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Help me name my new gaming company

1 points by freediver 14y ago

Hey! I am also looking for a suitable name for the new company. Help me pick the best! Candidates: Ticbit Any Key to Play Do While Play Gravity Fun Gameonium Gaming Byte Mad Council Mouse Aim You have five points to spend in your votes, spend them any way you like (ie. one name gets 5 pts, or 3+1+1 etc..) Thanks to anyone who votes!

kellros 14y ago
Hah, when I saw your question and Tidbit popped into my head - quite amusing to see you got ticbit as your first option :). I'd almost not go for an adjective. Think about names of popular companies such as 'Blizzard', 'Electronic Arts', 'Zenga' etc. You could call it 'Storm' or 'Zero' - the real trick is just to get a name that hasn't been taken yet. Good luck.
- freediver 14y ago
  Thanks, so Ticbit 5 pts from you :) How about Gameonium?
pacomerh 14y ago
From the list I like best "Mouse Aim", the others are kinda ordinary, the second would be ticbit
ricardobeat 14y ago
My first reactions: Ticbit tidbit? Any Key to Play too long Do While Play too long but edible Gravity Fun bland Gameonium game onion? Gaming Byte auto generated? Mad Council now that's a name Mouse Aim FPS-only? I'd follow kellros' advice: go for a short, solid name.
- freediver 14y ago
  Great feedback. Mad Council is very popular choice, but since our first game is for kids I am wondering what can be effect of "by Mad Council" as the first thing popping out when you start the game for you child.
anigbrowl 14y ago
Can we nominate? I put 5 points on 'Brian.' It's kid-friendly, and after people laugh at it they'll remember it because it's an unusual name for a company. It's very personal. I think about names a lot. I'm too tired now to dig up my old posts about it, but what your existing pool all have in common is that they're trying to describe what sort of company you are. This is not what a name is for - a few companies do have such names, but they tend to be first-in-market ones like Electronic Arts. What you want from a name is stickiness. It doesn't have to explain anything: it has to provoke people's curiosity. I was one of the few nerdy people to get the pun in 'Google.' But that didn't matter - the first time people heard the word, there was no way they could forget it. From your short list of aspirational names, I feel like your company should be called Brian. 'What's the name of your company?' 'Brian.' Nobody, but nobody, is going to let the conversation end there. They will ask you more questions, and the will tell people about a funny little company called - get this - 'Brian.'
- freediver 14y ago
  Yep feel free to nominate. I do like Brian, but personal names are, well, personal and I have no relation to anyone called Brian. I do not even have any superhero character I like that is called Brian. Interesting view though.
  - anigbrowl 14y ago
    I forgot to mention that it's an anagram of 'brain.' See how it goes for you _ I realize it's from far out of left field.

1 points by freediver 14y ago

kellros 14y ago

Hah, when I saw your question and Tidbit popped into my head - quite amusing to see you got ticbit as your first option :). I'd almost not go for an adjective. Think about names of popular companies such as 'Blizzard', 'Electronic Arts', 'Zenga' etc. You could call it 'Storm' or 'Zero' - the real trick is just to get a name that hasn't been taken yet. Good luck.

freediver 14y ago
Thanks, so Ticbit 5 pts from you :) How about Gameonium?

pacomerh 14y ago

From the list I like best "Mouse Aim", the others are kinda ordinary, the second would be ticbit

ricardobeat 14y ago

My first reactions: Ticbit tidbit? Any Key to Play too long Do While Play too long but edible Gravity Fun bland Gameonium game onion? Gaming Byte auto generated? Mad Council now that's a name Mouse Aim FPS-only? I'd follow kellros' advice: go for a short, solid name.

freediver 14y ago
Great feedback. Mad Council is very popular choice, but since our first game is for kids I am wondering what can be effect of "by Mad Council" as the first thing popping out when you start the game for you child.

anigbrowl 14y ago

Can we nominate? I put 5 points on 'Brian.' It's kid-friendly, and after people laugh at it they'll remember it because it's an unusual name for a company. It's very personal. I think about names a lot. I'm too tired now to dig up my old posts about it, but what your existing pool all have in common is that they're trying to describe what sort of company you are. This is not what a name is for - a few companies do have such names, but they tend to be first-in-market ones like Electronic Arts. What you want from a name is stickiness. It doesn't have to explain anything: it has to provoke people's curiosity. I was one of the few nerdy people to get the pun in 'Google.' But that didn't matter - the first time people heard the word, there was no way they could forget it. From your short list of aspirational names, I feel like your company should be called Brian. 'What's the name of your company?' 'Brian.' Nobody, but nobody, is going to let the conversation end there. They will ask you more questions, and the will tell people about a funny little company called - get this - 'Brian.'

freediver 14y ago
Yep feel free to nominate. I do like Brian, but personal names are, well, personal and I have no relation to anyone called Brian. I do not even have any superhero character I like that is called Brian. Interesting view though.
- anigbrowl 14y ago
  I forgot to mention that it's an anagram of 'brain.' See how it goes for you _ I realize it's from far out of left field.