Revolution's Real Name: Wii?

[Stratadrake]

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a company as large as nintendo is smart enough to stay away from any bad publicity.[/quote] Nintendo, in its own opinion, says the news has "generated a really good buzz." Not everyone hates the name. Don't forget, "Wii" rhymes with the French word [i]oui[/i], as well as a Japanese word for "good". [b]QUOTE[/b] (unfocused) This guy had the nerve to say that someone is going to actually go to be first in line at E3 to see this product before PS3 and 360?[/quote] Yes, that guy will be looking forward to the (allegedly) [i]playable[/i] version of the console. Y'know, hands-on with the wireless remote. Regardless of the name... [b]the console's the same.[/b] [b]QUOTE[/b] (anti_sk8r) Everybody knows what the the PS3 is going to do. Everybody knows what the Xbox 360 does. Nobody really knows what the...Revolution...is going to do. I think that's what will decide it.[/quote] Nintendo [i]wants[/i] to "shake up" the industry. They're rocking the boat (and are already wearing their life jackets too). What better way to do that than with hardware that can't really be compared to the competitors, and a name that the competitors wouldn't be caught dead with? _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top VR_Jay Very Oldbie Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2725 Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 10:06 pm    Post subject: [quote="Stratadrake (Strata)"] And don't forget: There have been equally strange names into the electronics market. "Vaio"? "Ipod"? They've both become respected brand names. [/quote] True, but "Ipod" doesn't have certain connotations already applied to it. [quote]Back in 1995, some people thought that the "Play station" was also a stupid and weak brand name[/quote] I [i]still [/i]think it's a stupid and weak brand name. The first time I heard it I had images in my head of a Fisher Price toy. [quote]What better way to do that than with hardware that can't really be compared to the competitors, and a name that the competitors wouldn't be caught dead with?[/quote] The problem is, [i]I[/i] wouldn't be caught dead with that name either. When I go to order mine, I'm calling it the [b]Revolution[/b], no matter what odd looks I may get. <_< _________________ [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/VR_Jay/Anti_Commecial_Banners_by_Nevar530.jpg[/img] [img]http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/VR_Jay/th_myvsweetkiss1xc.gif[/img] [color=black]"Your toast is burnt and no amount of scraping will remove the black stuff!" ~ Caboose, Red vs. Blue[/color] Back to top fallenangel Site Admin Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 9216 Location: Los Angeles Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 10:36 pm    Post subject: [quote] you just wanted to look at my sig some more *cough*[/quote] Um, no. Your signature offends my very soul. Aw, c'mon Will, you won't proudly proclaim you'd like a wee? ...Yeah, I wouldn't either. And every time I see wii, it makes me think of WWII. Like someone mistyped it. [quote]Don't forget, "Wii" rhymes with the French word oui, as well as a Japanese word for "good".[/quote] Then why don't they just call it the pood. Same level of stupid. It's bad enough I have next to no respect for the kids who ran around raving about Halo, anyone who wanks over "wee" in public is just....I don't know, it hurts my brain to think about. _________________ "I care about people as much as I care about lawn furniture" - Dexter/Michael C. Hall Back to top unfocused Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 11:55 pm    Post subject: [quote="Stratadrake (Strata)"] [b]QUOTE[/b] (unfocused) This guy had the nerve to say that someone is going to actually go to be first in line at E3 to see this product before PS3 and 360?[/quote] Yes, that guy will be looking forward to the (allegedly) [i]playable[/i] version of the console. Y'know, hands-on with the wireless remote. Regardless of the name... [b]the console's the same.[/b] [/quote] no, this guy is saying they will line up because of the rave about the name. even if i'm wrong, you said yourself the wii doesnt compare to the ps3 and xbox, so in your own words its NOT about the console :huh: [b]QUOTE[/b] (strata) Nintendo, in its own opinion, says the news has "generated a really good buzz." Not everyone hates the name.[/quote]still, they're getting people who [i]do not[/i] like the name, and like Will, choose to not buy one because of it (or he did before, looks like he changed his mind) why not just stick with a name that will NOT make anyone hate it? its a dumb move. more people wont buy one now, had they just kept it at Revolution, which at the time they were calling it that they had more fans, they'd have not lost ANY fans. [b]QUOTE[/b] (sk8er) It's gonna be interesting to see how it all plays out. In the end though, i'm almost certain Nintendo is going to win E3. =P[/quote] _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 10:23 pm    Post subject: BTW, about the trademarking issue mentioned earlier: - Wii Trademark Found _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:23 am    Post subject: Oh well. That ends that. I think the Wii was a bad name to choose but, whether its good publicity or bad, it sure has distracted a lot of people from looking at Xbox 360 or PS3. This thread stands as evidence to that. While i'm too lazy to actually check, I don't think there is even one active PS3 or Xbox 360 thread on the whole forum. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:15 pm    Post subject: - RevolutionReport: Wii trademark Additionally, THQ reports that game-development costs for the Wii are considerably lower than the 360 or PS3. http://www.nintendorevolution.ca/05062006/...ps3_or_xbox_360 _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 5:23 am    Post subject: Well it would have to be. If you minus the controller, it's not much more than a Gamecube. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:28 pm    Post subject: The name Wii was debated, chosen, and trademarked all by Nintendo. Sorry, but it's here to stay. _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:37 pm    Post subject: I'm not so sure it was debated. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:58 pm    Post subject: I can't guarantee it as fact, but it [i]was[/i]. It had to. You wouldn't just pay someone to think up a name and use whatever the frell they came up with, no, you'd ask around for ideas, collect several people's suggestions, filter out the best, then debate it in a group and choose. _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 6:59 pm    Post subject: With a name like Wii i'm still having trouble believing that. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top unfocused Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 10:23 pm    Post subject: [quote="anti_sk8r (Red)"] I think the Wii was a bad name to choose but, whether its good publicity or bad, it sure has distracted a lot of people from looking at Xbox 360 or PS3. This thread stands as evidence to that. While i'm too lazy to actually check, I don't think there is even one active PS3 or Xbox 360 thread on the whole forum. [/quote] but it hasn't done squat for the important numbers yet. again, you are trying to say this name is going to hold this console up against Xbox 360 and PS3's hardware... Xbox360 and PS3, wtf is wrong with you. Naming it The Best Damn Console Period wouldn't hold a candle to what it's competitors can do. Its just a damn name, while it will get people to look its way, get people talking about it, its making me think this is all the wii has up its sleave and all it has to offer. if thats the case, then its going to be a pretty sh*tty console. I'd much rather be talking about what the wii can do. not how stupid i sound when i say its name. But if this is what nintendo wants, then its probably just going to be a pretty sh*tty console. _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:52 am    Post subject: [b]QUOTE[/b] (unfocused) I'd much rather be talking about what the wii can do. not how stupid i sound when i say its name.[/quote] You haven't forgotten about the wireless controller already? Nintendo isn't competing against Microsoft and Sony using microsoft and Sony's game plan. They aren't just releasing "another" console with higher numbers but with the same old same old kinds of games, no. They want to bring more creativity and innovation in, broaden their consumer base as well as the industry as a whole... and it takes something entirely [b]new[/b] to do that. _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top unfocused Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:59 am    Post subject: i'm still hoping the new controller is good. and you make a point, were'nt nintendo trying to bring in more innovation and creativity from the start? if i remember the old controller thread. edit: but will this new controller be able to keep them in the game againsts the competitors? _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 8:50 am    Post subject: [quote]but it hasn't done squat for the important numbers yet. again, you are trying to say this name is going to hold this console up against Xbox 360 and PS3's hardware... [/quote]I dunno where the f**k you got that from. In my last post, all I was saying was this: Atleast we're talking about it. Is anyone here talking about PS3 or Xbox 360? Hell no. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top unfocused Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 1:54 pm    Post subject: and what does that insinuate? that the name is good for them because we are talking about them... just talking about them in a thread isn't going to do them much good. So i'm sure you meant something more. Also, we've already discussed xbox 360 and ps3. aaaaand of course... this is the wii thread, not the xbox or ps thread :/ _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 3:19 pm    Post subject: [quote] and what does that insinuate? that the name is good for them because we are talking about them... just talking about them in a thread isn't going to do them much good. So i'm sure you meant something more. Also, we've already discussed xbox 360 and ps3. aaaaand of course... this is the wii thread, not the xbox or ps thread :/[/quote] Are you even reading all my posts or skimming through them? I never said the name was good. I am saying that atleast we ARE talking about it. It's taken some attention away from Xbox 360 and PS3. There are no active topics talking about anything that has to do with PS3 or Xbox 360. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top PhunkYMunkY Site Helper Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 7772 Location: windmillz 'n' keyfists, yo' Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 3:31 pm    Post subject: yeah man, Wii is all over the news n s**t. They'll fly off the shelves come fall. Back to top unfocused Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:04 pm    Post subject: [quote="anti_sk8r (Red)"] [quote] and what does that insinuate? that the name is good for them because we are talking about them... just talking about them in a thread isn't going to do them much good. So i'm sure you meant something more. Also, we've already discussed xbox 360 and ps3. aaaaand of course... this is the wii thread, not the xbox or ps thread :/[/quote] Are you even reading all my posts or skimming through them? I never said the name was good. I am saying that atleast we ARE talking about it. It's taken some attention away from Xbox 360 and PS3. There are no active topics talking about anything that has to do with PS3 or Xbox 360. [/quote] your posts are really short, i can do more than just skim your posts. and we have already discussed the other consoles. they've had their own threads months ago. So trust me, wii is NOT distracting attention from xbox and ps3. and even if they all came out the same time, i highly doubt wii would still take attention away from the others. its just plain and simple, PS3 and Xbox 360 will be better consoles. i'd respond to gray but he's just another drone who lets tv and magazines dictate how he thinks. _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         www.fanart-central.net Forum Index -> Video games All times are GMT - 8 Hours Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next Page 4 of 6   Jump to: Select a forum Site Related----------------AnnouncementsFAC Site Discussion Help Center----------------Reference & PoliciesFrequently Asked QuestionsGeneral HelpArtist Abuse Assistance The Arts----------------General Art DiscussionGeneral Writing DiscussionArtistic HelpWriting HelpTips & Tutorial Sharing General----------------General DiscussionComputer TalkOff Topic Entertainment----------------Anime & MangaTV & MoviesVideo gamesPoetry CornerOther interests  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum

[VR_Jay]

[quote="Stratadrake (Strata)"] And don't forget:
There have been equally strange names into the electronics market. "Vaio"? "Ipod"? They've both become respected brand names. [/quote]
True, but "Ipod" doesn't have certain connotations already applied to it.

[quote]Back in 1995, some people thought that the "Play station" was also a stupid and weak brand name[/quote]
I [i]still [/i]think it's a stupid and weak brand name. The first time I heard it I had images in my head of a Fisher Price toy.

[quote]What better way to do that than with hardware that can't really be compared to the competitors, and a name that the competitors wouldn't be caught dead with?[/quote]
The problem is, [i]I[/i] wouldn't be caught dead with that name either. When I go to order mine, I'm calling it the [b]Revolution[/b], no matter what odd looks I may get. <_<
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[fallenangel]

[quote] you just wanted to look at my sig some more *cough*[/quote]
Um, no. Your signature offends my very soul.


Aw, c'mon Will, you won't proudly proclaim you'd like a wee?


...Yeah, I wouldn't either.

And every time I see wii, it makes me think of WWII. Like someone mistyped it.

[quote]Don't forget, "Wii" rhymes with the French word oui, as well as a Japanese word for "good".[/quote]

Then why don't they just call it the pood. Same level of stupid. It's bad enough I have next to no respect for the kids who ran around raving about Halo, anyone who wanks over "wee" in public is just....I don't know, it hurts my brain to think about.
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[unfocused]

[quote="Stratadrake (Strata)"]

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This guy had the nerve to say that someone is going to actually go to be first in line at E3 to see this product before PS3 and 360?[/quote] Yes, that guy will be looking forward to the (allegedly) [i]playable[/i] version of the console. Y'know, hands-on with the wireless remote. Regardless of the name... [b]the console's the same.[/b] [/quote] no, this guy is saying they will line up because of the rave about the name. even if i'm wrong, you said yourself the wii doesnt compare to the ps3 and xbox, so in your own words its NOT about the console :huh: [b]QUOTE[/b] (strata) Nintendo, in its own opinion, says the news has "generated a really good buzz." Not everyone hates the name.[/quote]still, they're getting people who [i]do not[/i] like the name, and like Will, choose to not buy one because of it (or he did before, looks like he changed his mind) why not just stick with a name that will NOT make anyone hate it? its a dumb move. more people wont buy one now, had they just kept it at Revolution, which at the time they were calling it that they had more fans, they'd have not lost ANY fans. [b]QUOTE[/b] (sk8er) It's gonna be interesting to see how it all plays out. In the end though, i'm almost certain Nintendo is going to win E3. =P[/quote] _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 10:23 pm    Post subject: BTW, about the trademarking issue mentioned earlier: - Wii Trademark Found _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:23 am    Post subject: Oh well. That ends that. I think the Wii was a bad name to choose but, whether its good publicity or bad, it sure has distracted a lot of people from looking at Xbox 360 or PS3. This thread stands as evidence to that. While i'm too lazy to actually check, I don't think there is even one active PS3 or Xbox 360 thread on the whole forum. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:15 pm    Post subject: - RevolutionReport: Wii trademark Additionally, THQ reports that game-development costs for the Wii are considerably lower than the 360 or PS3. http://www.nintendorevolution.ca/05062006/...ps3_or_xbox_360 _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 5:23 am    Post subject: Well it would have to be. If you minus the controller, it's not much more than a Gamecube. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:28 pm    Post subject: The name Wii was debated, chosen, and trademarked all by Nintendo. Sorry, but it's here to stay. _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:37 pm    Post subject: I'm not so sure it was debated. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:58 pm    Post subject: I can't guarantee it as fact, but it [i]was[/i]. It had to. You wouldn't just pay someone to think up a name and use whatever the frell they came up with, no, you'd ask around for ideas, collect several people's suggestions, filter out the best, then debate it in a group and choose. _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size] Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 6:59 pm    Post subject: With a name like Wii i'm still having trouble believing that. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top unfocused Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 10:23 pm    Post subject: [quote="anti_sk8r (Red)"] I think the Wii was a bad name to choose but, whether its good publicity or bad, it sure has distracted a lot of people from looking at Xbox 360 or PS3. This thread stands as evidence to that. While i'm too lazy to actually check, I don't think there is even one active PS3 or Xbox 360 thread on the whole forum. [/quote] but it hasn't done squat for the important numbers yet. again, you are trying to say this name is going to hold this console up against Xbox 360 and PS3's hardware... Xbox360 and PS3, wtf is wrong with you. Naming it The Best Damn Console Period wouldn't hold a candle to what it's competitors can do. Its just a damn name, while it will get people to look its way, get people talking about it, its making me think this is all the wii has up its sleave and all it has to offer. if thats the case, then its going to be a pretty sh*tty console. I'd much rather be talking about what the wii can do. not how stupid i sound when i say its name. But if this is what nintendo wants, then its probably just going to be a pretty sh*tty console. _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter Back to top Stratadrake Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 13721 Location: Moo Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:52 am    Post subject: [b]QUOTE[/b] (unfocused) I'd much rather be talking about what the wii can do. not how stupid i sound when i say its name.[/quote] You haven't forgotten about the wireless controller already? Nintendo isn't competing against Microsoft and Sony using microsoft and Sony's game plan. They aren't just releasing "another" console with higher numbers but with the same old same old kinds of games, no. They want to bring more creativity and innovation in, broaden their consumer base as well as the industry as a whole... and it takes something entirely [b]new[/b] to do that. _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. 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In my last post, all I was saying was this: Atleast we're talking about it. Is anyone here talking about PS3 or Xbox 360? Hell no. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top unfocused Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 1:54 pm    Post subject: and what does that insinuate? that the name is good for them because we are talking about them... just talking about them in a thread isn't going to do them much good. So i'm sure you meant something more. Also, we've already discussed xbox 360 and ps3. aaaaand of course... this is the wii thread, not the xbox or ps thread :/ _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter Back to top anti_sk8r Forum Stalker Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1732 Location: Sometimes I don't know where I am... Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 3:19 pm    Post subject: [quote] and what does that insinuate? that the name is good for them because we are talking about them... just talking about them in a thread isn't going to do them much good. So i'm sure you meant something more. Also, we've already discussed xbox 360 and ps3. aaaaand of course... this is the wii thread, not the xbox or ps thread :/[/quote] Are you even reading all my posts or skimming through them? I never said the name was good. I am saying that atleast we ARE talking about it. It's taken some attention away from Xbox 360 and PS3. There are no active topics talking about anything that has to do with PS3 or Xbox 360. _________________ Smoking cigarettes can reveil hidden laser traps. This message brought to you by Marlboro. NOT CHANGING THIS SIGNATURE UNTIL THE RELEASE OF NINTENDO WII!...wait. Its here? OMG! SWIIT! Back to top PhunkYMunkY Site Helper Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 7772 Location: windmillz 'n' keyfists, yo' Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 3:31 pm    Post subject: yeah man, Wii is all over the news n s**t. They'll fly off the shelves come fall. Back to top unfocused Moderator Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:04 pm    Post subject: [quote="anti_sk8r (Red)"] [quote] and what does that insinuate? that the name is good for them because we are talking about them... just talking about them in a thread isn't going to do them much good. So i'm sure you meant something more. Also, we've already discussed xbox 360 and ps3. aaaaand of course... this is the wii thread, not the xbox or ps thread :/[/quote] Are you even reading all my posts or skimming through them? I never said the name was good. I am saying that atleast we ARE talking about it. It's taken some attention away from Xbox 360 and PS3. There are no active topics talking about anything that has to do with PS3 or Xbox 360. [/quote] your posts are really short, i can do more than just skim your posts. and we have already discussed the other consoles. they've had their own threads months ago. So trust me, wii is NOT distracting attention from xbox and ps3. and even if they all came out the same time, i highly doubt wii would still take attention away from the others. its just plain and simple, PS3 and Xbox 360 will be better consoles. i'd respond to gray but he's just another drone who lets tv and magazines dictate how he thinks. _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         www.fanart-central.net Forum Index -> Video games All times are GMT - 8 Hours Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next Page 4 of 6   Jump to: Select a forum Site Related----------------AnnouncementsFAC Site Discussion Help Center----------------Reference & PoliciesFrequently Asked QuestionsGeneral HelpArtist Abuse Assistance The Arts----------------General Art DiscussionGeneral Writing DiscussionArtistic HelpWriting HelpTips & Tutorial Sharing General----------------General DiscussionComputer TalkOff Topic Entertainment----------------Anime & MangaTV & MoviesVideo gamesPoetry CornerOther interests  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum

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BTW, about the trademarking issue mentioned earlier:

- Wii Trademark Found
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Oh well. That ends that.

I think the Wii was a bad name to choose but, whether its good publicity or bad, it sure has distracted a lot of people from looking at Xbox 360 or PS3. This thread stands as evidence to that. While i'm too lazy to actually check, I don't think there is even one active PS3 or Xbox 360 thread on the whole forum.





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- RevolutionReport: Wii trademark

Additionally, THQ reports that game-development costs for the Wii are considerably lower than the 360 or PS3.
http://www.nintendorevolution.ca/05062006/...ps3_or_xbox_360

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Well it would have to be. If you minus the controller, it's not much more than a Gamecube.
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The name Wii was debated, chosen, and trademarked all by Nintendo. Sorry, but it's here to stay.


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I'm not so sure it was debated.
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I can't guarantee it as fact, but it [i]was[/i].

It had to.

You wouldn't just pay someone to think up a name and use whatever the frell they came up with, no, you'd ask around for ideas, collect several people's suggestions, filter out the best, then debate it in a group and choose.
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With a name like Wii i'm still having trouble believing that.
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[quote="anti_sk8r (Red)"] I think the Wii was a bad name to choose but, whether its good publicity or bad, it sure has distracted a lot of people from looking at Xbox 360 or PS3. This thread stands as evidence to that. While i'm too lazy to actually check, I don't think there is even one active PS3 or Xbox 360 thread on the whole forum. [/quote]
but it hasn't done squat for the important numbers yet. again, you are trying to say this name is going to hold this console up against Xbox 360 and PS3's hardware...

Xbox360 and PS3, wtf is wrong with you. Naming it The Best Damn Console Period wouldn't hold a candle to what it's competitors can do. Its just a damn name, while it will get people to look its way, get people talking about it, its making me think this is all the wii has up its sleave and all it has to offer. if thats the case, then its going to be a pretty sh*tty console. I'd much rather be talking about what the wii can do. not how stupid i sound when i say its name. But if this is what nintendo wants, then its probably just going to be a pretty sh*tty console.
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[b]QUOTE[/b] (unfocused)

I'd much rather be talking about what the wii can do. not how stupid i sound when i say its name.[/quote] You haven't forgotten about the wireless controller already? Nintendo isn't competing against Microsoft and Sony using microsoft and Sony's game plan. They aren't just releasing "another" console with higher numbers but with the same old same old kinds of games, no. They want to bring more creativity and innovation in, broaden their consumer base as well as the industry as a whole... and it takes something entirely [b]new[/b] to do that. _________________ Strata here: [url=http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/242293]Nanowrimo[/url] - [url=www.fanart-central.net/user-Stratadrake.php]FAC[/url] - [url=http://stratadrake.deviantart.com]dA[/url] - [url=www.furaffinity.net/user/Stratadrake/]FA[/url] [size=9]Disclaimer: Posts may contain URLs. Click [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife]at your own risk.[/url][/size]

[unfocused]

i'm still hoping the new controller is good. and you make a point, were'nt nintendo trying to bring in more innovation and creativity from the start? if i remember the old controller thread.

edit: but will this new controller be able to keep them in the game againsts the competitors?
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[anti_sk8r]

[quote]but it hasn't done squat for the important numbers yet. again, you are trying to say this name is going to hold this console up against Xbox 360 and PS3's hardware...
[/quote]I dunno where the f**k you got that from. In my last post, all I was saying was this: Atleast we're talking about it. Is anyone here talking about PS3 or Xbox 360? Hell no.
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and what does that insinuate? that the name is good for them because we are talking about them...
just talking about them in a thread isn't going to do them much good. So i'm sure you meant something more.

Also, we've already discussed xbox 360 and ps3. aaaaand of course... this is the wii thread, not the xbox or ps thread :/
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[anti_sk8r]

[quote] and what does that insinuate? that the name is good for them because we are talking about them...
just talking about them in a thread isn't going to do them much good. So i'm sure you meant something more.

Also, we've already discussed xbox 360 and ps3. aaaaand of course... this is the wii thread, not the xbox or ps thread :/[/quote]
Are you even reading all my posts or skimming through them?
I never said the name was good. I am saying that atleast we ARE talking about it. It's taken some attention away from Xbox 360 and PS3. There are no active topics talking about anything that has to do with PS3 or Xbox 360.
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[PhunkYMunkY]

yeah man, Wii is all over the news n s**t.

They'll fly off the shelves come fall.

[unfocused]

[quote="anti_sk8r (Red)"] [quote] and what does that insinuate? that the name is good for them because we are talking about them...
just talking about them in a thread isn't going to do them much good. So i'm sure you meant something more.

Also, we've already discussed xbox 360 and ps3. aaaaand of course... this is the wii thread, not the xbox or ps thread :/[/quote]
Are you even reading all my posts or skimming through them?
I never said the name was good. I am saying that atleast we ARE talking about it. It's taken some attention away from Xbox 360 and PS3. There are no active topics talking about anything that has to do with PS3 or Xbox 360. [/quote]
your posts are really short, i can do more than just skim your posts.

and we have already discussed the other consoles. they've had their own threads months ago. So trust me, wii is NOT distracting attention from xbox and ps3. and even if they all came out the same time, i highly doubt wii would still take attention away from the others. its just plain and simple, PS3 and Xbox 360 will be better consoles.

i'd respond to gray but he's just another drone who lets tv and magazines dictate how he thinks.
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