In this interesting read on "The 10 Weirdest Game Console Names", they give a little insight into where the name "XBOX 360" came from. Apparently, they were worried that people would buy a Playstation 3 over an XBOX 2 because the lower digit would seem inferior. Skipping 2 all together would seem brash. The term 360 actually means something, but they must have been grasping at straws to get it to make sense in regards to a video game console.

All in all, who cares about the name, its a great system.

And why is the Wii only number 10? That has to be the worst name ever. It deserves at least second, trumped only by ColecoVision... a leather company? What the hell?

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