I'm a huge Nintendo fanboi but... I'm so worried now.
I'm a huge Nintendo fanboi but... I'm so worried now.
I think I know precisely what I mean
when I say it's a schpadoinkle day
Isn't there like a lesbian/gay tv channel in america that's called the we network or something. Maybe it should be pronounced "why" instead, as in dear god why are nintendo shooting themselves in the foot before a 100 meter dash.
The PS3 being region free thing is just insane and almost brings a tear to my eye.
i also think the name sounds a little silly, as does the statement on Nintendo's website regarding the reason for the name, but guys, it's just a name! They could call it 'Interactive pixel processor intent on keeping kids fat and indoors', it's the same machine one way or another. That's part of the reason I like Sony's approach. PS, PS2, PS3. No frills, no trying to be flashy, just 'this is what's next from us'.
seriously, is anyone seriously going to take the new name into account when they decide to buy or not buy the Wii? Cuz you'd be a damn fool to.
The big news this week (semi-leaked) from Nintendo is about the Wii Nunchaku attachment
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/26/in...unchaku-ki-ya/
And then there's the news about the wii controller having force feedback
Interview with Nintendo rep:
http://www.nintendorevolution.ca/042...force_feedback
Last edited by masamuneehs; Fri, 04-28-2006 at 07:46 AM.
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
I think penny-arcade said it best
"You really must be joking. What names were rejected, that something like Wii remained vertical at the end of it?
The range of responses thus far have not been terribly surprising. It's the usual camps, really, and I don't know if these positions exist throughout all of human dialogue or if they are local to our merry band, but they are known to me. People who hate it because they hate X, people who hate it because it is not good, people who like it because other people hate it, people who like it because they are "above the fray," and people who like it because they like X. The first million times I saw this scene play out I could always find some piquant flavor in the proceedings, something that made each conflict unique. Now all I see is a kind of template superimposed over every motive, as though the argument were taking place between cells on a spreadsheet.
I'm uncomfortable with it because I think a word of alien origin like "Wii" is phonetically ambiguous for most people, but I doubt that I represent some genuine constituency. Nintendo clearly felt the name was so cryptic it required a Rosetta Stone alongside to contextualize it, which doesn't really speak to its deep strength or intuitive character. I believe, almost fervently, in their vision for the product - but I don't see any reason to do their public relations work for them. Enunciating each syllable clearly, I would call this moniker a profound error in judgement.
I'm aware that some people like it, or in any event they don't hate it. I am not those people, but I think that I can live in peace with them as long as they do not try and honestly suggest that the Goddamn name is emblematic of togetherness. What makes me mad isn't that Nintendo has chosen a name based on bizarre, interstellar philsophy. It's that they chose a name that was and is so readily used to obscure and discredit the imaginative power of the system.
Up until now, they've done an almost miraculous job maintaining enthusiasm for what is really a very unorthodox idea. To be honest, I sort of thought this would be the easy part."
And Comic
image fail!
Guys, its ok because wii can change the world. But, whatever, just give super smash bros 3.
heh.. now all that is left is for sony to make an annoncement about a big change on the PS3 name (just to follow nintendo... lol)
http://187976.aceboard.net/187976-11...t-nintendo.htm
Hmm, interesting theory, I don't buy it somehow.
Last edited by Raven; Sun, 04-30-2006 at 09:43 PM.
I think I know precisely what I mean
when I say it's a schpadoinkle day
I'm not so sure that calling the revolution "wii" is the worst idea in the world. Let's look at it from Nintendo's perspective:
The word "Revolution" sounds really damn cool in English, but it's damn near impossible to pronounce with a Japanese tongue. Twenty years ago they could simply call a console "Famicon" in one region and "NES" in another. Due to the prevalence of the internet this is no longer an option.
Nintendo has to pick a word that sounds the same in all languages. How do you do that? Simple: make up a word.
Wii (the urine jokes will subside soon enough)
"Samsonlonghair - The Defender of the Oppressed And Shunned!" -Kraco
That controler system will be the down fall of nintendo.
"Mom, I'm going to go upstairs and play with my Wii."
Just sounds... dirty.
Hahaha!
I just heard about the, ah, "Wii" either yesterday or Sunday...I just kind of put my head on my hand and shook my head. I still wonder who decided that was a good idea. Honestly.......it just boggles the mind.
I think they're going to regret that decision later on...
"I reject your reality and substitute my own."
No, people will get over it. I'm not an NES fanboy by any means (never liked N64), but I think Nintendo knows what it's doing.
Two years ago everyone was saying that a portable console with two screens was just plain stupid. Consider that.
"Samsonlonghair - The Defender of the Oppressed And Shunned!" -Kraco
People still say it's just plain stupid. So this decison will definatly end carears.
Maybe they could have gone with some format of "us" but I can't really think of a "cool, new agey" way to spell that and make it work in several languages. Not sure I like the remote design either...looks kind of awkward...I don't want to play my games with a VCR remote...
"I reject your reality and substitute my own."
It seems some people never get tired of the same games over and over and over again
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
People are afraid of new things that are out of their comfort zone, obviously.
I think I know precisely what I mean
when I say it's a schpadoinkle day
I have a feeling Wii will be a pretty good console even though the controller is wierd, i wanna try it to see if its good. Also the i's in Wii are suppose to represent the controllers or something lol
ty psj for this sig
Ok, it seems we have two threads going that are very similar. I'm going to leave this one open due to the fact that it has more pages.
I think I know precisely what I mean
when I say it's a schpadoinkle day
No. It doesn't matter that people say it's stupid; the DS is currently the best-selling console worldwide. They can't keep production up with demand. Don't you think it's a little myopic to say that the name Wii will "definitely end careers"?Originally Posted by Lefty
"Samsonlonghair - The Defender of the Oppressed And Shunned!" -Kraco
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