Rumor: Nintendo renaming the WiiU before E3

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TomaTito on 26 January 2012

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We all know it would be named WiiPad.

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JEMC on 26 January 2012

DélioPT said:
I can see some sort of change so people don`t think it`s a new version of the Wii. I think the name is not the real issue. More than the name i think the design of the console will help diferentiate Wii U from Wii.
3DS was too close to DS in name and design and the later was probably the biggest flaw.

What he said.

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IIIIITHE1IIIII on 26 January 2012

KylieDog said:
Wii 2. Keeps the Wii name people will recognise and makes it clear it is a sequel device same way PS2 and PS3 did. Simples.

Was about to say this^

However, using the Playstation to Playstation 2 transition as an example would be better from every possible angle... xD

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OT: Nintendo U or Nintendo Café

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Rainbird on 26 January 2012

If they actually called it Café, they'd be disappointing a lot of people.

Person 1: "Hey, wanna come home with me and check out my Café?"
Person 2: "You have your own café?! Of course I would!"

Disappointment. Everywhere.
Unless you actually own one, then it'd just be really fun.

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odellwwww on 26 January 2012

Figured since this isnt the first time nintendo changed the name of a console prior to release.

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IIIIITHE1IIIII on 26 January 2012

odellwwww said:
Figured since this isnt the first time nintendo changed the name of a console prior to release.

So, prior they didn't just replace the codenames?

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Rainbird said:
If they actually called it Café, they'd be disappointing a lot of people.

Person 1: "Hey, wanna come home with me and check out my Café?"
Person 2: "You have your own café?! Of course I would!"

Disappointment. Everywhere.
Unless you actually own one, then it'd just be really fun.

That's the strategy. Remember real competitors to Nintendo are any form of entertainment, even a Café.

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