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Wii Makes A Splash

There’s something else I’ve been pondering lately. I wonder why oh why Nintendo decided to call their new next generation video-gaming system “Wii”. It’s pronounced, and is supposed to suggest, “We” or “Wheeeeee!”. But it makes me, and probably everyone else, think “Wee”, as in “pee” or “small”. Or “Oui” as [...]