"Wii" has a meaning behind it... so where the hell did "Gameboy" come from? and "Nintendo" as well, where did that name come from?
2007-01-01 12:17:48 · 7 answers · asked by Jamal Fo Sho 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear
I really have no idea...probably has something to do with how it's a smaller system...a boy...or a 'little' thing compared with the ones you have to hook up to your tv.
Like...two nintendos got married and had a kid?
2007-01-01 12:24:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mostly, it's all about franchises. It's like TV networks; NBC has different channels that produce different shows, but they still belong to NBC, or MTV or whatever network it may be. The more franchises, The more money they made. The name 'Gameboy' probably was the best marketing idea they had to make sure that the company stay alive in some way or another.
Thing is, Nintendo's financial analysts had the suspicion that the 'Nintendo' franchise would go bankrupt, but the 'Gameboy' franchise would stay alive.
Now that Nintendo has assured it's wealth and power, the Gameboy DS became the Nintendo DS. Gameboy is not a franchise anymore. And therefore, it's all under the same name: Nintendo.
As for the meaning of the words, I have no idea. I don't know Japanese. Further investigation of this question would be favorable for my interests.
2007-01-01 20:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by Bebop Lunacy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Game boy, was supposed to be a "pal" that you carry around and plays games. Not a very good way to find a name, but became REALLY popular around the world.
Nin-ten-do or 任天å is in Japanese for: "Game Heaven". It started in 1889 and sold hanafuda cards. It soon got more advanced to today's Wii.
2007-01-04 19:01:14 · answer #3 · answered by Nin10dude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nintendo is japan companty and the gameboy was invented by a japanese group. game boy is usually playeed by boys.
2007-01-01 20:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by Sekar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wii- sounds lik we cos its supposed 2 be a system fr every1
gameboy- plays games and most gamers r boys
nintendo must be sum japanes word
2007-01-01 20:52:08 · answer #5 · answered by chatterbox9456 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm suuposing because it plays games and is mainly directed towards to kids, and since most gamers are boys, voila! also nintendo tends to make catchy/weird names for there systtems like wii, supernintendo, and gamecube hope this helps =)
2007-01-01 20:20:26 · answer #6 · answered by corvette806 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good questions, im sure they have meaning behind them thought.
2007-01-01 20:19:13 · answer #7 · answered by The Con 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋