Nintendo Company Limited has registered some new trademarks, according to reports popping up over the weekend. These include WiiPointer, WiiCulture and, perhaps most interesting of all, !!M. None of the trademarks were accompanied by explanations, though the scale of Wii as a lifestyle-driven gaming and entertainment hub is starting to reveal itself gradually.
WiiCulture is likely a portal through which Nintendo will extend its reach from core gaming into other entertainment areas, all speculation of course. However, !!M, Wii presented upside-down, might well be an instant messenger application. Probably...
As to what WiiPointer could be is anyone's guess. The Wiimote acts as a pointing device, so perhaps it refers to browsing software, perhaps an arts or entertainment package. Either way, along with WiiCulture, WiiPointer will almost certainly make for some kind of interesting announcement in the coming weeks.
Feel free to speculate away and check back for concrete explanations of all of the above as soon as Nintendo comes clean.
WiiCulture is likely a portal through which Nintendo will extend its reach from core gaming into other entertainment areas, all speculation of course. However, !!M, Wii presented upside-down, might well be an instant messenger application. Probably...
As to what WiiPointer could be is anyone's guess. The Wiimote acts as a pointing device, so perhaps it refers to browsing software, perhaps an arts or entertainment package. Either way, along with WiiCulture, WiiPointer will almost certainly make for some kind of interesting announcement in the coming weeks.
Feel free to speculate away and check back for concrete explanations of all of the above as soon as Nintendo comes clean.
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Monkton 19 Jun 2006 11:23
1/9
Silly boy, "WiiPointer" is obviously a possible official name for "Wiimote" aka "Free Hand Controller".
charming_fox 19 Jun 2006 11:32
2/9
Let's hope so as "WiiMote" is the most annoying term ever created and made me stop reading spong for the past two months.
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tyrion 19 Jun 2006 12:07
3/9
charming_fox wrote:
Let's hope so as "WiiMote" is the most annoying term ever created and made me stop reading spong for the past two months.
At least it's better than "RevMote". And we didn't make up WiiMote, it's all over the web, so you can't have read anything for the past two months.
majin dboy 19 Jun 2006 13:35
4/9
i was the first person on spong to use the term WiiMote,not actually hearing it any were else.
i likend it to jonathan ross trying to pronounce remote.
i likend it to jonathan ross trying to pronounce remote.
charming_fox 19 Jun 2006 14:11
5/9
tyrion wrote:
charming_fox wrote:
Let's hope so as "WiiMote" is the most annoying term ever created and made me stop reading spong for the past two months.
At least it's better than "RevMote". And we didn't make up WiiMote, it's all over the web, so you can't have read anything for the past two months.
Yep, it's definately been difficult getting any Nintendo news lately, perhaps I shouldn't be such a pedantic swine.
It isn't just WiiMote that really grinds though, it's the old ones too such as 'Shigsy' and 'Ninty', is the entire of games journalism staffed by 12 year olds or what?
(BTW, none of this is meant to course offence to any Spong staff or anyone at all. just being opinionated and bored at work).
YenRug 19 Jun 2006 16:03
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charming_fox wrote:
It isn't just WiiMote that really grinds though, it's the old ones too such as 'Shigsy' and 'Ninty', is the entire of games journalism staffed by 12 year olds or what?
(BTW, none of this is meant to course offence to any Spong staff or anyone at all. just being opinionated and bored at work).
(BTW, none of this is meant to course offence to any Spong staff or anyone at all. just being opinionated and bored at work).
Do you complain when the 'papers do the same over footballer's names, though? Not having a dig, just wondering whether it's the fact that everyone calls Nintendo childish and you just think that this reinforces it, or whether you really do have a problem with this nickname/shortening rubbish.
TigerUppercut 19 Jun 2006 18:36
7/9
Monkton wrote:
Silly boy, "WiiPointer" is obviously a possible official name for "Wiimote" aka "Free Hand Controller".
No, I don't think so.
WiiPointer doesn't come close to explaining what the Wii Controller does, so why would Nintendo undersell it with a name not illustrative of its actual functionality?
WiiPointer will something much bigger...
Monkton 19 Jun 2006 22:22
8/9
TigerUppercut wrote:
Monkton wrote:
Silly boy, "WiiPointer" is obviously a possible official name for "Wiimote" aka "Free Hand Controller".
No, I don't think so.
WiiPointer doesn't come close to explaining what the Wii Controller does, so why would Nintendo undersell it with a name not illustrative of its actual functionality?
WiiPointer will something much bigger...
If I remember correctly, they've referred to it as "pointer" several times.
TigerUppercut 20 Jun 2006 06:47
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Monkton wrote:
If I remember correctly, they've referred to it as "pointer" several times.
People have, though I'm not sure Nintendo has in any official way. Certainly, everyone I spoeak to at Nintendo, at all levels, just cals it 'the controller'.
I think Wii Pointer might have refered to the shooting gallery demo though I'm not sure.
I'd appreciate any links you have on the subject.