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The new name for the Nintendo Revolution console. Pronounced 'We'.
My buddies and I are going to bust out the Wii tonight. We'll be playing that thing until our arms go numb from swinging them around.
Formerly known as the Nintendo Revolution, the Wii will be Nintendo's fifth entry to the console marketplace. Nintendo revealed the new name on April 27th, 2006, and experienced a huge internet backlash. Nintendo has insisted as of yet that the Wii, which is pronounced "we," will in fact be the universal name of the system. It will launch in November 2006.
Angry Nintendo Fans: "OMG we want teh revolution not teh Wii!" Iwata: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet."
The name for Nintendo's new videogame console. It's got a motion sensing remote control. Any movement you make, the same happens on screen. Play Tennis with Wii Sports, shoot-'em-ups with Metroid Prime 3, escape from disaster with Day of Disaster, smash things to pieces with H.A.M.M.E.R. (which has a guest appearence from M.C. Hammer), jump around with Mario Galaxy and play many more fresh, interesting, inviting games with the Nintendo Wii.
"Yo man, you gonna come play Wii Sports later round my yard?" "Yes, bruv - knows it!"
Wii refers to the newest video game console from Nintendo. The Wii used to be called the Nintendo Revolution. Many jokes have arisen based on the name. Pronounced "Wii."
Nintendo Wii is going to be awesome! My girlfriend and I have been playing games with my Wii for hours! The Wii is amazing! My girlfriend's good at playing games, but when it comes to playing with my Wii, I always win.
Nintendo's new console, previously code-named the Revolution. Featuring free-hand motion sensitive controllers, Nintendo claim the console will 'revolutionise' the way people play games.
"Have you seen the new screenshots for Zelda on the Wii?"
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 Linx