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And the official name of the Revolution is...

Postby Sage Of The Wise » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:24 pm

... Wii.

No joke.

Seriously.

Just look.

Not my favorite Nintendo desicison, but whatever, its not like I'm not going to by the system now.
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Postby Greatchickenman » Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:59 pm

What the hell were they thinking?
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Postby AznChipmunk » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:09 pm

Stupid... People...
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Postby Sentinel » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:26 pm

Wii'll get used to it. Still, Revolution was a better name.
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Postby Greatchickenman » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:41 pm

wii would they do that?
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Postby EmperorJeramyu » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:03 pm

It's official.

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They've crossed the innovativeness threshold in bad ideas.
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Postby Teenr0cker » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:16 pm

Kenny G killed freeform Jazz. Listen to some Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, or John Coltrane instead of his bullshit, cause only John Coltrane should be the only one to play the Cornet Sax ever since everyone else sucks with it. Oh, and listen because they're not dipshits.
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Postby thewaynewbie » Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:45 am

lol

"want to come over to play some wii games?"

if i decide to buy one ill choose the yellow color! :)
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Postby Flibbo » Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:53 am

wii better get ready for a horde of increasingly lame ass puns.

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Postby Iteroth » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:32 am

I like how the innovativeness threshold looks like a big vagina :wink:

Nice work Jeramyu
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Postby Fitz Tayo » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:20 am

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Postby iamtheverb » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:36 pm

actually, it would have been pretty cool if they called it the Nintendo Freeform Jazz
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Postby Fitz Tayo » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:49 pm

That is a VERY good point. I'd love to have one just for the name.
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Postby Requiem » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:02 pm

Wow.
I can see it now.

The day of its release?

Every last person that buys one will run out of the store screaming
"WEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Thinking that they are clever and original.
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Postby EmperorJeramyu » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:46 pm

iamtheverb wrote:actually, it would have been pretty cool if they called it the Nintendo Freeform Jazz


Oh, don't get me wrong. I'd buy the Nintendo William Shatner any day.

But seriously...

Wii sounds like “we,” which emphasizes this console is for everyone.


*barf*

Wii has a distinctive “ii” spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play.


I can't even put into words how stupid this is. Just... erg... ufngh... I want every marketing employee at Nintendo to commit sepukku. Pretentious assholes.

Because, it’s really not about you or me.

It’s about Wii.

And together, Wii will change everything.


Oh god. This almost makes me proud to be in the country of the X-Box.

Atwood: No. Anytime you announce a new name you’re going to get a lot of questions and the whys. If you look at what TiVo did or Virgin Airline for instance, a sort of tie in for example. Those names have become household names and it had nothing to do with that at all. We wanted a name that represented the fact that this system was really for everyone to play. And Wii, the word, is W-i-i, and the two I’s represent both people and the controllers. So, it’s really not about this sort of tongue in cheek.

Again if you look at things like Yahoo! Or Virgin, or Caterpillar or Naked Juice, or Prius – the car, or Napster – these names either have funny connotations or don’t make sense initially. But if you look at how we support this, and what the name represents, I think it makes sense.


No. Wrong. Those are all less stupid than the name "Wii" by an incredibly large margin.

GI: So there were never thoughts of, “Let’s just stick with Revolution? It’s a really cool name”

Atwood: I think there were thoughts across the board. There were thoughts of sticking with Revolution, then there were thoughts of a completely different name, but once everything came together this was the name decided. I think they wanted a name that was very unique. Because this system is not about an upgrade of an old system. This is about an entirely new way to play, an entirely new type of system.


Just because the system is unique doesn't mean it has to have some alienatingly bizzare/pretentiously eclectic name that sounds dumb.

Now obviously the controller and design of the system are unique, but seriously, to quote Greg Kasavin...

Microsoft, Nintendo, Apple, and others have formed this eerie mass consciousness where different shades of smooth plastic and leather holders are supposed to represent our uniqueness.
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