Well, it's only a little over two hours 'til Iwata’s GDC keynote, when he finally, hopefully, drops some PR bombs and puts paid to the constant fanboy will-they-won’t-they-ism.
With that in mind, Engadget has just published an interesting little piece of news suggesting that this image of a swiped slide from Japan might well show off Nintendo's final brand for the forthcoming Revolution.
Their Japanese editor says that: “there's too little information to tell exactly what's going on here, but the text contains fragments like "the brand (reflects)," "contains system-level," and "-technology in latest info."
Which suggests it might well not be a fake. Is the next Nintendo console to be called Nintendo Go?
Or, as some of their forum posters suggest, is this perhaps a new name for Nintendo’s online service or ‘maybe it’s a developer platform, like Microsoft's XNA or whatever...’
SPOnG kind of agrees with another poster who says: “I like that 'go' means 5 [in Japanese] and this is their fifth console. It is simple with meaning, which is a cool Apple/Nintendo naming scheme. The logo is ultra simple, in this case looking like a 3D D-pad, which is very much in keeping with the Nintendo style of logo design. It incorporates the 3D aspect of their past few consoles' logos (the 3D 'N' for the 64 and the GameCube 'G') while tying in the past with the tried and true controller design. If you look at the DS's Nintendo logo with the double 'O' (to signify the two screens), you'll also see a push to have the logo represent a capacity of the system, which a DPad definitely does.”
So "GO" in Japanese means "Five". Hmmm.
Ichi: FamiCom/NES
Ni: SNES
San: N64
Shi: GameCube
Go: Go?
Whatever way it GOES, SPOnG will finally have some real fact-based news and answers within the coming hours.
With that in mind, Engadget has just published an interesting little piece of news suggesting that this image of a swiped slide from Japan might well show off Nintendo's final brand for the forthcoming Revolution.
Their Japanese editor says that: “there's too little information to tell exactly what's going on here, but the text contains fragments like "the brand (reflects)," "contains system-level," and "-technology in latest info."
Which suggests it might well not be a fake. Is the next Nintendo console to be called Nintendo Go?
Or, as some of their forum posters suggest, is this perhaps a new name for Nintendo’s online service or ‘maybe it’s a developer platform, like Microsoft's XNA or whatever...’
SPOnG kind of agrees with another poster who says: “I like that 'go' means 5 [in Japanese] and this is their fifth console. It is simple with meaning, which is a cool Apple/Nintendo naming scheme. The logo is ultra simple, in this case looking like a 3D D-pad, which is very much in keeping with the Nintendo style of logo design. It incorporates the 3D aspect of their past few consoles' logos (the 3D 'N' for the 64 and the GameCube 'G') while tying in the past with the tried and true controller design. If you look at the DS's Nintendo logo with the double 'O' (to signify the two screens), you'll also see a push to have the logo represent a capacity of the system, which a DPad definitely does.”
So "GO" in Japanese means "Five". Hmmm.
Ichi: FamiCom/NES
Ni: SNES
San: N64
Shi: GameCube
Go: Go?
Whatever way it GOES, SPOnG will finally have some real fact-based news and answers within the coming hours.
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Comments
BlackSpy 23 Mar 2006 17:13
1/7
Surely the point of the logo is that it's a control scheme in 3D, essentially what the revolution's controller is about, control in three dimensions rather than two.
It's a good name though if it's true.
It's a good name though if it's true.
OptimusP 23 Mar 2006 18:29
2/7
The Nintendo GO... could be anything, maybe it's the japanese name for the console? Since all the explanation is in Japanese and GDC isn't in Japan... sounds a tad too flumsy for the western market... or is having a flumsy name hip these days? aaah screw it... Xbox360 is a sucky name too.
Logo is nice though...
Logo is nice though...
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majin dboy 23 Mar 2006 20:08
3/7
no no no no and no,nintendo this will not do at all.please tell me this is for eastern market only.
there are so many things wrong with this for use of a brand name.
its not "hard" enough,its not in your face.the word GO is too short and too soft. gamebuBE,3sixTY,sNES,revoluTION.
there all carry significant weight.GO,dosent.
hopefully this will translate ito NE5 or something.
i like the logo,but it kinda looks like a builders block from my me wee cuzin's bob the buider set.
sorry nintendo...do it again.
there are so many things wrong with this for use of a brand name.
its not "hard" enough,its not in your face.the word GO is too short and too soft. gamebuBE,3sixTY,sNES,revoluTION.
there all carry significant weight.GO,dosent.
hopefully this will translate ito NE5 or something.
i like the logo,but it kinda looks like a builders block from my me wee cuzin's bob the buider set.
sorry nintendo...do it again.
jazzmic 23 Mar 2006 20:27
4/7
2 Points:
1.- Revolution is a great name that has inspired lots of people, from analyst to all sorts of animation creators. (some of the animations I've seen made a small tear appea in the corner of my eye)
2.- I'm also a game developer and work in an independant company who's name is PixelGo . Nintendo has always been our biggest inspiration, but now there are too many similarities!
(Yeah, I wish...)
Anyways, I love the name Revolution, please keep it, otherwise I... I... yeah, I'm going to buy it anyways plus all the games I can!
Specially that new Smash Bros. ... hm.... I like it...
1.- Revolution is a great name that has inspired lots of people, from analyst to all sorts of animation creators. (some of the animations I've seen made a small tear appea in the corner of my eye)
2.- I'm also a game developer and work in an independant company who's name is PixelGo . Nintendo has always been our biggest inspiration, but now there are too many similarities!
(Yeah, I wish...)
Anyways, I love the name Revolution, please keep it, otherwise I... I... yeah, I'm going to buy it anyways plus all the games I can!
Specially that new Smash Bros. ... hm.... I like it...
Ditto 23 Mar 2006 21:16
5/7
Go doesn't sound too bad to me. The logo sucks though.
I think they should have named it after the Japanese for four. If they called it "shi" it wouldn't have sold it Japan due to the connotations of death, and if they'd called it "yon" or "yo" it wouldn't have sold anywhere else in the world.
I think they should have named it after the Japanese for four. If they called it "shi" it wouldn't have sold it Japan due to the connotations of death, and if they'd called it "yon" or "yo" it wouldn't have sold anywhere else in the world.
soanso 23 Mar 2006 21:25
6/7
the middle of that cross block thingy looks like the gamecube logo.
GO would be an alright name.
Revolution would be a better one ;)
GO would be an alright name.
Revolution would be a better one ;)
ben 24 Mar 2006 14:32
7/7
majin dboy wrote:
no no no no and no,nintendo this will not do at all.please tell me this is for eastern market only.
there are so many things wrong with this for use of a brand name.
its not "hard" enough,its not in your face.the word GO is too short and too soft. gamebuBE,3sixTY,sNES,revoluTION.
there all carry significant weight.GO,dosent.
hopefully this will translate ito NE5 or something.
i like the logo,but it kinda looks like a builders block from my me wee cuzin's bob the buider set.
sorry nintendo...do it again.
there are so many things wrong with this for use of a brand name.
its not "hard" enough,its not in your face.the word GO is too short and too soft. gamebuBE,3sixTY,sNES,revoluTION.
there all carry significant weight.GO,dosent.
hopefully this will translate ito NE5 or something.
i like the logo,but it kinda looks like a builders block from my me wee cuzin's bob the buider set.
sorry nintendo...do it again.
I totally agree! The name sounds to soft when put against Xbox 360 and playstation 3. It sounds like a Toy for kids and not agressive enough. I am a nintendo fan and will certainly buy the console at release - just i cant see chavs and the normall people buying it. Its to sissy, nintendo need to learn that countries outside of Japan have a MUCH diffrent way of thinking and presieving consumer devices.
If it was a online service i think the name and logo would be very strong and would stand up well against other services like:
Nintendo Go
Xbox Live
Playstation NetPlay
Square Play Online
... they all seem to sounds similier and feel right.
Again if u look at the logo then the 3 connected pads could represent players all being connected around the globe.
Im sure we will all find out in a hour or so.
PLEASE nintendo - don't f**k up again >.<