I think the pronunciations thing may have been a consideration for the japanese actually, it would have been hard for them to get used to saying it. The other point i heard from nintendo was they didnt want a name that could be shortened and therefore lose its meaning and revolution would have been instantly called the rev.
I have to admit i was shocked when it was called the Wii, i already thought the whole remote concept would have a hard time being accepted by the general public and calling it Wee could have made the whole situation worse.
There is a point that few people seem to have noticed, Nintendo have marketed the machine so that people don't just call it "the wii", its often called "the nintendo wii", i think this is very good to connect the manufacturer with the product and therefore any future products will have instant recognition.
Does anyone else keep typing double i's after a W now, i keep typing wiith!
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