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Post #204941

Author
ricarleite
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Nintendo Wii
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Date created
28-Apr-2006, 11:27 PM
OK, OK, so, everyone whose first language is japanese has some difficulties with some sounds, such as R. But that's rather comon on languages that dosen't have some sounds. I mean, I know very few people from Brazil who can pronounce the "th" sound in english, and I challenge any american to pronounce our "RR" or "NH" sound correctly.

But about the name of the console. The more I think about it, the more I feel they have something there. I mean, when I first saw the Revolution (oh. Wii.) controller, I was skeptic. I thought it would be a disaster. I mean, how am I going to play all those games I used to play? And then I realized... I was going to change the way I would play games. It's something else. I should change my mind, not focus on what is old, on what is already there for years, but on the new stuff.

And now, as time goes by, I realize Wii is not that bad. I mean, saying it is weird? Wii? OK say NES. Say, DS. Nonsensical, small words (yes I know those are acronyms, but that is how we named the consoles). Besides, the whole thing with the two persons playing as the i's, that is a bit... "I've just graduated from marketing", but hey... it was sort of original. So, I have no problems naming it Nintendo Wii. We'll say Revolution sometimes, just like some people used to say Ultra 64 when the N64 came.

But, as I've said to some people here, I just know there'll be some folks calling it the W 2. Get it? W II?