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#1 2006-04-27 14:30:52
- Talduras
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Nooo! What have they done?!
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6148462.html
They renamed the Revolution. But what's worse is they gave it a dumb name. It's now the "Wii." It's an abomination! Ahhhh!
When asked about his opinion of the PS3's competing systems, 360 and Wii, Sony's SCE president, Ken Kutaragi, says: "We don't care."
Translation: "We're going to get 0wned this gen."
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#2 2006-04-27 16:00:54
- Seraphim Moonshadow
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Re: Nooo! What have they done?!
WHAT!?
*Mixed reaction*
Oh well, it's still a console, even if it has a dumb name. I mean, if a candybar is called the lamest name ever but tastes good...well.
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#3 2006-04-27 17:22:06
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Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter was more mixed in his assessment. "My initial reaction, of course, is that the name is dumb," he bluntly stated. "However, upon reflection, I thought that the name Game Boy was dumb, REALLY thought that the name Xbox was dumb, and can't even recall my reaction to PlayStation. Let's face it, devices with cool names like Dreamcast and Gizmondo fail, and the lame names seem to do well."
Thought this was an interesting insight... just maybe.
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#4 2006-04-27 18:12:50
- Seraphim Moonshadow
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Stupidity works? 
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#5 2006-04-28 01:31:25
- Talduras
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Stupidity works?
Well, the i-Pod sells well, and look at what a stupid name it has. :0l:
When asked about his opinion of the PS3's competing systems, 360 and Wii, Sony's SCE president, Ken Kutaragi, says: "We don't care."
Translation: "We're going to get 0wned this gen."
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#6 2006-04-28 10:34:45
- Seraphim Moonshadow
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Re: Nooo! What have they done?!
*Laughs* The product sells itself, not the name. Someday I might consider getting one of those things, actually...
I'll get a Wii even if it SOUNDS totally absolutely stupid because...well, I think that should be obvious.
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#7 2006-04-28 20:41:32
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i like Wii, kinda looks like WWII without a w, and lowercase i's... yeah, something like that, and i like ipods, yeah...
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#8 2006-04-30 13:58:04
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i'm still excited
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#9 2006-05-01 20:47:27
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lol 
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#10 2006-05-01 23:24:07
- Seraphim Moonshadow
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The true gamer self appears!
Aaaahhhhh. What a fun thing to bask in. Gamerness. 
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#11 2006-05-02 23:47:28
- Talduras
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BTW, 1up has an article that theorizes that the Wii name announcement may be a viral marketing technique (I don't know what that term means, all I know of are some examples that involved websites). Part of this is based on how they couldn't find an entry for Wii in the patent and trademark database... though someone pointed out that that database may not be updated that quickly.
Either way, whether the name is kept or not, this will turn out to be rather interesting what kind of reaction this creates. Who knew a company I liked so much would be such a controversy starter (people had a skeptical reaction to the DS also).
When asked about his opinion of the PS3's competing systems, 360 and Wii, Sony's SCE president, Ken Kutaragi, says: "We don't care."
Translation: "We're going to get 0wned this gen."
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#12 2006-05-03 00:44:32
- Seraphim Moonshadow
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Re: Nooo! What have they done?!
Viral marketing is pretty much under-cover marketing that's generally internet based, such as through blogs, etc. It's meant to increase brand awareness through word-of-mouth. Because it's rapid, low-cost, effective, and hits the right market, it's great to use.
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