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deathcape on 21 August 2008
Words Of Wisdom said:
I have yet to hear someone say any of the following:

"The Nintendo NES."
"The Nintendo SNES."
"The Nintendo N64."
"The Nintendo Virtual Boy."
"The Nintendo Game Boy."
"The Nintendo Game Boy Advance."

The only ones I have heard were:

"The Nintendo 64."
"The Nintendo Game Cube."
"The Nintendo DS."

 

uhm? everyone called the NES "Nintendo"

and the SNES "Super Nintendo"

and yes..some people called it the "Nintendo Game Boy"

and I've heard quite alot of "Nintendo Wii"



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TWRoO on 21 August 2008
Grey Acumen said:
I think it has to do with context. coming on this site and saying "hey, do you like The Wii?" everyone will know what you're talking about. You do that on the street, and other than odd looks, you might get someone going "do you like US..."

Putting nintendo in front makes people realize the context in which Wii is being used. that's all.

I added a word for you

Most people would therefore understand you now, and those that don't probably wouldn't know "Nintendo Wii" either.

 



EdGuila on 21 August 2008

Working in electronics retail I can't help but smile when reading this post. Soo true.
I get these variations:

1)The Wii game
2)The Wii 2 "We two" (if the ii means two to you, then how does the 'W' sound like "we"?)
3) The Wii I I "We I I" (If you are pronouncing the ii as I and I, then how are you sounding out the "we"?)
4)The "double-U(w) I I"

Notable mentions the PSP2...I have to ask so "do you want the PSP or PS2?"



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SaviorX on 21 August 2008

I thought this was about people calling it the Mario Machine and The Duct-tape escape; and you addressing that it's the Wii and nothing else.



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