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April 11, 2008: An important update for everyone, the domain names this site has been operating under are going to no longer be in our possession soon, there is nothing we can do about it. We need to select a new URL, we need to select it fast, and we will update you when we know it. You'll have to redirect your browsers to a new URL in the coming months, specifically one that does not contain "Wii" or "Mii" in the title, and we will let everyone know exactly what URL that is as soon as we've chosen one. Suggestions are welcome, please post away!!

Please note that this is non-negotiable, and we are doing our best to make the change a positive one!

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Whoa, seriously? Bummer, lots of other sites will have to change names too. How about meplaza or weplaza, technically, its not the same name, so u can use it! =P Posted by MarioRulz
April 11, 2008 at 5:15pm
Well that sucks. I'll miss the good ol' MiiPlaza.

Some suggestions...

OurPlaza.
The Plaza.
NintenDo'ers.
Big N's.
Miintendo.
The N Plaza.

:/ I don't have anymore ideas. I'm sure you'll come up with something good, but idk. I would love to see it still include 'Plaza' though, cuz I will always be a 'Plazian' at heart.

Here's to the new name! :D Posted by MattJ.
April 11, 2008 at 5:23pm
The Plaza sounds good. Posted by BlueShellBeast
April 11, 2008 at 5:26pm
I think "The Plaza" is too non-descriptive.

How about "avatarplaza.net" or "m-plaza.net"? or even "vviiplaza.net". ;) Posted by Andy Anonymous
April 11, 2008 at 6:22pm
oh God =(
time to think! Posted by Chrisbjwii
April 11, 2008 at 6:43pm
I like miigallery. And no matter what nintendo says, it's OK to use "mii" in the site name because this is a site for posting pics of miis. You can't identify the site without using the word "mii" and that makes it fair use. "Miiplaza" is probably more than is necessary to identify the purpose of the site, so it looks like there will have to be some name change. Miigallery is available! Posted by rababob
April 11, 2008 at 6:49pm
CANT USE Mii or Wii In it! Posted by Chrisbjwii
April 11, 2008 at 7:19pm
how bout m!!plaza that works right Posted by MegaManX
April 11, 2008 at 7:33pm
Bah. Nintendo's going to seem less fan friendly taking this kind of action. ...Off the top of my head thiiplaza.net Posted by Toon&Anime (David)
April 11, 2008 at 8:21pm
blaaaa this is going to delay my mii artist update now Posted by MR. TIP
April 11, 2008 at 9:36pm
@ Chrisbjwii: I know Jose said to suggest names without Mii or Wii in them. What I'm saying is that Nintendo doesn't dictate the law. Look up nominative use on wikipedia. If the word mii is necessary to describe the product or service, as it is on a site dedicated to miis, then it isn't infringement. The font will have to be different, and other images from the mii channel decorating the site will have to be removed, but we can keep the word mii in our site name. Posted by rababob
April 11, 2008 at 9:39pm
that really blows guys Posted by MR. TIP
April 11, 2008 at 9:39pm
how about Meplaza, or WeBPlazin, or the N-GamersNetwork or the N-GamersPlaza..that's all i can think of for now.. Posted by MattR
April 11, 2008 at 10:42pm
'MiPlaza.net'

As in: 'mi plaza es su plaza'

It's pronounced the same, mi and plaza are Spanish, so it sounds nice, and Nintendo can't take ownership of a very common word. Mi means 'my', so that works, too. Posted by Toon&Anime (David)
April 11, 2008 at 11:51pm
I think MePlaza or WePlaza is fine, or MyPlaza Posted by Bananaman
April 12, 2008 at 1:25am
TheMeChannel.net Posted by Ninjatune
April 12, 2008 at 9:53pm
I assume that once you pick one (or a few) you'd have to run it by N before you register it. Much fun. :/
Posted by Toon&Anime (David)
April 12, 2008 at 10:23pm
hmmmm.... maybe brawlplaza.net??? Posted by Malepe
April 13, 2008 at 3:12am
That Suck that miiplaza have 2 change names
suggestions:
The Plaza
Game Plaza
The N Zone (N for Nintendo)
Game Zone
My plaza
Your Plaza Posted by Peter61989
April 13, 2008 at 6:14am
Oh about M.I.I. plaza. Massively impressive internet plaza. Because you use the letters as initials, you cannot therefore be held liable for any coincidencial soundalike traits that the name has, as long as you have words to back up the initials. :) Posted by Travis Touchdown
April 13, 2008 at 8:04am
HOW BUT SSBB.COM Posted by cheese15
April 13, 2008 at 9:11am
.net Posted by cheese15
April 13, 2008 at 9:11am
i think it should be nintendoRus/plaza.net Posted by pandaman13(3KiNgS)
April 13, 2008 at 2:44pm
call it Nintendart Posted by KAOS
April 13, 2008 at 8:09pm
how about "newplaza" or "ourplaza" Posted by Nano
April 13, 2008 at 8:54pm
How about TheBigRedNSucksAtTheInter.net? Posted by jsa3mm
April 15, 2008 at 11:58am
Or...

Nentindough.net
sounds like:
Nintendoughnut

Why does the big red N (the corporate aspect not the gaming aspect) have to suck so hard sometimes? Posted by jsa3mm
April 15, 2008 at 12:07pm
ninten-d'oh.arg Posted by Toon&Anime (David)
April 15, 2008 at 6:39pm
when is this taking place jose? Posted by MR. TIP
April 15, 2008 at 10:01pm
would miiiplaza work or miplaza? i dont c why that would be a problem Posted by wiiii23
April 16, 2008 at 7:08pm
Ok how about meeplaza.com, it sounds the same ;D Posted by DwAN
April 16, 2008 at 7:27pm
As I said in the forum thread, I think you should fight to keep miiplaza. I think it's fair use of the word, you're not competing with any of Nintendo's services, and forgoing a site name with "mii" in it will hamstring your ability to draw visitors based on what this site offers. Posted by Andy Anonymous
April 17, 2008 at 2:46pm
I like David's Idea of MiPlaza. Mi being spanish for my is a great Idea, though not everyone will catch on at first because not everyone speaks spanish. Anyways, that is the best Idea I have read so far. Posted by Matvince90
April 17, 2008 at 7:34pm
how about the same titel but with .com Posted by Niko Bellic
April 17, 2008 at 7:57pm
Miplaza.net Posted by Dengar
April 18, 2008 at 12:24pm
no i still like "theplaza.net"
because it still refers to the mii plaza... Posted by Gaara of the Desert
April 19, 2008 at 3:20pm
another suggestion: famousplaza.net Posted by Malepe
April 20, 2008 at 4:03am
How about creatorsplaza.net or Nplaza.net or NWMplaza.net (NWM is Nintendo Wii Mii) Posted by HoObLa
April 21, 2008 at 11:46pm
nintendoface.net? Posted by totallynotjosh (playing MKWii)
April 24, 2008 at 4:03pm
nintendoplaza.net? Posted by totallynotjosh (playing MKWii)
April 24, 2008 at 4:04pm
ourplaza.net? Posted by totallynotjosh (playing MKWii)
April 24, 2008 at 4:04pm
plaza revolution? Posted by Sasuke Soto
April 24, 2008 at 9:27pm
How about JosePlaza.net, or JoseNintendo if that'll work? Posted by ShakeandBake
April 25, 2008 at 4:56pm
I like David's idea of MiPlaza.net Posted by Kolodziejboy
April 26, 2008 at 1:02pm
I actually like NintendArt.com. It contains the two main focuses of the site in the name.

Also, how about "artistrii.com"? Posted by Andy Anonymous
April 26, 2008 at 4:15pm
That absolutely sucks, i loved the names. Suggestions so far that I like are "MiPlaza", and "M-Plaza". Posted by Smudge
April 27, 2008 at 12:09am
"artistrii.com" is pretty good. Posted by ShakeandBake
April 27, 2008 at 1:15pm
Or, "artiiste.com". Posted by Andy Anonymous
April 27, 2008 at 7:35pm
TO ME ITS FAIR TO CHANGE
THE MII PLAZA AND EVERYBODY IS COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS WE IKE THIS WEBSITE `YO I AGREE WITH
EVERYBODY OUTHERE TO HAVE
THEIR OPINIONS.

WOLFDOGY Posted by ☆Aητσηîa☆
April 28, 2008 at 2:36am
someone up there said nintendart

that sounds cool.
maybe nintendoartistrii


to blend some ideas Posted by totallynotjosh (playing MKWii)
April 28, 2008 at 10:42pm
Artisansplaza.net Posted by The_Streetie
April 30, 2008 at 1:58pm
How 'bout 'jamborii.net'? Posted by jkrevens
May 1, 2008 at 11:03am
hmm i dunno..
ZiiPlaza.net?
ya know, like zee=zii=the.
Posted by Aomi
May 1, 2008 at 9:00pm
How about 'wii like *****'. Thats seems appropriate. Posted by MattJ.
May 4, 2008 at 8:13am
Well it seems that some of the sites advertising on the site are using We

for example

weskiipartol.com Posted by I Am An OverWeight Waffle
May 4, 2008 at 9:41am
how about wiiplaza.com Posted by Niko Bellic
May 4, 2008 at 4:50pm
seriously Jose, look up nominative use on wikipedia. we arent breaking any of the rules therefore we can use miiplaza.net if we want. just make sure to post somewere on the homepage that we aren't affiliated with nintendo directly. Posted by Blazing Angels
May 5, 2008 at 7:37pm
thesuperspecialawesomeavatarplaza.com :D Posted by InvisibleMan
May 5, 2008 at 9:30pm
or.net... Posted by InvisibleMan
May 5, 2008 at 9:31pm
how bout m-i-iplaza.com or
micpichideaway.com Posted by Wii Mechanic
May 6, 2008 at 4:11pm
I understand nominative use, but in order to provide the users of the site with some exciting new things, we're going to have to work to meet everyone's approval. We wouldn't want to be the black sheep, after all we want their support. Posted by Jose Nintendo
May 6, 2008 at 5:57pm
You should call the site artplaza.net Posted by Miimaker1000
May 6, 2008 at 8:11pm
Precisely, even if we are in the law, if we ever want Nintendo to take us seriously or take part in our website, we need to abide by their rules. Posted by Josean
May 8, 2008 at 10:42pm
BTW, I like ArtisansPlaza.net

Although the word Artisan is not directly associated to Miis, those who are familiar with Nintendo and the CMO will immediately associate it.

If not, MiPlaza.net sounds good. Although, that looks like we're trying to be sneaky and maybe Nintendo won't like it either... Posted by Josean
May 8, 2008 at 10:43pm
I feel that maintaining name associations with art and Nintendo is far more important than keeping "Plaza" in the name. Posted by Andy Anonymous
May 9, 2008 at 7:37pm
nintendplaza ? Posted by Rossmrocks
May 11, 2008 at 2:44pm

just run names by nintendo have them pick from like a top ten choice of all of ours and then see what they say because that way the more you associate with nintendo the more tehy will side with our site on later issues because there will be more later on down the road...

Posted by Cody Smith
May 13, 2008 at 8:41pm

Don't do anything like Miplaza, Myplaza, or Meplaza or anything like that because it doesn't tell that it has Miis in it. And it's just a pun. How about The GamerPlaza, The Plaza, or something along the lines of that. I also might want to keep 'Plaza' in it because it makes the site unique. Or like ArtisanPlaza or ArtisanCreations cause thats what users are called on Check Mii Out/Mii Contest Channel. I also think that we should keep the word Mii in it because that's the basis of the whole site!

Posted by Stinkoman
May 15, 2008 at 8:36pm

I agree with previous comments stating that you should try to keep the name as it is.  If "push comes to shove" I do like the suggestion of ArtiisanPlaza.net.  Artisan is word found on the dictionary so I don't see Nintendo having any rights to limit its use in anyway. 


[p]cmoplaza.net or cmo.netmay be pushing it, but it is an acronym and could mean anything different than "check mii out"...For example PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) vs. PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals). ; )  Or CMO = Corporate Mortage Corp., Chief Marketing Officer... there is even a vvww.cmo.com website, in which case CMO=Christian Music Online...


[p]Anyone have a good suggestion for a new CMO definition that could be appropriately related to the content of miiplaza?

Posted by TITO
May 16, 2008 at 4:42pm

How about VGart.net . I think it focuses on the main idea of the site. For retards VG stands for video game

Posted by Kolodziejboy
May 16, 2008 at 11:56pm

meeplaza?

Posted by LIL\'G
May 17, 2008 at 1:49pm

MeetPlaza.netMiit-Plaza.netiiM-Plaza.netiiMPlaza.netMeet-our-plaza.. MiitOurPlaza.net

Posted by Djoskobi
May 22, 2008 at 8:30pm

That's silly of mii.. Let's try again:


[p]MeetPlaza.net


[p]Miit-Plaza.net


[p]iiM-Plaza.net


[p]iiMPlaza.net


[p]Meet-our-plaza.. MiitOurPlaza.net 


[p] 

Posted by Djoskobi
May 22, 2008 at 8:33pm

gameplaza.net


[p] 

Posted by toucanman
June 11, 2008 at 10:00am

chill plaza.net (lol)


[p] 

Posted by toucanman
June 11, 2008 at 10:02am

game plaza? Hell no. It should emphasize "mii" somehow, cuz thats what this site's all about.

Posted by B1LL
June 16, 2008 at 8:46pm

WHAT ABOUT          ME PLAZA


[p]                                    WE PLAZA


[p]                                    PLAZAPLACE.COM


[p]                                    

Posted by dic headd
June 30, 2008 at 9:55pm

I liked MarioRulz's and Bananaman's concept of WePlaza. I think the We gives the site a feeling of community, rather than just being about one person with MiiPlaza or MePlaza. Also, if it isn't Miiplaza, people may think of the site as more than just about Miis (blastworks, anyone?).

Posted by qoouep
July 3, 2008 at 3:52pm

Maybe NintendoPlaza.net? That way it doesn't seem like its just about Miis and it shows that there's other stuff on the site (BLASTWORKS! Hello!!)

Posted by Scorpio
July 8, 2008 at 7:29pm

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