Revolution Name Revealed - Nintendo Wii? WTF?

I was at work when I found this out, and now the thread is too long to read, I'm sure I can guess what most of it is.

Anyway, the Nintendo rep came in and told me the name, we had a good laugh but both agreed that we would still be buying it. Which I think most people will end up doing, I doubt many people will not buy it for the name, anyone who does is a moron.

Anyway, the rep also said that some of the revolution games are going to blow us away at e3, as in big suprises games that nobody is expecting... soooo sounds good to me.

I want Wii.
 
To me, the name would only be "kiddy" to people who were thinking like a child.

To an adult, "Wii" has no meaning. Nintendo's marketing will give it one.

If you're thinking "wee wee" or "piss", then you have the mind of a child, imho.

This could work just as well as eBay's "it" ad campaign, people just need a definition of what "Wii" represents, to allow them to form an idea of what it could mean to them.

The console looks slick, and more sophisticated than the others, imho.. So the name could turn into somewhat of a indication that the console is a secret that people will want in on.. just so they can say that they understand it.

Maybe I'm a little too optimistic, given Nintendo's previous marketing trackrecord, but I definitely think there is potential in a quirky name like this.
 
[quote name='Madskills1182']I havent read through the whole thread but heres my opinion. I don't like the name. I really like Revolution and it was around for so long (longer than Dolphin and other code names before it) that it stuck. I think Nintendo shyed away from that because of what the worth meant. The new name is a risk and I think another mistake to chalk up for Nintendo. But also I really can care less about the system name if the system itself is good. I mean I own a system called Playstation. So a name is only a name. I dont think this helps them out on the people who think Nintendo is kiddie and what not. I really doubt they will change it but oh well.[/QUOTE]

But were the people who thought Nintendo was kiddie really gonna buy it anyway? Nintendo probably got rid of Revolution because the name may have been a little too "hardcore" for the parents and girlfriends and whoever else they wanted to reach out to. The Nintendo fanboys will buy it no matter what it's called, so this is probably their way of being accessible to the other people they wanted to reach out to. The "Nitedn0 is kidy wee wee!" people are irrelevant since they'll be the people dropping $500 for a PS3 or 360 because those are "bad ass" and "cool." Really, after the initial shock and flood of toilet-humor graphics wore off, I think the name is pretty cool.
 
I don't like the name, but I think it is part of Nintendo's blue ocean strategy. The gaming industry, with a few exceptions, is pretty stagnant. It's all sequels, FPSes, polycount, normal mapping bullshit. Most games that are out right now are just shinier versions of last year's cookie cutter crap. That sits just fine with the average gamer - they eat up Madden and Rainbow Six like Louis Anderson at Golden Corral.

Nintendo is trying to do something completely different. They are trying to bring back the fun in gaming. They are trying to reach a demographic that isn't interested only in visual bling. They are doing that now with the DS which people wrote off as a gimmick because of the dual screens. Well guess what? That ugly brick with the touchscreen is doing quite well, thank you, and stomping Sony's sexy portable all to hell in Japan.

If someone is willing to pass on a console because of the name, that is someone that Nintendo is not interested in. I only see the "macho" or "hardcore" gamers really complaining, and Nintendo could give shit one about them. They know they'll be content to play on their 360s and PS3s while a whole new category of gamers try out "the little system with the remote."

Nintendo may completely fail in this endeavour. It is a bold move to release a system so different from the others and with a name so...unique. They've got my support - it's refreshing to see something new being tried for the first time in a long time.
 
[quote name='wbc1228']You gotta be kidding me........

I want to play with my wii wii. That does not sound right..............[/QUOTE]
Haha now that is a name that is beyond stupid.
 
I think it was one of those things that was too focus grouped and this is what they came up with. They tried to make something that would work in Japan and USA. Wii... eh... I think that it doesn't really work for what it is.

I really loved the name "FIVE" for their fith console... something as simple as a number maybe spelled differently could have been universal and cool. I mean I could just imagine the ads of people holding their hands out with like 5 fingers.

Don't know... eh.
 
Jesus Christ, how could they fuck up the best next-gen console name? Changing it to an infantile way to say 'piss' would do it. I refuse to call that fucking thing 'Wii'.
 
[quote name='Stuka']Jesus Christ, how could they fuck up the best next-gen console name? Changing it to an infantile way to say 'piss' would do it. I refuse to call that fucking thing 'Wii'.[/QUOTE]

I felt this way for a bit, and I agree: Revolution is an awesome name.

However, it's something to get used to. Wii.
 
I didn't know people were going to refrain from buying it just because the name is silly.

It's a hilarious, stupid console name, but who cares what it's called?

You can just say you want to play Nintendo or even Nintendo W.

I still can't wait to try this thing.
 
[quote name='willardhaven']I didn't know people were going to refrain from buying it just because the name is silly.

It's a hilarious, stupid console name, but who cares what it's called?

You can just say you want to play Nintendo or even Nintendo W.

I still can't wait to try this thing.[/QUOTE]

Agree'D
 
I can't wait for Nintendo's next console/handheld. Here's to its' inevitable one letter!

(?, DS, WII, LITE)

The elegance is in the simplicity, right? :roll:
 
I saw this a few hours ago, and at first I didn't like it all that much, but now I'm fine with it. It's just a name, and I remember back when Microsoft officially announced the 360's name I really hated it but now I don't have any problems with the name.

It's all about the games, not the name.
 
[quote name='bingbangboom']I really loved the name "FIVE" for their fith console... something as simple as a number maybe spelled differently could have been universal and cool.[/QUOTE]I dunno, "FYVE" would have been pretty lame too.
 
[quote name='VanillaGorilla']Always wise to pre-order something you know nothing about. I think I'm gonna go put down $50 on the Xbox 720 as well.[/QUOTE]

Tell that to anyone who preordered the Xbox 360, which didn't have a launch lineup finalized until about a month before its release. Hell, it's hardware wasn't set in stone until the July or August before (maybe a bit earlier, but I know devs didn't get final kits until approx. Sept.-Oct.)

Revolution, nay, Wii will have it's launch lineup fleshed out in two weeks. Aside from that, the highest estimate on price puts it over $100 cheaper than the 360 is or the PS3 ever could be, and we know it's going to launch at or around Thanksgiving. We also have been hearing since TGS last September that most developers cream their pants when they even think about the controller. I think a preorder after the E3 announcement, when I assume that stores like EB will begin taking orders, is a fairly safe bet.
 
[quote name='VanillaGorilla']Wow, what a post. Again, my comment was directed towards someone who said SPECIFICALLY, that he wanted the Revolution to play SNES and Genesis games. If he said he wanted it to play those games AND Wii games, I wouldn't have said anything, since he would be buying a NEXT GENERATION system to play NEXT GENERATION games. And that 360 debate is so tired. I have a PC, so that means I can play GRAW, Condemned, and COD2, and not notice a difference? Funny, my PC can't even play 2 year old baseball games! With a 360, I don't need to dick around for hours configuring video cards, drivers, screen resolutions, etc. etc. I have always hated that "It's on the PC too!" debate, I prefer my gaming to be pain-in-the-ass free.

And ROMs, illegal? Yawn. When was the last time someone went to jail for downloading a copy of Pocky and Rocky?[/quote] Fixed.

What are the chances that he gets a Wii and only plays retro games? Unless he specifically said that he ONLY wants to play retro games, would you have a point. That would be like buying a high end gaming PC to play Solitaire. I doubt this person is stupid.

Believe it or not, having a game on PC and another console counts as a multi-release. You can change it to fit with your situation, but it doesn't change the facts. Those games can be played with two different machines.

Last time I checked, not being prosecuted for a crime doesn't make it legal.

[quote name='willardhaven']

You can just say you want to play Nintendo or even Nintendo W.

I still can't wait to try this thing.[/quote]

NintendoW :)
 
I actually like it. Much better name than Gamecube anyway, and infinitely better than Xbox 360.

My first gut reaction was 'Eh, that's a crappy name. Double Is?, is it supposed to be Hawaiian?!' but it only took a few minutes to grow on me. I dunno maybe when I wake up tomorrow I'll hate it again :lol:

Shame this didn't have a poll included. I may start one.
 
[quote name='Genocidal']
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Nintendo is full of perverts.[/QUOTE]


Shit man, where'd that come from?
 
[quote name='sevdustflyer']Yeah this will really reach out to the casual gamers

"Yo! my man! you wanna play that new madden!?"

"Yeah dawg whatchoo got that on the 360?"

"Naw I got it on the uhhh...the wii"

"THE WHAT!?"

"The wii"

"You some kind of gay?"[/QUOTE]
hahahahahaha thats funny. But seriously it will be funny to hear someone around you say to another person
"check out my new wii"
"your what!?"
"my wii man"
 
[quote name='Chacrana']Shit man, where'd that come from?[/quote]

I think it's been posted on another forum or two, a friend of mine linked me to it.
 
It doesn't matter what they call it, I'd buy it.

I give them props for their reasoning; Google, Xbox, Amazon, iPod were all pretty strange names and you really wondered what the hell any of them had to do with the product/service/site they sold.

Yeah, tons of gamers can, will and have been making fun of it. However the marketing logic is good. Revolution is one of those things that really sounds kind of generic and could apply to anything or any product.

Wii, well.... it's certainly unique. Hopefully it works, three players in the market is good for everybody.
 
I do like those mock ups, but they aren't reasonable.

One) Reminds me of Powerade

Two) I'm not sure someone can read that without knowing the name beforehand.
 
I'm am personally going to go to a Gamestop in the ghetto and play Madden Rev so that certain...shall we say...URBAN individuals can see it proper. Theres not a single Madden fan, or human being for that matter, that is going to be able to see me having the time of my life with a genre that I DESPISE, and not go over there to check it out. Not a chance on Gods Green Earth. Not in fucking hell.

[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']It doesn't matter what they call it, I'd buy it.

I give them props for their reasoning; Google, Xbox, Amazon, iPod were all pretty strange names and you really wondered what the hell any of them had to do with the product/service/site they sold.

Yeah, tons of gamers can, will and have been making fun of it. However the marketing logic is good. Revolution is one of those things that really sounds kind of generic and could apply to anything or any product.

Wii, well.... it's certainly unique. Hopefully it works, three players in the market is good for everybody.[/quote]
See? Even PAD is with the program, and he's usually CRAZY
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[quote name='gambitmachete']But were the people who thought Nintendo was kiddie really gonna buy it anyway? Nintendo probably got rid of Revolution because the name may have been a little too "hardcore" for the parents and girlfriends and whoever else they wanted to reach out to. The Nintendo fanboys will buy it no matter what it's called, so this is probably their way of being accessible to the other people they wanted to reach out to. The "Nitedn0 is kidy wee wee!" people are irrelevant since they'll be the people dropping $500 for a PS3 or 360 because those are "bad ass" and "cool." Really, after the initial shock and flood of toilet-humor graphics wore off, I think the name is pretty cool.[/QUOTE]
But I also think Nintendo should try and get the people dropping $500 on a PS3 or 360 to be "bad ass" to buy there system to. I'm saying marketing wise I don't think it was the best move. LIke I stated in my other post I don't care what it's called. To me the name is ok, I just got used to and like Revolution better.
 
That PS3 one was pretty funny.

Using Wii in place of "we" in ads would be a good choice, but what if Nintendo were to market the Wii with all the obvious(immature) jokes? I could imagine that stopping all of the internet jokes. I mean, if they had TV ads like "play with my Wii...Nintendo Wii," then I doubt anyone is going to go around using that tired joke.
 
Future child quotes:

"How do I put my game in my Wii Wii?"

"Mommy, mommy, my Wii Wii fell"

"Mommy, mommy, my Wii Wii broke"

"Can I take my Wii Wii with me?"

"Can I invite my my friend over to play with my Wii Wii"

"Daddy if I clean up my room can you buy me a new Wii Wii?"

"Can I take my Wii Wii to show and tell?"

"Dad he's playing with my Wii Wii again"

"I need a longer plug for my Wii Wii"

"Can you blow on my Wii Wii? Its dusty"

Notes sent home to parents:
"Your son/daughter cant stop talking about his Wii Wii"
 
[quote name='Robobandit']To me, the name would only be "kiddy" to people who were thinking like a child.

To an adult, "Wii" has no meaning. Nintendo's marketing will give it one.
[/QUOTE]
Wee
definitions = tiny, minature, early, infinitesimal
Synonyms = babyish, diminutive, dwarf, midget, youthful, peewee, insignificant, negligible

That's the 3rd thing which came to mind when I learned its correct pronunciation.
 
your two definitions dont even reference what the majority of jokes are about, which is pee.

Even without a clear distinction in pronunciation, theres a context involved regardless.

"We need to go grocery shopping" No bursting out in internet laughter at that one.
 
As I posted on Digitpress:


The difference between an Ipod or Amazon.com is that Wii has alternate meanings when you pronounce it. It doesn't just sound bad, but it means piss, penis, and tiny. Look, we're all going to buy it because of the games. That's us though. We know it's about the games.

What of the mainstream crowd Nintendo is trying to pull in? You know, the people that DON'T play games? Say someone is working in an office and in a casual conversation, they say "Hey, wanna come over tonight and play my Wii?"

Awkward? Believe it. Maybe Ipod sounded bad. Maybe Dreamcast sounded terrible. Maybe Xbox 360 doesn't roll off the toungue. The difference here is meaning, and the first things in my mind were the three alternate meanings, long before I grasped the whole "togetherness" aspect.

You can't sell a console named Wii to a soccer mom no matter how used to it we get. From a marketing perspective, it's a mess.
 
that may be(it technically has yet to be seen, because it hasnt been tried, regardless of how insane it is), but you cant sell or havent been able to sell, ps1/2, xbox1/360 to those same people with any known marketing techniques anyway, so that leaves us basically at the same starting point, since gamers will buy the Wii anyway, regardless of being a little pissed off.
 
It seems that Nintendo has hired Sega's marketing department. How unfortunate.

That logo from Gonintendo looks like the Quebec Nordiques logo.
http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/wkmwic.jpg
http://www.prosport.ca/images/108_0866w.jpg

In all honesty, a lot of time and effort has been spent on the Revolution name. "Nintendo Revolution" already has brand awareness. They probably should have stuck with that, at least for the US market.

Might have a situation like Sega where nobody at NCL listens to NOA. Somebody at NOA had to have thought this was a bad idea, if they even heard about it before we did.
 
[quote name='RelentlessRolento']April 27th will mark the day of Mass Bitching Amongst Gamers...

:lol: I think us gamers bitch too much IMHO, including myself.[/quote]
Marc Echo is laughing with great justice
 
Yeah, so...I'm not sure what to think.


On the one hand, the comparison to words like "iPod," "Yahoo," etc. is a fair one. Also, from what I understand, "ii" (or something to that effect) means "good" in Japanese, so it makes sense there.

On the other hand...it's call "Wii". iPod and Yahoo were pioneering new things; let's not kid ourselves, Nintendo's new system is going to do all sorts of great new things, but it's still a videogame machine, and the name is a little too out there for that.


I'm sure we'll get to a point where it sounds fine, and this does nothing to diminish my excitement for the system...but still, it's probably one of the worst names I've ever heard.
 
I think we are all being hosed...no pun intended. Let's think about this scenario:

They come up with the name 'Revolution' because they are taking a different approach to this generation than Microsoft and Sony. All along we are meant to believe that games should be less focused on the bells and whistles of technology and more about being fun. Any consumer should be able to pick up a controller and play. The focus should be on the games.

Then 3 weeks before E3 someone comes up with the idea "Hey, let's come up with the most obnoxious name we can. One that everyone will hate" Wii. We will solicit feedback from IGN, Gamespot, Cnn, CAG (ok maybe not CAG but who knows). They create such fervor about how the name is SUXORS, how can Nintendo F over the consumer...whatever other negative publicity they can come up with.

Then at E3, a surprise announcement from ReggiE3 (thanks Botticus) that "Nintendo has heard from the fans, and Nintendo is all about the Fans, Sony and Microsoft are about HDTV and Nintendo cares...blah, blah, blah." They decide to rename Wii...The Revolution! Revolution...They have come full circle...Cue applause, cue the PR department about beholding the awesomeness that is Nintendo!! Nintendo changes the name based on the public opinion...that we matter! We all flood the boards about how all our petitions worked and the actually listened to us! Then we hit all the stores to pre-order the Revolutuion!!!

Reggie is a genius!!!

OK, I spent enough time on this...gotta get back to Oblivion!
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']I made this for fun...Feel free to use if you want. Since there are no official colors, I made it blue because of the blue pretty light:

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Thanks, I'm going to add it to mine in a sec...
 
Nintendo wants to get the fanbase they lost to Sony back. That would be about 20-30 year olds. Naming the console Wii in which no one will know how to pronounce it doesn't help. Then once they find out it's "We" they will laugh there asses off like the majority of the gaming world is doing now.
 
[quote name='Number83']
Then at E3, a surprise announcement from ReggiE3 (thanks Botticus) that "Nintendo has heard from the fans, and Nintendo is all about the Fans, Sony and Microsoft are about HDTV and Nintendo cares...blah, blah, blah." They decide to rename Wii...The Revolution! Revolution...They have come full circle...Cue applause, cue the PR department about beholding the awesomeness that is Nintendo!! Nintendo changes the name based on the public opinion...that we matter! We all flood the boards about how all our petitions worked and the actually listened to us! Then we hit all the stores to pre-order the Revolutuion!!!
[/QUOTE]
Our petitions will only have worked if it gets named the Reggie.

[quote name='David85']Nintendo wants to get the fanbase they lost to Sony back. That would be about 20-30 year olds. Naming the console Wii in which no one will know how to pronounce it doesn't help. Then once they find out it's "We" they will laugh there asses off like the majority of the gaming world is doing now.[/QUOTE]
Actually you've missed their whole point, apparently. They want the fanbase that NO ONE HAS. They know that Sony fans will get the PS3, they know that MS fans will get the 360, and a lot of them will also get the Wii. But their main goal is to get the people who don't have any interest in spending $500+ to play games. The same people who are buying the DS in droves in Japan and here to a lesser degree. Whether this name will aid or hinder that goal, we don't know. But I stopped laughing at the name after a few hours. If people are still laughing at it a few months after hearing about it, then either they have problems, Nintendo has problems, or both.
 
But their main goal is to get the people don't don't have any interest in spending $500+ to play games.
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What does my girlfriend want for her Bday this May? A DS Lite. Wii seems to be in the same vein. She never wants to play any games on the 360, but I gurante when I have a Wii she'll be interested.
 
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