Revolution is now called Wii
Nintendo’s newest console, which was called Revolution until awhile back would now be called “Wii”. Well, yes, you heard it right.. its a Wii pronounced “wee”. I know I know dont let your mind wander. I’ve seriously heard enough piss jokes over the weekend. Agreed Nintendo had never been a great company to come up with intelligent or creative names(N64 for the first 64-bit gaming console and GameCube for a console shaped like a Cube), but that is no excuse for coming up with a Wii. Compared to Revolution, Wii looks soo weak. The response to the name from every quarter has been really bad. Even the so called fanboys want to rename the console back to Revolution. In Nintendo’s own words,
Wii sounds like ‘we,’ which emphasizes this 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.”
They also insist that the name is unique like Google, iPod. Agreed, its not in the name but the usage would be quite awkward in the future. That list would be quite lewd to post. I suggest you visit Joystiq to read it all.
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