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Dusk on 04 August 2014
ExplodingBlock said:

Seriously, the names of consoles this gen are just so, eh

Wii U: I didn't know what "Wii" stood for in the first place, this is just that, but with a U at the end. I guess it means that the console is about YOU?

Xbox One: Probably one the worst choice of words for a console, did they genuinely want to confuse  people and make them think this the first Xbox?

PS4: Nothing new here, just the fourth playstation, go on with your day.

Which gen had the best names in your opinion? I think it was 5th

Nintendo 64: It was in your face like "We are 64 bit and the others are 32 bit, GET N OR GET OUT!"

Playstation:  They said it was a station for playing and that is exactly what it was

Sega Saturn: Coooool, it's named after a PLANET. Don't really know what the console had to do with planets, but hey it sounds cool right?


Totally Agree. But the Dreamcast was a great name as well. I still think Nintendo should have went with the Ultra 64 instead of the Nintendo 64 as was their project name. 



Gotta figure out how to set these up lol.

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Captain_Tom on 04 August 2014
WhiteEaglePL said:
Why does no one consider handhelds anymore? :(.

Anyway I would think it's the generation that had the Gamecube, Dreamcast, Xbox, PS2 (aka dvd player.) and Gameboy Advance.

Advance is soooooooo coool sounding, and so is Dreamcast.(unfortuantly it failed.). I don't find any games console with the "game" in it creative so yeah.


DVD player?  LOL please don't tell me that is the only reason people bought the PS2 in your opinion!



amak11 on 04 August 2014
said:

 

Oh, I thought you must have seen me mention it before.  No problem.

My friend has a huge collection of consoles and games, and I'm sure I saw a Vectrex at his house once.  But yeah, I've always loved the name.  Vectrex!  It sounds like... I don't know... something out of Tron?  Hmm... not exactly.  Meh, I don't know what it sounds like; I just know it sounds cool.  Though, I admit it may just be my 80s inner-child speaking.


Haha. Sounds incredibly creative to me. Considering im a child born at the end of the 80s/beginning of 90s :P



Metrium on 04 August 2014

Gen 6th.

The Gamecube may have been a ugly piece of sh*t that looked like a fisherprice toy box, but the name sounded really neat and worked well with the console.

The Playstation2 may just have been the previous gen's name with a number, and today this may seem worthy to roll eyes over, we all know that if their is a 9th and 10th gen it will be called PS5 and PS6 and no one will go batshit crazy over the name, but PS2 was the first one to do it, plain and simply add a number. Simple and effective and because it's the first one to have ever done it deserves some pat on the back.

Xbox, the name has nothing to do with gaming unlike GAMEcube and PLAYstation, but sounds still today very cool and hip.

Dreamcast, same as xbox, very cool and... dreamy? lol



 

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Ssenkahdavic on 04 August 2014

Commodore 64 > N64. Name wise at least (tho I will admit I still play Dragon Wars on my Commodore 64)

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from Gen 3.



 

  

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Leadified on 04 August 2014

Both 4th and 6th gen had pretty good names for consoles. Not sure why Nintendo got lazy this gen with the names (3DS, Wii U? Meh, I get the 3D part but the whole U thing flew over my head). Xbox One is pretty silly but not close to being the worst, Atari's numbering scheme was just strange.



SanAndreasX on 05 August 2014
Dusk said:


Totally Agree. But the Dreamcast was a great name as well. I still think Nintendo should have went with the Ultra 64 instead of the Nintendo 64 as was their project name. 


Apparently, the "Ultra 64" conflicted with a copyright already held by Konami (Ultra Games), so Nintendo just shortened it to Nintendo 64.



Tamron on 05 August 2014
ExplodingBlock said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Yeah some odd names this gen. I think Wii U is possible the worst name for a console ever.

I'd say 6th had the best, that had the PS2 (obvious), Gamecube (pretty cool name), Dreamcast (another good one) and Xbox (Interesting new name).


So you think Fairchild Channel F is a better name?

Yes that is a console

actually, when you break it down, yes.

Fairchild being the creator, it would be like "Sony", "Microsoft" or"Nintendo" precursor names today.

Then Channel F,  F being for Fairchild, and Channel because it putput a VHF/UHF tv signal that allowed you to tune in your tv to the same channel as the console, so with all of that in mind, the name is just fine.



ExplodingBlock on 05 August 2014
Tamron said:
ExplodingBlock said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Yeah some odd names this gen. I think Wii U is possible the worst name for a console ever.

I'd say 6th had the best, that had the PS2 (obvious), Gamecube (pretty cool name), Dreamcast (another good one) and Xbox (Interesting new name).


So you think Fairchild Channel F is a better name?

Yes that is a console

actually, when you break it down, yes.

Fairchild being the creator, it would be like "Sony", "Microsoft" or"Nintendo" precursor names today.

Then Channel F,  F being for Fairchild, and Channel because it putput a VHF/UHF tv signal that allowed you to tune in your tv to the same channel as the console, so with all of that in mind, the name is just fine.


Still Fairchild Channel F sounds worse than Wii U whether it makes sense or not



Reaper2170 on 05 August 2014

In my opinion, Xbox One is one of the worst named consoles I've seen. Would of been better if it was Xbox All-In-One or something. Xbox One just looks so strange, people new into console gaming might think its the first Xbox to be released xD