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Emily
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Me and @bellydrum were brainstorming ideas for re-naming "Off Topic" to something that better fits with this site's Nintendo-centric theme. Something more playful and fun. We thought it would be a good idea to hear if the community had any good ideas or suggestions.
You've seen how the site has "Player's Pulse", "StarTopics", "Now You're Playing With Power" and the Miiverse "Yeahs". These tiny details help give this site it's own unique personality so it doesn't feel like another boring, generic gaming forum.
For additional context:
We brainstormed three or four possible names to re-name Off-Topic. Originally, we were thinking about the whole "cafe" concept. A cozy, stress-free atmosphere where a group of friends get together, chill and relax.
Anyways, here were some of the ideas we considered.
1. "The Roost"
In the Animal Crossing series, Brewster runs a cafe called "The Roost", where he serves coffee drinks to the villagers. (You can read about it here)
2. "Kirby's Cafe"
Kirby Café was a short-lived restaurant chain in Japan, themed around Kirby. This restaurant existed in Japan in real life, but it was unfortunately closed down.
It sold food, drinks and pastries. (You can read about it here)
3. "DK's Treehouse" ... or ... "The Treehouse"
Nintendo Treehouse - the company's product development division - was named after Donkey Kong's Treehouse (from Donkey Kong Country).
I'm sure everyone has also heard of Treehouse Live.
4. Other Ideas
If anyone has any other (better ideas) to rename Off-Topic, please feel free to post them in this thread.
I'm sure there's a ton of names we haven't even considered.
You've seen how the site has "Player's Pulse", "StarTopics", "Now You're Playing With Power" and the Miiverse "Yeahs". These tiny details help give this site it's own unique personality so it doesn't feel like another boring, generic gaming forum.
For additional context:
- Resetera doesn't literally call their board "off topic". They creatively named it "Etcetera".
- IGN doesn't call their board "off topic". They named it "The Vestibule".
We brainstormed three or four possible names to re-name Off-Topic. Originally, we were thinking about the whole "cafe" concept. A cozy, stress-free atmosphere where a group of friends get together, chill and relax.
Anyways, here were some of the ideas we considered.
1. "The Roost"
In the Animal Crossing series, Brewster runs a cafe called "The Roost", where he serves coffee drinks to the villagers. (You can read about it here)
2. "Kirby's Cafe"
Kirby Café was a short-lived restaurant chain in Japan, themed around Kirby. This restaurant existed in Japan in real life, but it was unfortunately closed down.
It sold food, drinks and pastries. (You can read about it here)
3. "DK's Treehouse" ... or ... "The Treehouse"
Nintendo Treehouse - the company's product development division - was named after Donkey Kong's Treehouse (from Donkey Kong Country).
I'm sure everyone has also heard of Treehouse Live.
4. Other Ideas
If anyone has any other (better ideas) to rename Off-Topic, please feel free to post them in this thread.
I'm sure there's a ton of names we haven't even considered.