I need a wii!

[The Wizard]

Well, you gotta hand it to 'em: it's a daring gamble. They've certainly generated a ton of publicity this way, and right now everybody is talking about the Revo--sorry, I mean, Wii. It's got people thinking on the system. Soon, E3 will be around, and if Nintendo plays it right it can use the added publicity and new attention surrounding the system to captivate many more people than it could have with a more conservative name such as Revolution (which would have earlier PS and Xbox buyers go "oh, a Nintendo... shrug"). Provided the attention span of gamers lasts, however.

Name still sucks though. Not sure if I gotta take a--I mean, get a Wii. It's a Wii bit off, this name. One wonders if he wants to get caught playing with a Wii.

I'll stop now.

[pdoan8]

iPod, Pentium ViiV, then Wii,...

Looks like "i" getting more popular these days.

A confusing name. I don't even know how to pronounce it when I first saw the name. The non-hardcore console gamers (like me) will be cratching their head trying to tell the saleman which game consol they are looking for. People just might refer to it as "the new gamecube".

[Fragony]

I don't care what it is called, it shall be mine

[screwtype]

We wanna we wanna we wanna wii!
Don't stop for us we'll do it on the bus!

- school bus group chant from my junior high years (w. updated spelling for 2006).

[screwtype]

The non-hardcore console gamers (like me) will be cratching their head trying to tell the saleman which game console they are looking for.

"I'd like a wii please."

"I'm sorry sir we don't provide those facil...oh, you mean, you mean you want a wii. Very good sir, heh heh, just got a little confused for a minute there..."

[Taurus]

At the end of the day it's just a name, it's not going to change the console in anyway so who cares?

I'd still buy the PS3 even if they renamed it to the Shii......t.