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| May 4th, 2006 06:36 AM | ||
| xbxDaniel |
That's how it is around here right now. 
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| May 4th, 2006 02:37 AM | ||
| Dr. V | Maybe they just want to alienate us even further untill the very mention of the fact you play nintendo will get you made fun of. | |
| May 3rd, 2006 08:34 PM | ||
| Girl Drink Drunk |
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| May 3rd, 2006 08:23 PM | ||
| Mike P | Maybe Nintendo just named it the Wii because they knew everyone would make a big deal out of it. Yes, most of the publicity is bad, but at least the name is getting out there. | |
| May 3rd, 2006 06:44 PM | ||
| Dr. V | I don't think that's the case. I've met japanese peopel that can't even say "map", so Wii wouldn't be much easier. | |
| May 3rd, 2006 05:33 PM | ||
| Emu |
Sounds fine to me 
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| May 3rd, 2006 05:18 PM | ||
| Guitar Woman |
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| May 3rd, 2006 05:09 PM | ||
| Ruk | See, I heard that too, about the Japanese not being able to pronounce "Revolution" easily, but hey, they already have "Dance Dance Revolution" over there, and nobody seems to complain about that. Somehow, I have a feeling "Dance Dance Wii" wouldn't have been as big a success. | |
| May 3rd, 2006 05:08 PM | ||
| Tropical |
The name change was there to diffrentiate itself from the "360" thing from xbox. that's one of the official reasons apprently i think the japanese just can't pronounce Revolution or some shit. 4 syllables is too much for them. |
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| May 3rd, 2006 04:08 PM | ||
| Girl Drink Drunk | Triple post. Any takers on four? | |
| May 3rd, 2006 04:08 PM | ||
| Girl Drink Drunk | Triple post. Any takers on four? | |
| May 3rd, 2006 04:08 PM | ||
| Girl Drink Drunk | Triple post. Any takers on four? | |
| May 3rd, 2006 04:06 PM | ||
| the_dudefather | double the post with double the flava! | |
| May 3rd, 2006 03:07 PM | ||
| Emu |
double post 
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| May 3rd, 2006 03:05 PM | ||
| Guitar Woman | fuck you phpbb | |
| May 3rd, 2006 03:05 PM | ||
| Guitar Woman | I have to say, people who laugh at their own fart jokes are real winners. | |
| May 3rd, 2006 03:01 PM | ||
| Ruk |
Thank you very much, sir. My favorite part was probably the use of the phrase "unicorn farts." I made myself LOL.
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| May 3rd, 2006 03:00 PM | ||
| Girl Drink Drunk | Awesome journal entry. | |
| May 3rd, 2006 02:44 PM | ||
| Ruk |
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| May 3rd, 2006 02:43 PM | ||
| Mad Melvin |
Hey ruk, maybe you and THAT MAN should hook up and make the ultimate minimock. 453. Nintendo Wii |
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| May 3rd, 2006 01:49 PM | ||
| Emu | do you write for http://www.i-mockery.com/ | |
| May 3rd, 2006 01:15 PM | ||
| Esuohlim | HAHA THAT OWL IS GREAT POST MORE OWLS | |
| May 3rd, 2006 01:05 PM | ||
| Ruk |
From my journal: Nintendo. Guys. Listen just a second, okay? Your competitors (and yes, they ARE your competitors, despite what your pitch-man Reggie Fils-Aime says) Sony and Microsoft have chosen respectable names for their next-generation consoles--the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, respectively. Your new home console was code-named "Revolution," for good reason. As details began to trickle out about the system (a TV remote-style motion-sensitive controller, the ability to play titles from every generation of Nintendo's existence, a smaller price tag than the competitors, Nintendo's exclusive franchises, etc.), we got behind the name. Revolution. The damn thing was going to be an entirely new video game experience, even accessible and unintimidating to non video-game players. We knew the code name might not be the system's final moniker, but the Nintendo DS, which was released only 2 years ago, stuck with that code name from the early stages all the way up until its final release, and is still called the DS to this day. We hoped. We hoped that something called the "Revolution" could generate enough excitement simply through the name to decimate the competition in the next generation. Nintendo has been slipping in the console business for the past few years, mostly due to scant third-party support. The GameCube is now available for only $99 in stores--it's a wonderful system, to be sure, with some great games, but nowhere near the library of the PS2 or Xbox. We hoped the Revolution would come and change all that. And then, for some dumb reason, you changed the name. You stupid bastards. The new name is... The Nintendo "Wii." WHAT?! You know, just when I thought Nintendo's frilly talk about accessible gaming, unique direction, and "new generation" console might not be comprised entirely of sunshine, candy, and unicorn farts, I get this. I had huge hopes for Nintendo in the next generation--I thought they might even crawl up to be king of the console hill once more, as in days of old. But dear God, did my hopes ever take a hit when I heard this name. When I think "Wii," I don't think of awesome video games, togetherness, or even fun. In this order, I think of: urine, Mini-Me, the mayor of Munchkinland, and babies. You think it was hard to get non-gamers to play your system when you had a name like "GameCube"? It's gonna be nearly impossible for them to take you seriously with a name like "Wii." What's in a name? The life or death of your next console, Nintendo. Mark my words. 
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| May 1st, 2006 03:38 PM | ||
| thebiggameover |
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| May 1st, 2006 03:33 PM | ||
| Guitar Woman | You'll most likely have to buy them or something, but yeah, it'll have NES and SNES games. | |
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