Well, folks. Nintendo's awesome Revolution has a new name: The Stupid. Actually, it's "Wii", but it's practically the same thing. I hate this name, and so do 95% of all Nintendo fans. The other 5% are fanboys. You can't deny that it's a horrible name without being a fanboy.Don't get me wrong. I'll still by the system, and I'm sure it'll be awesome to play. It won't be awesome to call it by its name, though. So I've decided to continue to call it the "Revolution." Another cool name is the "Nintendo Nosotros", which is like "Wii", only in Spanish.
Seriously, mostly everyone that was hyped for the Revolution hates the name and everyone that didn't want a Revolution in the first place has less of a reason to get one now. Seriously, this is shiz. Nintendo doesn't need to "consider" changing it. They just need to change it.
I even e-mailed Nintendo Of America regarding the issue. I wrote:
Wii are concerned. And by that, I mean many of Nintendos fans.
Im sure youve received plenty of e-mails about this that youve probably already generated some kind of mass response to this, but...
Wii is not a good name for the Nintendo Revolution. The bad connotations behind the word is reason enough for it to be considered not good.
You think if you guys get enough negative feedback, you could inform the higher ups in Japan (or whoever is responsible for the naming of the new console), and perhaps a name change could occur?
Or maybe this is some kind of big joke? :)
Their reply:
Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,
I appreciate your taking the time to share your comments regarding the name of our next home console. If you haven't yet had the opportunity, please go to the news section of our website (www.nintendo.com/newsmain) to learn our feelings about the name. Rest assured that your feedback will be forwarded to the appropriate department for further review.
Sincerely,
Nintendo of America Inc.
David Glover
I'm not sure if it was an automated response or not, but this gives me hope that there are other people complaining, too. Perhaps they'll get enough negative feedback, that they'll change the name. Unlikely, I know, but I can always hope.
