Nintendo Revolution Renamed - Nintendo Wii |
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Well, it's official! Today Nintendo announced the re-branding of their next-generation console that was codenamed "Revolution!" - and the new name isn't anything I would've come up with. Nintendo Wii (pronounced "We," not "Why") will be the next system in a 20 year history of gaming entertainment from one of the pioneers of the industry. Here is what Nintendo had to say about their interesting new moniker:
Introducing ... Wii.
As in "we."
While the code-name "Revolution" expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer.
Wii will break down that wall that separates video game players from everybody else.
Wii will put people more in touch with their games ... and each other. But you're probably asking: What does the name mean?
Wii sounds like "we," which emphasizes this console is for everyone.
Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.
Wii has a distinctive "ii" spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play.
And Wii, as a name and a console, brings something revolutionary to the world of video games that sets it apart from the crowd.
So that's Wii. But now Nintendo needs you.
Because, it's really not about you or me.
It's about Wii.
And together, Wii will change everything.
Interesting, to say the least. The Nintendo scene is sure to be heating up as we head into the final days before E3 kicks off, and "wii" will be on top of it all as news continues to trickle out from Nintendo, so be sure to keep your eyes on our QJ.NET Nintendo Revolution Blog - which will obviously need a bit of a redesign and a new name itself!!
Let us know your thoughts on the new name in the comments! Does the new name make you want to be a part of the collective "Wii," or does it leave you asking, "Why?"
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NINTENDO GOT LAME AFTER THE NINTENDO64, GAME PUBE IS WHACK! AND THIS THING LOOKS PHUCKING LAME!!
- DookFook
the name sucks but I still want one.
Just imagine all the pee jokes that will come from this.
nocomment
are you serious?!?
ooo wii!
come on! they can do better than that! they need a name that sounds a little less gay...
Noooooooooooooo o!
This has to be the worst idea for a name that I have ever heard.....
Nintendo must have been smoking some DAMN good crack when they came up with this one......
horrible name change!!!
The Nintendo Wii?
Were they trying to catch some of the iPod fad by adding not one, but two letter i's to their console name?
I will never want to tell my friends that I am just "playing wii" or ask them if they got that new game out for "wii".
Horrible. A perfect example of how the up and coming minds at nintendo have had their brains ruined by Pokemon.
I bet microsoft and sony and laughing harder than I am right now.
*ahem*
Isn't this PSPUPDATES.qj.net?
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/weeee.php
Wii? wtf, Revolution was sooooo much better.
pspu not nintendo........
wtf...come on...you bloggers really do suck.
and so does that name...im telling people im playing on my revolution ;)
horrible name...
WTF? xD i still want one.... but... WTF????? xD
Revolution was goood.... and Lets say "cool"
but Wii? ... sounds interesting xD but kind of stupid xD
Just when i was starting to seriously consider Nintendo as my choice in the next gen.....they rename it to Wii?
"I just got a new Wii, and ima play with it all day!"
TMK - I think everyone can see how this is important, breaking news for the entire gaming industry. You can endure this one Off-Topic post in the PSP section. (Otherwise, what's the point of having an Off-Topic category? ;) )
MAKING THEIR OWN GAMES WITHA CONTROLLEr LIKE THAT!!!!!!
i made my acount days ago O_o. serously wtf???? um w/e any way the name sucks ass holes. >_>
ROFL Nintendo ROFL
Don't call it the "Wii." This name is colossally stupid and shows just how much of a culture clash still exists between the US and Japan. Lower case i's are getting annoying these days. Nintendo is desperately trying to be like Apple.
Let's keep calling it the REVOLUTION! Because that's what it's going to be: A revolution in gaming. If the gaming community rejects the name, then maybe there's still time left to fix this horrible marketing mistake. Imagine calling Gamestop and having the poor guy say back to you "Thank you for calling Gamestop where you can buy a new Wii Bundle!" or something like that. "Dude I just pre-ordered my Wii!" Or the guy at EB Games saying "We have all these dummy boxes in the window so no one takes a Wii while our backs are turned."
Personally, I am sure there will be a market for case badges that have the pre-release Revolution logo. I'll be first in line to buy one.
*****in' crazy...bu good...wii... oh my god!
just love it...wii
Wii. Come on. Nintendo had a good name with Revolution, most people (even non-Nintendo fans) seemed to like it. What are they thinking, Wii... Its just sounds wierd. Even if you get down to it their preview systems were Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube and now Nintendo Wii...
I guess I'll get used to it eventually, I still think Revolution was a better name (even though it was a code name). I'll still be getting a Nintendo Revolu... Wii...
Nintendrones now become wii-ners
Wee? Nintendo WEE! Erg.. Wei!
lol, I Can see the jokes already. Nintendo Wii (Nintendo Wont Impress Individuals). That so sad. They should of just stuck with the Nintendo Revoultion.
This is totally the most hilarious most ridiculous name!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
Well they changed the name from REvolution....because to casual gamers and the market Nintendo is aiming for, think that Revolution is an intimidating name. Which is true.
But Wii?
I would have prefered Nintendo Go!
Come on. Everyone hated the controllers at first glance, too. Now most people love them. I was really mad at first when I heard the name about 30 mins ago. But now I'm really starting to like it. Watch the official site animation at:
http://revolution.nintendo.com/
The "ii" looks like the icons for people on restrooms, without hands and feet. In other words, it's not just male or female, but everybody. The "ii" also looks like two controllers side by side, symbolizing people playing together.
Not to mention that since "Wii" sounds like 'we' it will be an intentional pun by Nintendo. "Wii can change the gaming world forever."
"Wii" also sounds like 'Oui'--french for 'Yes'. Not to mention that "ii" is Japanese for 'Good'. 'Wee' is also a sound kids make when they are having fun.
Nintendo really thought this through. If they took two years to name the console, at least you people can give it is two weeks till E3. I'm sure it will grow on most of you, as it has me.
Sure, Revolution sounds cool and many people will still call it that. I think Nintendo left it Rev for so long so people WOULD. People will know what you mean if you say either, so gamers will have a choice.
Just give it a chance...
I'm sure Wii'll change your mind.
I can't believe this is real (i even double checked at 1up and ign and sure enough this is serious [you can check nintendo's website too]) I mean this is a long way to go for that gimmicky advertising slogan of "together wii can make a difference". This is such bull*****.
It's only really difficult because it's hard to explain to people whats going on," Yepp i'm gonna go home and play wii, or did you get in any new wii games today?"
umm...ok...I liked "Revolution" better, though. I really hope this is a REALLY LATE Aprils Fools Joke...
hmm and odd decision buy why is it posed in the PS3 area of QJ? isn't it something that belongs in the Rev (now Wii?) portion????
I love the name. It is different. It has style. It can be well worked out in several marketing strategies.
But it just sucks using it in sentences. Wii will have to adapt the same strategy, and not use it like most other systems:
"Let's play wii?" it sounds awfull not just in english, but in portuguese (vamos jogar wii?) and also in spanish and french, languages I speak often. So the least they could do is call it
Nintendo Wii
and add in every machine the "Codename: Revolution" also.
even adding the nintendo N "WiiN", would do, but it sounded a lot like Windows. I like Wii, but the console diserved better. Something two syllable, like Ipod or Wifi.
I don0t mind if the make fun of the name. The new Experience playing it will dictate the Wiiner.
PS: sony will loose almost a billion dollars this year. They are the ones who have their neck tied.
think of all the grammar puns!
*head explodes*
Lets all just pray that they will take a page out of Sony's book. When Sony showed us the PS3 controller at E3 2005 and everyone HATED it, rumor has it that they have now redesigned it.
Let Nintendo know that the Revolution could be amazing, but Wii just sucks.
That or connecting two systems together is just going to cause way to much controversy. Oh, well me and my friends will still play with our Wii-Wii.
wee wee
wee wee
wee wee
wee wee
PISS!!!!!!
Why not just call it the "crap" or the "log"
WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING????????????????
world war 2 ?
what a terrible name
Seriously, maybe it works in Japan and France but in English it just sounds like piss. Urine. Bodily fluid. Get it?
Read the italics:
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Interesting news, but I think that Revolution sounded much better.
All Hail the Nintendo Wii!
Cheesy romote for a control 30$
Next Mario 50$
Calling your next-gen system wii ... priceless
hahahahahahahha ROTFL
Can't really see myself saying that to a guy in the game store, I'd just feel stupid.
God sake guys its just a *****ing name get over it god whats the world come to.
I can't believe this, i really can't.
so long
I have to go take a Wii all over this systems new name.
all theyve done is buy some more time until they have to release the actual specs and then then console itself....its all calculated and meaningless at this point.
q: what do you call a french man playing a next-gen nintendo console ?
a: Wii-oui monsieur
revolution was accepted and worked, why change it to this piss name. and to whoever said nintendo fans are now wii-ners, i laughed my ass off good job. Although that said i still want one, i just wont call it Wii, i will say revolution. I have to go take a wii see ya later
Wii need to start getting real here and wii need to start using the name wii so wii get used to it im not joking. Wii have to no matter what. We can't change it so stfu
Im sorry but that name sucks
I need a wii wii :(
Nintendo is not going anywhere anytime soon. Nintendo still has more money than Sony, as far as gaming goes at least.
Nintendo has the GC, DS, GBASP, GBM and now the Wii. Sony has PS2, PSP and PS3. Every current Nintendo system except for the GC is selling like hotcakes. Whereas PSP is just now finally starting to pick up.
Nintendo also owns Pokemon and that has a cult following. With Nintendo Wifi having over 1,000,000 customers from DS alone, it can only grow with Wii and Virtual Console.
Then there are software titles like Mario, Zelda and Metroid that are guaranteed sellers.
Sony, on the other hand. Is getting sued every other day in some GTA related case. They didn't settle in court and are losing the lawsuit over the patent. And PS3 costing $700 with a required HDD and $60+ games, latest release of all three consoles and "Holy Bad Inventions, Batman" Batarang controller is not going to help sales either.
If anything, Sony will become third party, not Nintendo. Some say Microsoft will buy out Sony which I see as a possible likelyhood. Or Sony and Nintendo may merge again like they once were. I see that, too.
Were going to play WII after work!! :))))
Nintendo going down the drain.
look at my wii remote!! :)))))
Im not a fanboy to any company, but this truly is a bizarre name... it would not stop me buying a 'Wii' if I really wanted to, but I agree... the embarassment of telling someone you have a 'Wii' or you want a 'Wii' or asking for a 'Wii' game. Its like calling a console 'Piss'. Not only that, it has no relevance to what it does. Gamecube- its a cube that plays games. Playstation- A 'station' or unit for playing on. Xbox- like the Gamecube name, but the X could mean eXtreme or eXitement and plus it sounds cool. Again, im no fanboy -anyone who likes this name must be. True, its not the end of the world, but still really random
april fools? kinda late...
weeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeee
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/weeee.php
But you ain't got drugs yet!
How likely do you think it is that the blue colored one will be called the Kabloowii? Hehe... BOOM!
Hehe... Wiiners. That's a funny name for the next round of fanboys.
they took off anonymous. finally WIIIII
HAHAHAH ROLF
Why don't they just call it LOG?!
But seriously, I can't imagine going into the store and asking for the new "game of the week" and the associate is like "for 360?" and I'm like "nope, for wii."
Even trying to soften the blow by saying "Nintendo Wii" sounds so stupid. They picked the most vagiina'd out name ever.
**end second rant
They're just taking the wii! I think I'll wait for the new gameboy shyt to come out
Shut up you guys! You guys are so negative! Give them a break, man!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think everyone has entitled to there own opinion but please keep it to yourself.
The Japanese probably love the name
I guess we will see new game from nintendo called Wii for sure ...
1. Wii
2. WII (capitalize the two 'i's)
3. World War II
4. Japan
5. Enough said
You are such a fan boy...
In comparison to the GameCube's sales (which isn't even the topic here anyway) you said:
"Whereas PSP is just now finally starting to pick up."
Umm, what about the Playstation 2?
100 million units shipped by November 2005 b!tch.
THATS 5 TIMES AS MANY AS GAMECUBE! Not to mention PS2s cost more, have more games and looks a helluva lot better with a home entertainment system too. I own a gamecube and a xbox and I'd love a Ps2 as well but do your research and register before you start talking out your a$$.
It really is a bad name...
And saying "it's just a name" is really a horribly ignorant comment. The first thing you will know about any product is it's name. First impressions last, and Americans can be cruel.
Also saying we can't change it is silly to think. The PS3 controller went back to the drawing board. But then, Nintendo really doesn't give a f*** about what Americans like anymore so eh...
#58 keep dreaming.
2005 Revenue
Sony Revenue: 71.216 billion
Microsoft: 39.79 billion
Nintendo Revenue: 4.35 billion
Guys can I connect to my Wii with the DS stylus? Isn't that dangerous.
Yes Nintendo as a third party developer would be awesome!
Wii-ner!!
LMAO
I don't think anyone has made this joke yet but the game of the year will be:
"Wee on Wii" for the Nintendo Wii
You just hold the controller in front of your crotch and write your name in snow and stuff :o)
What's so stupid is how everyone keeps saying 'Wii' sounds like 'wee wee', which means 'pee' to people. Yet don't want to admit that a P(ee)S2 or P(ee)SP(ee) or P(ee)S3 sounds even worse and you are ACTUALLY saying Pee when you say the word. Not something that sounds like something else that means it.
It's a lot easier to think up names like PeeSPee. GAYStation, or X*****s/XSocks/XRocks (I could go on forever), than it is for Wii. Wow, you can come up with one joke. Very original.
I'm not flaming Sony or anything (I own a PS2 and a PSP and love them both), I'm just not extremely biased like so many people on here seem to be. Don't make fun of one console when yours is easier to make fun of.
Grow up, please.
I don't like it...
but I bet the system is gonna be cool anyway.
Why Wii?
Disaster. I would have bought rev, but never Wii...
Bye bye, nintendo, worst move ever...
Hahaha....Nintendo is awesome!!
You've gotta give em that much!
At least they have the creativity to make a new name every once and awhile, unlike Sony and Microsoft who just throw a few numbers on the end of the name, change the colors of the controllers, and call it "the best new system".
Good for Nintendo. They always had the best gameplay anyways. Everyone else can just keep playing your Halo and Jak and Daxter or whatever the hell PS2 calls a 'hit' game.
Oh, and to whoever said the "Game pube" joke....that was REALLY lame. You should be ashamed of yourself.
i think the name will sound better if you say it like
W.I.I. - W Eye Eye
or
W.1.1. - W One One
Wii can go play with my Wii until the Wii hours of the morning! Wii!!!
...I cant wait for the Sony Poo.
If I buy one in the end, I'll still call it Revolution. All that time, and they came up with Wii?
I hope that means they've focused their brain power somewhere else.
Where did you get your figures?
IGN:
"In terms of hardware, the DS was the undisputed champion, managing sales of 4,002,871 units.
PSP took second with 2,225,799 units, followed by PS2 at 2,134,863 units.
At the bottom of the barrel is the original Xbox, which managed 13,186 units, giving the system a total of 470,000 units for its entire stay on the Japanese market.
As the DS sales might have suggested, Nintendo was king as far as game companies are concerned. The Big N had 19 games in the top 100, pushing 11,030,000 pieces of software out of its Kyoto offices (this does not include Pokemon titles -- with Pokemon games, the total rises to 13,320,000 units).
Bandai was second both in number of top 100 entries and total sales, with 11 titles on the list and 5.54 million units sold. Konami came in third in terms of games sold, at 5.08 million while Square Enix had the third highest number of games in the top 100, at 9 titles."
That was from a January IGN article. Found here: http://ps2.ign.com/articles/680/680762p1.html
Also
"When Nintendo last spoke of Japanese DS sales, 2005 was coming to a close and the system had just reached the five million sold mark faster than any system before it. Today, Nintendo revealed that the system has topped the six million sales mark in the Japanese market. And yes, the DS now holds the record for reaching six million systems sold mark faster than any system before it." ~IGN.com
PS2 has been out for like seven years, compared to only around two for DS. As I said, GC sales were bad, but all other sales make up for it.
Or the guy at EB Games saying "We have all these dummy boxes in the window so no one takes a Wii while our backs are turned."
AHAHA, Classic..
Or when your BUYING ONE..!!
I'll take a Wii please..!
58. » to Mike
Nintendo is not going anywhere anytime soon. Nintendo still has more money than Sony, as far as gaming goes at least.
Nintendo has the GC, DS, GBASP, GBM and now the Wii. Sony has PS2, PSP and PS3. Every current Nintendo system except for the GC is selling like hotcakes. Whereas PSP is just now finally starting to pick up.
Nintendo also owns Pokemon and that has a cult following. With Nintendo Wifi having over 1,000,000 customers from DS alone, it can only grow with Wii and Virtual Console.
Then there are software titles like Mario, Zelda and Metroid that are guaranteed sellers.
Sony, on the other hand. Is getting sued every other day in some GTA related case. They didn't settle in court and are losing the lawsuit over the patent. And PS3 costing $700 with a required HDD and $60+ games, latest release of all three consoles and "Holy Bad Inventions, Batman" Batarang controller is not going to help sales either.
If anything, Sony will become third party, not Nintendo. Some say Microsoft will buy out Sony which I see as a possible likelyhood. Or Sony and Nintendo may merge again like they once were. I see that, too.
by Reneid Klein (Unregistered), at Apr 27, 2006 at 11:54AM
ARE YOU DUMB!?!??!?! Omfg your dumb as hell. DUDE, 1) Ps3 is costing around 399
2) The controller is changed
3)HDD IS INCLUDED
4)NINTENDO IS JUST FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT A GOOD CONSOLE, BUT CANT AFFORD THE PS3 AND XBOX360 respectively
5) SONY WILL NEVER BE BOUGHT OUT.
6)YOU ARE A N00B!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds funny... thats it xD... i think its good for marketing xD but all of you are like dying for a freaking name xD? revolution or wii.. its the same *****ing console xD
btw... just think ...TONS and TONS of marketing xD
Wiki both systems and you'll get all the facts you need.
No where in your statistics did I see that you were talking only about Japan. I am talking Global, considering it all goes into the same pockets.
The DS can't TOUCH Sony's grip on the current 6th gen console market. The DS has only sold 15 million units, most in Japan. That is from the Annual Financial Report. Nintendo. on 2006-04-03. Don't get any more official than that.
The DS lite has shipped just over a million by now, all overseas.
The PSP has shipped 14 million units, thats from Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware / PSP® (PlayStation®Po rtable). Sony. 2006-03-18.
My stats are more current and more accurate. Your lazy comment trolling will not prevail. Give up.
Number #74 said it.
2005 Revenue
Sony Revenue: 71.216 billion
Microsoft: 39.79 billion
Nintendo Revenue: 4.35 billion
As a Nintendo fan who but a GC, GBA, & DS but never bought a PS1 or 2 or and Xbox (I did buy a PSP), I can still only see this as a terrible, TERRIBLE mistake on Nintendo's part. Aside from the urine remarks, it's also "wee" as in small. Though the Revolution IS small, why would we want to call it the wee machine? No, my proposal is to preorder the REVOLUTION. Buy REVOLUTION games. Write comments on Nintendo and gaming forums about the REVOLUTION. Send emails to Nintedno about anything but the name of the system and only refer to the system as the REVOLUTION. Even if they put it out as the Wii, ONLY refer to it and its games as the REVOLUTION. A product is what we call it, no matter what the label says. And I'm 100% serious and 100% following my own advice. Afaic, there is only the Revolution.
Off topic, but could someone remove #86's links? They lead to porn sites.
Nintendo has always had alright names for their systems. Their codenames, however, were not so amazing. Remember Ultra64? Dolphin? It would seem now they've gone in reverse. How unfortunate. Wii is probably the worst name I've heard for a system... ever.
Way to go Big-N. You'll never live this down.
And bigshynepo.... your numbers may be correct, but your assertion is not. You posted the number of DS units SOLD and the number of PSP units SHIPPED. Nintendo has sold more DS's than the number of PSPs Sony has even supplied to the market.
sounds like somekind of gay ass japper whore fetish
In your first post I thought you were just ignorant, so I forgave you. Now you are comparing the Handheld markets to the console markets to prove your point in a desperate attempt to show that Nintendo, as your lord and king, is amazing. Therefore it leads me to think not only are you ignorant you're also an closed minded, idiotic fanboy (a trend with Nintendo fanboys). Hey I like Nintendo but I can care less if they win or lose I just want my games plus making them profit means less money in the US and more in Japan.
Iwata doesn't give a $hit about you. All he cares about is that some pokemon loving dumba$$ like you buys into whatever he's selling. Handheld games in Japan sell ridiculously well. You can't compare it to the Console market. Those games cost 20$ compared to the 50-60 console games cost. They are cheap and short. Nintendo only profits from Handhelds because they had a monopoly in the market. Sony is the only real challenger and who by the way still has many opportunities to overthrow them, they are tied in the West. I am very happy they did cause look now how Nintendo is making better and better Handheld games so that they don't also lose this market to their neighbors Sony.
Read a little before making dumb comments like that. Or go back to jerking your Wii remote and leave this discussions to people who do so.
Holy crap. What? Nintendo We? I can imagine customers coming into my branch of Gamestation saying "I need a Wee for my son". POOR. Granted its a very simple name, but not one that translates well in all languages (namely english) When we come to tell people that its been renamed 'Wii', they will al laugh and I will not wonder why. Stupid, STUPID name. Change it back Nintendo, before I buy a PS3 and break your face.
At first I though jesus what the hell but no I kinda like it. Its a joke and everyone likes to laugh.
But yes to all the people who give credit to nintendo for new consoles names I agree.
In 15years I would rather have a Nintendo TurdSufter than a PS17.2
***** nintendo and there stupid names. im a gonna get me a case mod that says Nintendo Revalution on it.
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
I would stick with Revolution it's name is much more appealing to the public then Wii... Wii sucks!
wow, its a name change. who gives a s***. if this changes your mind on the console or make you think nintendo is failing as a company, then you're future in the business world is partial to none. now, just wait and think about this; the nintendo revolution came out cause it revolutionized games.....but what will they call their next console? they can't just take away the nintendo name and call all their other consoles the "revolution 2, 3, 4, etc...." or else that'd be a company name change in total. the result from that would be a rather hefty deal since magazines, advertisements, and other products would have to change along with it. another thing is, if your parents still wipe your ass for you and you have the sudden urge to come on here and say stuff like "the revolutio---oh i'm sorry, wii, is sucky and is horrible cause i'm right when i'm online" is just the most degrading thing to come about the human race. i'd have to say with all the b****ing going on here about a NAME change from all these preteen rejects, late-term abortions should be in favor of all those who are respectful of any intelligence left in society.
Hey, I'm baked so you'll have to forgive me a lil. I do appriciate the constructive correction :) Sometimes when a point is so easy to make, the attention to detail gets a little sloppy.
you know, i'm glad i defected from nintendo fandom just in time to avoid buying such a horribly-named system.
how are you supposed to talk about this thing with your friends? say this out loud: "hey, i'm gonna go play my WHEEE tonight... wanna come?"
now, did you sound like someone who just bought a cool, stylish new game system - or a total *****ing idiot?
nintendo's failed me too many times with their mario-whoring and lack of third-party support, and this is just the icing on the cake.
They must have huddled together and found the name that would sell the least consoles. I'm a Nintendo fan, but the names are just getting worse and worse. The best console names have the word 'system' in them. Why not the Ultra/Uber Nintendo Entertainment System?
Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter was more mixed in his assessment. "My initial reaction, of course, is that the name is dumb," he bluntly stated. "However, upon reflection, I thought that the name Game Boy was dumb, REALLY thought that the name Xbox was dumb, and can't even recall my reaction to PlayStation. Let's face it, devices with cool names like Dreamcast and Gizmondo fail, and the lame names seem to do well."
bye...i will miss u
nintendos cheaP ATTEMPT AT GETTING OLDER PEOPEL TO PLAY THIS *****!
DAMMIT! I had no problem saying I might get a "REVOLUTION" cuz that name sounds kickass!! but...
"hey do you have a PS3?"
"No, i have a WEEEE!"
wtf?
It's the most ridiculous name in the history of gaming. Why are they copying apple in every way? Really, really lame of them. I'm really disapointing in Nintendo. They are lead by a bunch of old japanese men who wouldnt know cool if it hit them in their wii wii.
This is a discrace. This will go down as Nintendo's biggest blunder (along with backstabbing Sony).
Farewell Nintendo, thanks my childhood and hope wii meet again.
Truly gonna habe to get used to that.
Sounds like a 5 year old going daown a slide. Plus i cant't picture Wii on the kickass looking controles and consoles.
Sorry i just see a lot of people saying "this is pspupdates not nintendo updates"... if you idiots would look through the qj network (which is ndsupdates.com, pspupdates.com and so on) you would OBIVOUSLY notice its on all over the network. If you dont know what you are talking about shut the hell up. Thank you.
what have they done, revolution was so much better.why change it to wii. I was going to buy one but now i would feel ashamed to get one.
I can imagine: " i'll would like a wii please"
Nintendo, I thank you for making my childhood with great games such as mario, starfox, zelda, pokemon, etc on GOOD concoles such as the SUPER NINTENDO, but you guys *****ed up this time!!
THIS IS NINTENDOS BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER!!!
Son replies "im playing with my wii"
mother gets repulsed and calls the looney bin to take him away
i see a problem arising
i can see this flopping
I really hope Nintendo makes a game where i can use the Wii-mote contwowwa to wii on the Sexbox### and the PeeEss#.
All hail the Wii !!!!
Wii will win and you will wose! Vewwy badwy!
I'd pay $49.99 for that game, it'd be called... WiiVENGE!!
I will and always will call it revolution no matter what the "official" name is . never utter the name 'wii' again call it the name it deserves:
"REVOLUTION"
one of the worst moves nintendo have made ever.
"Now you are comparing the Handheld markets to the console markets to prove your point in a desperate attempt to show that Nintendo, as your lord and king, is amazing."
Please learn to read first. I was talking about how Nintendo's combined sales. That's why I mentioned every current Nintendo Console and the Sony ones. I even said, TWICE that Gamecube sold badly.
Please learn to read.
Secondly:
"Therefore it leads me to think not only are you ignorant you're also an closed minded, idiotic fanboy (a trend with Nintendo fanboys)."
I am a Nintendo fan. However, I also said that I own BOTH the PSP and the PS2 and "Love them". HOW the *#@& am I closed minded if I own and love two systems of the biggest competitor. Please read a dictionary first to see what closed minded means. Then read my posts to keep from bringing up moot statements I already said.
Please learn to read.
Thirdly:
"Iwata doesn't give a $hit about you...Handheld games in Japan sell ridiculously well. You can't compare it to the Console market...They are cheap and short..."
I never mentioned Iwata; don't conject asinine statements to make your arguments appear to have more merit than they do. AGAIN, I didn't try to compare Just Portables to Consoles. Cheap they are not; they cost as much as consoles did at launch. Length of game is not determined by if it's portable or not.
Take your own advice and: "Read a little before making dumb comments like that."
Pissing on Nintendo has never been this much fun.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhoen/omgwtfwii.jpg
Nintendo just ruined their reputation in one afternoon. At least those crazy japanese will love the name that and their bizzare porn. Imagine all the Hentai video games to come out for this console.
Lets have a wii all time with our wii wiis connected.
SIGN THIS PETITION! DON'T LET NINTENDO DO THIS!
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?qaopjlll&1
More like Nintendo "Why".
and i thought nintendo GO was bad. i wish they had called it that as it sounds better than "wii". nintendo will be mocked for years to come for this.
Dude, you have a Wii!? Awesome!
"Revolution" was absolutely perfect, but they just had to ruin it.
In our language (slovak) if you say wii - sounds like world YOU in english :)
Nintendo Wii? We? Why? Seems like Nintendo has finally eaten one too many magic mushrooms... Good lord, the Nintendo Wii is probably one of THE worst console names in the history of videogames!!!
...and exactly HOW does Nintendo expect to use "Wii" in their subtitles for games??? I mean, N64 tacked on 64 to titles, Nintendo DS tacked on DS with silly names like Deadly Silence and Dust Strikers, but Wii??? I'm totally stumped on how they're going to get that to work... Oh, perhaps they're going to just use the "ii" for subtitles...hmm...Super Mario ii = Super Mario irritating indigestion. Oh, I get it, awesome work Nintendo!
First you gave us stupid Friends Codes and now Wii? Uh...all I can say is, I don't want to go around saying I own a Wii...WTH!?
OMG, this is the funniest damn thing since they first showed off the controller. I cant stop laughing. Nintendo is completely fruitloops.
me: yo, did u buy a "we" yet?
friend: no, dont u allready have one? y buying another? i noe i allready got one. *wink wink*
me: WTF DUDE
I bet Reggie is regretting working at Nintendo of America right now...
Reggie: How in the hell am I supposed to market Wii in America? Probably 99% of all gamers will think that is a stupid console name...urgh, I wish the name remained Revolution... *sigh*
[BANG]
*falls to floor*
[thump]
...and to think, people thought the X-box360 was a stupid name. MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*gets beaten by everyone around*
tho they think their reasons are worth the Wii, but no way in hell that sounds anything revolutionary, its gay, its short its tru but not wee.....theyr tryin to have us learn japanese w/ their lil words.....i DO NOT LIKE WHEEE
WHEE IS HORRIBL!!!!!!
in other news-----
Anyone wana download a really sweet song, its called-
"Never gonna get it"
by: Akon Feat. Sean, Biggs & Topic
Its the awesome main song from Fight Night Round 3
customer: Can I get Super Fario Bros for the Wii?
employee: I think you mean, "for us"
customer: What?
employee: You said "we," but the correct English would be "for us"
customer: ...
employee: Anyway, you wanted that for why (wrongly pronouncing Wii)?
customer: Uh...what? Now, you're using crappy English. I think you meant to say "for what system" Right?
employee: What?
customer: Yeah, for Wii
employee: For you?
customer: No, for Wii
employee: Why we and not just you?
customer: What?
employee: Get the hell out of this store!!!
WARHARHARHARHAR !!!
Hehehe...Nintendo doesn't know how they just walked right into a wall of jokes on this one. The Wii jokes will never end! It's almost good they didn't wait until E3 to reveal this stupid name because I bet the audience would boo the hell out of them for naming the system such a stupid name.
Nintendo, innovation doesn't mean coming up with stupid names! =P
APRIL FOOLS
nintendo we.....sounds funny as PHuck
i keep picturing piss comming out of the hard drive like a pu$$y does
HAA ha Wee
Ninteno's Wee
Yay! For Stupid Namer'z
start looking forward to seeing pictures of the nintendo revolution pu$$y like slot to be taking a Wee
Haa my Little Brother Crying
Wee = Weed
Nintendo is trying to get us addicted to their weed, err, wii.
The only thing that bothers me is the annoying use as a pun. Otherwise, if you are too embaresed about the name because it rhymes with slang you need a serious self-confidence overhaul.
I think Nintendo got the exact reaction they wanted. As much as you want to love Nintendo like an entity.. they are a company out to make money like any other company. There target demographic is not the hardcore gamer.. Never has. They are trying to pull in untapped potential.
All those people you see who don't play games regularly.. You parents or girlfriend or boyfriend or people who just don't bother with it.. That is who Nintendo is aiming for.
All I can say is to all those that reacted the way they did is..
You have a long road to growing up.
Omfg your dumb as hell.
by Stallone (Unregistered)
Well then. Take a look at your spelling before you're mocked. I love how the people who raise the largest stink with this new name are unable to use grammar. Maybe they think they are 1337, but a little proper English goes a long way towards validating your point.
I like the new name. I don't think I'll cross over from PC gaming unless they have a decent Zelda game, but at least they are trying something new.
I don't care what they say or how mags and online sites whore themselves to accept this new name. I'm still calling it the Nintendo Revolution! Revolution, seems a far more fitting name considering the controller...it's a revolution in controls! Before they can call their system Wii, they need to define their online service; WFC sucks with Friends Codes...
Well the name is ok and its not really what people expected or what I expected but oh well......But I will still want the system and I know I will love. But I will continue to call it the REV! But I have to admit I like Nintendos philosophy about why they are going to call it the Nintendo Wii.
I think we all wanted a Revolution not a Wii....
nocomment
Guy 2: I Just Got A Ps3!!!
Guy 1: dude, I Used Too Have A Wee
Guy 2: What Happened?
Guy 1: I Dunno It Sucked AnyWays
Guy 2: Damn Sorry To Here That
Guy 1: Naw, It'z Cool I Just Flushed The Toilet
No Biggy?!?
Sad
ohh ill think of better onez
weewee or wiiwii whatever the case may be, what the hell is nintendo thinking? The name Revolution sounded better, even if their console is nothing close to a revolution, but that is a different matter. I hope the negativity of the name of their console won't affect sales, or they may soon be blaming their CEO for his porno addiction.
I can't believe this ***** man!.
And here i was thinking Nintendo was going to make it thru this time after that big dissapoinment "piece of crap" N64.
Seriously, the name is so gay... They should go buy some "Wii"
and get stoned off their asses... LOL.
Maybe they'll come up with a better name or at least they can enjoy a good ol' joint of "Wii".
heres a comment, HEY MAN I JUST GOT A 360!!!
OH REALLY DOES IT SPIN?
NO
DOES IT HAVE A 360 BIT PROCESSOR?!
NO
What does it do?
manages media and plays corporate whore games
WII THE PEOPLE, OF THE UNITED STATES!
I like it
A few posts back, someone said something like
"LOL NINTENDO MAKES NO MONEYS
SONY - LOTS
MICRO - SORTA LOTS
NIN - LITTLE"
Well, do you realize Sony makes other things besides PS2 and PSP? Same with Microsoft. Whereas Nintendo is all-out games.
Think, please.
-Kameku
Nintendo is making more money than sony(console department) and microsoft(conso le depart.) thye sell really more ds than psp But thats What happen when asian ppl like something NINTENDO btw im pro fan sony PS3 ALL THE WAY Yeahhh
Guy 2: I Just Got A Ps3!!!
Guy 1: dude, I Used Too Have A Wee
Guy 2: What Happened?
Guy 1: I Dunno It Sucked AnyWays
Guy 2: Damn Sorry To Here That
Guy 1: Naw, It'z Cool I Just Flushed The Toilet
No Biggy?!?
Sad
ohh ill think of better onez
ohh and i was gonna come to the revolution updates to post this
guess ill post it at gamespot.com in the wee section
Come on people lighten up. Sure this is a huge blunder and Nintendo will probably do very poorly in the states but hey at least that means they might become a third party company and make amazing games on real next-gen consoles.
For those that think name doesn't matter, you have no idea. Image is everything. Nintendo stock just went down in price!
This will be the funniest E3 ever: [REPORTER] "Now let's see what they have in the Wii stand, oh its Mario's Wii-Wii, and you can control it by jerking the remote like so. Nintendo did promise new and innovate game play, great job!"
I don't think I can stop laughing can someone please post something sad, I'm dying here.
the name is somehow cool, but the presentation was bad. i didnt contradict the builded up kiddie image. well dunno, still kinda cool name. neo geo sounds stupid too. or 3DO TV(tee wii)
I agree with TheProfessor.
Damn, they should have kept the Revolution name. Wii sounds silly.
thats a stupid name, im still going to call it the revolution no matter what. never will i ask someone if they got a Wii.
I find the funniest part of this name is how its going to make everyone who uses it in a sentance sound like they are speaking a southern caribbean accent.
When i used to live in grenada its common for someone to use the word "we" after a sentance or question. For example: You went shopping we? or "The weather nice we? Its similar to how canadians use "eh" or in hawaii they use "yeah" after sentances. Its meaning is pretty much "yes".
Now that people are going to be using "Wii" That makes it sound so funny. "You going to play Wii? I love Nintendo Wii!
O well il stick to calling it what i thought when i first saw it. "Nintendo W2."
We have three sizes...
Wee, Not-so-Wee, and FRIGGIN' HUGE!! =)
Here Wii Go!!!!
why rename it? revolution was fine, wii is just gay. wtf nintendo. im actually embarrassed to say the name, this is awful. WHY WII!!?!!
It's just a name guys. Nintendo isn't going to go down the drain and completely fail just because of the console's name. If they do, then this world just isn't good enough for them.
If Nintendo wants to go with the Wii name, use it in Japan and stick with Revolution for the rest of the world. It would be the same kind of thing as with the Famicom/NES.
who calls a system wii, it is going to be fail and nintendo is going to end up like sega, a software only company
comment 167, that is a good idea, revolution for europe and N and SA and Wii for japan
its good cause nintendo is aiming at children 3-12 and parents will probrably think its a tool for toilet training
soo all for the better
MOMMY WOW!!! , im a big kid now
nintendo is soo intelligent ,even better they should differnt ones such as the abc learning station and counting numbers station and parents would go crazy, Buying It
Nintendo , Tools For Life ......Dude, the nintendo poop just came out'''' .........................................................Awsome!!!!!
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/nintendowii
I find it to be total BS saying people won't buy it because of the name. All the idiots going "ZOMG!! i Whill not buy wun cuz it sounds like teh_wee hee!!" are either full of it, or wasn't into Revolution in the first place.
Shakespeare wrote "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet".
A system is a system, no matter what they name it. Sony fans, do you mean to tell me that if they changed the name of the PS3 to the "Funtime Happy Box" you wouldn't still want one? BULL****.
If they named it the Sony "Sex Change" you'd proudly walk into EB and say "Yeah, I want a Sex Change, please!"
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5421/joinus6bu.jpg
You are right 173, also these 14 year old boys that make fun of Wii, look at your "pee s pee" or how some people here would pronounce "pisspee"
Funny how all the haters seem to be uniting with the mocking with "Wee", scared of what the future beholds?
You should be.
I am simpley not going to buy Nintendo revoultuion because of the name.
I am sorry gamers this is the best we could come up with. Mayimoto-San and I we're playing with our controllers last name ant thought out this name. We thought it is great! (Mayimoto-san still does but is currently recovering from rash
In my mind I am game developer.
In my business card I am Nintendo president
In my pants I am Wii
Sony are you hiring?
okay the commercial starts with the chinese guy that invented nintendo and he runs out of the nintendo building and quickly gathers a group of spectators and readys them for a big announcement suddenly he reaches down and grabs his (stereo tipically small asian penis) and pulls it out and starts to piss on the sidewalk and walks back in to the building
seriouly Thats' what really happened.....I Swear
then an employee ran out and put some in a jar and said (IT's The Future Of Gaming)
Listen people
Name = Image
Image = Reputation
Reputation = Everything
Therefore
Name = Everything
There are a few people who will no doubt buy into the console no matter what the name. The point is that Nintendo has no clue. In other words Clueless. They really don’t know marketing. They are just trying to follow Apple in hopes of big gains. This console will be the laughing stock of gaming. We will remember pissing/dissing on it for years to come.
The controller was a big risk and I commend them for it. However it seems like they are banking on DS comparisons to the console market. Sorry Nintendo console market is a completely different animal. And while Japan rules the handheld market and will simply buy whatever you make, the US dominates the console market (Why do you think even the XBOX beat the gamecube). Become a third party company already and stop forcing people to buy your consoles for just the few games that you make.
Think about it? Would it be bad for the industry? What if they just release the control as a peripheral to both the Xbox and PS3 and made games to support it. The would make an amazing amount of money. Almost unthinkable amount of money.
For once, forget about your pride Nintendo and do what’s right for your fans and your company.
Fook yeah, I'd buy it.
and their console sucks , and to show how much I hate nintendo I have made more than 150 posts on nintendo forums talking smack to nintendo and when they ban one of my acconts I just creater another e-mail and talk them more smack , not only that but at their site I talk nintendo smack. Also sometimes I do that aganist sony and microsoft on their sites but more to nintendo.
wow, its a name change. who gives a s***. if this changes your mind on the console or make you think nintendo is failing as a company, then you're future in the business world is partial to none. now, just wait and think about this; the nintendo revolution came out cause it revolutionized games.....but what will they call their next console? they can't just take away the nintendo name and call all their other consoles the "revolution 2, 3, 4, etc...." or else that'd be a company name change in total. the result from that would be a rather hefty deal since magazines, advertisements, and other products would have to change along with it. another thing is, if your parents still wipe your ass for you and you have the sudden urge to come on here and say stuff like "the revolutio---oh i'm sorry, wii, is sucky and is horrible cause i'm right when i'm online" is just the most degrading thing to come about the human race. i'd have to say with all the b****ing going on here about a NAME change from all these preteen rejects, late-term abortions should be in favor of all those who are respectful of any intelligence left in society.
I can't wait for Satoru Iwata to hold up his wii at E3.
ok its an alright name, but there must have been other choices...
'wee' is like the first funny word us english people know as a young child...eg. wee wee
didn't nintendo do more research on that word and the implications that wuld happen if they used it..
i would have been saitfied with revolution. but i do agree it needed a name change.like Nintendo IN (Inovation)
go to school or get a job you dumbass. if you sit there all day and rant to nintendo (like apparently alot of these other kids do), thats a definat marker stating that you need a real life. grow up, get a job, and shut up.
I seriosly hope to GOD that when E3 comes, everyone will BOO at Nintendo for that name and make em feel like asses
EVERYONE MUST REVOLT!!! AT e3
First fisher price purple gamecube now wii this is so lame
The nintendo wii just sounds gay
Dumb name, no one can contest that, thing is, it's so dumb it's hard to forget. It may just be a very good marketing move simply because its that dumb.
I have no qualms about ordering a Wii, or getting Super Smash Bros Wii.
nintendo's wee failed the drug test and was filed to shut down there company and join sega
making half assed ports of there tired old skoo' games
and miramuto is gettin 7 years for thinking of the stupidest game console name to date
on his way to be taken to the insane asylum he said people join us and stay in the 80's forever
old tired games FOREVER!!!!
Sonyfanboy: Im going to my bedroom to play with my PS3!
Microsoftfanboy : Im going to my bedroom to play with my 360!
Nintendofanboy: Im going to my bedroom to play with my wii!
this gay name
plus gay kid games like mario = nintendo for little gay kiddie phuckers and little kids
the only good games for nintendo is RE (which they have 4 sequals and comming out with more), mario (dumb kiddie game with countless boring spinoffs/sequals), metroid prime (same as mario, kiddie game with boring same sequals), zelida (gay elf dressed in tights and all the males that play this are just gays but won't admit it, they're also kids too. this is a boring game with 4 sequals).
there you go, all nintendo has is 4 good games and they are all for kids and kid molesters that like kids a little to much which means anyone over 8 that plays this is a molesting gay person or anyone under 8 is a stupid kid.
the end
this just goes to show how:
1) kiddie nintendo is -> since some dude posted wii sound like a kid going "weee" having fun on nintendo's wii wii, playing boring dumb games like mario
2) how stupid nintendo is and will be crushed by sony or microsoft
I look forward to the next installment of Mario, nothing is better than watching Mario wee wee with the princess.
This is one reason why america is seen as being one of the dumbest places on earth. Close minded idiots like 99% of these posts who are so stupid they don't realize that the name has a multi-cultural sound.
I get SO tired of the trailer trash, cousin-banging redneck americans who couldn't even spell their name on their McDonald's application talking about other languages.
Here's a tip: Before you badmouth another language or culture, LEARN ENGLISH FIRST. If half these idiots had a mental capacity over that of an eight year old they wouldn't be so immature towards a name.
It's not the best name ever. But it's the name, deal with it. Nintendo isn't going to change it so far into the project just because people complain about it. And flooding a petition with anti-Nintendo messages, yeah, THAT'S clever. I'm sure cursing out cops, judges, bosses and anyone else makes them consider your opinion.
the name is not really good but I think everyone will get used to the wierd name
Well thats two things that suck about the system. The controller and the Name. I dont want one at all.
ok so nobody likes the name?
i will continue to call it the nintendo revoultion at least thats a decent name i would be imbarased to tell my friend's i'm going to go play my nintendo wii after school there are going to be so many jokes about the name. lol the name is worst than the virtual boy god i hope they change it.
Wii!!!!
Now I can own a system that uses dildos as controllers and yell we really loudly.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/weeee.php
Mkes you go Weeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeee
doesnt it
I say when this thing comes out we all connect our Wiis and have a Wii Wii party! Just think of all the fun we will have grabing and poking each other's remotes
It isn't the size of the Wii that matters. It's how you use it. While you're all fiddling with some knobs I'll be busy probing and whacking.
Reneid Klein, you're my new hero.
The name still sucks...
Hurry go to nintendo headquarters and go into the bathroom and disguise yourself as a urinal and hold out a jar
wait for mister miyamoto to piss in it and run out and sell it on ebay
it's not false advertising cause it clearly states "nintendo's new wee for sale"
go do it over again if he jacks off into it instead
its good cause nintendo is aiming at children 3-12 and parents will probrably think its a tool for toilet training
soo all for the better
MOMMY WOW!!! , im a big kid now
nintendo is soo intelligent ,even better they should differnt ones such as the abc learning station and counting numbers station and parents would go crazy, Buying It
Nintendo , Tools For Life ......Dude, the nintendo poop just came out'''' .........................................................Awsome!!!!!
Guy 2: I Just Got A Ps3!!!
Guy 1: dude, I Used Too Have A Wee
Guy 2: What Happened?
Guy 1: I Dunno It Sucked AnyWays
Guy 2: Damn Sorry To Here That
Guy 1: Naw, It'z Cool I Just Flushed The Toilet
No Biggy?!?
Damn Im Funny
okay the commercial starts with the chinese guy that invented nintendo and he runs out of the nintendo building and quickly gathers a group of spectators and readys them for a big announcement suddenly he reaches down and grabs his (stereo tipically small asian penis) and pulls it out and starts to piss on the sidewalk and walks back in to the building
seriouly Thats' what really happened.....I Swear
then an employee ran out and put some in a jar and said (IT's The Future Of Gaming)
keep the revolution name... we all no thats what people will call it (sept when gamecube came out dolphin was a gay name)
Owned....
wots more satisfying that have all your mates come over and play with your 'wee' with your mom around....,(water sports anyone?)lol
Nintendo will weez past their opponents.
For your information, its stupid ***** like this that makes us think of Japan is one of the dumbest places on earth. Our reaction is only natural. If its funny, we laugh. If its stupid as hell, we make fun of it AND laugh.
Congrats Nintendo, "Wii" is the next Starwars kid.
Wii will Wii will Wii will Wii will Wii will rock the next gen!!!
Go Nintendo!!
Oh god, the people not saying they're buying this are *****ing ridiculous.
I think the name is stupid but still, the console is why I'm buying it not because of a *****ing name I can brag about. Also can the Sony vs Nintendo fanboys shut the ***** up? Every damn conversation I've seen involving the Nintendo Revolution has had dumb kids *****ing about how the PlayStation3 is going to be the best thing ever and the world will collapse under it's might.
your on crack if you think the nintendo wii (quietly laughs) will rock the next gen
Gayest. Name. Ever!
wii - "wanting icky incest"...R. Kelly ...piss on me, then wii can get it on!
Nintendo Wii? Nintendo yes, yes? O_o? I still want it though for all the old games n_n
i like the name revolution than Wii
Rikka they might , i bet your on crack, i bet you that you didn't have any facts that might not make Nintendo Wii the next best gen. (laughs loud and not a "quietly laugh" sounds like a dumb, lonely girl who has no friends.........so sad.
then it would be wii wii. Come on anyone one want to play with me wii wii. Stupid name.
stop cryin.the name dont really matter cause if the Wii comes out with games everybody wants its gonna sell and you gonna end up buyin it and if you dont buy it even if it does come out with games you want you probably too cheap to buy it.
It doesn't make any sense.
Wii dont like it
The name revolution was a buying factor for me
Nintendo just went lame... and to childish for me
Wii? I'll not be a part of you fools.
Im A Sony Fan Im Looking Forward To The Only Next Gen Console ..The PS3
ive spent around $5,000 on 2 ps2's slim and fat and 2 psp's and a ps1 and over 80 games 10 ps1 games , 9 psp games, 61 ps2 games all top rated titles 8.7 or above
most new $50
i dont care how much the ps3 cost cause you'd have to spend $4,000 on a computer and $2,000 more to get it to even compare with the ps3
Sony Will RULE!!!!!
Sony Soldier For Life!!!!.......well at least until he introduces mind controlling ps9
"opens the box up"
awww ; ( i was expecting a wet yellow liquidy substance
but all i see is this crappy black thing shaped like a futuristic blue glowing pu$$y
.......maby if i ?
stick the huge 360 powerbrick in it ill at least get some white liquid
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its good cause nintendo is aiming at children 3-12 and parents will probrably think its a tool for toilet training
soo all for the better
MOMMY WOW!!! , im a big kid now
nintendo is soo intelligent ,even better they should differnt ones such as the abc learning station and counting numbers station and parents would go crazy, Buying It
Nintendo , Tools For Life ......Dude, the nintendo poop just came out'''' .........................................................Awsome!!!!!
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Guy 2: I Just Got A Ps3!!!
Guy 1: dude, I Used Too Have A Wee
Guy 2: What Happened?
Guy 1: I Dunno It Sucked AnyWays
Guy 2: Damn Sorry To Here That
Guy 1: Naw, It'z Cool I Just Flushed The Toilet
No Biggy?!?
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Damn Im Funny
okay the commercial starts with the chinese guy that invented nintendo and he runs out of the nintendo building and quickly gathers a group of spectators and readys them for a big announcement suddenly he reaches down and grabs his (stereo tipically small asian penis) and pulls it out and starts to piss on the sidewalk and walks back in to the building
seriouly Thats' what really happened.....I Swear
then an employee ran out and put some in a jar and said (IT's The Future Of Gaming)
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Hurry go to nintendo headquarters and go into the bathroom and disguise yourself as a urinal and hold out a jar
wait for mister miyamoto to piss in it and run out and sell it on ebay
it's not false advertising cause it clearly states "nintendo's new wee for sale"
go do it over again if he jacks off into it instead
i hate all other soo called systems
How did Nintendo become lame and too childish? Because it's called "Wii" ? So whenever I use the word "We" in a sentence, I am using it to be childish? "Wii" isn't "Wee" it's "Wii" completely different, sound the same, if anything, people who keep using "Wii" as "Wee" are the childish ones.
That marketing breakdown of the wii sounded alot frigging similar to the one they described to us last year at work when we changed from "iinet" to "ii". We're now back to iinet thank *****.
I hate i's, they're a stupid craze like the "xp" labeling was when windows XP first came out.
I blame apple and its ipod.
In my business card I am Nintendo President
In my mind I am game developer
In my pants I am Wii
http://www.noretechnology.com/images/IAmWii.jpg
Iwata
I mean, the name sux, they could've done better than that, but the name doesnt chagne everything... its just the name. I mean, i still buying one, its gonna be awsome : ) . I mean the name coul've been gay like... nintendo pen, slogan: we will make all gamers join at one pen.. and then the gay remarks would be "hahaha i got a nintendo pen-...is
XD i still support nintendo!
Nintendo, you rock!
nocomment
dumb as hell!! o.k., picture this (for those that have seen it) dave chappelle's parody video called "piss on you", except change "k. kelly" to mario and the "girl" to princess toadstool!! all while singing "i'm gonna piss on you, piss on you"!! XP
here's a link to the video..
http://media.putfile.com/Dave-Chappelle---R-kelly---Pee-On-You-Vi
This name WILL hurt console sales, bottom line.
So far, I've skimmed through these comments...and found maybe FIVE people who actually seem level-headed about the official name being Wii. I personally think the name makes a lot of sense and it totally surprised the hell out of me....
But I'll agree that it might be weird to to tell people about the Nintendo Wii....or ask a clerk for a game for the Wii. It could possibly cause some confusion unless people call it Nintendo Wii...and not just Wii. It's a really clever name but Revolution was also a good name, even if it was just a codename.
A lot of people (that's an understatement) on here are being really immature about the whole thing...I'm not gonna sit here and use any bad "Wii" puns or anything...but I do think the system will be successful and maybe eventually, the name will grow on everyone.
Another radical idea would be that Nintendo changes the name of the system at the last minute...which is highly unlikely but still...I honestly don't think that the name of the system is going to affect the sales of the system that drastically. When people really start to see and realize what this system is capable of, they're gonna want it no matter what the freaking name is.
Hey, all these people complaining could always just continue to call it the Revolution. I mean come on, some people were upset when the name of Super Mario 64x4 got changed to Super Mario 64 DS. I even continued to call it by it's 64x4 name for a while after I bought the game.
And if there are any Sony fanboys/girls in here, I'm not talking any crap here...but honestly, I wonder how many people found the name Playstation to be cool and hip when it was first announced. To me, that sounds like one of those little baby strollers they sit and zoom around the house in with all those buttons and knobs and gadgets to fiddle with.
But look at the Playstation now. Every system has it's ups and downs...I guess with Nintendo's newest system, the name of it would be one of it's more noticible downsides to many people. I love what the system is capable of and I think it has a bright future. Why can't more people have an open mind about this thing?!
I've been gaming for a long time. A LONG time. Decades now. And this is without a doubt the most hysterical name AND marketing blurb I've ever seen.
"Wii will put people more in touch with their games ... and each other. But you're probably asking: What does the name mean?"
*Want to come over and play with my Wii?*
"Wii has a distinctive "ii" spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play."
*Let's grab that Wii and have some fun together!*
Imagine walking into your local electronics store and saying "I'm here for a Wii." Even more fun, imagine being the salesperson at said electronics store who has to hear this repeatedly and keep a straight face.
What are they going to call the next portable? The Wee Wii?
YAY!! I'll be playing Mario for my Xbox 720 and playstatioin 4 cause Nintendo will be getting out of making consoles just like sega all thanks to this stupid name! hahahahahahhaha hhahhahahhahaha hahha hahahahahhahaha hahhahahahahhah aha hahah
Are you a Nazi?
Didn't the uh... the article say that the dual "i"s represented peopel coming together (as in, a lower case 'i' kinda loks like a little, limbless person).
I don't think Nintendo is copying Apple. Far from it.
They're just being Nintendo. The name =/= game quality, so, in all acuality, I couldn't care less.
It's still gonna friggn have Red Steel on it.
Awesome.
Take a deep breath, people, seriously. I hated the name at first, but I must say it's (slowly) growing on me. Give it time...and in the meantime, listen to ZeiollDX and look at this thing rationally. Even if you still hate the name, at least you'll be calmer.
Not convincing at all. Very cheesy.
Maybe we can buy new console cases or face plates to hide our,.................... ( wii wii ) shame........... he he. ( blushing )
I'm with ya all the way "thevoiceofdoom" :)
should've jsut kept int revolution, and i will say Why? name it Wii [teehee]
Ok so from the most general comments I can tell, that most of yall dont like Rev anymore cuz of the name Wii, but remember that this system will still be revolutionary, and will be a huge success, althoguh I do admit i wont invite too many ppl over to play with my Wii. ;)
Wheeeeeeee *BLEEP*
I'd like a Nintendo Friggin' Huge please!
Seriously now, I do think that Nintendo should have put more thought into how all market would react to the new name before making it rock solid.
To say that the name won't have ANY negative effect on sales would be closed-minded. It will definitely have a negative effect for some. How many is anyone's guess. If the system comes out of the gate with a rockin' selection of lauch games, you could call it the Nintendo Bytes or Nintendo Hoover and it'd sell like free hotcakes at the homeless shelter in BigCity, Anywhere.
I still think the name "Wii" has the potential to become a major thorn in Nintendo's side. Did anyone see the lackluster movie from yesteryear with Tom Hanks, "That Thing You Do"? Remember the band's original name? "The One-ders" Someone said "The Oh-knee-ders?" Uh.. Wonders dude... stick with simple. It's what most people are... despite education and intelligence. It's not an insult, it's practicality.
Slightly OT - Regarding forums on subjects such as this... I often read someone saying 'only a few have any intelligence, the rest are idiots' or something to that effect'. That comment alone is sad. So, it takes someone who thinks as you do to be 'intelligent' or 'level-headed'?? Sounds awfully familiar. Politics and Religion for starters... *sigh*
PS - and yes I read every single one of the 240 posts prior to my posting, not just skimmed... every single word.
Why are people keep saying World War II.
Theres only one W not two Wii (you see two w's?) Oh well, maybe im not drunk enough (vison blurry) to get the joke.
>_>
I'm tired of all those "Da game sto wil be confoosalated if yew uze teh_Name wei!!!111oneone!"
No one working a game store is that dumb to not know what a product is. They are required to know what it is, and most people that work in game stores are game fans and already know all the names already.
No one is stupid enough to think you're saying 'we' when you ask for a console. If you say you want a 360 they don't think you're talking about spinning.
It wasn't funny the first time. It wasn't funny the second time. And it's not funny the one hundred and twenty-second time. If you're that easily amused by a three letter word and jokes repeated hundreds of times then you are mentally lacking.
And I guess people are too dumb to know marketing ploys when they see them as well. Nearly 250 comments in a twelve hour period. People are telling friends and posting jokes on Blogs about Wii. By E3 everyone will know about Wii.
Idiots like some of you people are giving Nintendo more publicity than they ever could get alone. Which is exactly what they want. Word of mouth is the best advertisement there is.
So while you're laughing at Wii. Nintendo will be laughing all the way to the bank with the money YOU helped them make by advertising. Way to score a Touchdown for the other team.
good Lord....
This is depressing.
And I think this whole long quote about this cursed name should be in the top 10 worst quotes of the gaming industry. It's HORRIBLE!!
I like the new name.
As far as i know, people will still refer to it s the Revolution. Even though it may say "Wii" on the box, you'll be able to go to target or whatever and be all like, "Yeah, do you have any Revolutions left?" and they'll still know what youre talking about.
Why didn't they call it Nintendo *****you
no no no. bad wii
personally i'm going to call it the 'why-aye' like a jeordie... i think that'll be quite fun
i wanted to make up a wee joke but i can't really compete.
look, to all those out there who seem too 'sensible' to laugh at the wee jokes, and who think names of systems are simply cosmetic and it won't change sales i think you're wrong.
the simple fact is nintendo etc make money by selling to the lowest common denominator, most of whom do not know about the original name of wii, they aren't 'in the loop' - and don't really care. people bought 'ipod' because in its day it was a cool name (i hate apple with a passion, especially for introducing the lower case i to the world), but wii is not cool. it may be memorable but it's not cool. so in my assessment the masses of people who look at the systems and go 'which should i get, wii or ps3?' they will inherently trust the playstation brand (lets remember the p - or 'pee' - in ps3 is actually standing for playstation)
wii is not a good name, accept it! it may have all sorts of smarty pants 'international' connotations, but they won't affect the yanks or idiots. (i say yanks not americans in a feeble attempt to differentiate between thick americans and intelligent ones -is that ok?)
it has raised quite fuss though... and as many cynics out there say: 'any publicity is good publicity' look what it did for gta
Wii we Wii will ROCK YOU! :)
maybe we could use the new name for the revolution to call it in other and much better or maybe even cooler ways
let's see:
1: W-i-2
2: W-2-i
3: Wi-two
4. W-2-
5. Wi-i
6. Wee-i
7. W-i-i
8. W-i-squared
9. W-double-i
10. I squared
11. W.
12. i's
13. W-i's
14. double-i
15. Wi-squared.
16. W-two-i
17. W-next
18. W-i-i
19. i-2
20. Wii.
have a quick read of comment 87. rofl
..."Yes, I'd like to preorder the Revolution"
..."What Revolution games are you getting?"
..."The Revolution rocks."
There is no Wii, Only Rev.
why wii? such a terrible name, can you imagine saying to your parents or to your friends? "i'm just going over to his house to play with his Wii" "i want to play with my wii so bad" "i finished playing with my Wii" for god's sake nintendo, revolution was an awesome name, why lower yourself like that? nintendo will fail so badly, i like the whole console being innovative and different, but that is a god awful name. nintendo have lost the console war, they're better off making handheld consoles from now on, but please nintendo change the name back.
i'm getting a PS3 now or an Xbox360. my mate's got one, its pretty awesome. i know its not all about the names but come on, it would have been ok if it was called "nintendo 5" being the fifth home console by nintendo. nintendo will go in the way of sega if they are not careful. Nintendo DS is a cool name.
HOW TO talk about the new name and not sound stoopid saying "whee" ---------
Its called the
DOUBLE-U DOUBLE-I
one more time now ....
double-u double-i
Doesn't sound stupid now ... you can all relax. Go nintendo DDI !
It must be the era of stupid names, anyone remembers longhorn? ;)
Oh well, Nintendo Wii shall be the only next-gen console I'm getting, just to be able to play Zelda....
what in the hell are they thinking? Dont they usually do focus groups for these types of things and ask real people what they think of different names etc.? I think if they even asked one person what they thought of "Wii" that person would laugh there ass off.
I was so happy for Nintendo. Everything was so promising until this happened. If they are retarded enough to name their console "Wii" how can I trust them to fix any of the problems with their past few consoles.
not bad actually
Come on guys, the person that came up with that name is probably getting payed more then alot of us :P... I guess that means they know what they are doing, right?
Personaly I wouldn't want to brag bout being the person who came up with the name... it's not the greatest thing I ever heard. But hey, if they are looking at the market as a whole Wii means somthing to more people then revolution. I mean if we were talkin bout a portable system with WiFi, Wii would be kewl then. But personaly I think Wii will just confuse alot of people, majority of the world is use to product names being english. Why is this product any different?
But as someone above said, Revolution was somthing even non-nintendo lovers thought would be kewl (mainly coz the name cought there eye). But I guess revolution has already cought our eye... Whatever, I don't think it'll effect the outcome of the sales too much anyways.
P.S. The guy that came up with the name probably got a bonus for coming up with that name too :P... lol... and to think, Wii........
dear nintendo: no one @!?#ing cares about U so fK off!!
U BASTARDS R ALL RONG NiNTENDO IS BETTER thAN SONY
from ben smith
i dont care about the name it is still gonna be freakin awesome you *****gots
This will not sell well in north armerica or in western culture. revolution was acool name but wii? that is just stupid. If this name turns out to be true then nintendo will become the biggest joke of e3. Nintendo did have a chance but with this terrible name change they have ruined their chances everily
Ben Smith is a knob.
I see many people who can see in the future!, they all say Nintendo Wii will fail, believe these people, they are the real deal!
i will hate nintendo for forever more for doing this.however decided to call it 'wii' should be fired, hung chopped into tiny peices, cremated and use as fertliser on a field
It is. Its pointless. The name sucks. If you like it, then cool, but it still sucks because look at everyone saying how awful it is. Nintendo isn't trying to sell the system to the few fanbois, they're trying to sell this "Wii" to every audience. They're trying to get hardcore gamers, casual gamers, and people who have never played a game before to buy their system. With that name they are only going to get the hardcore fanboy gamers. Not even the gay gamer audience would buy a "Wii' the name sucks so bad.
Personally, I hope they don't change the name. I want to see the "Wii" or Revolution or whatever you call it to fail. A current-gen system that can play...wait for it.....old games! YES! Play nes,snes, n64, and other old games! If you don't want to play old games then buy one of their new games that look like an XBOX 180 game but you will pay as much as a PS3 game or an XBOX360 game which is actually next-gen. Better graphics and better A.I.? NO! I want XBOX 180 graphics and I'll pay more for it!
Also, don't forget the controller. The main reason every [Wii-ner] fanboy is creaming themselves over this new system. It is just a controller. I'm pissed they didn't just add that to the Gamecube... and maybe had a few more third party games. That way they would of had to put out a more respectable console since the controller would be old news.
Oh well. Whatever. If this Nintendo product actually does take off the ground then Microsoft and Sony will follow. 5 years from now or more we will all be playing basically the same system now but with NEW controllers. Sounds like a step back to me. If this happens atleast there will be PC games.
New input devices are cool but don't slack on the actual console part.
For those stupid enough to think Nintendo makes more money:
2005 stats by forbes 2000:
Microsoft
Profits: 8.88 Bil
Assets: 85.94 Bil
Market Value: 287.02 Bil
Sony
Profits: 0.98 Bil
Assets: 68.04 Bil
Market Value: 38.00 Bil
Nintendo
Profits: $0.57 Bil
Assets: $9.06 Bil
Market Value: $12.80 Bil
EA (Nintendo should really become a third party comp)
Profits: $0.50 Bil
Assets: $3.34 Bil
Market Value: $13.28 Bil
Not only that Most of the profits from Sony are from the playstation and most of the expenses (the many many other markets they support) are from their other departments, cut those out and Sony would be amazingly profitable (in the order of 10 times more than Nintendo).
Nintendo is the puniest of the three and there current 2005 profits were unprecedented due to the DS selling amazingly well in Japan. The handheld market is the only thing keeping Nintendo alive
For those dumba$$es that think Nintendo is their Daddy hey you dummies don't believe every blog entry you read about Nintendo being the most profitable. The people writing those are closed minded fanboys like yourself.
The problem with having such a huge worldwide multifacet company is that the rest of the departments eat up your profit. They might be Black in the US but red in another region meaning it drops up their profit.
Nintendo only has a few markets (Pokemon, Gaming). They have less risk and are not involve in technological breakthroughs therefore not really all that exiting as a company however they are stable but what's the fun in that.
Naming it the Wii won't affect sales if the product is good. Think about all the stupid band names out there.
Hooberstank
Green Day
Linkin Park
Fall Out Boy
Coheed and Cambria
Panic at the Disco
50 Cent
Chamillionaire (Is that how he spells it?)
Twista
The list goes on. And that's not including the CD name or song titles, which can be just as weird/stupid. Yet all the artists are selling tons of CDs.
No one cares what the band or artists' name is. You won't hear a tight artist on the radio and decide to buy the CD, hear the announcer go "That was Monkey Men with their new single" and then suddenly get mad and refuse to buy the CD.
If you said you won't buy the console because of the name you're either a liar or an idiot. Missing out on a good product because of a NAME. Geez, you're dumb. So if they changed the name of 'Dollars' to "Hairy Nuts" you wouldn't wan't to get paid?
Boss: "Here's the Hairy Nuts you earned this week."
Guy: "No thanks! I refuse to get paid because the money has a stupid name!"
If your favorite restaurant changed its name to "Doo Doo" you wouldn't eat there anymore? Nothing changed about the product, JUST the name.
Friend: "Want to get some Doo Doo?"
You: "NO! I refuse to eat good food at a low price, JUST because of a name! I am an idiot, by the way."
Grow up, idiots.
All I can say is that as a graphic designer, this "Wii" idea kicks more ass than anything else. Yes, one does think of penis and urine jokes when hearing the name, but realy...at least it's orriginal. Sony can't even come up with a new name for their system, and for God sakes, look at the font they chose! It's a modification of the Spider-Man movie font. If you ask me, that's the real joke here.
no sony don't want to come up with a new name, they have one of the most recognized trademarks in the whole world with playstation... it has taken them years to achieve it, and they wouldn't throw it away for the sake of naming their system after excrement.
269, those are valid points, but if it's a restaurant you've never been to and it's called doo-doo will you go in, given there's another one next to it you have known is high quality for the last 10 years?
and the dollars metaphor is even more suitable, if someone tells you they'll pay you in 'hairy nuts' or 'dollars' which would you accept? cos playstation is as well known a name as dollars, and wii is as well known as 'hairy nuts'... that's the catch
i hope that sort of illustrates the difference, it's nobody's favourite system until it has been released, and people will be less likely to buy it now the name is daft.
they can still turn this 'wee' thing into a positive if they try hard, but currently it sends a very odd message, whereas revolution was accepted and had become familiar.
Nintendo: Wii>REVOLUTION
NNOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!
First they flopped with N64, then with GC and now this?
i grew up with Nintendo in the 80's but have moved on to more adult pastures with my PS2. i planned on getting a Revolution, primarily because i was intrigued, but the name Wii is stupid, plain and simple. you can't just brand something the Revolution for a whole year, then suddenly change it to "Wii" at the last moment. it's like being introduced to someone named Ted, then a year later, you find out his real name is Roy.
contrary to some earlier posts, it's bad marketing. Sony has kept it simple, if not uninspired with it's Playstation brand when it comes to naming it's systems. you know products that are in the Playstation family, because they all have the "Playstation" name. the Playstation 1. the Playstation 2, the Playstation Portable. the casual consumers that Nintendo is aiming for will be looking for the "Revolution," not the "Wii," and the market is now split because of it. people who were jazzed about the Revolution, are turned off by the "Wii." i refuse to call it anything other than a Revolution, and i will continue to do so until Nintendo releases it's next system.
Comedy, you said: "it's nobody's favourite system until it has been released"
Which is a good point. However, many people believe in Nintendo and I feel that if they give it a chance it will be fine. However, if people are closed minded that chance will never come, so it makes sense what you said.
Figboy, you said: "you can't just brand something the Revolution for a whole year, then suddenly change it to "Wii" at the last moment. it's like being introduced to someone named Ted, then a year later, you find out his real name is Roy."
Rofl, that's a good point; I never thought of it that way. However, you go on to say that people recognize the Playstation name. Well, the same can be said for Nintendo. It's the "Nintendo Wii" so people will still know who it's from.
And as you said, you will still call it the Revolution. Which is a point I made long ago in this thread. That Nintendo let it be called Revolution for a year so that people can call it either and still know what it is.
I hear people still call Gamecube the "Nintendo Dolphin" at times. And a recent IGN poll showed that the majority of people will still refer to it as the Revolution. Which is fine.
definitely true that it will have the "Nintendo" in the front, but most people refer to systems by their names, not the company that makes them. when i'm talking about my PS2, i don't say "Sony PS2." when i talk about the Gamecube, i don't say "Nintendo Gamecube," or "Microsoft X Box." I say "PS2, Gamecube, and X Box," respectively. asking about a "Wii" sounds silly, and not because the name is associated with pee, but because it just sounds silly. as gamers, we know who makes the systems, but the casual gamers probably don't know or care. there are soccer mom's and dad's buying Super Smash Bros. for their kid, and he owns a Playstation. Revolution was a great name, and embodied exactly what Nintendo was trying to do with it's system.
"Wii" as a logo, is very clever, and i think it probably would've cooler if it was the name of thier networking service, instead of the console's name. the "W" in "Wii" could be looked at as a sort of take on the "www" from the internet, and the two "i's" stand for the people gathering to play, and the controller. it should be the "Nintendo Revolution with the Wii internet service platform. Microsoft has the X Box Live, Sony has the Playstation Network Platform(PNP), and Nintendo could have had the "Wii."
i don't downright loathe and hate the name like a lot of other people, but i don't like it either. i don't think it was the best move from Nintendo, given their position in the console market.
Nintendo has completely lost their minds
People seem to want to stop being a fanboy/girl or just not get the system because of the name!? Seriously, if that is your state of mind, just go drown in a pool, cause you let one [minor] thing impact decisions. I mean this for more than Nintendo, but for any decision in life.
I am still gonna get Wii, despite the fact I don't like the name (but tolerate it). Why? I love it's possibilities and feel Nintendo will do better than they did with the Gamecube, especially with all the new third party support (over 1,000 dev kits sent mean around 1,000 3rd party developers/games on their way for Wii's future). The controller is something new. I like it, but some games I am abit concerned about, like Mario. I'd rather have the old fasion style gameplay (with twists to make it interesting) than making the movement of the controller create commands. And Super Smash Bro.s, how is the 3rd person gonna work as the classic and loved gameplay was, and no way in hell should they try to put it first person. Might work, but it won't be the SSB power we love.
To all those haters of Nintendo, just shut the hell up. You don't like Nintendo, don't comment on it. Why the hell would you even look at Nintendo news if you hate it? Yet you call Nintendo fanboys/girls stupid and such, when your the ones looking at the news of a subject you so-call "hate". This is from a Sony/Nintendo fanboy, proud of it, and am not keen to cancel any console out, no matter what the name. If it has the power or appeal in terms of graphics, gameplay, and/or gaming library, I'll get it or play it at the least. Wii Mocker is a awesome example of this.
So, in general, I will purchase the console and will not let a name I do not have a attraction to take that away from me. Any person that calls themselves a fanboy/girl and lets this change their mind was never a actual fan (and is actually weak minded)
About the Figboy comment, yes, it is hard to try and remember the new name when "Revolution" has been used for almost a year, but the name change is a good thing. Sure, Revolution is an awesome name, however it would be incorrect. As the console after the Wii will be more revolutionary (or should be), thus having "Revolution" as this upcoming system will be incorrect once the console after that is created.
@TheProfessor - You call yourself a professor yet you have stupidity? Those tallies could be fake, or if true, you must (I mean MUST) keep in mind that Microsoft and Sony are more than game companies! Sony sell many electronics (computers, MP3 players, camcorders, cameras, memory chips, etc) that bring profits up by alot. Microsoft has Windows OS which is bringing in 90%-95% of their income. In the gaming market, Nintendo has recently been pulling out huge revenue compared to Microsoft's and Sony's GAMING department. I'm not saying Microsoft is doing bad, but when Nintendo has beaten their holiday console sell (Gamecube vs 360), it's pretty sad. Though there was a shortage, it is still very sad.
PS I don't really see "pee" jokes coming out of this, as that is just lame and old to making "pee"-ing jokes anymore.
are you a girl? if not. then you are gay a fanwee person. this is the end for nintendo and later microsoft.
It should have been Code Name WII and final name reveluton.
This must be a nightmare! Somebody please wake me up!
It might sound cool to Japanese people , but not to people who speak English. It sounds extremely dumb.
IF they want to call it Wii in Japan - go ahead , but not in America. Revolution was already accepted by everybody.
Microsoft and Sony are laughing their head off right now!
I hope this is just to get attention!!!!!! !!!!!
Okay when I first saw Nintendo "Revolution's" controller, I was like hmm it does look a little bit stupid, but when i saw it in action I was impressed. And the name fits it perfectly, "REVOLUTION". Because it is a gaming revolution! And now this, when my parents told me about this today I basically just flipped out laughing because I thought they were joking. But when they told me they were serious, I was like oh my gosh that has got to be the STUPIDEST NAME EVER! And for one, I normally don't judge a book by it's cover but this is ridiculous. It's like a little boy going to his daddy and saying, "hey dad, can I get a Nintendo Wii (Wee)". Sounds very stupid and also say a friend of yours goes, "hey man what system did you end up getting"?. And then you say Nintendo Wii (Wee). You friend would just end up laughing his butt of there. And lastly on this topic, what if you said, "hey man wanna come over to my house and play my wii"? You friend would be like umm are you okay? I'm sorry Nintendo but this time I think you have lost it. I am still planning on buying this system, but now and forever I am only going to be calling this, Revolution, no matter what you call it. Because Revolution fits the system perfect and I wish you never changed it! P.S: Oh and one last thing, maybe like with the Nintendo and Super Nintendo in Japan was called Fanicom and Super Fanicom, why don't you call Nintendo Wii (Wee) in Japan and in North America, call it Nintendo Revolution because I am telling you, you WILL get laughed at and people will pretty much mock this system for ages to come. From a disapointed Nintendo Fan, Josh J.
that's bullcrap man, i mean thay at least change it to WII or nintendo128 or any crappy name, but not wii
thats lame man, lame
two days have passed... and I find it rather interesting.
the W sorta reminds me of those mechanized folding beds for comfort and the two i's are the people going to get it on..
Get it ON with your Nintendo W!i
(W!i = 69 on foldy bed)
the "Revolution" was the code name and then it was "Go" then it was "Wee"
why not just call it the Revolution Go Wee
that is a spectacular idea
the first ever system to have human functions
kinda like that robot on the first nintendo
NINTENDO REVOLUTION GO WE
revolution does sound cool
PLAYSTATION REVOLUTION
XBOX REVOLUTION
PHANTOM REVOLUTION
OR EVOLUTION sounds cool too
TELL ME IF YOU DIDNT HEaR IT WAS ALMOST GONNA BE CALLED "GO" google it
laterz
Ok, wii got a series of puns here...
You: Hi, I wanta Wii
Clerk, Yeah, the bathrooms over here
Y: No, I want a Wii system...
"Mommy, push me harder! WII! WII!
To "Most you know?", thank you. What you said I can almost agree with 100%. You're not a 'fan' of something if you change your mind over something so trivial. Like all the 'fans' of Korn that got mad when their style changed. No, you were a fair-weather fan. Only with them when everything is good.
In a relationship, would you leave a lover just because they changed their hair style? Would you stop being friends with someone you grew up your whole life with if they started wearing different clothes? If not, why would you do that for a company you are 'fans' of? If so, you're too shallow.
The name isn't going to change. Period. It's not going to be 'just in Japan'. Period. It doesn't sound confusing to most americans, it sounds confusing to STUPID Americans. Period.
The english language is riddled with words that sound alike. However, seeing as how most people in forums can't tell the difference between "There, Their, and They're", I really wonder how dumb gamers are becoming. No one was that dumb when I was growing up.
One more thing. READ BEFORE YOU POST. At least read every couple of threads. 85% of this thread is the same crap said over and over again by illiterate idiots who think they are the first to come up with a 'new joke' for the system.
I swear, if I hear one more:
"Tee hee, wut if yew go in da store n sei I wanna Wii wee!! ZOMG!! Wtf! Lol! BBQ! Yore frends wil bee like Yure GAYorz!!!111!!2"
I'm going to lose it . Half of these people probably aren't even old enough to buy a system. The ones that are probably couldn't pass the written portion of their minimum wage job's test. You know, the part that says "Name:______".
So stop fronting like you're better than people who want a good system at a cheap price. Saying they can't afford the other systems and acting like you're really going to be able to buy a $700 PS3 when you have to put a BigMac in the layaway.
*Sigh*
Hmm...maybe I was too mean. Sorry, I just hate blatant stupidity. When there's an excuse for being so stupid, I let it slide. But when you're blatantly stupid, it irks me.
these guys don't think the name is really gonna catch on
man..this is sad. a very sad day indeed. i own every system so make no mistake, i am no fanboy to any console. but I like nintendo and their products but wii?? damn dats sad. i also wanna point out that for every 20 or 30 ppl dat make fun of the name there is 1 person who complains about everyone being childish. lemme make it clear for you guys: Wii is STUPID! i first laughed about it for about 20 mins. now im upset cuz i WILL buy a "wii" BUT Im going to hate nintendo for the horrible name. Like alot of ppl out there, I will still call it a revolution. I just cant imagine myself asking for a wii at a gamestop......wii.....arrgh!!
its just a name. grow up
Watch this name actually be the name for only half of the console (like the remote receiver) and they release the other half of the name at E3 (for the actual box)
Nintendo Powerful .Wii (P. Wii)
The GameCube had a equally as funny project name. The Nintendo Dolphin? C'mon! They then changed it to a better name, the GameCube.
I think Nintendo is doing the reverse now. Instead of making the project name weird, they made the final name weird.
Nintendo FanBoy: Dammnit!!, I love making this stangely feminen elf in white tights wack on monsters in dark dungeons with my new nintendo wii-rod!! Cool!!:):)
Fanboy's Mom: Oh my god!! I can't believe they display homo-eroticism so freely now adays!! Billy stop playing with your Wii so much!! You'll break it!!!
Fanboy's Dad: It's 2006 Stacy!!! Besides it can't get anyworse than that one game for the Nintendo DS... Nintendogs is the absolute gayest game I've have ever seen!!
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!
For all of you people saying it's just a name and it doesn't matter, you're wrong. I know I'll still buy it, but how many people are going to turn it down now because that's just too stupid? How many people know next to nothing about games and will walk into the store and choose NOT to buy a "Wii" because of the ridiculous and childish name?
Image means a great deal. This name will most certainly hurt sales if they decide to keep it. I've loved Nintendo ever since I was 2 years old (I'm not kidding) but they've made a few mistakes lately, and one of them is telling the consumer what they want. I'm hoping, for their sake, that they either change it back to the codename (Revolution) or at the very least to something that doesn't make EVERY ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSON think of urine.
Nintendo FanBoy: Dammnit!!, I love making this stangely feminen elf in white tights wack on monsters in dark dungeons with my new nintendo wii-rod!! Cool!!:):)
Fanboy's Mom: Oh my god!! I can't believe they display homo-eroticism so freely now adays!! Billy stop playing with your Wii so much!! You'll break it!!!
Fanboy's Dad: It's 2006 Stacy!!! Besides it can't get anyworse than that one game for the Nintendo DS... Nintendogs is the absolute gayest game I've have ever seen!!
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!
ROFL, I wonder how many people spent hours thinking up this name?!!
And how would a Japanese person even write this without romaji? ウィー ? or worse... ヰー or even ゐい 。。。
Saying it's the name that makes the console is like saying its the graphics that makes a game.
I agree with #299. people say graphics make the game. If its a really boring game and if it has good graphics does that make it good? NO. its still the old boring game with better looks
Hey, can I get a Wii?
Yeah... I'll get right on that...
Are there any Wii's left?
What the hell did you say?
Can you grab my Wii?
Sorry. I don't go that way, pal.
Can you give me a Wii?
That'll cost ya.
How much?
Ten bucks. Twenty if I suck.
301, when are we supposed to laugh?
Oh, that's right. We don't.
I almost cracked a smile there, till I remembered that jokes were supposed to be funny.
Here's a tip, if 250 people made the same joke before you did, making it 251 is not very original.
True True.
Wel Said Reneid Klein
#286 to put it simply, the "revolution go wee" just plain
SUCKS
its like, "hi welcome to gamestop how can i help you"
"uh yeah ill take a wii"
well I've gotten used to it and to tell the truth, I like it. It's simple and strong. Like people.
fuc this Wii *****. PS3 is all you need to know.
Man i can't wait to say to a friend that i'm just wii-ing
the ps3 sucks balls because it is going to be more than $600 for the same lame crap that they have been giving you but better graphics. oh wow, why would you pay more for the same stuff? im tired of all the jack ass *****gots who think getting a ps3 is better because of the graphics. its not all about graphics some games on the 360 and ps3 will suck because the grapahics looked cool, but the gameplay lacked in fun. I admit the name Wii sucks big time but its not about the name its about the performance. Nintendo is taking a different step in their technology and not just better graphics everytime like mircosoft or sony. come one is called THE NEXT GENERATION SYSTEM it has to be different than the one before it. dont you know anything