Poll: "Nintendo Considering Renaming Wii U" Good Idea or not?

[Manji187]

How about the Wii Phi (Using the greek symbol, instead of the U)?

 

[Dresos]

I don't really care, Mega Game Cube, Wii U or Wii 2 it'll still be the same console. But seeing how people keept confusing the DS and the 3DS I think it would be for the best to remove the Wii bit from the name.

 

[wintercoat]

They should name it the Playcube Stationbox 9000: Deluxe Wii edition. Now that's an eye grabber!

 

[Manji187]

Seriously though just like Sony and Microsoft did I can understand them wanting to keep the Wii name as it's a worldwide recognised brand now but maybe just call it "Wii 2" or something

Wii infinity.

It's just that much bigger than the competition!

Warning: Nintendo Wii Infinity may not be bigger than the competition.

That will prolly be phonetically collapsed to Winfinity xD.

 

[azurine]

I don't care what they rename it to, as long as people can't make fun of the name.

Side thought: when the "Wii" was announced, I thought they were either joking, or they were really unaware. When the "Wii u" was announced, I knew that they were completely aware and just joking around, having fun.

You mean to tell me that Nintendo didn't notice until recently what they'd done? These names were an accident?

 

[omicron1]

Nintendo GameBoard, anyone?

In all seriousness, "Wii U" is fine. They just need to do something to set the console apart from its last-generation competitors, as current impressions put it in the same power territory as the existing consoles, making it a less than attractive prospect for next-next-generation gamers.

 

[Hazy992]

It sounds like a Yorkshire-man trying to say 'with you'.

'By 'eck ah was Wii U t'entire time!' So yes change it.

[sub]BTW I'm from Yorkshire myself ¬_¬[/sub]

That's awesome!

Do something for the Vita now. U_U

Aww, now you've put me on the spot :S

 

[Waaghpowa]

In short yes.

In long, I don't understand the reasoning for the "U" in the first place. The wii was originally named as such as to say "We" as in "we play together". Is there a reason for the "U" other than to mark it as a new model?

 

[Tanis]

YES.
It sounds so stupid, so very very stupid.

 

[The Last Nomad]

Yeah, its a stupid name and since it's not even released yet they could change it now with no hassle.

 

[New Frontiersman]

I don't think it really matters. I'm pretty ambivalent about the name so it could go either way for me.
Since they haven't started marketing it yet I doubt it will hurt their sales much either way. Although they might want to keep "Wii" in the name somewhere so they can draw in some of the customers of the original Wii.

 

[Bomberman4000]

There's something to be said about brand recognition. I wholeheartedly believe that if Sony had renamed every console after Playstation something different they wouldn't have sold as well. Microsoft has stuck by the name Xbox for two consoles now and based on rumors and early reports the next console will keep the Xbox name.

I wouldn't mind seeing it renamed, but still keeping the Wii brand on it. They'll still have to hard sell the technology and power of it to "hardcore gamers" (I hate that term btw) but newer gamers who might not know a lot about the video game industry won't be confused when all of a sudden a new Nintendo console on the shelves.

The tech needs to appeal to "hardcore gamers", the name and the branding need to appeal to "casual gamers"

 

[Megacherv]

I've got it! It'll have a secondary touch-sensitive screen, right?

The Nintendo WiiDS!

 

[MetalDooley]

I was just explaining why ''lazy'' is probably the wrong term to use. Sure, it's ''lazy'' to just slap a 2 or 3 on there, but it's just plain stupid to slap a U on it. Also, adding a 2 at this point also might not be the best idea. Do you realize why the 360 is named 360 in contrast to 2? They didn't want the 360 to appear inferior to the inevitable PS3 by naming it Xbox 2. Not only would Wii 2 be the same mistake, it's rather likely that the others will be using, at minimum a 4. I also don't consider it unlikely for Microsoft to call it's next console the 720, as in another full circle.

In other words, Wii 2 probably wouldn't be much better then Wii U.

Just to clarify when I said lazy I was just gently poking fun at the chap who earlier said it was "lazy" to slap an extra letter on the name by reminding him that that's exactly what Sony and Microsoft have done and yet no one accused them of laziness

As for Wii 2 that was just a suggestion.They can call it the "Wii1080SuperMegaHappyFunTimeMachine" for all I care.I was making the point that brand recognition is important and,like it or hate it,with "Wii" Nintendo have a very successful worldwide recognised brand name and they would be foolish to drop it

As for the rest of your post I get it you hope it fails.That's your opinion and you're entitled to it.Personally I hope it doesn't

 

[chuckman1]

Wii U seems like a really dumb name.
So I'm all for changing it.

 

[Hylke Langhout]

The string of puns they made leading up to it's announcement at E3 was awful. The name should be changed. I liked Project Café much better as a name

 

[krazykidd]

I think , nintendo should hold a contest for fans to name the new wii . That way they get publicity and the consumers get a semi-proper name for their new console . Dammit why don't the hire me for PR, i got better ideas than they do!

 

[Swifty714]

Wait, What?

The WII-U is a standalone console?

I thought it was just some kind of add-on like the Nintendo balance board or the Wii motion plus.

 

[JimJamJahar]

It sounds like a siren. Wii U, Wii U, Wii U...

And I've always said that they missed an opportunity by calling it that. The first one was called the Wii - how do you not realise how hilarious it would be to call the second one the Number Two?

 

[MetalDooley]

Ok gonna cherrypick a bit here

Nintendo is the brand. Nintendo is recognized. Wii? I don't know about that. Sounds like too big a gamble that it will generally be mistaken for a redesign to just keep with the flow.

Yes Nintendo is a recognised brand but so is Wii.There's plenty of people out there who have heard of the Wii but probably couldn't tell you who or what Nintendo are

The Wii isn't for me, but it was undeniably a huge success, mostly because they tried something new instead of just repeating that formula. Now however they are trying to go with a new formula,

I assume you mean "are not trying" here.I don't know I reckon trying to introduce a tablet controller that streams content from the console is something new

they want to formulize the Wii.

Just like Sony and Microsoft have done with Playstation and Xbox.Why is that not considered a bad thing?

I just don't see that working and with some of the other strange decisions they made, such as the 3DS, I hope they fail in this endeavor so that they wake up again.

Why is trying to build on the success of successful products strange?Pretty sure that's what most companies do

They are counting on the casual crowd going out and buying another console...which is a gamble at best.

All the talk since E3 has been about them trying to entice back the "hardcore"(god I hate the terms hardcore and casual)market.I think Nintendo have realised that the casual crowd is fickle at best and can't be relied on

They've alienated much of the actual gaming community,

Would this be the same community who didn't buy the N64 or Gamecube forcing Nintendo to go after the non-gaming crowd in the first place?How exactly can you alienate people who apparently had no interest in your products to begin with

I don't see them supporting it either, especially since the common reaction to the Wii U could be summed up with ''Meh''.

I don't know.I've seen a lot of positive buzz about Wii U.Not just on this site

Essentially, all they have going for themselves for sure are their loyal fans, to which I assume you belong.

Yes I would call myself a Nintendo fan but I am also a fan of gaming in general.I also own a 360 and have owned Sony consoles in the past

(although I wouldn't mind them going the way of Sega so that some of their good Franchises go Multiplattform)

Well as a non PS3 owner I wouldn't mind Sony doing a Sega so their first party exclusives could go multiplatform