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Title: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on December 15, 2009, 02:15:45 PM
A mysterious trademark is filed in Japan.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20564

 Nintendo has filed a trademark for the term "Zii" in Japan.  The trademark is related to video games or electronic devices.  It was revealed yesterday, but was originally filed back in October.    


No other information is available, but this is not the first time Nintendo has filed a trademark or patent on a strange or unique term in Japan.  In 2006, along with Zii, Nintendo trademarked other three-letter words ending in "ii" such as Bii and Oii, reaching across the entire alphabet.      


Interestingly, Zii is the only trademark that has been renewed in 2009.  It is possible that Nintendo is merely trying to block copy-cat names, such as Creative's recent Zii line of handheld computing devices.  Creative filed for the Zii trademark in the U.S. last year.

Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: NWR_pap64 on December 15, 2009, 03:12:53 PM
Zii= HD Wii with hard drive.

Pachter will be overflowed with joy :D .
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: AV on December 15, 2009, 03:57:34 PM
 
Zii= HD Wii with hard drive.

Pachter will be overflowed with joy :D .


HDii would be more clever.


Zii does sound cool
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Ian Sane on December 15, 2009, 04:37:22 PM
It's funny how you change one letter and it goes from a wimpy sounding word associated with something small, urine, a penis or what kids yell when they go down a slide, to something that sounds pretty cool.  "Zii" has all the positive things that Nintendo raved about "Wii" (which I actually forget, something about being short or something) but it isn't something an English speaker would make jokes about.

If they spelled it just "Z" then all us Canucks would call it "Zed".
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on December 15, 2009, 04:42:18 PM
Z is for :zoid:
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: King of Twitch on December 15, 2009, 04:45:52 PM
You know what's mind-blowing? If they used Xii, it would still be pronounced the same.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Stogi on December 15, 2009, 05:50:14 PM
But then Bill Gates would **** his pants.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: yoshi1001 on December 15, 2009, 05:56:23 PM
You know what's mind-blowing? If they used Xii, it would still be pronounced the same.

You mean "Zii" is prononunced "twelve"? (Sorry, couldn't resist)
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on December 15, 2009, 05:58:04 PM
or snooze
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Stratos on December 15, 2009, 06:27:38 PM
I knew a girl I called Zii. She was obsessed with anime.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: MegaByte on December 15, 2009, 06:31:57 PM
The trademark application actually includes Zii and Zed-aye-aye in Japanese.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on December 15, 2009, 06:49:22 PM
ei-ei-puu
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Mop it up on December 15, 2009, 06:51:20 PM
This is probably just to help prevent knock-off products like the article suggests. Did anyone hear about the Vii that was released in China?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vii
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Stratos on December 15, 2009, 06:53:14 PM
I saw videos of the Vii. All I every saw people playing was a fishing game.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: ShyGuy on December 15, 2009, 06:59:39 PM
I was hoping for the name "Super Wii" followed by "Wii 64" then "WiiCube" Finally in in 2025, we get the "Wii Wii" and the circle is complete.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on December 15, 2009, 07:01:35 PM
Browser games are the wave of the future, says Squaresoft.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: MegaByte on December 15, 2009, 07:02:08 PM
This is probably just to help prevent knock-off products like the article suggests. Did anyone hear about the Vii that was released in China?
There was also a knock-off Vii that was actually just a Famiclone with infrared controllers.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Stratos on December 15, 2009, 07:03:15 PM
Browser games are the wave of the future, says Squaresoft.

Like FaceBook games. I play like 6 different ones in between work shifts and neglect my Wii and DS. :(
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Mop it up on December 15, 2009, 07:21:37 PM
Browser games are the wave of the future, says Squaresoft.

Like FaceBook games. I play like 6 different ones in between work shifts and neglect my Wii and DS. :(
I've missed you.  :(
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on December 15, 2009, 07:24:04 PM
Keep your Romeo on a leash.  He might crash an SUV.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: EasyCure on December 15, 2009, 07:50:04 PM
You know what's mind-blowing? If they used Xii, it would still be pronounced the same.

even more confusion between Xbox and nintendo products...
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 15, 2009, 08:30:58 PM
You know what's mind-blowing? If they used Xii, it would still be pronounced the same.

even more confusion between Xbox and nintendo products...

I'm sure MS wouldn't care as long as Sony didn't benefit.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Chozo Ghost on December 15, 2009, 08:36:52 PM
It might just be to block copycats, but it might also be the name of the Wii's successor.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: EasyCure on December 15, 2009, 08:37:21 PM
Has sony patented a Sii yet? Will they release slightly racist ads that will be banned in Central & South America/Spain?

It might just be to block copycats, but it might also be the name of the Wii's successor.

WRONG!

It'll be the title for the new Zelda game. "ZiiAdventure"
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: ThePerm on December 15, 2009, 10:21:23 PM
now would pronounce it Zee, and who would pronounce it Zhi as in gene se qua or genre?

or Tsee?
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: King of Twitch on December 16, 2009, 12:35:22 AM
It's to stop the KGB from using it as black market revenue

ZII VOULD LIKE TO PLAY!
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: GK on December 16, 2009, 02:21:03 AM
Browser games are the wave of the future, says Squaresoft.

Like FaceBook games. I play like 6 different ones in between work shifts and neglect my Wii and DS. :(

Really? Just the other day I removed every game application except Tetris & Uno on there. Unless you play all the time & get a bunch of people to accept invites to enhance yourself, it seems like you never get anywhere in most of them.

Hmm wouldn't mind seeing a WiiZii myself. Though I'd find myself humming the theme from The Jefferson's every time I turned it on.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: broodwars on December 16, 2009, 04:03:34 AM
Obviously this is just the forerunner to the announcement of the Nintendo Zwii (pronounced "Z-vee").
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Stogi on December 16, 2009, 04:10:10 AM
WiiZii

HOLY **** THAT"S AN AWESOME WAY TO SPELL MY NICKNAME!
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 16, 2009, 05:01:20 AM
WiiZii

HOLY **** THAT"S AN AWESOME WAY TO SPELL MY NICKNAME!

Better hope Lil Wayne don't already have you beat.

Yung WiiZii Baybee
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: KDR_11k on December 16, 2009, 06:35:15 AM
Kill Zii Amerikaner!
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Plugabugz on December 16, 2009, 07:58:58 AM
WiiZii

HOLY **** THAT"S AN AWESOME WAY TO SPELL MY NICKNAME!

Better hope Lil Wayne don't already have you beat.

Yung WiiZii Baybee

LOL.
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Stogi on December 16, 2009, 08:51:16 AM
Kill Zii Amerikaner!

lol, that's honestly the first think I thought of.

(http://i31.tinypic.com/10diptv.jpg)

Protection? Protection from what?....Ze Germans?
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on December 16, 2009, 03:20:38 PM
ei-ei-puu

Yeah yeah woo!
Title: Re: Nintendo Re-files 'Zii' Trademark
Post by: ThePerm on December 17, 2009, 11:53:41 PM
seems like a way to throw us off on the actual name for the next system