It will intimidate the more self-conscious gamers though.
It will intimidate the more self-conscious gamers though.
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
What? The name or the style of the console?Originally Posted by AssertnFailure
"I reject your reality and substitute my own."
It's pretty much only an issue for english speaking countries. Of course there are countless interpolations of "wee" sounds that are...dirty. But in every other country that doesn't speak english, it's just a meaningless sound. No one is really happy with it, but it doesn't carry the same same conception it does in these countries. It's a bit of a kick in the face when you are forced to realized that the whole world doesn't speak English. I'm willing to bet in 6 months after its launch, after people are done with the urine and penis jokes, they'll just move on to another stupid decision.
I always hated the moniker "N64" so, like most people I know, adjusted it to "64" and people still knew what you were talking about. Here, we can always revert to "Nintendo" like I'll probably be using or Revolution if you still want to sound like a pretensious elitist, just like the people who still called the N64 the Ultra.
In the end, it still comes down to people understanding what you mean when you say, "Let's go play some Smash!"
I'm fine with the name, and in time, a lot of people will too. That $200 pricetag is gonna make a lot of difference.
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