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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. People will get used to it.. by new_breed · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ..OVer here in Holland, they started a new channel called 'Yorin'. First, everybody was laughing and calling it 'urine', but that joke soon got old, and now it's just another channel on TV. And I'm sure all these foaming-mouth discussions concerning Wii will die away in time as well.

  2. Effects of names always wear off by Peter+Cooper · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They're right. I remember hordes of people saying "Vista" was a stupid name for the next Microsoft OS, and I thought it was pretty stupid too, but now it doesn't seem out of the ordinary. What about "Virgin"? Pretty funny the first few times you hear it, but it soon takes on a life of its own.

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

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

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

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