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Backlash continues on Wii name, Nintendo the Genius?
By admin | August 18, 2010
Not only are many Nintendo fans bashing the “Wii” name or Xbox 360/PS3 fans finding it hilarious but even editors of major gaming magazines and websites are either calling it the worst console name ever or are on a rampage over the name, even after praising Revolution as the next-big thing.
But as the backlash may continue for days to come, so has the media awaken with this uproar. Already you have even the smallest television networks to the big media corporations speaking about the new name. But what are the media usually attracted to most?
Recall the reaction of hardcore fans of the Star Wars movie series when Lucasfilms announced that the second episode was named “Attack of the Clones”? Or how about when hardcore fans reacted over things like “organic webs” in the Spider-Man film? How did the media react at the same time?
If you get the point then you would understand. Maybe the 360 name didn’t make an impact as lets say “Attack of the Clones” name did but even many hardcore fans felt angry over the name. But a name like Wii and the huge backlash we are seeing, this means that Nintendo has made the call, and is ready for a full house at E3.
This is exactly what Nintendo wants, they want the backlash because this builds huge media attention, especially before E3. Already we saw a report on CNN Money where they directly contacted Nintendo about the new name. With all this media attention and with new announcement of games already being made almost on a daily basis Nintendo is risking it all for E3, the event that could either make or break them. There is no in-between.
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