joystiq.com— Joystiq recently called people up asking for their blind opinion about the Nintendo Wii, without knowing what the product was beforehand. Not one of the respondants guessed that it was a gaming product
Apr 28, 2006View in Crawl 4
I love my PC for hardcore gaming, It has pretty graphics and great games, but consoles have thier benefits, it is hard to play 4 friends at a PC game in the same room. The Wii is great for social gaming.and as for the nameNES-SNES-N64-GCN the next console should be called the NINTENDO UBERNES64Cube
"For what appears to be virtually the entire internet and the general public, there is only one meaning that seems to spring to mind in English-speaking countries."Since when are English-speaking countries the same as "virtually the entire internet" or "the general public"? In the Netherlands for example, Wii sounds like the Dutch word for "who". No pissing associations over here as far as I know.
"One girl said it sounded like chocolate and that a game console named Wii would be as good as chocolate. Seeing as how women equate eating chocolate and having sex, I'd say Nintendo may have just created the greatest console name in history, if it's as good as sex in the minds of consumers. A surprising number of people said that is sounded sporty, trendy, simple and that it made sense as a game console name. I'm surprised."What the hell? One random girl says it reminds her of chocolate, and suddenly it's the greatest console name in history?
splitt3rxxApr 29, 2006
I love my PC for hardcore gaming, It has pretty graphics and great games, but consoles have thier benefits, it is hard to play 4 friends at a PC game in the same room. The Wii is great for social gaming.and as for the nameNES-SNES-N64-GCN the next console should be called the NINTENDO UBERNES64Cube
waveyApr 29, 2006
"What a stupid move!," I thoughtto have a name that sounds like "wee"So I blogged and complained a lotWhile I sat at my pee, see. :)
fingiecrookieApr 29, 2006
"For what appears to be virtually the entire internet and the general public, there is only one meaning that seems to spring to mind in English-speaking countries."Since when are English-speaking countries the same as "virtually the entire internet" or "the general public"? In the Netherlands for example, Wii sounds like the Dutch word for "who". No pissing associations over here as far as I know.
Closed AccountApr 30, 2006
"One girl said it sounded like chocolate and that a game console named Wii would be as good as chocolate. Seeing as how women equate eating chocolate and having sex, I'd say Nintendo may have just created the greatest console name in history, if it's as good as sex in the minds of consumers. A surprising number of people said that is sounded sporty, trendy, simple and that it made sense as a game console name. I'm surprised."What the hell? One random girl says it reminds her of chocolate, and suddenly it's the greatest console name in history?
winampman2Apr 30, 2006
Wii does not sounding like a gaming system because Nintendo doesnt want us to think of it as "just a gaming system."
highdecibelMay 1, 2006
If you actually read the official site, it explains it far better... <a class="user" href="http://revolution.nintendo.com/">http://revolution.nintendo.com/</a> I was damn skeptical, but having seen the reason behind the name it makes far more sense. One site said, "I'd rather have a Wii than a PS3."
vandadamMay 1, 2006
google fight is dope...
paulcloughFeb 12, 2008
i like the name tbh<a class="user" href="http://www.yourwiidirect.info">http://www.yourwiidirect.info</a>