REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Gamers no longer have to ask what Nintendo Co. will call its upcoming video game console – the answer is Wii.
Pronounced “we,” the name “emphasizes this console is for everyone,” Nintendo said in a statement posted on its Web site Thursday. “Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.”
No price or launch date has been set for Wii, which will compete with Sony Corp.’s upcoming PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft Corp. Wii had previously gone by the codename Revolution.
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Nintendo dubs new video game console Wii
May 1, 2006
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