Wii The People

See, I've always been the exact opposite. I never referred to any Ninty console by just "Nintendo", it's always been an abreviated form of the console... "Lets go play the 64." "I just bought a Cube today" "Man, I love Donkey Kong on the Super."

I think there's a saying:

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

And in this case, i'm sure it's true. The name itself isn't great, but it's simple to remember because of the spelling. Already more people know that Nintendo 's next console is named the Wii thanks to all the idiots ranting over it, than there were people that had ever heard of the "Gamecube".

Nintendo will thank you guys later, when the jokes grow old and wear off, and everyone has heard about the Wii, and is curious about just what the hell this device turns out to be after hearing all the childish jokes about its name. There won't be any people mistaking the name "Gamecube" with "xbox" this time around either.

Oh, and PS: "Wii" means "Yes" in French, it has no negative connotation in most other languages and that "World >>> US+UK"

The end.

Except the world markets for videogames are these sizes in order:

1. USA
2. Europe
3. Japan

But if you want to break it down a bit more:

1. USA
2. Japan
3. UK
4. Rest of Europe

So, USA+UK is >>> Rest of World, in the current markets. China will make things interesting, but seeing as Nintendo is only recently selling their N64 remake and the PS2 has only been on the market for about a year, I doubt Wii is going to be of importance there for a while.

After much thought and reading posts by you all, I don't dig the name that much as Revolution, but I agree with WanderingSoul and Oz. Publicity is publicity and Nintendo are getting it in spades across the net etc.

Think about this. Say to your yourself or someone close to you. '' I'm going to buy a Nintendo Wii''. When you same the name in speech and at normal speech speed it sounds like you are saying Nintendo E and not Nintendo Wii. Ofcourse without Nintendo in front of it the ''Wii'' sounds is more effective and humorous.

If Nintendo rethink the name after a E3 possible consumer/fan backlash, I can live with that either way (remember, the DS was gonna be called Nitro or something before, but DS just stuck and they went with it), for as old Bill Shakespeare once said 'what's in a name'

Nintendo E or Wii, both sound the same when spoken. So I reckon in the long run it won't matter much once we see what the games are like. That's what counts. games that e3 delivers as well as more about the console capabilities.

Roll on e3.

excuse me Joji was it not me that was the first to say any publicity is good?

Welcome to the present time. A time were the European gamesmarket is but a fraction smaller than the US market, and the UK market is not at all bigger or even the same size as the rest of Europe.

*looks at watch*

Yes, it definitely isn't 1985 any more.

Okay Majin, chill. There are a lot of posts on here, do you really expect me to remember what they all say let alone who said what first? Sorry if I missed you out man.

I watched the video for the Wii name and it seems to work from that point. Convincing the public at zero hour will be another thing though. Nintendo should have thought this name through thoroughly, as to how that name could be taken in different countries.

I guess what Nintendo could do if things go pear shaped with Wii is what they have done previously. Remember the Famicom was called the NES outside of japan, and the same was done with the Super Famicom later changed to Super NES for us too. So if we don't get a total name change that's another option they might explore, so we could still get the Rev name, if it sticks enough. I'm sure E3 will prove interesting when Nintendo understand such a name could dent sales, and when they get pissed off with weird questions from game and media journos as to why Wii and did you really think the name through in the above sense?

I recall Sega had this kind of problem with their Sega brand in Italy , where Sega means something totally different in their language years ago. Not sure how it was sorted out. Do some reasearch, people.

yeah i know what u mean.sory,its my time of the month.

Who was talking about 1985? I'm talking about the present, mate! The "old" world market, as you're describing with the UK just helping to bump up Europe, used to be:

1. USA
2. Japan
3. Europe

I take it you're not au fait with the videogame market growth in the UK, the one that means it's now worth more than the rest of Europe? No? Because that's what I'm referring to, the change that was noted in business press about a year ago.