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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - General Gaming - Nintendo! Whee! |
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Ziff B2BB BACKTOBASICSBITCHES                  Since: 11-18-05 From: A room Last post: 6307 days Last view: 6307 days |
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| If they REALLY wanted to be hipsters they could've just named it Nintendo Entertainment System and then gave the console a retro styling and break from the current "holy crap look how sleek it is!" look that is so prevalent amongst design firms right now. | |||
HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828   Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6308 days Last view: 6308 days |
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Wii? What the hell? That just sounds... ugh. Don't even know how to describe it. Did they even consider how much people will make fun of that? 
Seriously, just plain Revolution is a far cooler name. |
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acillatem98 Crow  Since: 11-18-05 From: Barberton, Ohio Last post: 6312 days Last view: 6308 days |
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| Wii.....that's a poor name for a system. I just hope the actual system is better than the name that's been given to it. Revolution was a lot better.
I don't even feel like making up a joke about this. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6308 days Last view: 6308 days |
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| First off... Revolution wouldn't have been a bad name. People liked it and it seemed ambitious and everything. People registered websites based on the name and everything. It seemed set in stone leading up to E3.
And now... the Nintendo Wii (or the Nintendo Oui in French). To be fair, I'm sure Nintendo expected a big backlash on this one and it's better to get it out into the open 2 weeks before E3 as opposed to dropping the bomb AT the Kodak Theater itself, where you'd be sure to see some slack-jawed faces. Let's face it... it's an odd name. I don't hate it because it's definitely unique. I don't love it either because Wii just sounds so... strange. But the console's supposed to be strange anyways. And I don't think that naming your console "Wii" is going to kill Nintendo. One analyst said that he hated the name, but that he also hated "Game Boy" and "Xbox" and look how those turned out. Wii shall see in two weeks. 
Oh, and for all the Wii little haters... here.  |
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Yoshi Dude TO HELL WITH THIS  Since: 11-17-05 From: Fleepa Last post: 6308 days Last view: 6307 days |
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I'm already cracking up from all the Wii jokes here. More are surely to come. 
This sucks so much that it rocks. (edited by Yoshi Dude on 04-27-06 06:11 PM) |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero  Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6307 days Last view: 6307 days |
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| No, you're thinking of Snakes on a Plane. This is the regular kind of suck. | |||
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Ziff B2BB BACKTOBASICSBITCHES Since: 11-18-05 From: A room Last post: 6307 days Last view: 6307 days |
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| My pitch fork and torches are on fire and I'm rocking hard. | |||
D3stiny_Sm4sher Ninji  Since: 02-04-06 From: Searching for t3h g4t3... Last post: 6353 days Last view: 6353 days |
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| Gamecube.
XBox. Game Boy Play Station. Nintendo. iPod. Google. Napster. All pretty damn goofy names, if you ask me, but they've grown on us. I'm not going to defend the 'hipness' of the name, because Revolution was better, but now, Nintendo has people talking, they've got attention, they've got press, and they've got a silly name that, if the Revolution succeeds, is gonna make SUCH a cool name. I mean, really, iPod? How weird is that? No, it's not silly and doesn't invoke pee jokes, but it sure is weird. I mean, if the Wii does become popular, isn't that just gonna be so fun to shout about and be amused by? Also, Nintendo wants this to be a fun console, and I think a name like that pretty much shouts out fun. " First thing *I* thought when I first saw the name and logo: Korean MP3 player. The thing people have to remember is, Nintendo's trying really hard to change, and if you've followed all the craziness surrounding this thing, a goofy-sounding name shouldn't be that shocking, especially following the initial controller reveal. Now they're saving the best for last: the games." - Ray Barnholt of 1Up.com At least this name is something worth TALKING about. Just because you're 'hip' doesn't mean you're worth talking about. Notice how the cool guys at school think they're cool, but in the end, hardly anyone but the shallow people relaly like them for their 'coolness.' It's not following this formula: generic word about games + geometric shape + number And thank God for that. This is a name worth conversing about. Notice how we actually ARE. Did anyone rant on and give the Playstation 3 attention when tha tname was 'announced?' Of course not. 
Free marketing, baby, ust before E3. I don't think it's a coincidence. And if Nintendo blows our pants off with this thing, that'll just make the silly name all the better. That's IF they blow us away. And E3 is where they're gonna have to do it, if they do. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6308 days Last view: 6308 days |
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| I really don't want to invite a friend's kid to come over to my house and play with my Wii.
I think Nintendo created a new meme without wanting to.  |
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D3stiny_Sm4sher Ninji Since: 02-04-06 From: Searching for t3h g4t3... Last post: 6353 days Last view: 6353 days |
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| "The larger picture of this is of course that Nintendo wants what Apple has - a unique position in its industry, so that the actions of competitors almost don't matter, because the brand Apple has transcended the old debate of "Mac versus PC". Apple simply is."
Good point. They are imitating a lot of Apple strategies. |
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Thexare Metal battleaxe Off to better places  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6308 days Last view: 6307 days |
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Originally posted by D3stiny_Sm4sher But I don't want their Wii to blow my pants away.  |
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Sion Im Back Baby!  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6308 days Last view: 6307 days |
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| What a lame name....and yet....I LOVE IT! | |||
Peardian N-Z KvSG #193 is up!  Since: 11-17-05 From: Pearl Island Last post: 6309 days Last view: 6307 days |
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I hope they change it soon.  "Wii" just doesn't sound that appealing.
Heh. Wii-Fi. (edited by Peardian on 04-30-06 02:01 PM) |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6307 days Last view: 6307 days |
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| Can we just stop with the urine jokes? They got old after five seconds. | |||
RT-55J Koopa Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6317 days Last view: 6308 days |
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Originally posted by max Denial is a river in Egypt. |
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Pikawil  130  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6402 days Last view: 6310 days |
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| Oh god, lookit all the sexual innuendos.
Sorry, I have to buy a Nintendo Wiiner now. O WIILY? YA WIILY! (edited by Pikawil on 04-27-06 08:25 PM) |
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Ziff B2BB BACKTOBASICSBITCHES Since: 11-18-05 From: A room Last post: 6307 days Last view: 6307 days |
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| So, who wants to come over and hold onto my Wii?
If you shake it enough you might win a game. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6308 days Last view: 6308 days |
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| Can we just stop with the urine jokes? They got old after five seconds.
Kyouji vs. the Internet... nope, I don't think you're going to win that one. |
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DarkSlaya 930 Gamma Ray  Since: 11-17-05 From: Montreal, Canada Last post: 6308 days Last view: 6307 days |
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| At first, I just thought someone made a typo when writing WiFi. | |||
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain  Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6307 days Last view: 6307 days |
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Originally posted by Alastor the Stylish EXACTLY. To clarify: The jokes are gonna get old instantly. The only people who will keep up the stupid jokes are the people who haven't played it... I like the inspirational side of the name. Nintendo really IS trying to start a revolution here. They're taking back gaming from Sony and Microsoft, and they're doing it while keeping things clean. You really think Nintendo's gonna go down the dark path? You can NOT say that this console isn't going to make an impact on the industry. |
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