What Kinda Of Dumb Ass Name Is Wii?

written by John Chow on April 27th, 2006

Nintendo accounced the official name for their next generation game console, which went by the code name “Revolution.” Well the official name is going to be Wii. As in “We.” From Nintendo’s press release.

While the code-name “revolution” expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer.

My question; the answer to what? Of all the names Nintendo could have chose for their new console they couldn’t come up with anything more imaginative than Wii? No wonder they’re in last place.

Now watch Nintendo kick me out of their party at E3 for making this post.

feras said on April 27th, 2006 at 9:10 pm

And thanks to feras for breaking the news to “me” *cough*cough*

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John Chow said on April 27th, 2006 at 9:10 pm

It’s not me, it’s “Mii”

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Lorenzo said on April 27th, 2006 at 11:51 pm

Well I personally like the catchy name Wii. To me, the name Wii looks like a Chinese/Japanese (just something Asian) word and also the pronunciation sounds something like Chinese. It somehow gives me that nostalgic feeling, the real sentimental ol’skool Nintendo feeling. I never liked the name Revolution..

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Stephen said on April 28th, 2006 at 10:43 am

Hopefully the name “Wii” works, or people will be asking “Why”. LOL!

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Lorenzo said on April 28th, 2006 at 6:51 pm

or.. “How” LOL

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Shaun Carter said on May 1st, 2006 at 5:57 am

The first thing that came to my mind when I read that Nintendo is naming their new system “Wii” was Michelle… as in Michelle Wi, the teenage golfing guru. Maybe she’ll be Nintendo’s spokesperson!

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Edgar said on December 22nd, 2006 at 11:30 am