Final Revolution name revealed: Nintendo Wii

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-04-29 02:45pm

So I guess this means every goddamn video game columnist out there is going to make at least one pee joke when reviewing a Nintendo Wii game.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-04-29 02:47pm

Well, at least the stupid smartass ones are.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2006-04-29 03:05pm

So what if you want to be a Latin whore and pronounce it "Wee-ai"?

SAMAS · Post by **SAMAS** » 2006-04-29 03:42pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Well, at least the stupid smartass ones are.

Like he said: Every goddamn journalist. :p

Grandmaster Jogurt · Post by **Grandmaster Jogurt** » 2006-04-29 05:51pm

Brother-Captain Gaius wrote:So what if you want to be a Latin whore and pronounce it "Wee-ai"?

Um, how are you getting that pronunciation? The letter I in Latin is pronounced either "ee" or like the consonantal use of Y. The "ai" sound comes from the diphthongs AE and AI.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2006-04-29 08:02pm

The name sounds a bit silly, but I really don't give a fuck. I'm still buying one, at this point.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2006-04-29 08:21pm

Civil War Man wrote:This is all just a leadup to the next generation of handheld, the Nintendo "Yay!"

Inside sources tell me that Yay is just the code name, and the final name is the Nintendo "Puu".

Nintendo intends to advertise the Puu-Wii connectivity.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2006-04-29 08:33pm

Grandmaster Jogurt wrote:Um, how are you getting that pronunciation? The letter I in Latin is pronounced either "ee" or like the consonantal use of Y. The "ai" sound comes from the diphthongs AE and AI.

Sorry, my Latin is bad (to say the least) but I was under the impression the plural of -ius is often -ii and pronounced "ee-eye," e.g., Julius -> Julii.

DarkSilver · Post by **DarkSilver** » 2006-04-29 08:58pm

Praxis wrote:
Civil War Man wrote:This is all just a leadup to the next generation of handheld, the Nintendo "Yay!"
Inside sources tell me that Yay is just the code name, and the final name is the Nintendo "Puu".

Nintendo intends to advertise the Puu-Wii connectivity.

.............that's just horrible

-hangs his head in shame-

And for awhile....I actually beleived it to....you bastard.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-04-29 09:34pm

Civil War Man wrote:This is all just a leadup to the next generation of handheld, the Nintendo "Yay!"

No no no, it's 'Yei'!

Grandmaster Jogurt · Post by **Grandmaster Jogurt** » 2006-04-30 01:31am

Brother-Captain Gaius wrote:
Grandmaster Jogurt wrote:Um, how are you getting that pronunciation? The letter I in Latin is pronounced either "ee" or like the consonantal use of Y. The "ai" sound comes from the diphthongs AE and AI.
Sorry, my Latin is bad (to say the least) but I was under the impression the plural of -ius is often -ii and pronounced "ee-eye," e.g., Julius -> Julii.

From what I learned in high school, Julii would be pronounced, roughly, "yuu-lee-ee".

18-Till-I-Die · Post by **18-Till-I-Die** » 2006-04-30 01:48am

SAMAS wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Well, at least the stupid smartass ones are.
Like he said: Every goddamn journalist. :p

IOW, the good ones.

I await the Penny Arcade for this one.

Alan Bolte · Post by **Alan Bolte** » 2006-04-30 01:49am

Wii is just so damn wacky that it's starting to grow on me.
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2006-04-30 02:19am

Alan Bolte wrote:Wii is just so damn wacky that it's starting to grow on me.
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

...so this sound renders the human brain more susceptable to Nintendo brainwashing radio beams, in the wireless remote controllers! I see through their plot. TO THE TINFOIL FACTORY!

Archaic` · Post by **Archaic`** » 2006-04-30 08:55pm

A point that a number of gaming sites are starting to bring up....apparently, Nintendo don't seem to have trademarked "Wii". Add into that the online survey that Nintendo have sent out to some people, asking for reactions to the Wii name, and what they think of the name compared to Revolution....and I'm starting to wonder if we haven't all been punked. Could Nintendo's whole intention from the beginning have been to do a backflip on this come E3, using the intentionally poor name as a way to get free publicity prior to the show?

DarkSilver · Post by **DarkSilver** » 2006-04-30 09:26pm

It wouldn't be unheard of, and honestly, the day of the name change, Nintendo was being spoken about damn near everywhere on the net.

You can't buy publicity like that.

Well you can, but not just for costs of a quick flash production.