Nintendo Revolution name revealed (official)

[arnalion]

Nintendo has announced the new name of the Revolution. The new name will be Nintendo Wii (as in we)

http://revolution.nintendo.com/

[Jaz]

What a shit name for a console.

[arnalion]

Don't know what to say... i'm stunned

EDIT: Hehe the systemwars at gamespot is a little chaotic right now. ^^
The moderators have never worked so much in their whole life. :P

[Trotterwatch]

I need the toilet after reading that page. Not a fan of the name at all - don't see what was wrong with Revolution to be honest.

[Miretank]

:|

[SWAT_Marc]

Wheee!! ^_^

It's also a revolutionary name :P, though it does not convince me either...

Trotter: "Revolution" was too overbearing IMHO (but was better than Wii :blush:)

[zAlbee]

WTF. Why, why must they be retarded and destroy all hope.

[Miretank]

I prefer believing that we're on 1st April, seriously.

[arnalion]

I prefer believing that we're on 1st April, seriously.

The link is from www.nintendo.com

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/news/story.php?sid=6148462&page=1#comments
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/703/703502p1.html

[Miretank]

:plain:
Let's try to be optimistic... at least a Nintendo Wii emulator can be named Revolution. :P

[Doomulation]

:plain:
I think I'll continue calling it revolution...

[Hexidecimal]

All in favor of never referring to this console as wii, and continuing to refer to it as the Revo, say I.

I.

[Clements]

Ya, Wii is a poor choice for a name (and this is coming from a loyal Nintendo fan).

[Talas]

Sounds pretty... ahm... bad. But what about the european countries? I mean do they really want to unleash that name upon countries like Germany and Spain? In Germany "Wii" would sound very funny as a name for a console.

[Doomulation]

Well, of course they will. A console's name is the same everywhere, right?
Hexdecimal: I!

[arnalion]

Well, of course they will. A console's name is the same everywhere, right?
Hexdecimal: I!

It depends, NES/Famicom. But it will probably have the same name WW

[ChaosCode]

I love nintendo but for the love of God what are they thinking? Do they think were all 3 yearolds? We are gonna be running around walmart going "Gimme my Wii Wii games!" , let the puns begin. Did you get ahold of your Wii yet? I heard you can plug your NDS into your Wii and so on...

[Agozer]

haha

Nintendo Wii

What the hell were those Nintendo execs smoking?

[/zboard]

I'm sure the name doesn't hinder console sales. Besides, at least it's "different".

[ChaosCode]

I love nintendo but for the love of God what are they thinking? Do they think were all 3 yearolds? We are gonna be running around walmart going "Gimme my Wii Wii games!" , let the puns begin. Did you get ahold of your Wii yet? I heard you can plug your NDS into your Wii and so on...

I heard your wife took away your Wii time. I have a million of them LOL. Its bad when you system becomes the joke of your market.

[flowrent]

Wii=oui (yes in french)
Wii=we
Wii = cry of joy

Ahaa,clever like Conker would say.They're trying to get subliminal with us.
Nevermind the name ,it will be great .

[Jaz]

What were they thinking though? Really. :huh:

[arnalion]

Dunno
But they have some sort of fantasy compared to other gaming companies i can think of...

Playstation 1, Playstation 2, Playstation 3 :rolleyes:

[blizz]

I dunno GameCubex2 would have been so more catchy...

Anywho that little video got a little laugh out of me.

[NES_player4LIFE]

all i can say is revo was a good name

and y (wii):(

[Allnatural]

having to provide the correct pronunciation = failure

[Jaz]

Dunno
But they have some sort of fantasy compared to other gaming companies i can think of...

Playstation 1, Playstation 2, Playstation 3 :rolleyes:

Yeah, but 'PlayStation' is such a powerful brand-name, Sony would be shooting themselves in the foot if they dropped it.

[Doomulation]

Wouldn't it just be enough to say it's from Sony, the creators of Playstation? Bah, they don't want to find a name and they don't want to loose the "popular" playstation name.

[Jaz]

Wouldn't it just be enough to say it's from Sony, the creators of Playstation?

No, I don't think it would.

The PlayStation is now a household brand-name. People who have no clue about video-games still know what a PlayStation is.

The PS2 sold thousands of units because of its name alone.

[Doomulation]

Perhaps they should have branded it PlayStation 2: Sony's Second Generation Gay Console.
How's that sound? :teehee:

[BoggyB]

At least Nintendo are staying true to form. "Wii" is a revolutionary name, after all. No-one else would dare try it :P

[Toasty]

I'm a Nintendo fanboy, but I think the name sucks too. Nevertheless, a name is just a name; I'm still excited about the console.

[loopsider]

Is it just me...or did they do a horrible job modelling those i's in the flash video (you can see the subdivision artifacts with the close-up on the i).

They should've just put a "k" in there and teamed up with wikipedia to make the Nintendo: Wikistation.

[arnalion]

Well we can be sure that Wii's (lol) big secret on E3 in two weeks won't be the name...

[Doomulation]

Is it just me...or did they do a horrible job modelling those i's in the flash video (you can see the subdivision artifacts with the close-up on the i).

They should've just put a "k" in there and teamed up with wikipedia to make the Nintendo: Wikistation.
You pay too much attention. I don't think they are "professionals" in that area.

[Miretank]

Someday I'm sure we'll understand the meaning of this name.









I hope. :/

[Agozer]

It's has already been established what it means, sort of.

[Doomulation]

Someday I'm sure we'll understand the meaning of this name.









I hope. :/
I hope not. I'll be using the revolution name no matter what.
I don't want to acknowledge that name :plain:

[Martin]

Is this a joke? :/

[WhiteX]

No, it is not a joke, it will blow your wii wii.

The crappiest name EVAR!

I can only think of jokes with it, i mean, can you call a friend to show your wii wand?

[n-phreak]

this is crazy, wii?!

[Bluesummers]

What a shit name for a console.
Hater.

[ChaosCode]

I can see the Next-Gen games being porn related. Now think of the puns from that LOL. Now hold your Wii's controller and jerk it up and down to make mario grow.

[NES_player4LIFE]

...and this little piggy went Wii Wii all the way home

edit: can you guys believe this is allredy a hot thread?

[CKemu]

As I have said elsewhere:

Wii are not amused :evil:

Once upon a time Nintendo fanboys could go to bed dreaming about the Revolution, now Nintendo fanboys go to be dreaming about Wii.

Sick freaks :P

Imagine the humour as kids go off to play water sports games with their Wii, oh and you've got to imagine the possibilities for future emulator names ;)

[rcgamer]

i find it hard to believe that this is what it will end up being. they seemed to have everything going in the right direction and then they pull out a stupid name like that. .

[NES_player4LIFE]

Sick freaks

i 2nd that

[Miretank]

Ah, know a thing? Revolution for the wii. :P

[MrRCS]

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5520/wiilol2cy.jpg

lol

[The_Z]

Hater.
More like telling the truth. The revolution sounded way better.

[Trotterwatch]

Mario Wii: Golden Showers

[WhiteX]

WhiteX takes on Wii. :P

From Nintendo explanation of the name...

Wii will break down that wall that separates videogame players from everybody else.

Some powerfull Wii Wii!


Wii will put people more in touch with their games... and each other.

Now, he´s gotta mean gay porn, i mean, wii in touch with each other?!


Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world

I have never, ever forgotten mine.

And at Last, but not Least...


Nintendo needs you. Because it's really not about you or me. It's about Wii. And together, Wii will change everything.

You heard the man, if you´re a Nintendo Fanboy, get your Wii Wii´s togheter and change everything...into what?

[revl8er]

Well at least the game is different. Also, what is a name, I mean it really isn't anything. As long as the system is good, thats all that matters.

[skyman8081]

Mario is not a real doctor, don't let him touch your Wii Wii!

[ScottJC]

Hrm, this name sucks alright - but its just as controversial as wind wakers graphics - and you know what stuff that people don't want to hear does? it travels - Nintendo has just raised awareness of their console quicker than ever easily now. But meh - I really enjoyed wind waker so i'll forgive them. Feck people who won't play WW just because of graphics those are the most childish of all and the same is true of those not wanting nintendo's wii console.

Sometimes you have to do bad things to get noticed... :P "wii" is probably going to be pronounced more like why than wee anyway. So its like you walk in the store and you just say can I get a nintendo y please? :P

Nintendo are bloody marketing geniuses. You don't know how powerful controversy can be.

[CKemu]

There maybe no such thing as bad press, but there are better ways to do it, like make Paris Hilton the new Princess Peach....now thats horrifying :P

[NES_player4LIFE]

Mario Wii: Golden Showers

no

that's super mario wii :P

[CKemu]

Super Mario goes on a journey to save Princess Peach from the Evil King Pee. He must collect 100 Mystical jars of Golden Wii.

I would laugh if then some hentai games company makes a third party controller for the console with rumble and squirt feature.....

[Miretank]

I would laugh if then some hentai games company makes a third party controller for the console with rumble and squirt feature.....
LOL, true.
Network playing? Errgh, gay porn sharing. :P
How many controllers the console will support? Just one I hope :P

[WhiteX]

No, it will support an ambiguously gay duo.

[ScottJC]

You've got to admit though, "wii" is an original name - not like just sticking 360 on xbox or adding a number to PS to make it ps3. Nintendo sure have got guts to do stuff like this. It may pay off - only time will tell.

Frankly, i'll buy it even if it was named Nintendo Shit - i enjoy owning everything. *pets his xbox 360*

[revl8er]

Well I personally am not an xbox fan, but I also enjoy owning all the consoles. I'm just saving my money right now to get a ps3.

[ShizZy]

Jeez guys besides maybe 2-3 posts I think this can easily shoot for the top three most annoying threads of 2006 :P

Quit relating video games to your fucking penis' and move the hell on!:sombrero:

[Flash]

Frankly, i'll buy it even if it was named Nintendo Shit
THAT would be original name :D :D :D

P.S. First 360, now Weeeeeeeeee... What's next ? Sony H.I.C.K. ?

[WhiteX]

OK, you used the sombrero smilie so it´s time to get serious...

The name is bad but went all over the world, ppl that dunno what a X360 is knows Nintendo new console name...that´s an accomplishment.

Wii is weird but may catch, revolution is better but too obvious.

The console will still be revolutionary, the controller still rocks and Nintendo have talked to Rockstar as i read on DS-X2 news site, so Wii can be a winner even with the funny name.

[ShizZy]

OK, you used the sombrero smilie so it´s time to get serious... Okay, I might have jumped the gun a bit with the sombrero similie :P

[WhiteX]

I just can´t handle them, man!

Another thing, Wii is small (no pun intended, really!), means different things on different places...Damn, i am starting to like the funny name!

My DS and My Wii, sitting under a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

[rcgamer]

Frankly, i'll buy it even if it was named Nintendo Shit


lol, same here. it will still be the first and perhaps only next gen console ill get.

[WhiteX]

I got a birthday thread for ya, Man!

[Miretank]

Ok, Wee is Revolutionary. Period.

[WhiteX]

Wii, not Wee!

The I´s are the controller picture, it is not like a pretzel, man!

[WhiteX]

Newsflash!

http://www.dsrevolution.com/article.php?articleid=1051

[Toasty]

Assuming that article is correct, OH THANK GOD! Quick, somebody trademark 'Wii' and every other crappy name before someone names a console after it.

[ScottJC]

Haha, Nintendo rocks - they really know how to spark controversy. See what I said earlier? they are marketing geniuses - not only have they raised awareness of their console they've even had the guts to pull off a practical joke and now we're all laughing :D

[arnalion]

IGN interview with Nintendo
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/703/703593p1.html

[ChaosCode]

I'm sorry I still think this is the stupidest name ever if they keep it.

[arnalion]

Yea, the name is a little... odd :P

[Miretank]

Hmmm...

*Hopes in E3

[arnalion]

Many things will be revealed at E3.
I just want to know how good the controller works and what the last big secret is...

[ScottJC]

The last big secret could be that they're pulling the console because Microsoft bought them out for all we know ;)

[rcgamer]

The last big secret could be that they're pulling the console because Microsoft bought them out for all we know ;)


uh, no.

[Jaz]

The last big secret could be that they're pulling the console because Microsoft bought them out for all we know

Oh man that would be sweet. :D

[Toasty]

Oh man that would be sweet. :D
No. :cry:

[Miretank]

After buying a 360, Scott became a damn Microsoft fanboy :P

[Tagrineth]

Oh man that would be sweet. :D

*looks at Bungie under MS*

No... no, I don't think it would...

[ScottJC]

After buying a 360, Scott became a damn Microsoft fanboy :P
I beg your pardon, thats MR. Microsoft Fanboy to YOU :D