Wii-tarded
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” – William “Wild Bill” Shakespeare
So Nintendo has decided to call their upcoming next generation console Wii which is pronounced “we”… I don’t get it. The system had what was widely regarded as a fine code name (Hear that! We’re using code words!) and assuming there were no trademark hurdles I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t continue to use the name Revolution.
Wii… bleh. I can imagine conversations between young children and their parents as the holidays approach this year: “Mommy, Daddy, I wanna Wii!”, “Well, junior, the bathroom is just down the hall, knock yourself out.”
Ah well. While I’m mildly disappointed in the choice of name, I’m sure one will find its way into our home before the year is out. Assuming that everything goes as planned with the ship date, supplies, price, etc. I think I’ve owned one of just about every system Nintendo has cranked out in the last 15 years so even if they had decided to name it Raymond Luxury-Yacht (pronounced ThroatWobbler Mangrove) I’d be plunking down my hard earned $200.