The Wii console was first known under the code name Revolution up until April 27th, 2006 which was then announced at the annual E3 as the Wii.  Many people actually call it Nintendo Wii but this is not technically its name.  It is just called Wii and is the first Nintendo console to marketed outside of Japan and that doesn’t show the companies name as a trademark.

The name Wii is said to represent the Letter “w” in upper case with two people standing next to it which are represented by the two lower case letter “i”.  The majority of people say the Wii’s with the “s” on the end when they talk about the plural but Nintendo has stated that this should be said as either Wii systems or Wii consoles.

“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”

Even though Nintendo have justified why the name Wii was choosen, some game developers and people from the press have slated them, saying that the original name Revolution would have been better.

“Revolution as a name is not ideal; it’s long, and in some cultures, it’s hard to pronounce. So we wanted something that was short, to the point, easy to pronounce, and distinctive. That’s how ‘Wii,’ as a console name, was created.”

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