That silly Wii U name change rumor

by **robometal cowboy** » 13 Apr 2012 15:19

That silly Wii U name change rumor
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My email is absolutely lighting up with the following image.

Is the Wii U getting a name change? Well, if you go look at the actual calendar link over at Nintendo's Japanese site, you can see that the listing is for Mario Party 9. Either someone just so happened to see inside information posted publicly for a split-second...or it's a fake. I'm guessing you know which one is more likely.

by **LegendofSantiago** » 13 Apr 2012 15:21

Wii entertainment system?

by **ddddd** » 13 Apr 2012 15:22

I was just going to warn you to not post this hoax. That wii icon is just for wiiware stuffs.

by **OprahFTWinfrey** » 13 Apr 2012 15:23

You have to admit, the argument that they didn't want people to confuse the Wii and Wii U like people did with the 3ds and ds was pretty convincing.

Website · by **LegendofZelda1996** » 13 Apr 2012 15:25

It might have been a simple mistake. But I could be wrong.

by **thegreatscp** » 13 Apr 2012 15:26

Come ON!

Nintendo 7 would have been the perfect name.

Even Wii 2 would have been acceptable. I think Wii U is a silly, stupid name.

by **ddddd** » 13 Apr 2012 15:33

@LegendofZelda1996

A japanese guy posting an english header completely unrelated to the game section it was posted is too much of a stretch. This is a hoax, nothing else.

by **Chosenoneknuckles** » 13 Apr 2012 15:38

@thegreatscp No, that sounds stupid, tbh.

'Wii 2' [as bland as it is] was the only acceptable alternative. But they won't be changing the name now anyway, so that's a moot point.

by **gtt** » 13 Apr 2012 15:39

I think if they are gonna change it, it would be to drop the wii name.

by **BigLord** » 13 Apr 2012 15:47

@thegreatscp
We said exactly the same thing about the name "Wii" when it was first revealed

by **Neji** » 13 Apr 2012 15:55

BigLord wrote:@thegreatscp
We said exactly the same thing about the name "Wii" when it was first revealed

at least it was new... wiiu is inst cool and isn't original. it's just stupid it adds no shock vale like wii did.

by **Windsor** » 13 Apr 2012 15:56

I don't need a name change but I'd like one. Nintendo would be smart to ditch the Wii name and even the aesthetic if you ask me. The controller looks exactly like a Wii controller in style. I know that's been Nintendo's thing for a while but it could look a little sleeker. A little less 'plastic toy'-ish. I don't have a problem with it but it would keep people from going on about Nintendo being kid-friendly a bit I think.

by **thegreatscp** » 13 Apr 2012 16:20

BigLord wrote:@thegreatscp
We said exactly the same thing about the name "Wii" when it was first revealed

Except 'Wii U' isn't new, it's 'Wii' with a pronoun. lol

Not quite the same thing...but you're right about the original Wii. I hated it. Still do, to be honest. But what's in a name? People don't even notice it after a while.

I do think 'Wii 2' would be more beneficial for casual gamers who are looking to upgrade from the first Wii. Wii U in and of itself may not convey to the mass audience that it's a successor and not an add-on or periperal like Sega CD.

by **NeroSuferoth** » 13 Apr 2012 16:23

It's a perfectly legitimate concern to me... I'm all in favor of a name change.

by **speedychu** » 13 Apr 2012 16:23

Maybe it'll be called the NES HD or the UNES (lol).

*gasp* or maybe the Famicom HD.

by **DonnyDarko420** » 13 Apr 2012 16:27

@Windsor
I don't think anything, especially not a hardware design or name change, would change the 'Nintendo is kiddy' crap.

Anyone with half a brain knows that Nintendo isn't just for kids, but it doesn't stop the other half from using that lie to knock Nintendo or people who game on Nintendo machines. They don't have any real facts to back up their hate/bashing/trolling of Nintendo, so they revert back to "Nintendo is kiddy!!!111" whenever needed. I don't think anything will ever change it because it's been going on far too long and the people who say it aren't smart enough to come up with anything else.

I'm not a huge fan of the name Wii U, though, but it has grown on me after using it so much since last E3. I don't know what I would want them to call it, but I know I groaned when they announced the name on stage last year. As for the look of the system and controller...I guess I don't mind it. I'm always for even more sleek and sexiness, though, so I wouldn't mind if they changed up the aesthetics a bit, either.

by **Frankula** » 13 Apr 2012 16:36

Wow you guys are so quick to jump to conclusions. The box next to "Schedule Wii Entertainment System blah blah" says:

"WiiWare" in Japanese

AKA THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH Wii U

by **RAWi** » 13 Apr 2012 16:37

The image says.

Wiiｳｴｱ = Wii Ware

Wii Entertainment System is just a "formal" name for the Wii.

And... also the part that it re-directs you to the Mario Party 9 website, which states that the game release date is April 26th, 2012.

xD

Seems like we will have to wait until E3 D: XD

by **Mirr0rR3flection** » 13 Apr 2012 16:49

THE 2nd COMING OF THE SNES

................I doubt it.

by **ddddd** » 13 Apr 2012 16:59

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.ph ... count=2127

As soon as that image was posted I went to the Nintendo.co.jp website and checked out the calendar. It said Mario Party 9. I didn't post immediately because I knew it was just a joke.

Lets drop it.

by **kdognumba1** » 13 Apr 2012 18:07

@ddddd

Looks like we've just been trolled. O well.

by **ddddd** » 13 Apr 2012 18:18

@kdognumba1

I trully wanted to warn RMC about this, though I was going to send this one too at first, but I waited to see what happened. Too many websites and forums were fooled lol (though it will also give them some extra clicks).

BTW, here's the confirmation, good to see it was updated fast here.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.ph ... count=2165

I'm quite sad today.
I scheduled a PR email from Nintendo last night about sales data.
I'd been waiting all week.
The mail server failed at 11pm... so pissed.
Was hoping to catch people out with it...

Also I didn't edit the Nintendo site. I've replicated it ... well a small part of it anyway. I'm a developer I use code not firebug .. . Lol.
So shame on you presumptious He edited it with firebug GAF. Hence why I didn't post the address bar. I'm pissed as I actually posted the wrong screen

. The one I should of posted I actually translated the words after Entertainment System and put the Japanese in. Damn me.

I did say I was gonna try stuff.... and I have collected email addresses for about twenty different games companies. . . Ill have fun with those... especially as this poor attempt got this far.

Edit
So yeah. No firebug, no Java, no editing the Nintendo site, no Photoshop, technically all correct