Yes, my first geeky post.  About something you may or may not care about, or may not care about now but will later.

You may remember me talking about the Nintendo Revolution on my old Xanga.

If you don't here's a quick rundown:

• It's Nintendo's next console (play on your TV)
• It allows you to buy and download old games from N64, Sega Genesis, SNES, etc. , kinda like iTunes Music Store for retro and small games.
• It's gonna be cheap.
• It's gonna be sleek:

• Wait, whats that remotey thing?
• That's the controller.  The big important part.  It senses where you're pointing it, how it's tilted, how far it is from your TV, how fast you're moving it, everything.  To add more function, add the "nunchuk" attachment:

• It's all about attracting new gamers, people who wouldn't normally play videogames, and those who havn't since the 90s.

So, there's tons of possibilities, but that's not what this post is about.  This post is about the changing of the Revolution's name to the… 

 

Yes, Wii.  To better understand, go here.  This has caused quite a stir in the gaming world.  Not many people like it, and there are of course countless jokes.  

 

Personally, the name hit me like the controller did.  First, shock.  Then, a little worry and anger.  Finally, I think and decide I like it.  It is easy to make fun of, but I really don't care if people make peepee jokes about a gaming machine.  In Matt's words, "It fits Nintendo.  It's quirky, and it's fun".

 

But the real question is, what do you think?  Most of the people who read my blog are right in Nintendo's target demographic, and I'm curious what you think of it.  Click the link up by the picture and watch it, and then let me know…