Tue, Dec 15, 2009 | 14:51 GMT

Nintendo trademarks “Zii” [Update]

Awesome. According to Siliconera, Nintendo’s trademarked “Zii”. It’s like “Wii”. With a “z”.

Wii 2 would have been a little more traditional, don’t you think? Wii60, maybe?

There’s no detail, obviously. Probably just Shigeru filing random trademarks at 2.00am in his Santa hat and reindeer pants.

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17 comments

mojo
15/12/09, 11:29 am

“Probably just Shigeru filing random trademarks at 2.00am in his Santa hat and reindeer pants.”

seriously pat, what did have for breakfast, i want it too

Zii.. well, not to bothered..

Digital Forge
15/12/09, 11:31 am

“Probably just Shigeru filing random trademarks at 2.00am in his Santa hat and reindeer pants.”

Mental image overload *shudders*

Jadeskye
15/12/09, 12:07 pm

10 quid says it’s a peripheral or some kind of software update/download application.

Blerk
15/12/09, 1:06 pm

What happened to Xii and Yii?

Bulk Slash
15/12/09, 1:13 pm

If that’s the name of the follow-up we can’t do urine jokes any more… I propose it be called Wiiii.

Blerk
15/12/09, 1:21 pm

They should’ve called it Jiiz.

Syrok
15/12/09, 1:24 pm

“Probably just Shigeru filing random trademarks at 2.00am in his Santa hat and reindeer pants.”

rainer
15/12/09, 1:28 pm

Creative Labs already has a Zii platform queue lawyers fight in 3..2..1..
http://www.zii.com/Developer/Landing.aspx

Quiiick
15/12/09, 1:35 pm

Zii? Zomg!

#10

Prof Power Glove
15/12/09, 1:41 pm

So the Wii is finally coming out in France? Nice.

#11

OlderGamer
15/12/09, 1:53 pm

“They should’ve called it Jiiz.”

Blerk, I believe that to be a whole different kind of waggle right there.

#12

zoopdeloop
15/12/09, 2:01 pm

after Zii comes Pii(pee)

#13

BraveArse
15/12/09, 2:18 pm

Engadget have just updated their post after digging around a bit.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/nintendo-trademarks-zii-over-in-japan-creative-is-like-zaywh/

“Update: We’ve done a bit more digging, and it looks as if this here filing may simply be a renewal of a 2006 trademark request. Moreover, we’ve found Nintendo trademarks in Japan for Cii, Bii, Oii and Yii, so it seems the company may just be on some sort of rampage in order to cover its tracks in one form or another.”

They really should have gone with Oii. I would have bought an Oii on launchday – in fact I would have bought 3. At the very least.

#14

Blerk
15/12/09, 2:29 pm

Oii is fantastic!

#15

Quiiick
15/12/09, 4:28 pm

On Nintendo Oii consoles you always play as a nazi in WW2 games.

#16

bugmenot
16/12/09, 1:50 am

surely this is just to stop ripoff products using similar names to fool unsuspecting(cheapskate) parents

#17

Slam Da Brakes
16/12/09, 6:37 am