Technology Nintendo Revolution renamed "Wii"

[Meal Ticket]

source: www.gamespot.com

[UPDATE] Nintendo announces the console formerly known as the Revolution has a new--and surprising--moniker. By Staff, GameSpot Posted Apr 27, 2006 9:14 am PT

In a surprise announcement this morning, Nintendo revealed the new name of its forthcoming game system: Wii. "As in 'we'," the official statement adds. For the official announcement visit the Revolution...err...Wii Web site.
After a brief Flash introduction, the site explains Nintendo's move. "While the code-name 'Revolution' expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer. Wii will break down that wall that separates game players from everybody else. Wii will put people more in touch with their games … and each other."
The site goes on to say that Wii should be easy to remember for people around the world, no matter their language, and that it will avoid abbreviation. As for the unusual spelling with the lower-case letter "i" doubled up is intended to represent "both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play."
"So that's Wii. But now Nintendo needs you.
Because, it's really not about you or me.
It's about Wii.
And together, Wii will change everything."
GameSpot will have more on this story as it develops. However, it may be worth noting that "ii" means "good" in Japanese.

daaaaamn:laugh:

 

[PELLA]

i think its gay

 

[Illuminattile]

Wow. That's a shit name. Still, I guess it's more original than "PS3" or "X-Box 360".

Anyway, what's in a name?

 

[pietro006]

i think its gay

I agree

 

[Dogmatic187]

Wtf, they thought "Wii" was a better name than "Revolution?" come on.

 

[Think_ThuGLiFE]

Wtf, they thought "Wii" was a better name than "Revolution?" come on.

u cant go wrong with the name revolution.

 

[_carmi]

lol @ this. cant be true.

i dont wanna hear people say: "hey i just got my Wii today, wanna play?"

thats ridiculous.

 

[Khalistani Soldier]

Revolution was a much better name than Wii. LOL @ Wii...

 

[yak pac fatal]

queer
"yo i got a new wii, lets play"

 

[PuffnScruff]

i dont even know how to pronounce "Wii"

 

[_carmi]

i dont even know how to pronounce "Wii"

oh true is it like weeee or like wyyyyy??

 

[Fataldawg]

smh @ wii......................

 

[Meal Ticket]

i think its pronounced wee-i?...

wee? iono... imma call it nintendo fuck it.

 

[Valeoz]

Anyway, what's in a name?

Aren't you studying Marketing? If you are, you should be ashamed.

 

[Dogmatic187]

hmm.. what sounds better?

"This Christmas be apart of the Revolution"

"This Christmas be apart of Wii... I know I know it sounds weird but....HEY! have you seen our controller, it's really cool and inovative, umm... we're gonna have new Mario and Zelda games."

 

[Illuminattile]

Aren't you studying Marketing? If you are, you should be ashamed.

Touche

What I meant was, it's not going to affect the actual system, and it's not going to affect my decision to buy one.

Yes, it's bad marketing. Someone obviously thought that going for a cheap pun with the name ("Wii will change everything" "wii will revolutionise gaming" etc.) was a good idea. You can't write anything off, though, it could catch on. Stranger things have happened.

 

[Glockmatic]

Awesome console names like Dreamcast got owned while shitty names like XBox and Game Boy and Super Nintendo are super popular. Maybe it shall be awesome

 

[_carmi]

^super nintendo was a good name. SUPERRRRRRRR nintendo. and game BOYYYYYYYY. lol

maybe dreamcast was a too awesome name lol

 

[_carmi]

http://wii.nintendo.com/

 

[PuffnScruff]

ahhh that site clears it up, its pronounced likec"we"