RicaneliteWii Named One Year Ago Today
Today marks a special, some might say, infamous date in gaming history. Despite what you might have read elsewhere, today's most interesting videogame related anniversary is the official unveiling of the name "Wii."
Known as the Nintendo Revolution until April 27, 2006, the folks at Nintendo decided to release the controversial name for their Gamecube successor just prior to E3. Obviously, they wanted the name to sink in, to not downplay or interfere with other Wii announcements made at their keynote.
Needless to say, reaction was mixed. A good number of readers, past and then-future Kotaku editors had plenty to say about the wee name for the tiny device.
