By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Nintendo - Should Nintendo have dropped the 'Wii' name from its next-gen console?

Immortal said:
Are you kidding? Pretty much everyone I know who owns a Wii has lots of fun memories and loves the console. I'd say that the Wii has the best average word of mouth of any console, really. 


From what I've seen/heard IRL, I'd say it has the worst word of mouth by a long shot



Around the Network
man-bear-pig said:
Immortal said:
Are you kidding? Pretty much everyone I know who owns a Wii has lots of fun memories and loves the console. I'd say that the Wii has the best average word of mouth of any console, really. 


From what I've seen/heard IRL, I'd say it has the worst word of mouth by a long shot

That's anecdotal. Wii's sales in the first few years, though, aren't. Unless you claim that dozens of millions of people heard bad things about the console that was a huge phenomenon and still bought it, which is silly and desperately trying to argue against the evidence.



 

“These are my principles; if you don’t like them, I have others.” – Groucho Marx

Immortal said:
man-bear-pig said:
Immortal said:
Are you kidding? Pretty much everyone I know who owns a Wii has lots of fun memories and loves the console. I'd say that the Wii has the best average word of mouth of any console, really. 


From what I've seen/heard IRL, I'd say it has the worst word of mouth by a long shot

That's anecdotal. Wii's sales in the first few years, though, aren't. Unless you claim that dozens of millions of people heard bad things about the console that was a huge phenomenon and still bought it, which is silly and desperately trying to argue against the evidence.


Your right, it was a huge phenomenon. People were going mad to buy them because it was the 'in' thing to do at the time and so they could experience motion controls. That doesn't change the fact that once the people bought it they may have seldomly used it and regretted buying it once the novelty wore off.



It should be called NES again.

But then again, having "Wii" in the tittle, ensures at least 20 Million units just because.



My solution would have been to come up with fresh and exciting new name that differentiates the system from the Wii (in order to further solidify the idea that the Wii U is for core gamers). Nintendo Revolution for example.

In order to make sure the casuals are not confused I would put a sticker on the box for the first year or so of its console life that says something to the effect "Play your Nintendo Wii games and use your Wii remotes/accessories on Nintendo Revolution!"

This seems like the best of both worlds to me. You get a new name so Nintendo gets some level of credibility in their attempt to grab the core gamers, and casuals should, for the most part at least, realize that the system is a successor to the Wii, and they can use their old Wii stuff on it (Nintendo's been really awesome when it comes to backwards compatitibility in the last decade so it would advertise this selling point as well).



Around the Network
man-bear-pig said:


Your right, it was a huge phenomenon. People were going mad to buy them because it was the 'in' thing to do at the time and so they could experience motion controls. That doesn't change the fact that once the people bought it they may have seldomly used it and regretted buying it once the novelty wore off.


Considering that it was a huge phenomenon starting late 2006, don't you think this word of mouth that it's only fun for a week then gathers dust would've spread before it sold as much as it did in the next few years?
Regardless, your hypothesis is based entirely on your personal experience, which means nil, really, since, as I stated, my experience is the complete opposite. There's absolutely zero meaningful evidence that any non-hardcore gamer got bored of the Wii.



 

“These are my principles; if you don’t like them, I have others.” – Groucho Marx

Anecdotal evidence is not the best argument to judge an entery installbase.



Proud to be the first cool Nintendo fan ever

Number ONE Zelda fan in the Universe

DKCTF didn't move consoles

Prediction: No Zelda HD for Wii U, quietly moved to the succesor

Predictions for Nintendo NX and Mobile


Of course they should have dropped the Wii name from their upcoming home console.

In fact, I have been asking myself every day since the initial Wii U reveal why on Earth they would decide to stick to a brand name that ensures over a dozen million units of sales. It makes no sense at all.



Gamerace said:
oniyide said:
Gamerace said:
I think the people who have a negative association are the core gamers who won't buy WiiU regardless of what it's called because it's not (significantly) more powerful than their current HD console and has another 'gimmicky' controller.

Casuals have no negative association from all the non-gaming people I know who own a Wii. Many are using it for Just Dance right now. Many may no longer use it, but it doesn't mean they regret purchasing it. They had fun and that's a good association. Just because 'core' gamers expect five years of enjoyment from their purchase doesn't mean the casual audience ever had that expectation.

However, I do think WiiU is a dumb and non-productive name (it doesn't effectively transmit the ideas Nintendo wants to convey) and may make many think it's another accessory for Wii instead of a new system.

I agree with this to an extent, however although they had fun for awhile, that doesnt mean they will jump in. They might remember they had Wii and used it for a little while and got maybe three games. Then they might figure why get a Wii U if they know they wont use it as much, im not saying this will happen but it might.

If casuals will shell out $200 for Rock Band (which is only one game) they won't have regrets over only played Wii Sports/Fit/Kart/NSMBW certainly.  This is the same market that shells out $400+ for Apple ipads every year.   

However, I agree it's far from certain they'll jump at another 'Wii' product.   'Wii' in the name is not enough.   It has to be captivating and that, so far, WiiU is not.

I know people who did have regrets about buying the WIi and Rock Band and im not talking the core audience, either. Not saying that there is alot, but you cant say everyone was satisfied. 



oniyide said:
Gamerace said:
oniyide said:
Gamerace said:
I think the people who have a negative association are the core gamers who won't buy WiiU regardless of what it's called because it's not (significantly) more powerful than their current HD console and has another 'gimmicky' controller.

Casuals have no negative association from all the non-gaming people I know who own a Wii. Many are using it for Just Dance right now. Many may no longer use it, but it doesn't mean they regret purchasing it. They had fun and that's a good association. Just because 'core' gamers expect five years of enjoyment from their purchase doesn't mean the casual audience ever had that expectation.

However, I do think WiiU is a dumb and non-productive name (it doesn't effectively transmit the ideas Nintendo wants to convey) and may make many think it's another accessory for Wii instead of a new system.

I agree with this to an extent, however although they had fun for awhile, that doesnt mean they will jump in. They might remember they had Wii and used it for a little while and got maybe three games. Then they might figure why get a Wii U if they know they wont use it as much, im not saying this will happen but it might.

If casuals will shell out $200 for Rock Band (which is only one game) they won't have regrets over only played Wii Sports/Fit/Kart/NSMBW certainly.  This is the same market that shells out $400+ for Apple ipads every year.   

However, I agree it's far from certain they'll jump at another 'Wii' product.   'Wii' in the name is not enough.   It has to be captivating and that, so far, WiiU is not.

I know people who did have regrets about buying the WIi and Rock Band and im not talking the core audience, either. Not saying that there is alot, but you cant say everyone was satisfied. 

Of course, but that goes for virtually every system and game.  I regretted all my 360 game purchases, but that was just me, they sold fine and had successful sequels so obviously most everyone was satisfied.   But Wii and Rock Band were more 'fad'ish, I'll give you that.