28/04/2006
Wheeee!!!
Welcome to the mental world of the Japanese. If you've read this for a while you'll know I of a GameCube and that there has been some interest in Nintendo's next console codenamed "Revolution". I think this is a good name that describes what they're trying to do in changing how games are played rather than just shinying up the pictures.
So lots of interest has been garnered and secrets have been kept about exactly what the machine will be able to do.
Hard-core gamers have been turned off by the stated lack of HD graphics. Some were turned off by the weirdness of the controller (its selling point if you ask me). And now Nintendo have just wrecked any chance of salvaging their reputation at all. They've just released the name of their new machine. But it's the "Revolution". Sadly no. They've decided to call it; I can't bring myself to mention this now. They've decided to call it the Nintendo "Wii" (pron Whee).
I thought it was a joke at first but it appears not. It was Nintendo of America that announced this. I wonder if any UK employees have told them that selling a machine that has a name which is a synonym of "urine" is not likely to go down well in the UK. There are various comments by Nint re why they've chosen this but they really don't wash with me.
Can you imagine. If I'd said to my mother "Can I play with my Wii now?" she'd have cuffed me round the head and fairly so.
Honestly!
I'll probably be one of the ones that does actually buy one though. Can't imagine the crush in the shop for this baby. And I'll still call it the Revo. Otherwise I'll have to walk into a shop and ask "Can I have a Wii please?" and they'll fall about laughing.
Have fun.
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I kinda presumed it meant something profound in Japanese when first I heard it announced on newsbeat.
I quite liked the name "Revolution", kinda made it sound interesting, but Wii. It sounds like something a 9 year old would use as an insult !
Hmm, the Americans seem to like ii in words (intel's "viiv" and the group "iio" for example), perhaps it means something cool over there ???
Posted by: Uncle D | 28/04/2006
Yeah, it does seem odd to change it now "everybody" has heard of the revolution.
Posted by: Roger | 28/04/2006
The comments I've heard say it sounds very good to the Japs and the Latinos. Apparently calling it the Revolution in non-english speaking countries wasn't a good idea.
Posted by: Alby | 28/04/2006
I've also just thought
"There's no effin' wi-fi".
And I hope the mags aren't going to refer to it as the "N-wii" 'cos that sounds like "boring".
Posted by: Alby | 28/04/2006
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