RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES 2006
Ninten do Wii
[ Words Craig Grannell ]
A console named after a bodily function. Top work, Nintendo naming department!
Pee-pee jokes aside, ‘Wii’ signalled that Nintendo was doing something different, ditching a drab codename (Revolution) for something fun. You remember fun – it’s what gaming is before nerds start banging on that you’re only a real gamer if you spend every waking hour glued to their preferred console. Mind you, ‘Wii’ possibly also referred to the sound you made as the Wiimote flew through the air towards the telly, having inevitably escaped someone’s slippery hand.