So, here we are, having learned that Nintendo have renamed the revolution, "The Nintendo Wii", (pronounced, wee), as I am sure you will uindoubtedly already know, unless you have been living under a rock for these last few weeks.

http://wii.nintendo.com/

Anyway, I think that Nintendo is taking...interesting moves with this gamig thing. First, with the Nintendo DS, we learn how good touching can be, now we play with our Wii?

...OK

Thoughts?

Edited by Samsara on May 5, 2006 at 23:18:41.

...Crap, they changed the URL.

That means it's most probably NOT a hoax. ;_;

I don't see what the problem with this is? I mean, that thing only said that it would unite gamers...

The name 'Wii' is only created out of the depth of insanity. Only those with a mind with such pressure could make a name, thus Nintendo must be pressured on names and other things of thier creation. They'll fall one day, I have a feeling.

Edited by Blazen on May 6, 2006 at 0:28:13.

Nintendo is classic, it has survived much longer than anything else, perhaps they will go down in America, though I have a hard time believing that they will go down in Japan, perhaps ideas are running short but that is because they have been around so long.

This topic is so witty and original, it's making me cry.

And so is Blazen's outright stupidity.

I voiced my opinions and that is a crime? Please kind sir let me speak and not be a mime. I would rather you just say that it was 'A poor opinion.' If that's how you feel about it.

See, I only called it stupid because you added the "spitting in their face" deal. Sure, they care if consumers are foolish enough to not buy a product just because of the name (which is just sad). But...this is a game company here. Your random senseless acts of defaming text-wise just make you, as a person, look stupid. Don't post things like that and people won't call you that.

Plus..insanity? Do you even know why they changed the name? I assume either you don't, or you're just making vague jabs.

You said it was witty!

I dont rilly care im not geting it anyway.

And that was sarcasm, which just about every post of mine is full of, incase no one has noticed...

What is the game about actually?

Edited by Ribitta on May 5, 2006 at 21:34:17.

It's not a game, it's Nintendo's next console, the former Revolution.

Your kidding, it isn't going to be the revolution? weird...

the name is a bit odd, and i like the name revolution more.

hopefully the next will not be called Nintendo Mii

The next one shall be called, Supa DS Uu.

It's fun to touch and play with my Wii.......

The name's not all THAT bad....it's just that people like to go with the unintended meaning of a word rather than what someone actually meant.

Personal opinion here, and all "dirty" meanings aside? I flippin' hate the name. It just sounds like a weird name for a console to me. I'll probably always call it "The Revolution." Will any of that stop me from getting the system and having craploads of fun playing the games? Heck, no. A rose by any other name is still a rose, right?

On a sidenote, I, personally, think that Nintendo is doing better in the games department than Xbox. x_o I mean, really, how many games does the new Xbox actually have for it? And for that matter, how many that AREN'T shooters or sports games?

-Ri

Chances are they might do just a little better with this than they did with the XBOX. You see, the PS3 is likely to be nowhere near the semi-affordable mega-library which the PS2 was, so it seems likely to me that more developers may actually jump on the bandwagon for the XBOX360, without the option of an alternative console. Well, besides the Wii of course, but if the Wii is anything like the Gamecube or N64, it's likely to suffer from that same lack of a library. But then again, hey, it's way cheaper than the other two systems.

Going back to the 360's library though, it's actually fairly diverse. Besides thousands of shooters and fighters, you've got multiplatform games like Dynasty Warriors, not to mention tons of RPGs. They're actually getting something new from Nippon Ichi, which has never strayed from the Sony console before. So yeah, their library isn't looking too shabby. It could always thin out though.

As for the renaming of the Wii... Well, it's an awful name, to be sure, since it just doesn't sound appealing at when spoken. But still, you'd have to be pretty stupid not to buy a console just because of its name, right?

A little off topic here, but... "Thousands of shooters and fighters?" For the 360? Um... you do realize that there isn't even a thousand games out for the system yet counting them all up, don't you...? I can only think of one RPG for it, too...

I'm not sure what "Lack of library" you mean for the Gamecube... There seems to be a lot of games for it. I can't keep up with the ones I want. ^^; Obviously, each system is more based around the type of games you want to play, though. I like the type that Gamecube offers most- action 3D platformers, whereas I'm not crazy about shooters, fighting games, or sports games. (The only shooter I like is Metroid Prime. =P )So I don't think the Gamecube has a "lack of library." It is true, though, that the 360 actually does not have too many games yet. In fact, I don't think the original Xbox has all that many in proportion to the other systems, either. At least, I can't tick off a whole lot of very memorable ones. Then again, PS2 seems to win out as far as sheer numbers go, although they admittedly had some that sucked badly. Out of curiousity, though, why do you think the PS3 is going to have fewer games? I haven't heard any indication of that.

But then, I'm not sure why I'm getting into discussions about the new systems, anyway. ^^ I'll be plenty occupied with my PS2 and my 'Cube for several years to come, I'm sure. Who needs the "latest, greatest thing" when the old games are still just as fun? Heck, oldschool Nintendo still holds its luster for me!

-Ri

Xbox was and still is a PC console. If you don't like PC games (which consist of dozens of FPS' and MMO RPGs) then you won't like the Xbox or 360.

If you have a good computer that can play new PC games, you don't even need a 360, or as I like to call it, the Igloo Warmer.

Did Ps2 actually have that many, or do they add the PS1 library to it? I can believe the PS2 having that many titles though, I was just wondering.

"United Wii Stand"

Powerfull, eh? It's not a bad name. People are just too stupid to accept change. Sony is too lame to come up with a better name than "Playstation." And hey, they aren't alone. Microsoft is no better. They can't make something any better than "Xbox."

So why is Nintendo being considered so different? It's because they are different. They are being creative and taking a chance with something. I'm behind Nintendo 100% with this console. I see no reason to speak ill towards any of the next gens because I'm going to own them all eventually/

He-eh, remember the Nintendo Dolphin? lol

Frankly, I like the new name. Only pervs and idiots will go to a dirty meaning for the consoles, and if they say that, then I stick up my middle finger and say, "@#$% YOU!"

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So that's like half, more or less depending on the console. The Gamecube proboly has the most in that catogory Nintendo really seem to pick and chose wisley on their games made by other puplishers. I'm not really sure what to say is next, PS2 had some nice games but so did Xbox. Maybe the PS2 barely won but I could be wrong.