. Can't forget the snake. That snake would infact be the new controller, as it wriggles around in your hand you not only battle against the various iterations of Mario, Link, Metroid, etc. on screen, but against the semi-venomous snake-controller in your hand. It would also be a throw-back to Centipede!

[membacher]

Wii would be a good marketing term but bad name for the actual thing

The adds should be the Revolution then a bunch of cool clips of video games and people having fun then the tag line Wii. Then in a year when the tag line Wii gets old( and it will get old) they can change it. If its the name of the thing they're stuck with it. I mean whats the updated version going to be called. The mega Wii or the super Wii or man that was a good Wii.

[Shazbot42]

the Wii 2 would be called...

the "OUS"...pronounced "us" as it inspires the imagery of an obese American playing with very skinny conjoined twins. And a snake. Can't forget the snake. That snake would infact be the new controller, as it wriggles around in your hand you not only battle against the various iterations of Mario, Link, Metroid, etc. on screen, but against the semi-venomous snake-controller in your hand. It would also be a throw-back to Centipede!

[Lou Pickney]

Terrible!

This is the worst name choice since the Sony Wega (pronounced "Vega") television sets.

Wii that sounds like We?!? Why not go with WE for Wireless Entertainment or something? Nintendo, Super Nintendo, N64, those all were easy to understand. But instead of marketing, Nintendo will be wasting money on getting people to call it "We" and not think that someone messed up an abbreviation for WWII (World War II.)

The Revolution name was good: it fit with the younger image and market that Nintendo had the niche for. But the Wii?!? More like Why did they do this?

[Lou Pickney]

Terrible!

This is the worst name choice since the Sony Wega (pronounced "Vega") television sets.

Wii that sounds like We?!? Why not go with WE for Wireless Entertainment or something? Nintendo, Super Nintendo, N64, those all were easy to understand. But instead of marketing, Nintendo will be wasting money on getting people to call it "We" and not think that someone messed up an abbreviation for WWII (World War II.)

The Revolution name was good: it fit with the younger image and market that Nintendo had the niche for. But the Wii?!? More like Why did they do this?

[SuezanneC]

Terrible Name, Undo This Idea Now!

"Revolution" is a good name.

"Wii" sucks.

This ideas needs to go into the dustbin of history down below where new Coke has sunk.

[SuezanneC]

Terrible Name, Undo This Idea Now!

"Revolution" is a good name.

"Wii" sucks.

This ideas needs to go into the dustbin of history down below where new Coke has sunk.

[UnrealFire]

I'm still buying one.

I don't care what the name is. The system is the same and I'll be buying it.

-UnrealFire
http://nyustern09.blogspot.com

[SuezanneC]

Enjoy it quickly

With a name a as prone to Wee-Wee jokes as Wii, that looks like a typo, and looks like World War II, the lifespan of this product might not be real long.

The name should remain Revolution, and the person who made the decision to change to Wii should seek counseling. Or at least refuge.

[UnrealFire]

I'm still buying one.

I don't care what the name is. The system is the same and I'll be buying it.

-UnrealFire
http://nyustern09.blogspot.com

[SuezanneC]

Enjoy it quickly

With a name a as prone to Wee-Wee jokes as Wii, that looks like a typo, and looks like World War II, the lifespan of this product might not be real long.

The name should remain Revolution, and the person who made the decision to change to Wii should seek counseling. Or at least refuge.

[sigma8]

Perry Kaplan-- bribed by sanrio products?

Certainly Perry must have at least mentioned to the top brass in
Kyoto that such a name is a big marketing risk/liability in the
North American market.

[sigma8]

Perry Kaplan-- bribed by sanrio products?

Certainly Perry must have at least mentioned to the top brass in
Kyoto that such a name is a big marketing risk/liability in the
North American market.

[AgeOfPenguins_com]

Multiplayer party = WiiWii session?

Indeed, considering this is a game machine, (aimed at kids and teenagers, not PhDs) you are going to have plenty of comments like that.

Even if the comments are juvenile, they are also begged for.

Matthew

[markdoiron]

ROTFLOL!

mark d.

[AgeOfPenguins_com]

Multiplayer party = WiiWii session?

Indeed, considering this is a game machine, (aimed at kids and teenagers, not PhDs) you are going to have plenty of comments like that.

Even if the comments are juvenile, they are also begged for.

Matthew

[markdoiron]

ROTFLOL!

mark d.

[markdoiron]

Bad Idea

I agree with everyone else. Terrible name that must be losing something in the translation. Wii? We? Oui? Wee (as in pee)? Wii (pronounced "why")?

mark d.

[markdoiron]

Bad Idea

I agree with everyone else. Terrible name that must be losing something in the translation. Wii? We? Oui? Wee (as in pee)? Wii (pronounced "why")?

mark d.

[fakespam]

Names.

Dumber the name, the more it sells:

Atari itself

Atari's VCS, then became 2600

Intellivision

ColecoVision

Apple Macintosh, iMac, iPod

Nintendo "Entertainment System"

"Super" Nintendo

morons who say NES as "ness"

Nintendo "64", formerly known as Ultra 64

Game Boy, DS & Game Gear

Sega Genesis

PlayStation, PSP (say "Pisp!")

Xbox and Windows

and numerous, but successful, PC model names (Pavilion,
Presario . . . whatever the hell that is . . . Astro, eMachines, etc.
etc.)

[murtoksix]

Sega

SEAMAN. Nuff said.

Can you imagine having to ask a salesperson "I'd like seaman, now".

we all know what that sounds like.

[fakespam]

Names.

Dumber the name, the more it sells:

Atari itself

Atari's VCS, then became 2600

Intellivision

ColecoVision

Apple Macintosh, iMac, iPod

Nintendo "Entertainment System"

"Super" Nintendo

morons who say NES as "ness"

Nintendo "64", formerly known as Ultra 64

Game Boy, DS & Game Gear

Sega Genesis

PlayStation, PSP (say "Pisp!")

Xbox and Windows

and numerous, but successful, PC model names (Pavilion,
Presario . . . whatever the hell that is . . . Astro, eMachines, etc.
etc.)

[murtoksix]

Sega

SEAMAN. Nuff said.

Can you imagine having to ask a salesperson "I'd like seaman, now".

we all know what that sounds like.

[ALPICH]

Wii Wii Wii all the way home

I am not too fussed by the name. Even if the name is asking for it
the games could save it. But for me it is not about the games or the
name but what the machine can do 3 years from now. Will its
graphics still make me want to play with it like the Xbox and the
Playstation2 do. Considering that Nintendo already says that the
machine is not as powerful as Xbox 360 I am not hopeful. So just
maybe they will end up having to get like the Pigs and Wii Wii Wii all
the way home to their investors

[ALPICH]

Wii Wii Wii all the way home

I am not too fussed by the name. Even if the name is asking for it
the games could save it. But for me it is not about the games or the
name but what the machine can do 3 years from now. Will its
graphics still make me want to play with it like the Xbox and the
Playstation2 do. Considering that Nintendo already says that the
machine is not as powerful as Xbox 360 I am not hopeful. So just
maybe they will end up having to get like the Pigs and Wii Wii Wii all
the way home to their investors

[Heebee Jeebies]

Nintendo...

After getting stuck with a GameCube that Nintendo did little to promote I wouldn't touch another Nintendo product if they gave it to me.

Nintendo for some reason doesn't feel they need to keep pace with technology and what others are offering. The Game Cube was a lame duck from the get go and I see little to make me change my mind about the Wii.

Nintendo used to be cutting edge, but I guess their knife got dule after the original NES.

Robert

[fakespam]

Japan

Nintendo's core market is Japan.

And as for sales figures go, TRYST, NPD and IRS filings show,
worldwide, the consoles of Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox and
GameCube have sold rougly 59 million total.

Their data comes from UPC/SKU scans of new products.

Nintendo doesn't care about America, never has. It's been a
niche market for them, even when on top in the late '80s and
early '90s. With investments, like Sega, in banking, construction,
and real estate throughout the world, video games is like a
second or third fiddle.

[Heebee Jeebies]

Nintendo...

After getting stuck with a GameCube that Nintendo did little to promote I wouldn't touch another Nintendo product if they gave it to me.

Nintendo for some reason doesn't feel they need to keep pace with technology and what others are offering. The Game Cube was a lame duck from the get go and I see little to make me change my mind about the Wii.

Nintendo used to be cutting edge, but I guess their knife got dule after the original NES.

Robert

[fakespam]

Japan

Nintendo's core market is Japan.

And as for sales figures go, TRYST, NPD and IRS filings show,
worldwide, the consoles of Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox and
GameCube have sold rougly 59 million total.

Their data comes from UPC/SKU scans of new products.

Nintendo doesn't care about America, never has. It's been a
niche market for them, even when on top in the late '80s and
early '90s. With investments, like Sega, in banking, construction,
and real estate throughout the world, video games is like a
second or third fiddle.