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<3 Ropey
21-06-2006, 08:13 PM
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/wii-no-more
Although it was not too long since codename Revolution was renamed to Wii, there are some rumors that if might undergo another name change in the following months. According to a source inside Nintendo, the negative reaction of the community and marketing strategies are the causes of that possible name change.

"We have received over 200,000 e-mails with complaints about the Wii, and the console name has been commonly associated with urine. We have been the target of many jokes, and we strongly believe that it's a bad thing for the company's reputation", says Mike, who works at the marketing department of Nintendo.

dominatrix
21-06-2006, 08:37 PM
fake. they wont change it - the publicity is what they want.

Joshu
21-06-2006, 09:09 PM
they better not

mudgie
21-06-2006, 10:56 PM
What kind of idiots would change the name after it's gotten them so much free publicity? Who the hell talks about the name of the PS3? And they couldn't honestly think that british and aussie people wouldn't think of piss when hearing 'wii'...

Samfoote
21-06-2006, 11:33 PM
fake. they wont change it - the publicity is what they want.

ditto

Cam
21-06-2006, 11:38 PM
"According to Mike"

mm how reliable do they want that to be.
If it was real it would be..
"According to Michael (Surname) From etc"

cvt
21-06-2006, 11:44 PM
thats roumor.
thats called advertising.... for TechEBlog...
Thats the type of this insider, inquirer, hard[ocp] and toms hardware do...
truth, possible, but unlikely, if there is any, probably extremely exxagerated

gumbyss
23-06-2006, 05:51 PM
Its suggestions like that of the name change, that keep people talking about the 'Wii' Keep it topical till its finally launched.

Hell of a lot better people knowing about your product and dis ing the name of it, than never knowing it at all.

Beside if everyone is talking about it, and someone who's actually used one suggests its not bad.. people are more inclined to take the risk and make the purchase.

cvt
23-06-2006, 07:25 PM
Definately being changed.. since the Wii is now for pre-order at several places...
can't beleive people make this shit up thinking that people will beleive it :(

Gelsamel
26-06-2006, 01:27 AM
I doubt this, Nintendo have specifically said they will not change the name no matter how many people complain about it. (But I guess they would change it if they got 6 billion complaints about it)

cvt
26-06-2006, 02:30 AM
:( :(