![]() Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour Times: This Week's Featured Po. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collector's Edition Is AWOL In Eur. ![]() This isn't the first time we've looked at noodle-y pronunciation issues in games - check out our previous polls that look at various game-related words and Pokémon if you're a lover of all things lingual. ![]() In the Wii original we remember calling the over-informative companion a variety of colourful names that Nintendo wouldn't endorse, actually, although let's keep things polite below, okay? Below you'll find a poll asking what you say in your head when this helper pops up with a useful tip. We already know what's 'right', but we thought we'd ask you how you pronounce the name of this sharp-witted Zelda character. Still, a quick informal poll around the Nintendo Life office indicates that the majority of us have been getting it wrong for a decade - most of us say her name /fiː/, as in 'feet' or the short version of 'Fiona'. The 'Fi' bit of 'wifi', 'hifi' and 'sci-fi' all rhyme with 'five', at least in English. All handy words when discussing Skyward Sword, in fact. According to Nintendo (so, canonically), it's pronounced /faɪ/ - as in it rhymes with 'high' or 'sky' or 'fly'. ![]() Without voice acting to guide us, it's left open to player interpretation. ![]()
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