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Do you like the name "Wii U"?

Yes, it's great! 61 19.30%
 
No, it's horrible! 108 34.18%
 
I really don't care about the name. 119 37.66%
 
<--- Results button 28 8.86%
 
Total:316
alastor@where on 22 October 2012
Player2 said:
d21lewis said:
The should have just called it the Wii but added another "W" to the front. Doesn't WWII sound epic? But I guess Wii + U is pretty inclusive. Who does it leave out? Nobody. We+You=Us. All of us. And Us=U.S. It's obvious that the Wii wants to win the United States (the biggest gaming market out there).

See why I don't smoke marijuana? Because of shit like this.

Wii"R"Us? Wii U is people a toy! it's not for the hardcore!



You're far from hardcore. If your gonna limit yourself to whatever is considered "hardcore" then your in the core gamer category.



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F0X on 22 October 2012

I'd be happy with a simple "U". Nintendo U.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 23 October 2012
d21lewis said:
Well, if you had to pick a letter to go behind "Wii", which one would YOU have picked?

-Wii A? Reminds people of "The Avengers" and people clearly agree that The Dark Knight Rises was the better movie.

-Wii B? Just horrible grammar. Remember that Sean Paul song "We Be Burning"? There ya go.

-Wii C? Sound too much like Lil Wayne's nickname, "Weezy"

-Wii D? Like the cereal, "Wheaties"? Or the drug? Not the message Nintendo wants to send.

-Wii E? Like "WHEEEEEE!" No console is that much fun. A little truth in advertising from Nintendo. I like that.


No, after going through the entire alphabet, the only letter that makes even a little sense is Wii U. It's perfect.

Don't stop there!

-Wii F? Makes people think of failing a test in school. Nintendo doesn't want to drudge up bad memories.

-Wii G? Sounds like Ouija board. Probably some copyright infringement there.

-Wii H? H is the symbol for the element hydrogen, very flammable as a gas. Nintendo doesn't want customers thinking their console will spontaneously combust.

-Wii I? A grammatical nightmare.

-Wii J? Let's just call it Wii joint and get it over with.



d21lewis on 23 October 2012
Veknoid_Outcast said:
d21lewis said:
Well, if you had to pick a letter to go behind "Wii", which one would YOU have picked?

-Wii A? Reminds people of "The Avengers" and people clearly agree that The Dark Knight Rises was the better movie.

-Wii B? Just horrible grammar. Remember that Sean Paul song "We Be Burning"? There ya go.

-Wii C? Sound too much like Lil Wayne's nickname, "Weezy"

-Wii D? Like the cereal, "Wheaties"? Or the drug? Not the message Nintendo wants to send.

-Wii E? Like "WHEEEEEE!" No console is that much fun. A little truth in advertising from Nintendo. I like that.


No, after going through the entire alphabet, the only letter that makes even a little sense is Wii U. It's perfect.

Don't stop there!

-Wii F? Makes people think of failing a test in school. Nintendo doesn't want to drudge up bad memories.

-Wii G? Sounds like Ouija board. Probably some copyright infringement there.

-Wii H? H is the symbol for the element hydrogen, very flammable as a gas. Nintendo doesn't want customers thinking their console will spontaneously combust.

-Wii I? A grammatical nightmare.

-Wii J? Let's just call it Wii joint and get it over with.


-Wii K?  Sound a little too much like "Weak".  We don't want to give the trolls any more ammo.

-Wii L?  There was already a Wii Wheel that came packaged with Mario Kart Wii.  People would get confused.

-Wii M?  A whim?  That would make the console sound like just an afterthought.  Not good at allm

-Wii N?  And what exactly are "We in"?  Deep trouble.  That's what.

-Wii O?  The letter "O" is owned by Oprah Winfrey.  You don't want to get into a legal dispute with her.

-Wii P?  Two words that stand for urine?  The media would have a field day.



Veknoid_Outcast on 23 October 2012
d21lewis said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
d21lewis said:
Well, if you had to pick a letter to go behind "Wii", which one would YOU have picked?

-Wii A? Reminds people of "The Avengers" and people clearly agree that The Dark Knight Rises was the better movie.

-Wii B? Just horrible grammar. Remember that Sean Paul song "We Be Burning"? There ya go.

-Wii C? Sound too much like Lil Wayne's nickname, "Weezy"

-Wii D? Like the cereal, "Wheaties"? Or the drug? Not the message Nintendo wants to send.

-Wii E? Like "WHEEEEEE!" No console is that much fun. A little truth in advertising from Nintendo. I like that.


No, after going through the entire alphabet, the only letter that makes even a little sense is Wii U. It's perfect.

Don't stop there!

-Wii F? Makes people think of failing a test in school. Nintendo doesn't want to drudge up bad memories.

-Wii G? Sounds like Ouija board. Probably some copyright infringement there.

-Wii H? H is the symbol for the element hydrogen, very flammable as a gas. Nintendo doesn't want customers thinking their console will spontaneously combust.

-Wii I? A grammatical nightmare.

-Wii J? Let's just call it Wii joint and get it over with.


-Wii K?  Sound a little too much like "Weak".  We don't want to give the trolls any more ammo.

-Wii L?  There was already a Wii Wheel that came packaged with Mario Kart Wii.  People would get confused.

-Wii M?  A whim?  That would make the console sound like just an afterthought.  Not good at allm

-Wii N?  And what exactly are "We in"?  Deep trouble.  That's what.

-Wii O?  The letter "O" is owned by Oprah Winfrey.  You don't want to get into a legal dispute with her.

-Wii P?  Two words that stand for urine?  The media would have a field day.

-Wii Q? As in queue? No one wants to wait in a long line for the next Wii.

-Wii R? We are the world? We are the champions? We are the 99%? Kinda arrogant for Nintendo.

-Wii S? Looks too much like Wii 5. There would be thousands of confused shoppers looking for discounted Wii 2, 3, and 4.

-Wii T? Might as well call it w00t.

-Wii U? Nothing wrong with that!



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d21lewis on 23 October 2012
Veknoid_Outcast said:
d21lewis said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
d21lewis said:
Well, if you had to pick a letter to go behind "Wii", which one would YOU have picked?

-Wii A? Reminds people of "The Avengers" and people clearly agree that The Dark Knight Rises was the better movie.

-Wii B? Just horrible grammar. Remember that Sean Paul song "We Be Burning"? There ya go.

-Wii C? Sound too much like Lil Wayne's nickname, "Weezy"

-Wii D? Like the cereal, "Wheaties"? Or the drug? Not the message Nintendo wants to send.

-Wii E? Like "WHEEEEEE!" No console is that much fun. A little truth in advertising from Nintendo. I like that.


No, after going through the entire alphabet, the only letter that makes even a little sense is Wii U. It's perfect.

Don't stop there!

-Wii F? Makes people think of failing a test in school. Nintendo doesn't want to drudge up bad memories.

-Wii G? Sounds like Ouija board. Probably some copyright infringement there.

-Wii H? H is the symbol for the element hydrogen, very flammable as a gas. Nintendo doesn't want customers thinking their console will spontaneously combust.

-Wii I? A grammatical nightmare.

-Wii J? Let's just call it Wii joint and get it over with.


-Wii K?  Sound a little too much like "Weak".  We don't want to give the trolls any more ammo.

-Wii L?  There was already a Wii Wheel that came packaged with Mario Kart Wii.  People would get confused.

-Wii M?  A whim?  That would make the console sound like just an afterthought.  Not good at allm

-Wii N?  And what exactly are "We in"?  Deep trouble.  That's what.

-Wii O?  The letter "O" is owned by Oprah Winfrey.  You don't want to get into a legal dispute with her.

-Wii P?  Two words that stand for urine?  The media would have a field day.

-Wii Q? As in queue? No one wants to wait in a long line for the next Wii.

-Wii R? We are the world? We are the champions? We are the 99%? Kinda arrogant for Nintendo.

-Wii S? Looks too much like Wii 5. There would be thousands of confused shoppers looking for discounted Wii 2, 3, and 4.

-Wii T? Might as well call it w00t.

-Wii U? Nothing wrong with that!


Exactly!



IIIIITHE1IIIII on 23 October 2012
Veknoid_Outcast said:

-Wii U? Nothing wrong with that!

Nothing wrong?

When was the last time you read my OP?

 

 

 

:P



gronk-bonk on 23 October 2012

They should of stuck with Nintendo Revolution instead of the Wii. In my opinion, Nintendo Revolution sounds really sexy. Nintendo always seems to screw up their home console names. Besides Snes and Nes, most of the consoles names are really lame. Nintendo 64, Gamecube, Wii and now Wii U. Luckily they seem to do well with the handheld names.



Bet with ninjablade:

Ninjablade wins if the next 5 multiplat on the wii u are inferior to the 360 version.

I win if one of the 5 mulitplats are on par or superior on the Wii U.

fedfed on 23 October 2012
IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

Call me late to the party, but as we approach the launch of Nintendo's next home console, its name has been increasingly bugging me. I mean, it's called Wii U... No, seriously, Nintendo's upcoming video game console is called "WE, YOU"! What the hell kind of name is that for a video game console??? Do they want to make gamers feel uncomfortable, or even ashamed about their purchases? I mean, just imagine the conversations people will be having:

 

- I got an awesome Playstation 4 last christmas. It has fucking badass features all over it. What about you?

- Well, I got a Wii U. It has this sweet tab-

- Wait, say that again.

- ...what, Wii U?

- BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

 

***

 

- Look mom, a Wii U! I WANT IT!

- You already have a Wii. You should be more grateful for what you have.

- But mom, it's a brand new console!

- Oh yeah? WELL I JUST BOUGHT YOU A "BRAND NEW" iPHONE 5!

 

Really, Nintendo? Is this the kind of reactions you want from potential consumers?

 

Or maybe the absolute ridiculousness of its name is there to hide a subliminal message? "Oh my God! What message could that possibly be???", I can hear you ask. So let's give it a few shots, shall we:

 

"Wii love U"? - Well, as heartwarming as that may seem at first glance, of course they love us. We provide them with money, after all.

"Wii will let U down"? - That also makes sense. The Wii's final years was a huge letdown, as proven by its declining sales.

"There is Wii and then there is U"? - Wow, that's a new side from Nintendo that we haven't seen before. Pure racist- and bullying mentality.

"Wii'd like U to stop whining"? - Remember Operation Rainfall? Well, so does Nintendo.

 

The speculations are Endless! But the question remains: Why on Earth would Nintendo go with the name "Wii U" *shivers*, even when excellent non-confusing names such as... Wii 2 are available? Why would they choose not to be taken seriously?

 

What do you think? Did Nintendo make the right choice here, or did they just shoot themselves in the foot with a shotgun?

I don't get it!



Switch!!!

fedfed on 23 October 2012
IIIIITHE1IIIII said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

-Wii U? Nothing wrong with that!

Nothing wrong?

When was the last time you read my OP?

 

 

 

:P

Still don't get it!



Switch!!!