Everyone get out your Wii!

[Kjølen]

Because we're networking them to make a super wii-wii.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6148462.html

I'm sure you've all heard already. It's time for us to bury our head in our hands again as Nintendo creates another tragic flaw in an otherwise awesome gaming system.

[Alien426]

Any other name would have been better than one that lends itself so perfectly to so many kinds of jokes.

 

...and weeee.

[Commander Obi-Wan]

Just a name, eh? Name it Paul or Rev....

[DarthAve]

Why Nintendo? This is pretty much your worst idea since Pokemon Snapshot(Even though it was kinda fun, yet a horrible concept)

 

What about naming the new system the Nintendo Awesome. I know I'd be all like "OMGZ IT'S CALLED AWESOME!! MUST BUY!!"

[elTee]

Great. This will no doubt go down great in Japan but it will more or less scupper the thing in Europe. Won't it? I don't know.

[Kjølen]

A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet, they say.

[Alien426]

Yeah, but do you want to smell a rose that is called "ass"?

[Kjølen]

Point taken. Well said.

[Fealiks]

Everyone get out your Wii!

Uh...... NO! so that wii crap im gettin a ps3! well, ill get a ps3 and tons of games... then ill wake up...then ill realise the ps3 is too dear.... then ill cry... THEN maybe ill do a wee. I mean do a Wii. I mean purchase a wii. So, K-Jo, you and your friends are getting together to make a super wee-wee, are you? ok, whatever floats your boat. dont let me stop you. the police may have something to say though, just try and do it in the comfort of your own home (or your orgy temple or whatever, you sick freak) we dont judge here.

oh wait, you said Wii

 

This will be fun, lots of oppertunities for appaulingly bad jokes! yay!

[Gabez]

I dunno... I think it's kinda cool and all publicity is good publicity. wii. At least it's different.

[elTee]

It's too different though. The console itself is totally unlike the other two that are/will be available as it is, and the name 'Revolution' kind of reflected that. Now people will look at it, see the crazy control and the name 'Wii' and think "Gee, what's that thing? Probably one of those new-fangled HD-DVD players."

 

Bah, it's just a name. It won't affect the core Nintendo fanbase, which I suppose includes me, but it will put off the casual gamer. This isn't bad in itself; I can live with a console that no-one else has (hey, I have a Gamecube) but the less people who own it, the less support it gets. I mean, Dixons and other stores stopped stocking Gamecube games years ago.

[Remi]

I seriously doubt anybody buy consoles based on their names. I mean, people did buy the Xbox after all.

[DarthAve]

I seriously doubt anybody buy consoles based on their names. I mean, people did buy the Xbox after all.

He's also got a point. I don't know anyone who didn't buy a xbox360 purely on the irony of the name.

[edlib]

My Wii is better than your (x)Box... so you can just go and Play(station) with yourself.

 

 

Now that the nastiness is out of the way... if the games really rock, and the controller is as cool as everybody is predicting, it won't matter what the thing is called, people will still buy it.

 

Has there every really been a game console with a truly sexy name, anyway? Seems to me they've all been either dull and pedestrian (Playstation, Gamecube) or kinda goofy (Dreamcast.)

At least Wii sticks in your head. You'll never forget the name.

[Alien426]

I don't know anyone who didn't buy a xbox360 purely on the irony of the name.

I can only guess you mean because if you turn around 360° you end up facing where you did before, but who says that's what they meant? They might have meant to cover 360° (i.e. all around you).

It's pretty unlikely they meant to turn. Should it have been 180 then? That would mean they want to turn their backs on everything and kinda admit that Xbox was a failure...

The joke that people made about "whoa I completely missed Xbox 2 through 359" was good, though.

 

I like that the name now differs from an actual word. Searching for "revolution" on the net (or somewhere else) would return a lot more 'wrong' results than an invented name.

[Fealiks]

Yeah, I hate it when I try to google things with common names... especially when I tried to find a site about the old TV series, Bottom.... *shudder*

 

Oh btw elTee, dixons are getting tore down for being such knob-ends and not selling anything. Theyre changing it to "Curry's .digital" lol....noobs...

[Joshi]

I can only guess you mean because if you turn around 360° you end up facing where you did before, but who says that's what they meant? They might have meant to cover 360° (i.e. all around you).

It's pretty unlikely they meant to turn. Should it have been 180 then? That would mean they want to turn their backs on everything and kinda admit that Xbox was a failure...

The joke that people made about "whoa I completely missed Xbox 2 through 359" was good, though.

 

They called it 360 so that they could have the number 3 in the name. They thought it'd sell better against the PS3 if it wasn't called the X-Box 2 or something. That's marketing for you.

[Samnmax221]

I remember when the 64 was the system to have, man sure have gone down hill

[DarthAve]

I can only guess you mean because if you turn around 360° you end up facing where you did before, but who says that's what they meant? They might have meant to cover 360° (i.e. all around you).

It's pretty unlikely they meant to turn. Should it have been 180 then? That would mean they want to turn their backs on everything and kinda admit that Xbox was a failure...

The joke that people made about "whoa I completely missed Xbox 2 through 359" was good, though.

 

I like that the name now differs from an actual word. Searching for "revolution" on the net (or somewhere else) would return a lot more 'wrong' results than an invented name.

No, it's a box. Boxes arn't 360 degrees. So it's kinda odd, a 360 degree angle box.

[Alien426]

Pass me that Wiimote contwol, pwease.

[Fealiks]

Forget the Wii. Sony just revealed the new Playstation 3 controller. In my opinion its alot better. Although it is similar to the old one, I think that is a step in the right direction. Oh and something to give any geeky gamer wet dreams about WarHawk: It has X Y Z Yaw and Pitch control. You heard me, bitch. Oh but they removed vibration so you cant stimulate the erection. Stop giggling, fatty. Sick bastard. play with daffodils and bunny rabbits in meadows.

 

Edit:

and heres the new classic wii controller:

[Fealiks]

And heres some more gaming crap that nobody cares about:

 

And heres Red Steel, the ultimate FPS. Warning: Once you've watched this trailer you may feel inclined towards buying a Wii just for this game it pwns so ,much. Just watch and youll see what I mean.

 

And

PlayStation3 vids

 

Maybe you'd prefer

have

[Yufster]

Forget the Wii. Sony just revealed the new Playstation 3 controller. In my opinion its alot better. Although it is similar to the old one, I think that is a step in the right direction. Oh and something to give any gamer wet dreams about WarHawk: It has X Y Z Yaw and Pitch control. You heard me, bitch. Oh but they removed vibration so you cant stimulate the erection. Stop giggling, fatty. Sick bastard.

 

I have to ask whether you're being serious or not, because I do not know.

[elTee]

Man, Solid Snake is in Super Smash Brothers Brawl. And then there's Super Mario Galaxies. And, like, the Wii Sports range. I knew Nintendo wouldn't let us down.

 

Of course, I still get the feeling that Nintendo are putting themselves out on a huge limb here. Come the Generation 8 console wars Microsoft and Sony will be able to pick and choose the elements of Wii that worked, whilst letting Nintendo put themselves at risk the first time round.

 

Still, it all looks like fun, and this new classic Wii controller is a good idea because it allows the Wii to support multi-platform titles (like Beyond Good And Evil 2, if we're lucky). Still, the Gamecube controller will work with the Wii too.

 

Goodie!

[Fealiks]

I have to ask whether you're being serious or not, because I do not know.

 

about which part? The PS3 controller being better than the Wiimote (which I now realise is utter crap) or the part about the erotic dual shock vibrations?