I love how Nintendo is taking the boldest moves with this new console. The name alone really shows how Nintendo is relying on the games to sell the system.

Either this system will succeed tremendously or become an utter failure. There is no middle ground for this generation of consoles.

Well, Nintendo did have the guts to announce the name before E3. They could have saved it, but why would they reveal the name now? Hmm..

They sound confident. Not that's a bad thing, or anything, it's just that..I hope it doesn't bite them in the ass later.

How are people not knowing what the logo looks like? It's right here:
http://revolution.nintendo.com/

Nothing really interesting about it at all. It's just simple.

I'll probably call it Wiivo by mistake a few times.

Wii........ it's interesting. I had no idea the name was being released today. Deffinetly not what i was excpecting. I read Megalith's journal and i saw his entry about this. I was thinking Wii was an acronym for Wide Internet Interactivity or something. When i read it was the new official name, i almost screamed. After i calmed down a bit i said it to myself a few times, and i'm already getting used to it.

The name doesn't matter though, it's all about the games.

for the record, i sorta liked Revolution better

People who buy systems/games based on the name should be castrated anyway. It's a bold move and I respect it. Yeah, it's weird, but who cares. It's turning heads. That's the whole point of the Revolution/Wii. To turn heads and say "fuck the norm."

Does anyone here speak Japanese? Please tell me wii is something in Japanese... like... Electronic Gadget or something. (The Wii Has Wi-fi.) Say that five times slow!

It's most likley so the general public can get over the initial shock of such an off the wall name before Nintendo needs people to pay attention to them, for instance at an event like E3.

If you'll notice, many people aren't greatly happy with this name. It'll cool down in time, like the initial reaction the Wiimote. When it all cools down, Nintendo will hit us with the games at E3.

I wonder if you'll her a "weee" sound when you power up the Wii. I dunno if I'll ever get over the novelty of saying it and hearing it out loud.

"Does anyone here speak Japanese? Please tell me wii is something in Japanese... like... Electronic Gadget or something. (The Wii Has Wi-fi.) Say that five times slow!"

While my Japanese is VERY limited, I've been dabbeling in it and taking classes for a while now. And I have not come across the word as to mean anything yet. I will say though, it does seem like this name will work so well with Japanese marketing.

"for the record, i sorta liked Revolution better"

Haha, not surprising based on your sig/av combo :P

I can imagine screamin "Weeeeeeeeeeeee" with my friends and going mad before playing a round of SSBWii. If saying the name of the system is fun. . . how incredibly will the games be?

The meaning of the name is not apparent. With Revolution as the name for the past two years, it was clear what Nintendo's intentions were. With Wii, they have to explain it. No one is going to look at the name and say "I know what Nintendo means. They are trying to emphasize that the console is meant for everyone and that the two i's symbolize the controllers. Clever one, Nintendo." Nintendo has to explain it to us, and they should never really have to.

Ah, but that's the beauty of it, Nintendo makes us get up off of our lazy asses to find out what it means. It piques our curiosity and forces us to pay attention lest we go mad from thinking about it! I was utterly confused until I found out how to pronounce it, then I immediately got what Nintendo was trying to do. Even if you hate the new name, talking about it creates hype and publicity for Nintendo, thus giving them an edge over competition. Even if most people hate the new name, which I don't think is the case (it seems to be half and half at the moment), it's a smart move by Nintendo. I think most people will get used to it, the only ones that don't will be the Nintendo haters which Nintendo can't really sway anyway, so no big loss.

Personally, I love the name. I think Nintendo's finally got it's game together in the past few years after the problems with the N64 (and Gamecube, even).

While Nintendo can't approach its competitors in terms of graphics, it can certainly find a calling in the creation of unique "experiences" that you can't get from a normal "video game." Play Trauma Center or Osu Tatakae Ouendan on the DS and you'll see what I mean.

Well, jokes aside, Nintendo Wii is..original, in its own right. Also..

Nintendo Wii
X-Box 360
PS3

I just noticed, Wii is the only console without a number in its name. Interesting.

I do hope there's a yellow Wii console avaliable at launch, hur hur. This strikes me as a name Sega would choose, what with their Wondermega's.

I don't love the name, but I don't hate it either. It's a bit of a silly name but, then again, when you can generate this much press, good or bad, before E3 even starts, you are the winner. Mentioning this at E3 would be a disaster as it would generate press overshadowing the games and the console, now we can get down to business.

I had a much bigger negative reaction when I heard Microsoft's very first console was going to be called the "Xbox". That just had disaster written all over it and it came out okay.

It's just not as big a deal as everyone is making it out to be. If the Wii is a kickass console with awesome games, who the hell cares if you have to go into a store that sells video games and ask them to sell you video games no matter what the name is. It's not embarassing to buy lube at the Checker Auto Parts either.

I got into my car, and I hit the gas, and I was like "WIIIIIIIIIII," and then I hit a bump and my tires rubbed, and I was like "WIIIIIIIIIII," then I got my oil changed and they said "It'll be thirty dollars," and I was like "WIIIIIIIIIII," then I got into work and sat down at my computer and listened to a Queen song, and I was like "WIIIIIIIIIII," then I heard that Nintendo Revolution is now the Nintendo Wii, and I was like... "Oh."

Sorry had to qoute IGN for a second.

Basically, I could care less what the name is. If the games are good, I will buy one. If the games suck, like the 360, then I won't buy one. It's as simple as that. Though after seeing Red Steel I am starting to get excited about the WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! !!!!!

"Nintendo has to explain it to us, and they should never really have to."

Yeah, totally unlike Microsoft's Xbox which. . . what? Does it even have a meaning?

Ok, no company should ever have ambiguous names for its consoles. Ever. You happy?

I dunno, the name kinda sticks. I'll sure be remembering "Wii" now that I've read it, and it sure hasn't changed my decision to buy one when its released. It is kinda fun to say, too... "wiiiiiiiiiiii." I can imagine the hell poor game shop owners will go through over the phone when people try to order one though.

Completely off-topic: I really want to see this thing's BIOS ._.

God damn it, I just realized that I'll never be able to say "wheeee!" again without people thinking I'm making fun of Nintendo/referencing the Wii. I say that all the time too! I think Nintendo is tapping my phone or something. Damn Nintendo for ruining my 10th most uttered phrase ever, and for getting free advertising if I do say it! Nintendo has forever changed the world this day, it's a true Revolution...of wordage.

XDDDDD Oh, fantastic. You know, this is gonna be such a joke in Britian. "Wee? As in what I do in the w.c.?"

I wouldn't mind a name change from "Revolution," since that name just seems too easy. Granted, the PS3's nickname is just following a pattern, the 360's is kinda clever, and now the Wii.

Wiiiiiiiii~


lmao.... I need to try on the Wii-mote \o/ whiiiiiii~ lololololol.


Erm yeah that was fun XD

something along the lines of

"HEY!! HEY! I'M THE XBOX. I'M FUCKING COOL. I HAVE AN X IN MY NAME, SO I'M COOL, AND I'M A BOX.

WOW!"

but seriously, i don't dislike or like the "wii" name. it sounds silly, sure, but it generates press...

anyway, i hated "gamecube" when i first heard it, but i'm quite used to it now....

"Ok, no company should ever have ambiguous names for its consoles. Ever. You happy?"

Like Google or ipod or Macintosh or Motorola or Starbucks or Nike or Pepsi, exactly. If all of those even have meanings, who knows them? Nike is the Greek goddess of victory, but you think anyone wearing a Nike shoe knows that, or cares?
The product makes the name, not the other way around.

Comin' soon to theatres.

SNAKES ON A WII [/Osaka]

It's like the whole "name's so bad it's good" all over again.