Viva la Revolution!
What's in a name? Nintendo has renamed their next gen console, formerly known as the Revolution. I don't even know why they renamed it. Its not like Revolution was specifically awful. Anyway, the new name reflects how the new console "will break down that wall that separates game players from everybody else. (the console) will put people more in touch with their games...and each other."
And the new name? Wii! Pronounced we. Which gives new meaning to the phrase there is no I in we. Gamespot's weekly show, On The Spot had the regular poll asking the staff about what they thought. The general consensus was it sucked balls. I think it sucks balls, ass, whatever. I mean, other companies don't give shitty names to their next gen consoles! PlayStation 3! Xbox360! You know from the names that they're gaming consoles. Wii? Sounds like someone's taking the piss. One of the Gamespot staff put it best when he said, "Hey, you wanna come to my place and play with my Wii?".
I can't even be bothered with the half assed explanation and how it was even worth mentioning that "ii" is good in Japanese. Its good to note that the first search result on Wii from Google is for the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
I hope this new name permeates throughout society and becomes engrained within the collective consciousness of humanity. Long may the Wii live in the annals of the Wikipedia, champion of all things vile that it is. New born babies will be christened "Notwii" in the hope that they won't fall to such depths. This has got to be the benchmark for shitty product names. Viva La Wii.
