Alongside the name bombshell, some people understandably didn't notice at first that there were a few other details about the system released. Some of this may not be new, but let's just take a refresher course. The console won't use a disc tray, but rather "a single, innovative, self-loading media bay will play both 12-centimeter optical discs used for the new system as well as Nintendo GameCube discs." Unfortunately, the system will not play DVDs out of the box, and instead will require a "small, self-contained attachment" for them.

The system will have a number of Wi-Fi enabled games at launch that will use the newly announced Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Also, the console will have an expansion bay for SD memory cards, to complement the 512 megs of internal flash memory.

As for the name, it's been noted that one of the reasons for the change is to give the system a more sleek, consumer electronics feel. Just as the remote is meant to be more inviting to people who might be intimidated by a controller, the name keeps potential non-gamers from thinking "oh, that's another one of those game systems, that's not for me."

So in short, Nintendo has carefully named their game console so it doesn't sound like a game console, and packed it with controls that are meant to make it seem like something more than a typical game player. Why does that sound familiar.

Source: Next Generation