Introducing... the Nintendo Wii

[sethsez]

Or just don't buy it.

If someone is claiming they'd be embarassed to ask for the machine by name, it's assumed that they'd be doing this because they want to buy it. If they don't care about the system, they wouldn't be in that situation in the first place.

And if they'd skip buying something they otherwise want because they're too embarassed to say its name, then they're pussies.

[Melf]

You think the people who made the SUPER NES, N64, and GameCube think this name is actually bad?

[Drewbacca]

Upon further deliberation I like the name for Nintendo's new console. It just seems to fit in with what Nintendo's trying to do (separate itself from the rest of the console producers). It's light and whimsicle enough for that philosophy. It's still got a lot of growing room to do, but it's not a big deal.

It wasn't long ago that analysts were claiming iPod was a stupid name, and now it's a brand with household recognition.

[Wilykat]

You think the people who made the SUPER NES, N64, and GameCube think this name is actually bad?

At least those names were pretty literal compared to this. The GameCube was a cube-shaped thing that played games.

The fact that people hardly know how to pronounce "Wii" isn't helping them implant the console's name in people's minds. "Revolution" didn't weird people out.

I'm still interested in the console, that hasn't changed. But I can't help but think Nintendo's shooting themselves in the foot with this needless name change.

[Jeremy]

They've got tons of people passionately talking about the name on DAY ONE of its announcement, they're clearing doing something right. I love the name. If nothing else, it's caused folks to complain more than ever before about a console name. And nothing tops folks pissing and moaning about a system named "Wii". Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go drop a big N.

[SMBChick]

EB Games Clerk: "What can I do for you?"

Consumer: "I'll take a wii"

EB Games Clerk: "... we don't have any bathrooms here, you'll have to go to the mall's food court.

[James]

I'm not reading 19 pages of complaining about the name. I'm agreeing with the analyst quoted on Gamespot, though- The stupider the name, the better the console seems to do. Dreamcast excepted.

James

[stormy]

I'm changing my mind. I don't really like it anymore, but only because people won't stop bitching about it and making shitty jokes.

[sethsez]

They've got tons of people passionately talking about the name on DAY ONE of its announcement, they're clearing doing something right.

They could call it the Nintendo Shitcakes and get people to talk, but that alone doesn't mean it's a good thing. People talked about the Segway a lot when it was finally shown too, and that hasn't exactly revolutionized transportation.

I still want the system, though. A name's a name, so meh.

[burgundy]

So, the reason that the Segway hasn't revolutionized transportation is that it has a shitty name, and not that most people already have working legs?