Introducing... the Nintendo Wii

[Salsashark]

Aw Finch, your posts aren't trash. At least you didn't call anyone or anything a fag.

[burgundy]

If she has any, I really hope Perrin Kaplan's kids are making fun of her right now for defending this name like the corporate drone she is (reading her blathering comments in Matt's weekly "Nintendo Minute" is like mental anemia). "Haha, mom. Gonna go to work today and defend the wii-wii-pee-pee name for your bosses?! Durrr. Hey mom, you're right, maybe Yahoo should be re-named "YaPoo?!"

Seriously, only Nintendo could start to do something so right with the DS and Revolution's respective mature concepts of bridging the gameplay gap between kids, adults and even elderly people......and THEN they completely shoot all that well earned marketing goodwill in the face by bridging it with a name that any logical person can see will spawn endless urination jokes.

Not saying I'm not gonna look past this and am still looking forward to the games, but man. What an awful move marketing wise. This is brand name death incarnate.

So you're a marketing analyst now?

[RoleTroll]

They should call the white console the Wii, and the black version the WaWii.

[1CCOSA]

So you're a marketing analyst now?

haha Right, like a person needs to be a marketing/business major to see this name is just plain silly. The fact is, instead of helping contribute to interest as an interesting piece of tech (different issue, yes), it's making people tell potty jokes. "We" sounds dumb now, and it will still sound dumb to say "Let's play Nintendo We" down the road.

Yeah, that's right. I'm an armchair marketing analyst and I as such, in "armchair marketing potty terms," hereby declare this name a #2 instead of a #1.

[morphix]

Dreamcast and Xbox 360 were stupid names the 1st time I heard them, I am sure I'll get used to saying Wii...

[Glitch]

How many are you going to buy, morphix?

[Advocate]

"Hey, Look Ma I got a Wii!"

"Yes, dear I know you have a wii wii... guess now will be a good time to explain the birds and bees."

DreamCast, XBox, PS2 all bad names. Yet not so lame as Wii. Nor one that ellicites potty humor or genital body parts.

X-Box to its credit has a big ass x on it. Dreamcast has a swirl. The Wii has what a phallic symbol?

Brings new meaning to Joystick ... and I guess now you can hold your Wii ... seeing as how the controller for the Wii could be phallic.

[morphix]

How many are you going to buy, morphix?

one for sure, two if there is some cool network game on day one.

[Tommy Tallarico]

Okay, for real, no more wee wee jokes. This isn't 2nd grade.

[Drewbacca]

If she has any, I really hope Perrin Kaplan's kids are making fun of her right now for defending this name like the corporate drone she is (reading her blathering comments in Matt's weekly "Nintendo Minute" is like mental anemia). "Haha, mom. Gonna go to work today and defend the wii-wii-pee-pee name for your bosses?! Durrr. Hey mom, you're right, maybe Yahoo should be re-named "YaPoo?!"

Seriously, only Nintendo could start to do something so right with the DS and Revolution's respective mature concepts of bridging the gameplay gap between kids, adults and even elderly people......and THEN they completely shoot all that well earned marketing goodwill in the face by bridging it with a name that any logical person can see will spawn endless urination jokes.

Not saying I'm not gonna look past this and am still looking forward to the games, but man. What an awful move marketing wise. This is brand name death incarnate.

You're being way too dramatic.