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Nintendo Revolution Renamed 'Wii'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the weeeeeeeeeeee dept.

Retroneous writes "The Nintendo Revolution has had its name changed to the Nintendo Wii." Confirmation on the official Revolution site. Update: 04/27 16:32 GMT by Z : More information available from a Gamasutra article: "New details on the disc format have also been revealed: 'Instead of a tray, a single, innovative, self-loading media bay will play both 12-centimeter optical discs used for the new system as well as Nintendo GameCube discs. Owners will have the option of equipping a small, self-contained attachment to play movies and other DVD content.'"

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  1. And one Xbox to rule them all.... by WhiteWolf666 · · Score: 1, Troll

    With Sony's poor financial health (go look it up; the PS3 will have to be a blockbuster in order for the company to remain profitable during the next FOUR years), and Nintendo looking more and more like a dying Sega, I suspected that MS will be the last man standing in the console arena.

    By the time PS3 and Nintendo's Wii have established some degree of market penetration (1 year after release?) we'll see an Xbox 360-2.

    The sad truth of the matter is that MS has the financial resources to manhandle Sony (especially given Sony's miscalculations regarding the PS3's costs and schedule), and the financial resources to bury Nintendo.

    I'm not happy about it, but the console market today is starting to looking like the OS market right around the time Windows 95's release. I'm scared that after huge financial outlays Sony's going to have to sell it's console division, and MS is going to be sitting there with a huge pile of cash....

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    WhiteWolf666 an exBush supporter. All you new-school,compassionate,save the children Republicans can rot in hell
  2. Dear Americans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    You American guys should just learn a thing or two about languages before immediately thinking this sounds like 'wee'. Do you also feel ashamed when you say 'we'? I can't think of a single reason why the double i should be announced as a single vocal. Can you give any example in any language where it isn't spoken as two i's in a row? Like i[pause]i.

  3. Reminds me of one product I heard about by Sqweegee · · Score: 0, Troll

    Pshitt Cola! It was supposed to sound like a can being opened...

  4. Re:Why wii? Confusion with Wifi? by Fusen · · Score: 0, Troll

    if only Americans knew that there are more accents to the UK than just cockney and RP, and if only I hadn't weasted my mod points :(