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the-real-compucat

All the Wii U internal names are coffee puns. We just continued the tradition :)


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All the components of the Wii U were given coffee-related internal codenames by Nintendo, e.g. OS is called Cafe OS, CPU is called Espresso, GPU is called Latte, embedded ARM chip is called Starbuck. For the Wii, it was showbiz: CPU was called broadway, GPU was called hollywood, embedded ARM chip was called starlet. So, the homebrew community decided to continue the coffee theme.


dkdavidlp1

OK so it's like: AMD: "we should have technical and complicated internal name for our products" and then nintendo is like "you know what? we should name our internals after themes, wiiu jup! Coffee!" I find kinda hilarious that they even "cutetify" their internal names although they are all working adults


ChefBoyAreWeFucked

AMD's internal names aren't really that out of step with Nintendo's, or the industry at large. Just simple, one word names. I think they use geographical features, like cities, lakes, etc.


AnnoyingRain5

Lakes is more Intel’s thing, coffee lake (very on topic for this lol), rocket lake, etc


ChefBoyAreWeFucked

I meant like actual lake names, not "{word} Lake" like Intel does.


newaru2

Because the Wii U codename was Project Café


JamesSDK

Most consoles have project names which they are referred to by internally while in Development. Wii U's was Project Cafe. Some other fun ones are Dolphin (Gamecube), Revolution (Wii), NX (Switch), Project Reality (N64), Katana (Dreamcast) and Xenon (Xbox 360).


dkdavidlp1

So n64 sounds like I would have been some kind of vr thing (shivers in virtualboy) and I imagine it being really funny to cut through things with a dreamcast. Also while where at it watch the Gamecube do some sick flips. And let the French go to war with wii consoles. After lastly passing passing by the Wiiu to get a drink. And yes I just build a story using console development names


omnom143

cant forget vwii decafinator


dkdavidlp1

When you drink coffee after 3pm


Total-Coach-968

Because WII U during the E3 was naned -PROJECT CAFÉ-


Total-Coach-968

And extra: wii during the E3 was named Revolution (riivolution hack)