Chris Kohler has a great entry on why Wii is a smart choice for Nintendo.
In short, the fuss over Wii is an Internet Problem, not a Real Life Problem. In real life, the name’s soundalike will pass almost entirely without notice. The positives of Wii will vastly outweigh the negatives.
I do like something about [...]
So, Nintendo has finally revealed the name of their upcoming console. It’s no longer Revolution. It’s Nintendo Wii. My first reaction was revulsion.
Globally-Friendly Branding
Think Wii is great? Then you’re in luck because the emerging global consumer market is going to bring more and more short made-up words as product names. [...]
The theory behind the .mobi domain is that your .com site is for “normal” browsers and your .mobi site is for “mobile” browsers. What a ridiculous notion.
Mobile devices are a ridiculously large landscape and far from a single device that you can somehow target. From mobile phones to pdas to that wireless ipod [...]
Nintendo announced a few weeks ago that it’s upcoming Revolution console will launch with both Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx 16 games available through it’s online store. This, quite frankly, makes it a retro-gamers dream provided of course the pricing is well chosen. Here are the games that come to mind for these systems.
Sega [...]
This picture of my friend and 2045 compatriot Joe may be the most delightfully horrifying thing I have ever seen. If you were going to do a modern remake of H.R. Pufnstuf mashed up with Pee-wee’s Playhouse, this face would be both it’s basis and inspiration.
Please send all therapy bills directly to Joe.
The Winner: Detroit by 43.9 Million
At last night’s State of the Union address, Cindy Sheehan was arrested for wearing a t-shirt that said “2,245 Dead. How many more?” She was hauled out of the capital building and officially charged with “unlawful conduct”.
Is there a law against disagreeing with the president within a certain radius or on public grounds? [...]
Andy Rooney, aka cranky old guy at the end of 60 minutes, uses his three minutes of prime time to either talk about something mundane (barns for instance) or say something pretty damn smart that needs to be said (the war in Iraq is an absolute nightmare).
I ran into the December 29th Andy Rooney speech [...]
Jim Allchin, group vice president, Microsoft in an interview with News.com:
“Safety and security is the overriding feature that most people will want to have Windows Vista for. Even if they are not into home entertainment or in any of the specialty areas, they are just going to feel safer and more secure by using [...]
I’ve spent the day tied to the homestead waiting for a package from FedEx which according to their website has been “On FedEx vehicle for delivery” since 6:20 am this morning. When will it arrive? Who knows, but if I want to lay my hands on it, I have to be in my [...]
