It was this time last year, that the boards exploded.

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#1 Optusnet
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Because of one little word. 'Wii'. A collective 'WTF WERE YOU THINKING NINTENDO?' responce from the public and nintendo fans, fanboys went as far to say that Nintendo will rectify this 'mistake' at E3 2006 by revealing the TRUE name. lol.

So how do you feel about the name now almost-exactly 1 year on? How long did it take for you to get used to it? I still think to this day that the name sucks, but like 'Game Boy', I'm used to it. I still semi-cringe when I tell people who haven't heard of Wii yet though.

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#2 hiho24
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I liked it from the beginning.  I like it still.  And you hear no one bashing the name anymore either since its out and they see it for what it is.
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#3 sonic_spark
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Its still ridiculous.. hehe.. but it's grown on me.

But I think as a Nintendo fan I like the fact that Ninty chose a simple interface and a simple name to be accessable to the masses.

So the name doesn't bother me at all. 

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#4 tomarlyn
Member since 2005 • 20148 Posts
Still hate it but I'm not bothered, its funny.
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#5 hattyporter
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dont really care
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#6 aeminjnb2006
Member since 2006 • 1749 Posts
i hated the wii name until e3 and now i love it more than the rev
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#7 decepticondevil
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Doesn't bother me. Coming from a musical background I can say a name really doesn't mean squat. It's what you make people associate with the name that really matters. A name doesn't make the product, the product makes the name.
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#8 Litchie
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I find the name pretty funny. Not that good, nor that bad.
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#9 Metroid_Time
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I like it for the simple fact I can call the controller a wiimote. I mean come on if thats not the epitome of awesome I don't know what is.
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#10 TDLlama
Member since 2006 • 2779 Posts
It could a whole lot worse.  Revolution sounds better to me, but the name matters little to me, honestly.
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#11 jorgeluisbl
Member since 2005 • 1479 Posts
Revolution sounds so much better than Wii.
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#12 chris3116
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I think Wii is better than Revolution.
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#13 fmobliv06
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i started to gradually hate the name less until today, when i like it better than revolution.
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#14 Kojo222
Member since 2005 • 1301 Posts
Truthfully, the name still sucks, but I still like it now.
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#15 bgres077
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Revolution was too gimmicky when you look at it now, Wii has grown on me.
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#16 spendinbig
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I like the Wii name the only thing is people confuse it with "weed" when I talk about it
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#17 robzan
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I think Wii is a good name. It fits.
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#18 ozzsoad
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I don't mind the name. It took me a while to get used to saying the name to people. Although, honestly, it sounds better than Revolution to me. If someone asked what I've been doing lately, saying "I've been playing the Revolution" just sounds dumb. "I've been plaing the Wii" sounds better.
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#19 nintendo-4life
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again, here's my opinion, the name sucks, HOWEVER, it's catchy, it has brought many people interested because of the name,  it has different meanings which always is a good thing, it's different new and short, easy to learn, and it has a KICK ASS logo. but the name still sucks.
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#20 theICE_MAN
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its like google. everyone must have thought google was a stupid name but look at it now..
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#21 Zoidberg-007
Member since 2006 • 63 Posts
yeah, why are you going around bashing the consoles name anyway? Maybe if you actually took the time to try it out and play it you might like it...
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#22 Bluestorm-Kalas
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i hated the wii name until e3 and now i love it more than the revaeminjnb2006
Same, except I didn't just hate the name, I hated the Wii, and after E3, I was a huge fan, of all three consoles.
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#23 mariokart64fan
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well my first and second consoles this gen posibly the fourth as well is the 360 2 down and its on its way for repairs,  with that said i have never had a single problem with the name of the system or problems with my launch system i aint gonna even start with the ps3 cause one already was defective , it seams these 2 respective companies know how to sell garbage twice as slow as gc lol and it was well worth the 349,99 i payed all together for the system (249.99 for system and 49,99 x2 for each game ) the 360 alone already is up to six hundred (with both systems put together i should have waited for the elite)   
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#24 gatsbythepig
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Still, the worst name ever.  I still call it the Revolution.
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#25 m_machine024
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I didn't really liked until I knew its meaning and its concept. So I didn't like for about... 10 minutes lol.

Brilliant name.

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#26 Breakfast_Clubber
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at first, i didn't care. and now, i don't care. i just play it whenever i can possibly put down my homework and/or ds. (yes, i do homework on my ds.)
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#27 bluezy
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I thought it was stupid at first, but it's catchy. I like it now.
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#28 Number_1_Gamer
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For anyone who doesn't like the name, what would you have called it?

And please don't say "Revolution". That's just too lame for a console name.