Hardware Would you change the Wii U's name, and if so, to what?

[JN_big3]

I couldn't care less. I only care if it's a kickass console or a crappy console

 

[Etkar.H]

The Dreamcast 2.




Think about it.

''Nintendo Dreamcast''...sounds awesome!

 

[Depravo]

The only conceivable name for a successor to the Wii is the Puu.

 

[10_0ARMY]

The title is fine, but I could care less what it is, just like the Wii. As long as the console performs well enough for my liking, the name doesn't f**king matter.

 

[BoredGuyonGBA]

WiitendoDSI XL lite 3D Super Entertainment system 64 U

goodnameyesyes

 

[Dr Eggman]

How about going retro? It could be the ''Ultra Nintendo Entertainment System (UNES)''.

Spoiler

Nintendo wants to cater to the core gaming audience, THIS is how to do it. I know that I (and a few other people, I'm sure) would buy this in a goddamn heartbeat if they named it that.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Wiines (pronounced "weenis")

I would love that name.

"Hey Daniel, what you doing?"

"Not much, just playing with my wiines"

"Daniel, that's nasty!"

 

[xist]

The name Wii U makes no commercial sense if interest in the Wii is at an all time low.

Personally i'd go for something like the NVision

 

[chris888222]

The new Wii.

Does it ring a bell?

Personally I'm okay with Wii U but... The name looks kinda odd.

 

[frogboy]

I would name it anything but Wii U.

 

[TripleSMoon]

The new Wii.

Does it ring a bell?

Lol indeed

 

[BornInBlack]

Not that I find anything wrong with Wii U, but i really like the sound (and homage) of SUPER WII

 

[Foxi4]

Not that I find anything wrong with Wii U, but i really like the sound (and homage) of SUPER WII

I know we're just joking around here, but sometimes I do wonder if any of you ever gave these names a second thought...

The "Wii" alone was a silly name, far worse than the project's codename - the "Revolution", and adding prefixes like "Super" or "Mega" is just... ugh.

It was a domain of the 90'ties - Super Nintendo, Mega Drive, Ultra 64, Mega CD, TurboGrafx-16, SuperFX 1 and 2 (SNES on-cartridge chip) - nothing had a simple "name", everything needed a prefix that further enhances its degree of awesome for some reason... weird, isn't it?

 

[TripleSMoon]

I agree with foxi. I think the Wii name should be done with, period, and super/mega/etc doesn't work either... so far the 2 names I mentioned in the OP (Nintendo 6, Nintendo Revolution) and Nintendo Sigma are my favorites

 

[Foxi4]

Nintendo Stream really sounded appealing to me - it went with the theme of the video stream to the controller wherever you are, whatever you do. It also fitted the logo of the "wave"... but I suppose that Wii U is cemented now.

 

[RchUncleSkeleton]

Nintendo PlayBox Xtreme! ha ha, honestly I don't care for the name Wii U, but it's not going to stop it from having awesome games!

 

[Traversal]

Definitely. While I myself have no problem with the name, I have a feeling the name and the design of the system combined would have a negative effect on sales. I could already imagine people having trouble trying to tell the difference between the Wii and the WiiU.

However, if they were to change either the design or the name, I feel it would be better off. Although, this late in development I'd imagine changing the name would be easier then changing the design, so it'd be better if they'd change the name. Anything without Wii in the title would be better.

 

[BasedKiliK]

Wii Ni. (Wii 2).

 

[AceWarhead]

I'd Call it the Nintendo WiiPad, just to piss off Apple.

 

[PolloDiablo]

after the N64 we had: the GBA, the GameCube, the DS, and the Wii (4 consoles)
so... this new console should be named...

the Nintendo 69


(the 3DS doesnt count because it ruins my joke)