I need a wii!

[Mikeus Caesar]

Yes, the Nintendo Revolution's final name has been revealed. Wii. Cue terrible jokes along the lines of the topic title, or (courtesy of Tim Buckley) 'now i can play with my wii all night long!'

Discuss this odd marketing decision.

[naut]

almost as bad a name as the LameCube,

[lars573]

Actually Gamecube is a good name. As it's a nearly cube shapped thing that plays games. N64 that was lame ass name. Not a stupid as Wii but close.

[aw89]

"'Im going home to play with my Wii"

Why couldn't they just stick to revolution

[Avicenna]

It's a Wii-volution (sorry couldn't help it )

[Zenicetus]

All the lame jokes are over on slashdot. I think it sounds incredibly stupid, but maybe that's the point. It sure lit up the 'Net overnight and got everyone talking about it, in a way that wouldn't have happened if they used something more predictable.

Aside from the free PR buzz, having a silly and diminutive name means the actual platform doesn't have to live up to anything grandiose like "Revolution." So maybe that's an advantage too. I just hope intentionally stupid/silly product names doesn't become a big trend.

[Lehesu]

The way I look at it, this is the final indication that Nintendo is abandoning the race for power in the console market, surrendering the hard-core gamer audience to Microsoft or Sony. They now focus on picking up the more casual family-oriented crowd.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Stupid Name.

Best Quote Evar!

The motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii's wand-like controller would seem a good fit for a new game in the beloved Super Monkey Ball franchise, but the real selling point comes from Sega creative director Matt Woodley, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz: "The new controller, in particular, gives the gamer unique control over their monkey's balls."

Best. Quote. Ever.

From http://winnipegsun.com/SundayFocus/2...57374-sun.html.

The first 'ever' is intentionally mispelled, in an inside joke to natural selection (half life mod) enthusiasts.

Crazed Rabbit

[Sjakihata]

It's a name, who cares?

[Csargo]

Does Wii stand for anything or is it just a stupid name? I dont know but I think I'll Wii all over myself now.

[Xiahou]

The way I look at it, this is the final indication that Nintendo is abandoning the race for power in the console market, surrendering the hard-core gamer audience to Microsoft or Sony. They now focus on picking up the more casual family-oriented crowd.

Actually, Ive read the opposite- that the Revolution (Im holding off on using that stupid name for as long as I can) will be the gaming connoisseur's system. It's the only one offering any real innovation afterall, the other systems are just more of the same with prettier graphics. I guess it comes down to how you define a 'hard-core'r gamer.

As to the name- I think it was a pretty dumb choice. It probably won't matter much in Japan where the 360 is already pretty much finished, but American gamers need a cooler sounding name before they'll buy a console... for some reason. I dont really like the name myself, but I'll get used to it.

[Zalmoxis]

Is thsi real? Why would they shoot themselves in the foot by naming it that when Revolution was perfectly acceptible?

[Dutch_guy]

Indeed

I can get the name Revolution, cool name and says something about the product.

Wii on the other hand is just lame, I mean what does it even stand for - to second Csar's question.

[Xiahou]

Indeed

I can get the name Revolution, cool name and says something about the product.

Wii on the other hand is just lame, I mean what does it even stand for - to second Csar's question.

It's a pretty sad explanation that they've offerred... Wii, pronounced "we" signifies how it's a system for everyone to play together, and the 'ii' is supposed to be symbolic of the controllers... blah, blah, blah....

Check nintendo.com to see it for yourself.

[BigTex]

Actually, Ive read the opposite- that the Revolution (Im holding off on using that stupid name for as long as I can) will be the gaming connoisseur's system. It's the only one offering any real innovation afterall, the other systems are just more of the same with prettier graphics. I guess it comes down to how you define a 'hard-core'r gamer.

As to the name- I think it was a pretty dumb choice. It probably won't matter much in Japan where the 360 is already pretty much finished, but American gamers need a cooler sounding name before they'll buy a console... for some reason. I dont really like the name myself, but I'll get used to it.

So very true, a name shouldn't really matter. Though it may lead to very acquired moments when your explaining to your GF your playing a Wii. With the PS3's supposed cost of 600 euro's, 700-800 dollars I'm betting the Wii might do pretty well against the other consoles.

[Zalmoxis]

I thought they said it would cost about $450-500.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

They were going for $100-200 (I think that's US).



Anyway, here's something random I made for the "occasion":