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06/20/2006

Wii No More?

According to Mike from Nintendo's Marketing Department, the Wii name is apparently a "bad thing for the company's reputation". This is what he supposedly said:
We have received over 200,000 e-mails with complaints about the Wii, and the console name has been commonly associated with urine. We have been the target of many jokes, and we strongly believe that it's a bad thing for the company's reputation
[via Kotaku]

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There are 74 comments about this post (3 pages).

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Posted at 06/20/2006 05:21am by pioSko
Wiilly?
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Posted at 06/20/2006 05:42am by yingjai
so Nintendo finally caught on? Revolution was such a cool name.. unlike Wee Wee
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Posted at 06/20/2006 07:39am by ryan
So who was/were the idiot(s) that actually let this crap name out in the first place?
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Posted at 06/20/2006 07:53am by Shawn
Oh it's pronounced like "wee" I alway's would pronounce it like "why"
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Posted at 06/20/2006 07:57am by David
Nintendo knows, but I don't know why they press this name so much, they could follow their doctrine with a better name.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 08:35am by Kyle
Shame on Nintendo for actually expecting their audience to be mature about that name.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 08:41am by Ryan Metcalf
Wii was a poor marketing maneuver, at least in America. I think it will still work out as a great name in Japan, where people may acutally have a chance to see its meaning before tying it to urine. The Revolution, or whatever they decide on will still be a nice console, nonetheless.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 09:44am by phrostypoison
Well, they already adverstised using wii too much...
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Posted at 06/20/2006 10:33am by afshin
guys dont be mean like that! wii means something in japanese just look it up !
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Posted at 06/20/2006 11:04am by Alex
I don't like the name Wii, but Revolution was a crpapy name also, but so was Gamecube, N64 was good, Gameboy was not, by the way i'm refering to names not consoles...
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Posted at 06/20/2006 11:14am by Lee Thomas
I kind of liked it... it would make the phrase "My Wii pisses all over your Xbox360..." all the more relevant!
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Posted at 06/20/2006 12:11pm by alex
i dont care what its called, as long as i have one.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 12:18pm by K-SO
so like what will they rename it this time... the unes is my vote... (ultimate nes) its catchy.....
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Posted at 06/20/2006 12:20pm by Michael
Seriously though, I don't know why so many people are going crazy over a name. Really, who cares what it's called as long as the gameplay is good? Besides, Nintendo has finally given me a reason to add "weeeeeeeeee" to my normal conversation without looking like an idiot.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 12:25pm by James
"According to Mike from Nintendo’s Marketing Department" Wow.... well, that IS a bulletproof source. I call BS on this until Terry from PR backs it up.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 12:59pm by MrSelfDystrukt
It was Wiitarded to change the name from Revolution in the first place. Wiidiculous.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 1:25pm by Cory
Keep the double 'i' with: Mii Just flip the 'W'
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Posted at 06/20/2006 1:33pm by B Killa
Yea, who ever thought up that name, or better yet, who ever decided it was a good name AND put it in print was probably a spy from Sony or MS.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 1:38pm by besttivoblogs.com » Blog Archive »
[...] Wii No More? According to Mike from Nintendo’s Marketing Department, the Wii name is apparently a “bad thing for the company’s reputation”. This is what he supposedly said: We have received over 200,000 e-mails with complaints about the Wii, and the console name has been commonly associated with urine. We have been the target of many jokes, and we […] [...]
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Posted at 06/20/2006 2:06pm by Ethan
Ok you bunch of haters! Do not push Nintendo to doing what they don't want to!!! They chose the name Wii and it should stay Wii. Revolution is so lame and boring but Wii is so unique just like the console! And guys if they do have to change the name it will take longer to launch than if they kept the name Wii so I don't think they will change the name! Sorry you haters!!!!!
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Posted at 06/20/2006 2:43pm by idiot
i've kind of grown fond of Wii, if only for pure shock value. I think it would be a bad move to change it again at this point. Indecisiveness is a bad trait.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 3:27pm by Karl
Thats funny. I wanted to ask friends to come over to my house and play with my Wii
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Posted at 06/20/2006 4:27pm by JIM
Wii had some marketing stratagies attachedto it, but if no one likes it to begin with theres no point to continue.
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Posted at 06/20/2006 5:37pm by
Wii No More? According to Mike from Nintendo’s Marketing Department, the Wii name is apparently a “bad thing for the company’s reputation”. This is what he supposedly said:
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Posted at 06/20/2006 6:12pm by Thomas
I don't believe this to be true. Nintendo's a strong willed company and wouldn't change the name no matter how many complaints they got. They listen to their customers' problems with their system, but they don't listen to them bitch and whine about a system. That's why they got the Wiimote technology. Nobody wanted VR like that, but now that they've revealed it, everyone wants it. So yeah, I do not believe it until I hear it directly from Nintendo. If they say that in the Tokyo Game Show, then fine, whatever. If not, then I'm glad Nintendo stuck to it's decision.
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