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I have started to like the Revolution (now Wii...) more and more. Im probably going to get one, but this certainly did not help convincing me more...
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The Nintendo Wii...oh dear that doesn't sound good at all.
What's even worse is:
...after reading that, I would of preferred they didnt bother explaining the name at all. Because if that is honestly why they decided on Wii...Nintendo have officially gone mad.
Yes it does. If you want major sales, good marketing will always do more than the actual product itself ever will.DuffMan wrote:I'm not a fan of the name, but a name doesn't sell a system
No. Thats what will make it sell to the hardcore Nintendo fans. To the average Joe Bloggs they're going to see a weird looking console, with weird controllers, weird games and a weird name.its features and games do, and this has a ton of awesome features, and pretty much unlimited games, that will make it sell.
What's even worse is:
...after reading that, I would of preferred they didnt bother explaining the name at all. Because if that is honestly why they decided on Wii...Nintendo have officially gone mad.
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Kenichi wrote:Wow, great! A retarded system title to match a retarded controller!
I swear, I think I'm just going to skip out on all three next-gen systems this time.
The controller is no way retarded. Care to explain yourself?
Anyway, the name....rofl. I just think it's a fun name.
Guy 1: What do you wanna play?
Guy 2: WEEEEE!
It just sounds so silly. Apparently thats what Nintendo is going for though, because it is like waving a controller around. You look stupid but who cares? You're having fun. I still prefer almost every other name to this but the name doesn't matter.
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I once was told long ago by a designer that if you have to explain the reason why your design works, it isn't working. But this same principle can be applied to a name. If Nintendo has to explain to us why 'Wii' is a good choice for a name, it isn't a good name.BoneyCork wrote:...after reading that, I would of preferred they didnt bother explaining the name at all. Because if that is honestly why they decided on Wii...Nintendo have officially gone mad.
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The average Joe Bloggs will hear about its features from word of mouth and seeing it action at department stores. No one is going to shy away from this controller, its to intriguing to say, that looks stupid, i'm not even gonna try it out. Plus i'm sure they will ask questions about it when they see it, plus its Nintendo, poeple will look into it.BoneyCork wrote:
No. Thats what will make it sell to the hardcore Nintendo fans. To the average Joe Bloggs they're going to see a weird looking console, with weird controllers, weird games and a weird name.
Its like the iPod, the name is kind of stupid but its now the #1 MP3 player. People buy it because it really does offer the best in MP3 playing, plus its a brand name like Nintendo.
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I'm still perplexed by the name. They do seem to be going down the Apple route with their designs at the moment and whilst I find the name a tad silly, it could catch on and it kind of makes you smile when you say it - you have to pull a face while doing it.
Looking forward to the Poo Stick controller.
Looking forward to the Poo Stick controller.
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Wii sounds like mobile phone. Can you buy one on contract? "The new Nintendo Wii with 300 free minutes and 500 free texts every month!"Humpin' Hasney wrote:Dear god this is a terrible news.
Seriously wait and try the damn thing out before you start making stupid comments.Kenichi wrote:Wow, great! A retarded system title to match a retarded controller!
So you're thinking of totally disregarding the next generation of consoles when two out of the three haven't even been released, don't you think you're being a bit presumptuous?Kenichi wrote:I swear, I think I'm just going to skip out on all three next-gen systems this time.
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Here are a few "piss takes" on Nintendo Wii (pardon the horrible pun):
http://www.thetriforce.com/newblog/imag ... %20wii.jpg
http://nintendowheeee.ytmnd.com/
And here is a better quality (and official) version of that link that Stormwatch just posted:
http://firefoxflicks.com/flick/index.ph ... 42&c=false
http://www.thetriforce.com/newblog/imag ... %20wii.jpg
http://nintendowheeee.ytmnd.com/
And here is a better quality (and official) version of that link that Stormwatch just posted:
http://firefoxflicks.com/flick/index.ph ... 42&c=false
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You just have to give it time for immature people (such as myself) to rip it off to the extent that it isn't funny any more. Then we'll all be happy.Thomas wrote:It's just a name. I don't see why a system's name should be it's selling point (unless of course it is offensive).
Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" is just the same as "Wee" and people don't rip off Pooh bear much any more.
It's just really really funny, and strange that a company would make their new machine sound like a word for urine, it's an "extremely" common word for urine I might add, it's not as if the term "wee" is hardly used.