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Nintendo's Revolution console rechristened 'Wii'

#29 User is offline   Rhywun Icon

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Posted 01 May 2006 - 07:08 PM

the only language I've ever seen with double "i"s?
Off the top of my head, there's Italian, Latin, and Romanized Japanese, Russian, and Greek, in addition to Finnish. I'm sure there are others.
I was dubious about the name at first, but I'm coming around now. But in the end, who cares? I'm gonna buy it anyway.
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Posted 01 May 2006 - 07:46 PM

Yeah, Triarii (latin), kawaii (japanese! (^_^)/ )
Hmm, only ones I can think of right now. Not that it makes much of a difference, since japanese "words" seem to all be one or two syllable affairs with massive sound recycling, but "ii" means "good" in Japanese. If they are fond of romanizing their language, their eyes might get drawn to those double-i's.
Hey, there's another cute little entendre! The Wii has TWO EYES. zomg. It never stops.
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Posted 01 May 2006 - 09:27 PM

Maybe Nintendo was intending a play on the word weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, ( as in fun! )
This may be the first Nintendo I've gotten since the 64 with Tetris!
Wii sounds like my wish console come true, Finally!!! /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
And play the older stuff too!!?? Sweet!!!
Yo!
O.T., O.T., O.T., O.T.!!! /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
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Posted 03 May 2006 - 12:42 PM

[indent]In reply to:

<cough> "Hawaii." </cough>

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In Hawai'ian, Hawai'i is properly spelled with an 'okina (represented by a tic or quote mark) in between the two "i"s, representing a glottal stop.
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