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What should Nintendo name their next home console?

Wii2 14 10.29%
 
Super Wii 24 17.65%
 
A new name 98 72.06%
 
Total:136

Well, if we look back in their history, except for their portable brands (gb - gba, DS-3DS) and NES-SNES, they always came up with new names (64, virtual boy, gamecube, wii, even Game & Watch (i feel old just by mentioning this name XD)). I have no doubt they will find a new, catchy name.

I don't think they will do like sony with their Playstation brand.

"And now i'm pleased to annonce the Playstation 9873497234987234987"



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Looking at history, when they have a dominating presence they typically keep the base name.

NES/SNES, Gameboy (used a lot), DS (used a lot), etc.

So, since this will be following the massively popular Wii, they will want to build off of that familiarity and built in name recognition.

So, I would expect something that signifies it as a Wii child as well as incorporating the next big feature.

It wont' be WiiHD as that would make people think it is the same with only HD and Nintendo has repeated many times it needs more than just HD.

It may be Wii(pluss symbol) as they seem to like that and it could incorporate any additional features.

It won't be Super Wii as that is of a past era.

It could be somethign related to a more robust online relationship, like Wii Life or Wii 2.0

It could also simply keep the Wii name as is, just like iPod and many other familiar devices get a new generation but don't change names at all. In fact, I see this as the more plausible choice as it keeps simplicity and familiarity and relies on Nintendo's excellent marketing to drive home the new experience.



superchunk said:
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It may be Wii(pluss symbol) as they seem to like that and it could incorporate any additional features.

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That'd disrupt VGC Forums as they don't support plus symbol anymore!!!   



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Alby_da_Wolf said:
superchunk said:
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It may be Wii(pluss symbol) as they seem to like that and it could incorporate any additional features.

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That'd disrupt VGC Forums as they don't support plus symbol anymore!!!   


I know, isn't freakin annoying?



'Them'

lol get it?



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M.U.G.E.N said:

'Them'

lol get it?


I like mine better.



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I liked Nintendo On. I still say they should go with that

 

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superchunk said:
Alby_da_Wolf said:
superchunk said:
[...]

It may be Wii(pluss symbol) as they seem to like that and it could incorporate any additional features.

[...]

That'd disrupt VGC Forums as they don't support plus symbol anymore!!!   


I know, isn't freakin annoying?


Indeed. It breaks some URLs too and makes impossible to write the simplest maths expressions.



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A fart without stink is like a sky without stars.
TGS, Third Grade Shooter: brand new genre invented by Kevin Butler exclusively for Natal WiiToo Kinect. PEW! PEW-PEW-PEW! 
 


rutea7 said:

N6ASS

if you read it fast it sounds like N-SUCCESS!!!!!


That's actually pretty creative.



wfz said:

Well, 2 is pronounced "ni" in Japanese.

So.. Wiini. I love it.


I'm not playing with my Wiini. That's for casuals.