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Both Sides of Wii

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-a-cosmic-joke dept.

Yesterday Nintendo released the official name for their next console. Formerly the Revolution, and now simply called Wii, reaction has been strong among gaming fans. A Brian Crecente article in the Rocky Mountain News looks at why Wii is bad, from a marketing perspective. Chris Kohler, over at Game|Life, looks at why Wii is good because of its iconoclastic nature. And, always happy to help with the irreverent, Games.net examines why Wii is weird. From that article: "We don't think Nintendo Wii is a truly terrible console name, but it's an uncharacteristically risky choice, even for Nintendo. We admire its simplicity and its playfulness (the two i's represent multiplayer action, you see). But on the flip side, parents will have a hard time pronouncing it ("Nintendo...why?") and hardcore gamers will slam it ..."

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  1. Nintendo by RafaelGCPP · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wii did you choose such wiird name? Wii?

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  2. Wheeeeee! by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 1, Redundant


    Nintendo should hire Threebrain for their marketing program.

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  3. Oh dear by slushbat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Somebody is taking the piss here.

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  4. 'Borrowed' from Ars... by Low2000 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What are the 3 things the word "wee" (spelling ignored) bring to mind?

    1. Small
    2. Urinate
    3. Penis

    Nintendo just announced the name of this potentially revolutionary console (pun intended) is "small urinating penis"

    This is, without question, the worst case I have ever seen of clueless marketing trying to be clever and plowing over the integrity of the product they were assigned to.

  5. Why "Wii" works by Guppy06 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The last Slashdot article is pushing 1000 comments, this one is already around 250, word of mouth about the name "Wii" alone is a phenomenal amount of free advertising for Nintendo.

    Love it, hate it, everybody is talking about it.