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olih February 9th, 2011 2:42 PM

Isshu should have stayed as Isshu.

RivalGator February 9th, 2011 2:47 PM

I dislike how they have to change names and worry about that crap... But I do like Unova better than Isshu. Unova just sounds better to me... Rolls off the tongue a lot better. (I don't think name changes are ever needed, but that's just me. I will call it whatever I like best, whatever I hear the most or whatnot.)

Relith February 9th, 2011 3:08 PM

I was in love with Isshu, TBH, but then Unova came out and I was like 'wtf?' so, it was a weird change..

Sabrewulf238 February 9th, 2011 3:47 PM

I like Isshu slightly more than Unova, however I've gotten used to Unova now I think it's a fairly decent name.

I still voted Isshu though.

darkpokeball February 9th, 2011 9:05 PM

At first, "Isshu" was just another name. Isshu was just like Kanto, Sinnoh, Johto, Hoenn...kind of like, meh, just another region name. WHen Unova came out, I had no clue about it until I preordered the game. Although, I prefer Unova. Isshu sounds like...well...people playing the game have issues. Kind of like how Guardian Signs, "Oblivia" sounded like oblivion, as if everything was going to be blasted into Oblivion(which Dolce Island was...but anyways...)

Porygon Z February 10th, 2011 2:58 AM

Yeah, I like Unova, but I don't think the change name was needed.
Also, I found out that in my Italian version (IDK if it will be for all European games) the region will be Unima.

vaporeon7 February 10th, 2011 3:18 AM

I prefer Isshu. I got used to it and it sounds better to me.I don't know why they changed it.

Zelda February 10th, 2011 4:13 AM

My first impression on the change of name from Isshu to Unova was more questioning; why would they differ the region name from the Japanese version in this generation specifically and why now? Isshu was a great name, and I enjoyed making the lame puns for it. However, Unova wasn't half bad as I had looked at it. It still has a pun within either way (Unova know what's gonna happen) but aside from all the lame puns for it, Unova has meaning. You can't really image/get a feeling of Isshu whereas with Unova, you get the meaning of a nova (star) and the idea of { United States of America }. The name represents the fact that the region is based off of New York more than Isshu gives you that message too, and so I do believe the name change was needed so long as it was good, and that it was.

PiPVoda February 19th, 2011 10:52 AM

I prefer Isshu, to be honest. I have no problem with Unova but it's just drastically different. I think the name will grow on me, but Isshu sounds more unique to me than Unova--which seems stale in creativity.

Corvus of the Black Night February 19th, 2011 10:59 AM

I honestly don't care that much. I mean, they change the name of pretty much every other aspect of the game...

fenyx4 March 18th, 2011 6:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forever (Post 6445519)
Do you think it was a good idea for the Unova region to have a completely different name to what it is in Japan (Isshu)? Do you think keeping name consistency between different languages matters?

Also! Which do you prefer: Isshu or Unova?

(Remember, discussing how Unova is pronounced goes in this thread)

At first I was a bit against, but then I delved into the many meanings that Unova is layered with. "United States of America", "one new/new one", "star explosion", "one/new egg", "no go (humorously in Spanish)", something with the Greek letter gamma (I'll repost the "gamma" finding here if I can scour for it later; busy with the process of hunting Deerling right now). Not to mention the various puns accompanying Unova that seem to be the equivalent of Isshu's "issue", "tissue", and "Best Wishes" puns. "Unova know what you might find", "s-Unova _____", etc.
Plus, "Unova" retains the traditional "O" sound and doesn't sound as Japanese as "Isshu" does.

I prefer keeping consistency among languages so that original meanings can be preserved, but in this case, I guess the changes were a little warranted from Japanese to English. I felt every region except the Spanish-speaking ones could have kept "Unova", though. Teselia was a nice way to avoid Unova's construed "no go" meaning...though I figure even Unova could be used in Spanish just as Dialga (reminiscent of word for algae in Spanish) was. As long as the more positive English and Latin meanings are more prominent, it shouldn't be too much of a problem... :\

Personally, I've now become accustomed to and even prefer Unova over Isshu (I mean, even when I first heard and liked "Isshu", I anticipated that calling a region the exact same thing as a homophone to "issue" and not that far from "tissue" would have been a bit weird...).

XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE March 18th, 2011 6:26 PM

At first I was like ARGH but I've gotten used to it now - I really like Unova :) I actually think of it more as Unova now than Isshu :)

Eurydice March 18th, 2011 6:41 PM

i like unova so im glad they didnt stick stick with isshu. i just wish they prounounced it differently in the anime

Notworking15 March 18th, 2011 6:55 PM

it was called Isshu? I always knew it as Unova, its what is most familiar to me, so i'd rather stick with it

Sasuke. March 18th, 2011 6:56 PM

.____.; I like Unova better.

Hikamaru March 19th, 2011 12:57 AM

I love the name Unova. It comes from USA (being based on America) and Nova (meaning new, referring to Black & White's "restarting" of the Pokemon Series). Isshu (the Japanese name) just doesn't have a ring to it.

I watched the BW anime and I found that Unova is pronounced "You-No-Va"

Yusshin March 19th, 2011 9:18 AM

Unova has isshus.

Spoiler:
Had to rofl


I personally like Isshu better, though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hikari10
I watched the BW anime and I found that Unova is pronounced "You-No-Va"

If that wasn't obvious enough of a pronunciation, following English grammar, than I will facepalmz.

lamby101 March 19th, 2011 9:42 AM

Probably not, I actually prefer the name Isshu to Unova. I haven't got a real reason for this, it just sounds like a better name, I'm not really a fan of the name Unova.

Dark Piplup March 19th, 2011 2:57 PM

I don't think the change was necessary. Though as I like patterns, with the name Unova keeps all regions with the letter O.

Hamilton March 19th, 2011 4:02 PM

I personally don't care what the name is... though i am mad that all my puns are pretty much dead now...... (i mean really, uknowva, what's the big isshu?)

Air Pichu March 19th, 2011 6:32 PM

At first I liked the idea of the name of Isshu, but until I heard about the new region being Unova, I liked Unova more, and now I think of Isshu as to being like "this region has many issues with it".

Skymin March 19th, 2011 7:12 PM

I like Unova better actually. Not the pronouciation I've heard on TV though (Uno [like the card game]-va), I say Oo-nova. Or Yew-nova. Whatever.

Pokemon Trainer Touko March 19th, 2011 9:12 PM

I think Isshu is better than Unova. Because I got used to it. XP

Charmageddon March 20th, 2011 10:57 AM

I voted yes. Well it wasn't needed, but I like the new name.

Kendosis March 20th, 2011 11:06 AM

Unova sounds a lot better.


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