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Nintendo UK Defends the Wii

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shields-up dept.

GamesIndustry.biz is running a story defending the Wii from across the pond. Nintendo's UK boss David Yarnton has nothing but good words for the new name for the Revolution. From the article: "It's like any new name ... it takes a while to get established. I think that you'll find that in not even six months, in a short period of time, people will accept it; they won't be referring to Revolution or next-generation, it'll just be Wii."

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  1. Just to get this bad pun out of the way... by TooMuchEspressoGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nintendo UK: "Wii think the name will catch on."

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  2. Re:Worked for my children, anyway by kryten_nl · · Score: 2, Funny

    Naming your kid "Mr. Ed" might have been pushing it a bit.

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  3. Nintendo UK to world: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    *thump thump thump*
    *thump thump thump*
    Wii will
    Wii will
    Rock you.

    1. Re:Nintendo UK to world: by amliebsch · · Score: 2, Funny

      Please, no. No more Queen. That friggin' song is already one of the most over-used, cliched rock anthems ever produced. Every time I hear it in a commercial, I feel embarassed to hear it.

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  4. Re:Why didn't they call it the Nii ? by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 3, Funny

    *cover ears*

    Aaahh! No more!

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  5. Just wait for Super Mario Wii! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=supermario wiiwithbox8rg.jpg [SNSFW]

  6. A better headline: by Malor · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Like it or not, Nintendo intends to shove Wii down your throat."