Nintendo Wii Fanboy

it's not that bad. kind of cute actually. simple, iconic, and after may 9th, we'll have something to associate it with

revolution was just a fantasy. id much rather it be named "ninteno v" though (being their fifth console. .. . . )

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Fear the wii.

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So when are we going to get Wii fanboy? I feel like I'm living a lie everytime I go to this site.

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well it can still be called revolution fanboy because the Wii is still a revolution. So there is no need for a name change.

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And the URLs and navigation buttons on nintendo.com still say Revolution...

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I still remember when people said that "iPod" was lame.
Ahhh, retrospect.

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Most say that bad publicity is still good publicity, and in this case, I think it holds true. The writer disagrees, then cites Michael Jackson as his example, then takes a few steps back on himself admitting it was a bad argument. Anyways, more people are talking about the Wii than ever before, I think this is what Nintendo was going for, by keeping top of mind

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OK
I think I am too much of an old fart to be a fanboy anymore, but I think the experience of someone whose is obsessed and their expectations are very different than those of 'the masses.' I think most people that read sites like this (myself included) would like a name like "Revolution" -- it speaks of the rebirth of Nintendo, and does so with rather gory imagery (hey -- revolutions are exciting but they are usually a bit messy).

I think it is exciting that Nintendo wants to bring in 'non gamers' with the new console (and has done so with the DS). I think that 'Revolution' would be a bit to agressive for that crowd who need a name that sounds more like something Apple would try to sell. The above is not a ringing endorsement of 'wii' but maybe it will grow on 'mii'

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Maybe they changed title because they realized there was no any Revolution? Just new system with new games? And what will be with this site? Will it get new name?

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i can't wait to see my wii on my TV

lolzzz such a bad name

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Honestly, the Wii jokes are already becoming stale. That name has certainly grown on me.

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The name has not grown on me, I hated it when I first heard it and I still hate it now. I can't believe what Nintendo have done.

No matter how you analyse the name change, it was a stupid idea. 'Revolution' has been in use for near on two years, it sums up what people think of this console, although it may be a little cynical for a 'Revolution' to be completely backwards compatible with everything ever released by Nintendo et all. They've made a serious marketing error; changing the name of an established product.

I sincerely hope this is a publicity, everything about it screams unprofessional, many people have called the logo "crisp" and "fresh", I call it boring and unimaginative. It looks like something I could do in Photoshop with the space of 2 minutes.

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Isnt it time this changed to WiiFanBoy.

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Nintendo is smart to think of the global impact of their name. Remember the pop group Aha(famous video=Take On Me)... they too specifically named their group to be easily pronounced by any global culture (not a theory, I heard it in an interview lo many years ago).

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SO, FB: What do you think of this http://amazingracerealityminute.blogspot.com/ it was an amazing race around the world, but I wish you'd been in that race, maybe it would have been a different outcome... Check it out...that's all we want ...

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On the topic of the "Wee" and "Wii" jokes... Yeah, they're stale if you're actually making a mockery of it, but now I can say I joke about it lovingly. After it's still the same amount of awesome that it was before, right? Right.

It certainly does grow on you... A "wee" bit. ;D

And, off-topic, here's to the hope that Nintendo will pull through on the games, too.

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Jedidiah, I think you meant to put


Fear Uhs (pronounced us)

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At least make wiifanboy.com forward here... anyway, honestly, Wii isn't that bad a name, it could be better but I don't care. I talk about the Wii to people, I call it the Wii, I use it casually in conversation, it doesn't really sound that weird.

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Does this make us "Wii fanboys"? That sounds gayer than gay.

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