I'm not entirely sure how much a name really means lately. Back in the day, it seemed to have more influence, now it's about carrying on the legacy of something, like why we have playstation 4, Xbox, and even Wii. I personally found it far more interesting when Sega was in the mix with their naming schemes, although, at least for me, it never urged me to buy one thing over another.
I would love to see these companies come up with new names, it often seems that Nintendo's code names are better than what they are eventually released as. Ultra 64, project Dolphin, the revolution.
But no, now it's about legacy, like I said, instead of coming up with new ideas.
To the OP, I'm sure Nintendo puts lots of thought into it, and in the case of the Wii U, it makes lots of sense that they chose that naming scheme, continuing after their most successful console, I'm quite sure there will be an entirely new name for the next one. Maybe something like the Nintendo Eclipse. Or Elysian.
Gotta figure out how to set these up lol.
