It seems that Nintendo of Japan (which, it has to be said, has been more than a little frenzied on the trademark front of late) has registered a bunch of new names, all related to its forthcoming Wii console.
While 'WiiPointer' and 'WiiCulture' would seem relatively straightforward (presumably referring to the controller and some mysterious new offshoot of non-games respectively), the one that's got slathering internet mouths a-flapping is '!!M'. Eagle-eyed readers will spot that what we have here is basically the name 'Wii' flipped upside down.
The Simpsons: Hit and Run, The Legend of Dragoon, and Chrono Trigger would benefit substantially from a modern remake.
The Xenosaga trilogy, the Wild Arms games, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, Dino Crisis, Suikoden. The Warriors game I know nothing about but it looks interesting. Anybody can do a list of games they want to see get modernized I would lose my shit if Namco brought the Xenosaga trilogy to modern consoles.
Modders have cooked up something pretty special – a Wii console which is small enough to fit on your keys. A wee Wii.
The motion-controlled maverick of a console that had everyone from age 9 to 99 swing a TV remote to bowl and painstakingly recreating themselves as Miis, had its share of hits, but even so, some titles didn’t quite get their due.
Love this game (played on Vita) and i think i got pretty far, but never finished because i refused to look up a guide 😎
Same with me, played for like 50 hours, found a puzzle I just couldn't crack and decided to let it go. Great game
My undertsanding is that a good percentage of trademarks are preventative. That is to say, the company that secures the trademark has no intention of using it, but they want to prevent others from doing so as well. Likely, they are trying to minimize black-market knock offs or prevent mockery.
Or, perhaps I'm completely wrong.
hey their Wii has a head...hmmm
awesome!