Wii Will, Wii Will Rock you!

When Nintendo announced a name change for their next-gen console from the Revolution to the Wii, people made all sort of jokes, sexual puns and more, ...

Avinash Bali|Jun 10, 2006, 16:30:16 IST

When Nintendo announced a name change for their next-gen console from the Revolution to the Wii, people made all sort of jokes, sexual puns and more, but the fact remains that nearly everyone and their mums knew what the Wii was, proving the age old proverb that there's no such thing as bad publicity.When contacted recently, Nintendo head honcho Satoru Iwata says that he has absolutely no regrets in naming the console Wii as he feels as long as the product is good, the name will catch on eventually. According to him and the rest of Nintendo, the name of the console itself bears testament to the fact that the console is meant for everyone, irrespective of age or sex.He furthers goes on to say that the GameBoy too received a fair amount of criticism when it was introduced in the 80s, but that didn't stop girls from gaming from it.According to Iwata, the Wii isn't directly competing with Sony or Microsoft as they plan on offering different and extremely simple games bundled with their "O' so unique controller".Props to Nintendo for sticking with their guns!

By Avinash Bali

Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.