It's probably some sort of acronynm like how DS stands Dual Screen. Still, it's a very bizarre name. I'm going to buy the system anyway, but I wish they would have stuck with Revolution (even though it was just the developmental name) or come up with something less silly.

I would have preferred:

NES-5
N^5
Wii (pronounced "why" instead of "we")

We is the sound that pigs make. We is the sound that little girls on swing sets make. We is what toddlers do in their pants. I sincerely urge everyone to contact Nintendo and express displeausure with this name. If it gets enough bad or tepid feedback, they may reconsider.

It just sounds awkward.

I need a Wii.
Wanna play some Wii?
I've got a Wii.

Ick.

Kurt wrote:

Sereously, why change a better, if sorta impractical name to a shitty, if very impractical name?

Remember when the Gamecube was codenamed Dolphin and people were worried the name would bury it? Remember how Nintendo had the foresight to change it to something better? They've done the exact opposite this time.

SamanthaMcPoopenstein wrote:

Well, it is a little late for that. I'm still going to get one.

Oh, it's still got my money. But I'm going to have a hard time explain to various idiots that I bought a system called Wii. And that annoys me. Plus, I was really hoping to see t-shirts with Mario dressed as Che Guevara.

But there's not a whole lot of love for the system name anywhere. Penny Arcade came out against it and it is getting absolutely REAMED in the GameFaqs poll of the day. As of the time of writing this, less than 10% of 24,000 people polled like the name. 30% of people don't like it as much as Revolution or think the name could have been worse and 61% of people absolutely hate it.

As a supporter of the Big N, I am often left in a position where I have to either defend or apologize for their decisions. I hope for once they listen to the public, though history tells us that they probably won't.

You can contact Nintendo using the following form:

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/webform.jsp

Here's the reply I got from Nintendo... my original message is at the bottom. Their webform destroyed my paragraphs. Also, it's a bit overdramatic.

From: "Nintendo" <nintendo@noa.nintendo.com>
To: <Syd_Lexia@SydLexia.com>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 7:24 PM
Subject: Re : Webform: Revolution > None Selected

Message(#6851-000498-0372\4980372)

Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,

I appreciate your taking the time to share your comments regarding the name of our next home console. If you haven't yet had the opportunity, please click the link below to learn why Nintendo chose this unique name:

http://revolution.nintendo.com/

Rest assured that your feedback will be forwarded to the appropriate department for further review.

Thank you for your e-mail.

Nintendo of America Inc.
Alex Loren

Nintendo's home page: http://www.nintendo.com/
Power Line (Automated Product Info): (425) 885-7529

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From: Syd_Lexia@SydLexia.com
Posted At: 09:25:50.000 04/28/2006
Posted To: Nintendo <nintendo@noa.nintendo.com>
Subject: Webform: Revolution > None Selected

By now, NOA is probably looking at the public response to the Revolution name change and wondering what to do. The answer is simple: CHANGE IT BACK. Let me start of by saying that I am a huge Nintendo fan. I got an NES for Christmas back in 1989 and I never looked back. I currently own a GCN, DS, and a NES-style GBA and I have *never* owned a non-Nintendo system. I love your company. I love the games that you guys make and I love your innovations. You guys took a big risk with the DS, and it paid off. It was an absolutely brilliant system. The Revolution is an even bigger risk, but I believe it can work. However, I do not believe it will work as the Wii. The Revolution was an exciting name. It made me feel like I was part of something big. The Wii does not. Wii is a completely goofy name and will not help to increase your market share. The XBox crowd will write it off right off the bat. Im begging you, please change it back to Revolution. I know it was just a developmental name, but you'd be hard pressed to come up with something better. You certainly havent yet. If youre against sticking with the Revolution, may I at least suggest either N^5 or NES-5? Do you know how hard it is being a Nintendo fan? So-called mature gamers constantly berate your systems as being made for kids. I vehemently disagree and I am out there on the frontlines every day defending your company and trying to win people over to the Nintendo side. There are lots of diehard Nintendo fans like me out there doing the same thing. Unfortunately, this Wii name isn't doing us any favors. In fact, it is SEVERELY hurting the cause. I'd like to see Nintendo have the #1 home console in the US, if not #1, then a commanding second place. Wii cannot do that, Revolution can. Please listen to reason. You are in the midst of a fiasco that rivals the New Coke ordeal.

They unveiled the controller months ago, doesn't look like it's changed much other than the buttons on the attachment. I guess I'll have to see how it plays. And again, not all games will necessarily use it. The Revolution, as far as I know, is still supposed to be backwards compatible with the GCN and will be able to use its controllers.

If the controller isn't finalized, I can only hope the name isn't either. At their press conference, a Nintendo spokesperson thanked "all two of you" who liked the name Wii and said they wouldn't change it. That begs the question, why WOULDN'T they change if they acknowledge that no one likes it?

I sent them another e-mail because I've become agitated by this whole thing once again:

Nintendo hinted at E3 that the Wii controller is not quite finalized. If the controller is not finalized, I ask you to reconsider the name. In a press conference, a Nintendo spokesperson even acknowledged the unpopularity of the name, thanking "all two of you" who liked the name. You guys have said that the name symbolizes how it is supposed to be a system for everyone. Well, how can you hope to sell a system to "everyone" when the majority of people in polls on popular gaming sites such as GameFAQs and IGN either hate the name or find it to be mediocre at best? I buy my systems based on what they can do, not what their named, but not everyone does. The sad fact is that many people with purchasing power consider Nintendo consoles to be "kiddie consoles" and a silly name only serves to reinforce that perception and it gives them ample ammunition to mock Nintendo fanboys such as myself. You need to change the name. Call it anything. Call it the Revolution again. Call it Nintendo Five. Call it Nintendo Wireless. Call it just plain old Nintendo. But this Wii thing has to go. As much as I hate to say it, this isn't 1992 anymore. Nintendo isn't invincible anymore. You NEED a different name.