Nintendo explains why "Wii"

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:16 PM EDT

Article Source: revolution.ign.com

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Interview with Vice President with NOA.

I think it's really fun to look at, the logo. I think people are going to see that on the box and our package art. I think people will get it straight after a while - it's just something they're going to have to get used to.

I think that there's a really strong visual to it by having it symbolize the controllers and symbolize people. And, as you pronounce it, the Wii does stand for that whole worldwide inclusion of players. So you get both out of it.

And I think this is more fitting and the two Is work on a bunch of different levels. It looks like two people with heads who can play, which is the inclusive nature of everybody. It looks like the controllers. So for us it looked like a couple of different levels.

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Thura

Nice logo, a bit unusual name.

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#1 - Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:04 PM EDT

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Mike B

I agree it's a nice logo.

The name though, for something so universal, I think that Nintendo have been half-assed with learning their english slang.

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#2 - Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:16 PM EDT

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