Comments on: Nintendo announces the official ‘Revolution’ name

By: Matt Hoffman

Matt Hoffman — Wed, 03 May 2006 15:32:18 +0000

Gonads and Strife WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

By: Asbed

Asbed — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:22:28 +0000

Ok im laughing but still am not averted away from the console infact im more intrested in why the hell the named it Wii but to all those non believers this is the actual name and if they change it prior release i wouldnt be suprised but i think the main reason for the change would have probably been confilcting issues with the X-Box 360 because i think (IM NOT SURE) X-BOX 360 was going to be called revoloution and also 360 Degrees equals a revoloution. hahaha im still very intrested especially if it has a giro scope in the controller i wonder how that will feel and look.

By: J44xm

J44xm — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:24:46 +0000

At least in the American market, the name Wii is not a very strong name and doesn’t sound particularly Nintendo-like either. Personally, I liked “GameCube,” which was the most atypical Nintendo console appellation to date. (Its predecessors were plainly named, but I never found this disconcerting in the least.) “Wii,” outside of the adolescent imagery that it conjures in many, takes that unusualness a bit further to outright bizarre, even with an explanation holding it up in an attempt at justification. I think it demonstrates how Nintendo is shifting their focus away from the hardcore gamer. Which is fine by me as long as they treat the casual gamer (read: me) well. We’ll see.

> Wow. People are actually stupid enough
> to not buy a console because of the name?

Yes, Sven. Absolutely. That much and more. Don’t you ever doubt it.

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:58:41 +0000

I plan to buy one since I yell WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE! all the time, especially playing Mario Kart.
I think Nintendo should utilize a mic as they do for the DS and when you shout WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE you should gain boosts, like speed boosts in Mario Kart and other such things.

By: AhmedF

AhmedF — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:56:13 +0000

Would be nice PeanuT if it wasn’t for the TM next to the name.

I gotta admit, that would be cool: “Wii? Just pulling your leg, we are naming it Revolution”

By: skagirlie

skagirlie — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:46:00 +0000

first it was wang and now it’s wii.

lost in translation.

By: PeanuT

PeanuT — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:34:27 +0000

Wii can’t be the real name. Coz just think how freaked out everyone’s now gonna be at E3 when they show the showcase video and it comes up as the ‘Nintendo Revolution’. Let it be known, I predicted it first!

By: Marco (Griffith) Jardim

Marco (Griffith) Jardim — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:07:57 +0000

No, it’s meant to sound like “we” as in a group of people. A spokesman said some mumbo jumbo about the console breaking the barrier between gamers and non-gamers. Or something like that…

By: sven

sven — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:43:03 +0000

Wow. People are actually stupid enough to not buy a console because of the name?

By: José Marques

José Marques — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:56:48 +0000

wiicked!!…

Sorry

By: Matt Hoffman

Matt Hoffman — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:27:15 +0000

WTF? I’ll still buy one though.

By: christina

christina — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:29:06 +0000

what were they thinking? does it have a Japanese meaning that is cooler than revolution? gee wiz.

By: cliche

cliche — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:18:58 +0000

I wonder what made them change the name. I always thought “revolution” was a kickass name.