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23 Mar 2006
The GDC keynote (that supposedly might reveal the final name of the Nintendo Revolution) doesn't start for more than two hours, but that's not preventing the rumors from flying. Might it be the double-entendre Nintendo Go? (The Japanese word "go" means five, and this is the big N's fifth console.) I'm not sure how I feel about the name, but I'm loving the classic-meets-modern cubed-D-pad logo.
Update 11:49: In this interview done last night, Iwata says that he's going to hold back a lot of Revolution information until E3 in May. Whether this means we won't even get a name today is left to be seen.
Update 14:44: News: You'll be able to download and play Sega Genesis and TurboGrafix 16 games on the Revolution, in addition to the previously-known NES, SNES, and N64 games. But it looks like there was no name change today. Set your clocks for the E3 keynotes!
Update 15:56: Here are detailed notes on Iwata's entire keynote.
Update 27 Mar: It's not a name, but the head of Nintendo's PR, Beth Llewelyn, verified in no uncertain terms that Revolution's name will change. She also claims to not know what the name is.
Robert C. Kalajian Jr. says:
They should just call it the “Nintendo Entertainment System”
Brian says:
Yea, why do they even need to be creative. Sony is getting away with the n+1 scheme. Why shouldn’t Nintendo be able to just number their consoles.
Plutor says:
Because “GameCube 2″ is a dumb name.
Robert C. Kalajian Jr. says:
Someone on Digg brought this to my attention. Notice the logo is 3 d-pads in the shape of a cube. A pad for each NES, SNES, and N64 all locked in the cube of the Gamecube. Who knows…hopefully Go isn’t really the name.
nomad says:
The 1989 version of me is flabberghasted
Chris says:
also: New Zelda game for the DS
khatt says:
Go would be good if it were for the DS or similar (gameboy). It almost tricked me into thinking it was a cute double entendre, but not for long. Regardless, I anticipate the arrival. C’mon already.
They should have a good ol’ fashioned naming contest.
Robert C. Kalajian Jr. says:
I really hope it gets a good name, but they could call it “Nintendo Crap-in-a-Box” and I’d still buy it at this point.