Where did the name "Wii" come from?

[Capitalizt]

Here's my theory..

Last night, people were playing the Excite Truck demo at my local EB Games. Without exception, all three people who played it while I was there screamed "WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!" when they hit a turbo boost just before flying off a big cliff.

I didn't play it, but the sense of speed was awesome, and using the controller like a steering wheel looked hella fun!

I think Nintendo made the only system that makes people scream it's name when they play it.


"Wii" = Japanese for "Weee!"

 

[purbeast0]

the name was made cause it is a simple name to say in all languages. it's 3 letters ,1 syllable, and simple to pronounce.

there is a little more to it but that was part of the reason.

 

[tbike06]

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[txrandom]

Cause than people can say, "I'm play with my Wii! Wii!!".

 

[Aftermath]

The console was known by the codename of "Revolution" until immediately prior to E3 2006.[38] Nintendo spells "Wii" with two "i"s to imply an image of players gathering together, as well as to represent the console's controllers. Nintendo has given many reasons for its choice of name since its announcement; however, the most well known is:

Wii sounds like 'we', which emphasizes that 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.[39]

According to the Nintendo Style Guide: A Guide to the Proper Usage of Some of Nintendo's Products:

It is simply Wii, not Nintendo Wii. It is pronounced "we", indicating its all-inclusive nature. The name works best at the beginning of declarative statements. For clarity, it is best to avoid passive verbs and prepositions.

This means it will be the first home console Nintendo has marketed outside of Japan without the company name featured prominently in its trademark. Despite Nintendo's justification for the name, many members of the press, online communities, and game developers[40] initially reacted negatively to the name change. Some "wish Nintendo had stuck with 'Revolution',"[41] pointed out phonetic similarities to the French word oui and mostly negative words in English,[40] or expressed "fear that the name would convey a continued sense of 'kidiness' [sic] to the console,"[42] Nintendo defends its choice of "Wii" over "Revolution" and suggests to that those who dislike the name "live with it, sleep with it, eat with it, move along with it."[43]

Wikipedia.