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Although I liked "Revolutino" a lot better]]>Apr 30th 2006 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/Apr 30th 2006 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
The whole point of naming it "Wii" was to get everyone to report on the stupid name resulting in gobs of free publicity for the unit.]]>Apr 30th 2006 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
i think the name is awkward (misspelled-plural-pronoun?) but will become iconic with something to associate it with. id still rather they change it to something not as ugly, and that could contend with the microsoft and sony]]>Apr 30th 2006 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/Apr 30th 2006 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/Sep 22nd 2006 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/Apr 30th 2006 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/ ]]>Apr 30th 2006 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/It's the target, silly!
Great idea, totally bright.]]>Apr 30th 2006 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
While Sony And Microsoft are busy comparing they size of their graphics penis, Nintendo are innovating.

Nintendo single handedly saved the American games industry in the mid-80's when Atari crashed and nearly dragged everyone with it. Without them you would have nothing. The d-pad, analog stick, rumble, handhelds, mario, zelda.

Too many 15 year olds and, i have to say, Americans, think that Microsoft invented gaming or that Halo/Half Life 2 is as good as it gets. Haters should learn their history then bow down and pay your respects.

http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/june03/dumbestmoments/index24.shtml]]>Apr 30th 2006 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/28/AR2006042802071.html?sub=AR

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the name "Wii" may be good for the Asian market but I think they should call it "Revolution" in Europe and USA. You can argue that Xbox 360 and PS3 does not say you anything either or that they are totaly unlogic or what ever but did we react the same way over the Xbox 360 and the PS3 names when they were revealed? No. No we didn't. Not in the same way as this "wEE!" name.

The biggest problem with the name is that it's just "Wii". If you compare it with the iPod, it's "i" and "Pod". It would have been strange if the named the iPod just "Pod". That would have sound very strange. So "iWii" would have been a much cooler name in my opinion . It does not have to be that "i" in the begining of the name just one "Letter" more in the begining or in the end of the "Wii" name. Well, that's my opinion.

But there sure is a market for this console anyway. It's realy cute :)]]>Apr 30th 2006 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]>Apr 30th 2006 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/Apr 30th 2006 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/Apr 30th 2006 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
Yup.

But I'm still buying the Playstation 3. It'll be the best.]]>Apr 30th 2006 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
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but, oh no... wait a second, as soon as it's used as an actual name they are all of a sudden like 0Mg l0L wiiiiiiiii!!!11one1one r0fl]]>Apr 30th 2006 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
so thats people from koch telling us to buy wii.

i think someone at nintendo is having a really big laugh to themselves in a quiet office somewhere.]]>Apr 30th 2006 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
Nintendo lost most of their 'buzz' and will now have to re-prove themselves with good, fun games.

There have been some great 'wee' jokes, I am looking forward to the next 6 months of wii-humor.]]>Apr 30th 2006 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/Apr 30th 2006 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/You're not dealing with chimps here.

We know that clicking on your name on your first post will take us to your wonderful site...cough..cough]]>Apr 30th 2006 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/Apr 30th 2006 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
But if you changed the name of roses to wii's then it would be less, because it sounds stupid.
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"they wouldn't if you called them crap weeds" - Homer Simpson AKA God ]]>May 1st 2006 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
I know that the name sounds pretty ridiculous but give em a break...the whole idea behind the name is pretty ingenius. Nintendo is going the same route that Microsoft went with their Xbox name brand. What did you first think when you heard M$ reveal that their new box was going to be known as the Xbox 360? Weren't we all expecting the "Xbox 2" or the "Xenon"? Everyone made fun of the name and talked about it so much that we actually began to get used to it, and over time we all accepted Xbox 360 as a legitimate console name. Since then, Microsoft has been able to center their advertising and marketing slogans around the whole idea of a 360 degree multimedia experience. What makes anyone think that Nintendo will be doing any different with the Wii? Honestly, once you let the name set in, you can see a ton of potential in terms of advertising. The i's in the name will no doubt be switched with two or more wii controllers. They will be able to run a campaign where every ad seems to unify gamers (i.e. wii (we) will break the standard).

i am by no means a nintendo fanboy, and you would know so if you read any of my posts on other subjects (MICROSOFT!!!!! XBOX 360!!!) But I do plan on picking up a Wii due to the innovation and the experience I've had with the DS thus far. I've seen screen shots of Red Steel by Ubisoft for the Wii, and let me just say that I wouldn't count Nintendo out just yet, even if the name does sound ridiculous at first.]]>May 1st 2006 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/May 1st 2006 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
Who? and when did they become a reliable source?

]]>May 1st 2006 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
No we don't. George Bush did.]]>May 1st 2006 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/Hello!!! You're playing Video games!!! You are By Definition unCOol!!!
PS3 and Xbos 360 use all this extra processing power to create more realistic fantasies to satisfy peoples whose realities sO LaME that they need 1080P on a 52inch LCD screen to compensate.
Wii is a Fun name for Normal people who buy consoles for Fun!!! (Not to compensate for a lack of an exciting reality.)]]>May 1st 2006 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
Still... Wii. For F**KS sake, that has GOT to be the worst console name ever. If I hear one more Wii joke, someone is going to lose a head.]]>May 1st 2006 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
"This is my 60" SXRD that has a VIIV media center PC, my PS3, my 360, and my Wii"

The Wii is out.. I can't say that sentence without thinking it is totally childish. ]]>May 1st 2006 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/
It's INSTANT brand recognition.

Not a dime spent and we all know Wii == Revolution == Nintendo.

Reggie could make a pizza look sexy. No wonder he is doing well at Nintendo.
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trash it ;)]]>May 2nd 2006 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/30/the-pipeline-pundits-go-wii/May 2nd 2006 9:26AM