wii

[loAol]

wii stands for?

[pandaz3]

It may actually stand for something, but I haven't paid it any mind. I suspect it was highly abbreviated from it's development name.

[BlackTruckRyder]

Here is something i found.

The console was known by the codename of "Revolution" until April 27, 2006, immediately prior to E3.[23] According to the Nintendo Style Guide: A Guide to the Proper Usage of Some of Nintendo's Products, the name "is simply Wii, not Nintendo Wii." This means it is the first home console Nintendo has marketed outside of Japan without the company name featured prominently in its trademark. Nintendo spells "Wii" with two "i"s to imply an image of players gathering together, as well as to represent the console's controllers. The company has given many reasons for this choice of name since the announcement; however, the most well known is:

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Wii sounds like 'we', which emphasizes that the console is for everyone. Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.[24]

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Despite Nintendo's justification for the name, members of the press, online communities, and game developers[25] initially reacted negatively to the name change. Some "wish Nintendo had stuck with 'Revolution',"[25] pointed out phonetic similarities to the French word oui and mostly negative words in English,[25] or expressed "fear that the name would convey a continued sense of 'kidiness' [sic] to the console."[26] Reggie Fils-Aime acknowledged the initial reaction and further explained the change:

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Revolution as a name is not ideal; it's long, and in some cultures, it's hard to pronounce. So we wanted something that was short, to the point, easy to pronounce, and distinctive. That's how 'Wii,' as a console name, was created.[27]