Interesting

are you serious?!?

come on! they can do better than that! they need a name that sounds a little less gay...

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......

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

i made my acount days ago O_o. serously wtf???? um w/e any way the name sucks ass holes. >_>

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.

just love it...wii

Nintendrones now become wii-ners

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!

think of all the grammar puns!



*head explodes*

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????????????????

Seriously, maybe it works in Japan and France but in English it just sounds like piss. Urine. Bodily fluid. Get it?

Interesting news, but I think that Revolution sounded much better.

Can't really see myself saying that to a guy in the game store, I'd just feel stupid.

I can't believe this, i really can't.

I have to go take a Wii all over this systems new name.

q: what do you call a french man playing a next-gen nintendo console ?



a: Wii-oui monsieur

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

I need a wii wii :(

Were going to play WII after work!! :))))



Nintendo going down the drain.



look at my wii remote!! :)))))

april fools? kinda late...



weeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeee



http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/weeee.php

they took off anonymous. finally WIIIII

They're just taking the wii! I think I'll wait for the new gameboy shyt to come out

I guess we will see new game from nintendo called Wii for sure ...

I don't like it...

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

...I cant wait for the Sony Poo.

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.

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!!!!!!!!!!

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.

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

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

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.

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.

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.

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"

Son replies "im playing with my wii"

mother gets repulsed and calls the looney bin to take him away

i see a problem arising

"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."

SIGN THIS PETITION! DON'T LET NINTENDO DO THIS!



http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?qaopjlll&1

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.

In our language (slovak) if you say wii - sounds like world YOU in english :)

OMG, this is the funniest damn thing since they first showed off the controller. I cant stop laughing. Nintendo is completely fruitloops.

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!!!

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

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

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.

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...

I think we all wanted a Revolution not a Wii....

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

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".

I like it

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

I agree with TheProfessor.



Damn, they should have kept the Revolution name. Wii sounds silly.

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."

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.

who calls a system wii, it is going to be fail and nintendo is going to end up like sega, a software only company

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!!!!!

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!"

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 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 ). Is Peniile ok? How about Niino like nano haha haha go me so funny. Steve Jobs-san is so smart and sexy no? Me bad gamer hehe spank me with cotroller Steve-San.



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?

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.

I can't wait for Satoru Iwata to hold up his wii at E3.

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.

First fisher price purple gamecube now wii this is so lame

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.

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!

I look forward to the next installment of Mario, nothing is better than watching Mario wee wee with the princess.

the name is not really good but I think everyone will get used to the wierd name

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.

Reneid Klein, you're my new hero.

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)

Owned....

Nintendo will weez past their opponents.

Wii will Wii will Wii will Wii will Wii will rock the next gen!!!



Go Nintendo!!

your on crack if you think the nintendo wii (quietly laughs) will rock the next gen

wii - "wanting icky incest"...R. Kelly ...piss on me, then wii can get it on!

It doesn't make any sense.

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.

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.

nocomment

Are you a Nazi?

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.

Maybe we can buy new console cases or face plates to hide our,.................... ( wii wii ) shame........... he he. ( blushing )

should've jsut kept int revolution, and i will say Why? name it Wii [teehee]

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.

I like the new name.

Why didn't they call it Nintendo *****you

Wii we Wii will ROCK YOU! :)

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.

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....

not bad actually

dear nintendo: no one @!?#ing cares about U so fK off!!

i dont care about the name it is still gonna be freakin awesome you *****gots

Ben Smith is a knob.

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

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.

Nintendo: Wii>REVOLUTION



NNOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!

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.

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.

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.

It should have been Code Name WII and final name reveluton.

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.

two days have passed... and I find it rather interesting.

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

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.

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!!

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)

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.

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.

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　。。。