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Foxfire · 04-29-2006, 08:03 AM

You shouldn't really hate a console by name or shape. I mean. If you do, you just suck. And don't deserve to come in here. Before you start rantng whether or not it's good, play the godd*mn thing.

Minister of Silly Walks · 04-29-2006, 08:13 AM

Wii will
Wii will
Rock you

Link2000 · 04-29-2006, 09:19 AM

To all of you guys who say a name doesn't matter to a product, go and take a marketing course.

N Kong · 04-29-2006, 10:02 AM

The name is weird.I heard that they are making a two handed controller for Nintendo "Wii".

***Ynot Shane*** · 04-29-2006, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PM Tubs

Wii will
Wii will
Rock you

Gently.

Cham Zord · 04-29-2006, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by N king

The name is weird.I heard that they are making a two handed controller for Nintendo "Wii".

Yeah, old news. But at least they're allowing a conventional controller to be used, as well, for those of us who would rather not tread into unknown territory. I'll still give it a shot.

The point of naming it "Wii" was to attract a broader audience. That, and people will remember the system's name easier. Most people go to a store and look for games for the "Playstation 360" or the "Gamebox." This way, according to Nintendo, people can just swing right in and not have a problem with the name. Which brings me to my next point: why go purchasing games for a system if you can't even get its name right?

***CaptHayfever*** · 04-29-2006, 12:23 PM

^^If by "gently" you mean "like a hurricane", then yes.

Abd remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Koga · 04-29-2006, 04:32 PM

Cham Zord, I think that's for parents buying games as presents for their kids.

On another note, this is what Fryguy thought of the name:

Leinad · 04-29-2006, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CodieKitty

NES didn't have a sex toy for a controller and wasn't launched after a handheld with the slogan "Touching is good!" and a planned title called "Touch Dic".

wasn't that in this comic?

GURU ANT · 04-29-2006, 08:57 PM

Grr...Wii? WTF? I'll still buy it anyway, all I play is madden, and that's the least expensive system.

Minister of Silly Walks · 04-29-2006, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rubber Band Man

all I play is madden

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Yami Yoshi · 04-30-2006, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Foxfire™

You shouldn't really hate a console by name or shape. I mean. If you do, you just suck. And don't deserve to come in here. Before you start rantng whether or not it's good, play the godd*mn thing.

How does playing "the goddamn thing" relate to its awful name in any way?

You people really need to have your eyes checked, because no one is saying they hate the console because of its name. They're just saying the name f*cking sucks.

Koga · 04-30-2006, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by phobos, the demon king.

wasn't that in this comic?

No, Touch Dic was going to be a dictionary game for the Nintendo DS.

GURU ANT · 04-30-2006, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Wanna play with my Wii?

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Madden NFL (insert name here), and whatever 4-player games they happen to have can come in handy when family is over.

***Ynot Shane*** · 04-30-2006, 01:06 PM

Given how different the controller is, any third party-based decisions are best left to Sony or Microsoft systems. It may be innovative, but it will prove prohibitively more expensive (and suckier) than even historical Nintendo. Granted, EA will code it initially, and from there, it will be easy to just update the rosters.

GURU ANT · 04-30-2006, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cham Zord

Yeah, old news. But at least they're allowing a conventional controller to be used, as well, for those of us who would rather not tread into unknown territory. I'll still give it a shot.

Boom, plus it takes to damn long to update rosters, plus new features and all that other stuff make me just buy the damn thing when it drops to about 35-40

Koga · 05-01-2006, 05:19 AM

I've read rumours about that too, but I doubt it.

Super_Mario08 · 05-01-2006, 11:30 AM

I have some funny phrases with 'Wii.'

'Hey, there is a disc stuck in my Wii.'
'I am going to point the controller of my Wii at the television and shoot stuff on screen.'

Lurch1982 · 05-01-2006, 12:58 PM

^Not funny, try again.

Curt, official word out of Nintendo on the trademarked/copyrighted name is that the trademark/copyright offices haven't updated their lists yet due to the volume of applications those offices recieve. They said it should be on them in a few days. Hopefully its a swurve, but I'm putting the odds of that at about 15%.

Auron · 05-01-2006, 03:22 PM

Perhaps "Wii" is just the Japanese name and they'll have an english translation or something.

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04-29-2006, 08:03 AM	#61
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N Kong Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wuzzleberg Gender: Posts: 989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Points: 921.92 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 921.92 Donate	The name is weird.I heard that they are making a two handed controller for Nintendo "Wii".

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Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,095 Thanks: 104 Thanked 186 Times in 117 Posts Points: 109,316.07 Bank: 25,861.92 Total Points: 135,177.99 Donate	Cham Zord, I think that's for parents buying games as presents for their kids. On another note, this is what Fryguy thought of the name:

04-29-2006, 08:57 PM	#70
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05-01-2006, 05:19 AM	#77
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,095 Thanks: 104 Thanked 186 Times in 117 Posts Points: 109,316.07 Bank: 25,861.92 Total Points: 135,177.99 Donate	I've read rumours about that too, but I doubt it.

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Super_Mario08 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Earth Gender: Posts: 39 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,465.98 Bank: 546.68 Total Points: 3,012.66 Donate	I have some funny phrases with 'Wii.' 'Hey, there is a disc stuck in my Wii.' 'I am going to point the controller of my Wii at the television and shoot stuff on screen.'

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Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,271 Thanks: 122 Thanked 253 Times in 140 Posts Points: 36,233.71 Bank: 338,725.11 Total Points: 374,958.82 Donate	^Not funny, try again. Curt, official word out of Nintendo on the trademarked/copyrighted name is that the trademark/copyright offices haven't updated their lists yet due to the volume of applications those offices recieve. They said it should be on them in a few days. Hopefully its a swurve, but I'm putting the odds of that at about 15%.

05-01-2006, 03:22 PM	#80
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