The name "Wii". Who else thinks it was beyond brilliant?

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Alasted on 07 August 2008

Am I the only person who did not like the name Revolution?

When I first heard about the Nintendo Revolution, I was a lapsed console gamer; I said to myself, "Nintendo... Revolution? Yeah, well, good luck with that." The name just struck me as an empty, overused buzzword designed to sound "cool."

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bdbdbd on 07 August 2008

I have to admit that hearing "Wii" for the first time, was a WTF moment. But thinking the name for a second made it sound great. And for marketing even greater.
And the OP had a mistake, since it wasn't names as Nintendo Wii. It was named as Wii, naming it as "Nintendo Wii" would have wrecked the whole idea of the name. Nintendo took a whole new route in branding.

@ookaze: Wasn't Famicom Nintendo Family Computer. Anyway, NES was "Famicom" only in Japan.
As for GC, it was "Nintendo GameCube", no matter how light "Nintendo" was in the name.

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steven787 on 07 August 2008

1. yes, Genesis and Dreamcast are the coolest console names.
2. Wii is a great marketing device (see my above post)
3. If the Wii hadn't taken off the way it did, then the name would be a complete joke but the name was part of it's success....

Imagine if the Gamecube (purple cube, handle, funny controller) was named Wii, that would have been a disaster.

I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.

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thekitchensink on 07 August 2008

While I've grown to accept the name 'Wii', and it has developed a certain charm, it would have been infinitely better as Revolution. I mean, I think that name is infinitely marketable to gamers and non-gamers alike, and it definitely signified the new direction.

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i think wii is funny.

but seriously i prefered revolution by alot.

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tuoyo on 07 August 2008

I think it's the most rubbish name ever

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ctk495 on 07 August 2008

lt's cool I didn't like the name at the beginning though.

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izaaz101 on 08 August 2008

I thought Revolution was so cool, and I was so stoked to buy it. When I heard that it was to be the Wii, the winds kinda got knocked out of my sales, since it sounded so lame. But I got over it within a few days, and am happy to say I've enjoyed everyday with it!