| Rock_on_2008 said: Would you like to see a Wii 2,3,4,5,etc? Nintendo keep Wii name in the same way Sony retain PS1,2,3,4,5,etc. Wii has been the most successful Nintendo console ever. it would be great if Nintendo keep the Wii name and maintain the success of Wii. |
We've all had time to get used to the name and now most people would agree that it's a lot better than REVOLUTION but do you remember the original outcry. A Google search will find tons but I thought this was a good example.
Kotaku May 6, 206
Even Game Devs Hate Wii
At a certain point, we're just going to have to accept it and get on with our lives, but we're still aghast at Wii. The Revolution changing its name to Wii is like George Gordon Byron denouncing Lord Byron as his slave name, changing his name to "Tinkerbell"... then misspelling it.
Making us feel slightly better in our seething contempt, we're not the only ones who hate it. Gamasutra interviewed six devs, asking them what they thought of Revolution. Surprise, surprise... across the board, they hate it too. Here's a winning quote from Meelad Sadat, director of business relations, High Moon Studios: "It's telling when a product name needs a 150-word explanation."
Quoth Ernest Adams, game design lecturer and columnist: "It doesn't change my personal opinions of the console in the slightest. It changes my opinion of the Nintendo marketing department considerably. Did they even bother to research this? Why do they do these things? What was wrong with "Revolution"? It's bad enough that the Japanese have a drink called "Sweat," but at least they don't try to export it to the English-speaking world with that name."
And David Sirlin, designer, Backbone Entertainment, dismisses it thusly: "Even though Wii meets many of the criteria Nintendo should be going for, it fails at the criteria "don't pick a silly, awful-sounding name."
Just change the name back already, Nintendo!
