ZeldaFreak Posted April 28, 2006 Posted April 28, 2006 I was just reading something and checked in it in greater length - and if you go to the US trademark office Wii hasn't been trademarketed. Which makes me wonder have we all been Punk'd out beyond belief, and it isn't the real name - and this was just to get hype train going for E3
Smowza Posted April 28, 2006 Posted April 28, 2006 this has been said in other posts before, but seeing as there are so many new posts out there i dont blame you for making a topic. I guess we will have to wait and see if the trademark goes throu in the next few days. I too am open to the theory of viral marketing by the big N. After all, they did say they would play a game/puzzle with us.
gaggle64 Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 Well, since "Wii" is also a Japonese word (or so I'm told) I don't think they can TM it. In any case you don't need the patent office to TM something. I sincerely doubt this is a scam.
DiemetriX Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 Wii is not a japanse word. ii is. And it's really strange it isn't patented. IF YOU REALLY REALLY HATE THE NAME. JUST PATENT IT!Then Nintendo can't use it.
ndreamer Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 domain was registered on the day of the announcement, if the trade mark was registered on the same day i dought that it whould appear with in one day of registration.
Calibur Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 Found this on the game informer website. While the new name of Nintendo's console didn't sit too well with the world, the aftershock hasn't been too pretty. Gamers searching for trademarks noticed that the internet trademark database in both North America and Japan have no listing for an owner for Wii. Their speculation is that Nintendo is about to punk people at E3, is it true? Nope. We go back to the source and get the details. Will Nintendo of America's Mr. Atwood please stand up and address the peoples? "Nintendo has filed many trademark applications for Wii. Trademark websites often take time to update, and you can expect the Wii trademark to appear shortly." So there you go. Wii! Wii! Say it with me! Wii! Deal with it. Remember, it's not about you or me....it’s about Wii. Don't shoot the messenger. http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E72DA377-DB57-42E6-99C2-151230B561A6.htm
Smowza Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 there goes all hope for Wii haters then. Unless they are really being mean by taking the viral marketing way to far lol
ZeldaFreak Posted April 29, 2006 Author Posted April 29, 2006 I still think there going to say something like : "We pissed you guys off with the name Wii(laughs) so let the true unveiling happen. Now" (logo gomes up on a big screen) Thats what'll probably happening
Teppo Holmqvist Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 And it's really strange it isn't patented. Trademarked, not patented. And seriously, they don't need to. USA trademark law says that you don't need to register trademark to claim it. You just need to put TM next to it. Of course registering does give some benefits like proof for having trademark first when there are multiple claims for same trademark.
ShadowV7 Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 I don't think so.It's been confirmed now anyway.Stop hoping and this has been said before.
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