Another name change for the Wii?!

It wasn’t too long ago when Nintendo Revolution was renamed Wii, but now, rumor has it that the Wii might be up for another round of name changing. Apparently, someone from Nintendo said that the negative reaction of the community and marketing strategies are the causes of the name change. Just when we were used to calling it Wii…sigh!

Someone over at the Nintendo Marketing Department also said that “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.” Hey no company would want to associate their gaming console to human excrements right?

Plus, in a recent poll, they found that 62% of gamers think “Wii” sounds childish, and 49% said they wouldn’t buy the console judging only by its name. You may be asking now what possible names are being considered. Names such as Nintendo GameZone, Nintendo FutureNation and Nintendo GlobalBOX have popped up. On the other hand, Nintendo denies this possible name change.

What do you think about this? Do you think that a name change will do wonders for the Wii, or do you think it’s a bad idea? If given the chance, what possible names will you come up with? Let us know through your comments.

Via Games for Wii

It wasn’t too long ago when Nintendo Revolution was renamed Wii, but now, rumor has it that the Wii might be up for another round of name changing. Apparently, someone from Nintendo said that the negative reaction of the community and marketing strategies are the causes of the name change. Just when we were used to calling it Wii…sigh!

Someone over at the Nintendo Marketing Department also said that “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.” Hey no company would want to associate their gaming console to human excrements right?

Plus, in a recent poll, they found that 62% of gamers think “Wii” sounds childish, and 49% said they wouldn’t buy the console judging only by its name. You may be asking now what possible names are being considered. Names such as Nintendo GameZone, Nintendo FutureNation and Nintendo GlobalBOX have popped up. On the other hand, Nintendo denies this possible name change.

What do you think about this? Do you think that a name change will do wonders for the Wii, or do you think it’s a bad idea? If given the chance, what possible names will you come up with? Let us know through your comments.

Via Games for Wii