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I was one of the people lampooning Nintendo for the Wii. "Wee" being a very common britishism for "pee". (e.g. "I want a wii in the corner of my living room!"

by sago 11y ago

I was one of the people lampooning Nintendo for the Wii. "Wee" being a very common britishism for "pee". (e.g. "I want a wii in the corner of my living room!" fnar fnar.) I figured they'd change it before launch. The joke was stared down by the brand, and the brand won. What do I know?

the_watcher 11y ago
When the Washington NBA team changed from the Bullets to the Wizards, a common potential problem brought up was that people would call them the Wiz (similar connotation to wee).
- jdminhbg 11y ago
  The MLS team in Kansas City was initially (in 1996) actually named the 'Kansas City Wiz.' It was later changed to Wizards (and later still totally renamed after changing ownership hands). Their games against the (also since renamed) Dallas Burn generated a lot of childish jokes, as you might expect.