Pronounced: “Wee”

The name of Nintendo’s next Generation console that was originally code-named: Revolution.

Countless long time Nintendo fans are debating over the originality of the name and if Revolution should have been the real name.

Wii is supposed to mean “We” as in “We play together”. Reason why it’s written this way is because in Japanese, the letter “i” is pronounced like an “e” (while an “e” is pronounced like the sound “hey”).

The two “i” in Wii also represent the controllers that will be used for the game console.

This console will be the first console to go down in history by not having a name with real words:
"Wii" is not a word or an acronym like the names of these systems:

Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Family Computer / Super Nintendo Entertainment System
GameBoy
VirtualBoy
Nintendo 64
GameBoy Color
GameCube
Nintendo Developer System / Dual Screen
GameBoy Advance

Mark III / Master System
Mega Drive / Genesis
GameGear
Nomad
Saturn
Dreamcast

X BOX
X BOX 360

PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable

PC-engine / Turbo Graphics 16
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Bob's being anti social and has spent the whole day wiiing
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Nintendo's next-genration console, formerly known by the codename "Revolution."

I'm looking forward to playing Nintendo's revolutionary system, the Wii.
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Kids amusement toy lasting about 2 weeks of joy max
also not helping cleanse the earth of obesity
kid 1: wanna play wii?
kid 2: ROFL lets go outside and play instead
kid 1: no I like wii
kid 2: ROFLMAO try saying that when your 22 stone and not going to school due to obesity!

5 years later:
kid 1: I mumble.. li..e ..th mumble wi..mumble
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Parent: "My kid never goes out to play"
Teacher: "Get him a Wii"
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The name for Nintendo's next generation console, which features a motion sensing remote-shaped controller. Formerly known as the Revolution.
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Nintendo's new, official name for the next-gen console codenamed Nintendo Revolution.
Am I happy it’s called Wii? No. Will I still buy the console? Yes.
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