The initial reaction to the Wii's controller when it was unveiled at the Tokyo Games Show this year was largely positive, with 62% of those survey reacting positively, only 16% negative, and 22% ambivalent. Keep in mind, these results are just the initial reaction of hardcore gamers, who are not Nintendo's target audience (Nintendo has stated many times that they hope to bring in all gamers and non-gamers, so expect a more casual fare). Hopefully, at E3 when we all get tired of Wii jokes, Nintendo will unveil a first- and third-party lineup that compensates for the currently-reviled nomenclature.
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I for one will still call it 'Revolution'.
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And its fun to run around and say "Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!"
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On topic, yeah, the 'revolution' option would seem to indicate "hate" by its placement on the list, but I think it really just skews the actual results because, regardless of what people think about 'wii', 'revolution' was almost universally liked (wether or not it makes a good product name is debatable). That makes it very hard to ligitimately use as data.
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The more I make fun of it, the funnier it gets.
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7 of the past 14 articles on Joystiq have been about Wii. Every gaming website has Wii as the main headline. Anyone who knows anything about gaming is talking Wii right now.
The question is... are the non-gamers?
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It would not be a sign of weakness, but a sign of it's value of it's fans' opinions.
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"double u, double i"
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http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/poll/poll-do-you-hate-wii-like-really-really-hate-it-170110.php
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Apparently the name Wii is Japanese for "good" and the interpretations are only in my head!
...!?
Well done Nintendo, the gamecube was a weird enough name but now we have the 'Nintendo Good'! - What a huge step AWAY from the kiddy image that almost killed you last generation. Why, how nice of you to make it mono-syllabled. To make sure even the thickest one year olds can pronounce it.
Way to NOT underestimate your core markets intelligence. Afterall, we WERE all having problems saying big words like playstaion and dreamcast. Thanx for making it so fucking easy for us.
Are you sure you don't want to send shiggy round to burp each one of us as well? Maybe tuck us in after we play?
Talk about falling out the stupid tree and hitting every fucking branch. Then being attacked by retarded dogs on the ground. Then being buried on Dumbass Hill.
Is there any more room on the Xbox bus guys?...
... ...Guys!?
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It will be interesting to see how much venom has died down.
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But now I begin to like it - maybe bc I had so much fun last night to write and read jokes about it... I don't know.
Man, I lmao for at least 5 hours. That was soo good!
I think Nintendo has the best humor of all companys in world!
And as mentioned before somewhere here at joystiq, I think Nintendo is having some giant hairy balls to release the console with this name.
It's so controverse! Haven't experienced something like that before...
Thanx Nintendo - you made my life much more fun!
PS: I'm gonna buy it, just to get flamed by those fanatic X-Box and PS Fan-Kiddies :-)
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I think what happened is that they had an all Japanese person focus group put together for a total time of four to six months. In this time the initial player response was simply whoopee over and over. The focus committee decided they could not use such a name (whoo-pee cushion ??) for a game console so Wii was created. It's easy to remember and is targeted for the casual gamer who only wants to experience simple glee. Besides it saves space on booklets,console faces,Joystiqs and controllers which in turn saves money and makes board members say Wii. ;-)
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You know the constant pissing contest between PS3 and Xbox 360 - and between their fanboys?
I just got to thinking - Wii may be a sly insult in that direction.
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How ironic, because I thought it was called PlayStation. Maybe we did have some problems saying big words like PlayStation.
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boots, that was truly great.
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Ok, I'm done with the Wii jokes now. I've had over 24 hours to experience a roller coaster of emotions from furious to uncontrollable crying to depression to uncontrollable laughter... I'm ok now. Wii it is.
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Although considering the other "ridiculously named electronic products" out there, it may not be a question of not following the crowd so much as what crowd they're following. GHmmmm...
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Man, will there ever be a console with a name that doesn't bite? I think the last console name that was really good was the Genesis (though I'll give credit and say that Saturn was decent).
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Maybe it's all part of Nintendo's plan. A very, very, odd plan.
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Upfront and inperson, he may play it all cool and support the name, but in the back of his mind, you know he's plotting to kill the bastard that came up with it (oh the irony if it were Reggie himself!).
He may not be so friendly this E3...
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Everyone, and I mean everyone from your parents to the anchors on CNN can differentiate between the Wii and the Playstation.
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Now, onto the name. "Wii", I believe, will stand for WIRELESS INTERACTION or WIRELESS INDIVIDUAL INTERACTIVITY or WIRELESS INTERACTIVE INPUT. Look at the "W" and "i" within the mark. The "W" has a nice, fluid motion, like how one might move the controller. The "i" on the other hand, represents the look and shape of the input device (controller).
Everyone's first reaction is wrong. Think "Revolution", then create it visually and intellectually while virally communicating it through media. Brilliant.
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Sure they got extra PR, but it is mostly (90%) negative.
If I were Nintendo, I would DEFINITELY change the name before E3. Instead of building excitement, they are extinguishing it rapidly, selling out the good will they've built up so far.
When you surf, you position yourself at the top of the wave or in it, not under it.
They can turn this into a positive by relieving the fans of this poor name. Show you're listening, Nintendo!
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The majority of us will not get over it. It's just too wiierd.
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http://www.wii.gov.in/
The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) had their way with the then known as WWF (known then as the World Wrestling Federation)and forced the WWF to change to WWE. Maybe this will happen to Nintendo as well.
And for good measure, here's their disclaimer from their website...
All efforts have been made to make the information as accurate as possible, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will not be responsible for any loss to any person or organization caused by inaccuracy in the information available on this Website. Any discrepancy found may be brought to the notice of WII.
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WE are disappointed.
WE are sick of smug marketers and their wonky perceptions of creativity.
I cannot, and will not, spell WE any other way.
This almost makes me want to repeal my nearly decade-long personal embargo against Sony...and then I remember those racist PSP ads.
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I am still psyched about the game, hardcore gamer or not, the name should really not affect your decision to buy this console or not. I am still super psyched about the controller and wish I could fly over for E3.
Damn you Nintendo for making us wait, but release in Europe soon. I can't wait I need to Wii ! (HAHAHA just adds to the fun)
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