I thought Revolution was a hit as well. Apparently Nintendo felt that the word revolution was too similar to 360 seeing as both mean relatively the same thing. I can understand why they would choose a short, simple name like Wii, and I have faith that once gamers get past the news, the proof will be in the pudding. E32006 is almost here and we will finally see if Nintendo has what it takes to stay afloat or even better, push up to 2nd or 1st place.
News:
*Famitsu provides a look foward to this years E3, including a poll taken of Japanese developers.
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/703/703515p1.html
Some things to note in the article:
-Famitsu polled gamers and software makers about their interest at E3. Both parties were most interested in Nintendo's new hardware. 47.4% of software makers and 45.3% of gamers expressed interest in Revolution. This topped PlayStation 3, which got 36.8% of the developer vote and 44.8% of the gamer vote. The remaining 15.8% of developers didn't respond to the question. For users, 4.4% selected Xbox 360 with 5.5% selecting "other hardware." The magazine did not reveal the number of participants in the survey.
-Developers were also asked to reveal how many secret titles they have planned to unveil at the show. Of the 19 companies polled, 12 revealed that they have undisclosed titles to show, with two listing no secrets for the show and 5 giving no response. Of those with secret titles to show, 5 companies stated that at least one of the secret titles is for Revolution. PS3 and PSP were each listed by 2 companies, with GameCube, PS2 and DS getting one company each. Five companies had secret titles whose hardware they would not confirm with the magazine.
Ooh let your imagination run wild as to what secret games will be released for Wii. Here is the current list of what is rumored at the moment:
Elebits (screenshot of concept art in an earlier post of mine, scroll up)
NiGHTS
Pikmin 3
Red Steel
Mario 128
Kid Icarus
Super Smash Bros.
Hideo Kojima Game (the man who created the MGS series)
Madden 2007
Suda 51 Game (the people who brought you Killer 7)
Metroid Prime 3
New Miyamoto IP (as in Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda. My personal God)
Super Monkey Ball
Bob Ross: The Joy Of Painting (oh I'm dead serious, and find this awesome)
Hudson Flight Game
Square-Enix MMORPG
Zelda: Twilight Princess (while not a Wii game, it will be released in conjunction I believe)
Sega Shooting/FPS game
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Budokai 2
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicals
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (pwn'd)