Nintendo Wii (as in "we")

Apr 27, 2006 09:35

http://revolution.nintendo.com/

Introducing... Wii.

As in "we."

While the code-name Revolution expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer. Wii will break down that wall that seperates videogame players from everybody else. Wii will put people more in touch with their games... and each other. But you're probably asking: What does the name mean?

Wii sounds like "we," which emphasizes the console is for everyone. Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.

Wii has a distinctive "ii" spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people playing it. And Wii, as a name and a console, brings something revolutionary to the world of videogames that sets it apart from the crowd.

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.

I am not sure how I like it. The sound of the word may be universal, but what about the spelling? Nobody in any other country will know how to pronounce it until it is read to them. And it just doesn't roll off of the tongue like Gamecube or Revolution.

I don't know how I like it. I REALLY like the frame of mind behind the name though.
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