Fri, Jan 27, 2012 | 14:29 GMT
Rumour – Nintendo considering renaming Wii U
CVG is using extremely circumspect language to suggest it’s been given inside word on a possible Wii U name change. Difficulty marketing the 3DS – perceived by many consumers as a DS with a gimmick, rather than a full hardware upgrade – is cited as inspiration for the possible change. The Wii U was first shown at E3 2011, and Nintendo admitted it faffed up a confusing debut; a full reveal is expected at E3 2012 ahead of a release before the holidays.
27 comments
#1
Razor
26/01/12, 9:47 pm
First sensible thing Ninty have done… and they haven’t even done it yet!
#2
HeavyD-Love
26/01/12, 10:00 pm
Hey Nintendo…….YA THINK?!??!?!
While your at it……how bout a normal fucking controller to?
Oh, and if you allow BC and upscale all your current Wii games to HD….THAT will get my sale.
#3
fearmonkey
26/01/12, 10:02 pm
@1 -agreed – Wii-u doesnt really sound like a completely new console. Even if they change the name, the Wii-u hardware still looks like the original Wii, they would need to make it look a bit different to match the name (if they don’t stick with Wii in it)
#4
GameExchangeShoop
26/01/12, 10:11 pm
I thought that name was horrible from the get go…they better rename it soon if they plan on making a splash.
http://www.gameexchangeshop.com
#5
LOLshock94
26/01/12, 10:15 pm
super duper nintendo
#6
triggerhappy
26/01/12, 10:16 pm
If true: Thank Fuck.
#7
Colin Gallacher
26/01/12, 10:50 pm
I’m hoping for Wii Me!
#8
Telepathic.Geometry
26/01/12, 11:34 pm
“Oh, and if you allow BC and upscale all your current Wii games to HD….THAT will get my sale.”
^^ This.
#9
Clupula
26/01/12, 11:48 pm
Wii Ni!
#10
_LarZen_
26/01/12, 11:54 pm
They sould get a new name, it’s confusing for some people with only a U to set it appart from the old Wii.
Not everyone is as in to gaming as many of us..
#11
Telepathic.Geometry
27/01/12, 12:50 am
I think it’s a good game for what it’s worth. I think that rather than worrying about the name, they should worry about winning over the hardcore. BC and HD up-rezzing would be a good start, followed by an online infrastructure worth a shit, and less customer gouging. That’s my two cents worth anyway…
#12
_LarZen_
27/01/12, 1:21 am
They should call it Nintendo Next
#13
Telepathic.Geometry
27/01/12, 1:23 am
“I think it’s a good NAME for what it’s worth…” (>.<)
#14
polygem
27/01/12, 7:55 am
how about: Wiiner of the past, the next gen and all to come
#15
kadu
27/01/12, 8:56 am
They should change this silly name and they should change the colour of the console. Otherwise they will get mixed up by regular customers.
#16
OrbitMonkey
27/01/12, 9:32 am
The Nintendo Glory Box.
#17
Zana
27/01/12, 9:39 am
@14 I’d rather suggest an accurate name.
#18
silkvg247
27/01/12, 10:05 am
“Wii Fail”
#19
Lewis247
27/01/12, 1:47 pm
OH FOR THE LOVE OF GAMING PLEASE DO IT NINTENDO.
Of all thing’s nintendo could have done to piss me off was continue on with the wii brand. Would it really be so bad to create something new and fresh? I’ve slowly over time been more at ease with this system in hopes they will actually have a decent line up of games but “wiiu”… Fucking hell, it’s such a shit name. If they changed the look of the console too I would be over the moon.
No more wii 2.5!
#20
ManuOtaku
27/01/12, 2:00 pm
Well i hope they go for previous code names they used in past systems, like ultra stream, NR nintendo Revolution, UNES ultra nintendo evolution System, etc, something on those lines, i did really like the revolution and ultra codenames back in the day i whish they used in some form.
Having said that i didnt mind the Wii U name, for me they want to carry on the success of the wii, but i think they are right to not make the same mistakes they made with the 3DS, for that i guess they are going to think really carefully this time, the name, the console desing,the price point and the games available at launch, just to not make the same mistakes twice, and i mean as not be seen as an upgraded wii like it did happened with the 3DS vs DS issue, that and implement a robust online experience.
#21
RandomTiger
27/01/12, 3:14 pm
My guesses:
The Nintendo U
Revolution
#22
OlderGamer
27/01/12, 4:06 pm
Might be a no-no but I like just calling it NES. It reflects what it is. Nintendo Entertainment System. But I could go for NGC(Game Console), NGS(Game System), or just Nintendo.
So long as it plays Nintendo games, whats in the name?
#23
RandomTiger
27/01/12, 5:56 pm
@22 As other folk have said its really important for Nintendo that the Wii-U isn’t confused as being just a slight update on to the Wii. The 3DS apparently suffered for folk just thinking it was literally a DS with 3D support.
#24
Christopher Jack
27/01/12, 6:38 pm
How about ditching the Wii & just call it the Nintendo Eww.
#25
HeavyD-Love
27/01/12, 7:30 pm
@22 Couldn’t agree more.
In an age of “reboots” using simply the original name, rebooting the NES and simply calling it “Nintendo” or “Nintendo Entertainment System” makes perfect sense to me. Actually seems quite like perfect timing.
#26
OrbitMonkey
27/01/12, 7:45 pm
@OG, yeah I like that… The Nintendo Entertainment System… Course thats never gonna happen
#27
m2stech
28/01/12, 12:12 am
I’d go with “Mario Tablet”