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Old 05-01-2006, 10:19 AM   #1
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Old 05-01-2006, 11:21 AM   #2
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All of the dispute about the name and the Rumor mill exploding about it being fake is just showing how much fans disapprove of the name whether or not they say They will get used to it or they willl accept it.

History has shown that a name is so much bigger than just a word... it's a brand. I don't think they named the shoe Nike for the hell of it because it's just a name. Thats why so much time is spent on naming. Because they want it to become a brand.
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Old 05-01-2006, 02:44 PM   #3
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I guess there is some decent evidence there, but I doubt it is a fake name. Mainly because its just so Nintendo to do the exact opposite of what would be good for them.
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Old 05-01-2006, 03:14 PM   #4
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All of the dispute about the name and the Rumor mill exploding about it being fake is just showing how much fans disapprove of the name whether or not they say They will get used to it or they willl accept it.

History has shown that a name is so much bigger than just a word... it's a brand. I don't think they named the shoe Nike for the hell of it because it's just a name. Thats why so much time is spent on naming. Because they want it to become a brand.
Nike is much better in that respect. Ancient Greek god of victory. Over and done with.

Wii...well you see it sounds like "we" which is you and me and the i's are people playing a game and the W is from the sound a cat makes according to this one guy we know...
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Old 05-01-2006, 03:42 PM   #5
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Unless Kaplan is straight-up lying then it is a real name. There was an article on IGN about this.
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Old 05-03-2006, 12:54 AM   #6
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at this point i dont know what to think, by the way the second article is wrong they have trademarks left right and center.
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Old 05-03-2006, 01:03 AM   #7
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Do you think I could trademark Left, Right and Center?
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Old 05-03-2006, 02:34 AM   #8
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YOu people are fools.

Blindly following word, and word only.


There is no wii.

Wii does not exist, wii is all in your head.
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Old 05-03-2006, 10:45 AM   #9
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What a bad poll set up, I just answered the thread title "is Wii a fake name". So 1 less no and 1 more yes!
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Old 05-01-2006, 03:59 PM   #10
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Nike is much better in that respect. Ancient Greek god of victory. Over and done with.

Wii...well you see it sounds like "we" which is you and me and the i's are people playing a game and the W is from the sound a cat makes according to this one guy we know...
Exactly.

Can anyone think of brand names that are this awful though? All I can think of is Head, the sports company. Even though, it's powerful. It's more like "Man, today I'm going to go get some head." rather than "Man today I have to take a wee."

What if Sony renamed the PS3 the "Poopee". They might have a reasonable explanation for it, and they might get an A in marketing class for it (if the teacher has a sense of humour.) But Poopee is the most ****ing awful name you can think of. Wii is TOO. There is no denying this. It just has to be fake.
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Old 05-01-2006, 04:12 PM   #11
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I just hope the Xbox360 or PS3 stands at E3 have something funny on their banners (do they have banners at E3), like, "now with less Wii."


Or, ""we-wii"" free. hahaha.
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Old 05-01-2006, 05:49 PM   #12
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It's certainly not fake when it's posted by Nintendo.
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Old 05-02-2006, 12:53 AM   #13
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Exactly.

Can anyone think of brand names that are this awful though? All I can think of is Head, the sports company. Even though, it's powerful. It's more like "Man, today I'm going to go get some head." rather than "Man today I have to take a wee."

What if Sony renamed the PS3 the "Poopee". They might have a reasonable explanation for it, and they might get an A in marketing class for it (if the teacher has a sense of humour.) But Poopee is the most ****ing awful name you can think of. Wii is TOO. There is no denying this. It just has to be fake.
To be fair, when I first overheard two kids mentioning "PlayStation" on the bus ride to middle school one day, I thought it a very childish name. The first thought to come to mind was a toy from PlaySkool for toddlers. To go from a name like Genesis to PlayStation, I didn't have high hopes for that system. Plus I had previously heard of Ultra (N) 64 and Saturn. But look which turned out to be the success. Though I doubt many had my original feelings about PlayStation.

A name becomes what the item is. Mustn't look at the product and name as separate entities.
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Old 05-02-2006, 02:36 AM   #14
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To be fair, when I first overheard two kids mentioning "PlayStation" on the bus ride to middle school one day, I thought it a very childish name. The first thought to come to mind was a toy from PlaySkool for toddlers. To go from a name like Genesis to PlayStation, I didn't have high hopes for that system. Plus I had previously heard of Ultra (N) 64 and Saturn. But look which turned out to be the success. Though I doubt many had my original feelings about PlayStation.

A name becomes what the item is. Mustn't look at the product and name as separate entities.
Seriously though, it could be PUUPSTATION.

Nintendo is just inviting criticism.
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Old 05-02-2006, 02:45 AM   #15
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I don't think you can compare any console name to Wii. It's that bad.
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