Well, MTV's Multiplayer blog went right to the source and asked Reggie, How the crap do you pronounce your last name? Watch as Reggie kicks ass and enunciates names. "It's not PHILS-AIM. It's not PHILS-AMY. It's FEE-SUH-MAY." Really? Fils-Aime is pronounced "fee-suh-may"? Yeah, err, that's totally how we've always pronounced it.
Well, MTV's Multiplayer blog went right to the source and asked Reggie, How the crap do you pronounce your last name? Watch as Reggie kicks ass and enunciates names. "It's not PHILS-AIM. It's not PHILS-AMY. It's FEE-SUH-MAY." Really? Fils-Aime is pronounced "fee-suh-may"? Yeah, err, that's totally how we've always pronounced it.
Reader Comments (62)
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:09PM (Unverified) said
Fills-Amy LOL!
I didn't know people pronounce it like that.
I didn't know people pronounce it like that.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 6:16PM (Unverified) said
I've been pronouncing it "Phil's aim" until now, and will continue to do so, as it the cool thing to do.
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Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:10PM (Unverified) said
He must have been the reference design for Wario.. that is one butt ugly dude.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:17PM mr nimblewick said
Why do you think Nintendo is so keen on face training?
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Posted: Oct 1st 2007 8:35PM (Unverified) said
I compensate for my giant penis with my tiny clown car and by calling everybody beautiful. How 'bout you beautiful guys?
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Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:16PM (Unverified) said
As a French major his name has always pissed me off. If you want the last E to be said Reggie you've gotta accent it!
Posted: Oct 2nd 2007 2:45AM ThornedVenom said
We should so petition to make Reggie change his last name into the French version one!
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Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:16PM (Unverified) said
I pretty much shat bricks when the internet started video-streaming E3 and the announcer said, "Presenting Reggie Fees-Ah-May!"
It was like all Ls in the world cried out in pain and were suddenly silenced.
It was like all Ls in the world cried out in pain and were suddenly silenced.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:16PM (Unverified) said
Huh. And all this time I thought it was "FEE-SAM"
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:18PM teknomusik said
I'll still be pronouncing it PHILS-A-ME :P
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:19PM (Unverified) said
He also likes to be called Reggie F-Nuts. No, no he doesn't.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:22PM NaeemTHM said
Fee-Suh-May Fee-Suh-May Ooh La La!
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:26PM (Unverified) said
Dude is fugly
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 10:26PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
and yet he can destroy you with one quick blow.
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Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:29PM (Unverified) said
Now repeat after me:
"Who gives a shit??"
So how exactly is this news?
"Who gives a shit??"
So how exactly is this news?
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:40PM chrisgrant said
TIP: asking why and how something is news is a bannable offense. Don't like it, move along. It won't be long until there's something else you can (hopefully) accept as worthy of your time.
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Posted: Oct 1st 2007 6:25PM (Unverified) said
Go ahead and ban me then, Chris - I'll be back by the end of the week. I have every right to say this article is a complete waste of time.
Welcome to the world of journalism, Chris - criticism is part of the territory. Deal with it....
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Welcome to the world of journalism, Chris - criticism is part of the territory. Deal with it....
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 8:52PM (Unverified) said
It's news because he's the president of Nintendo of America silly! A lot of the stuff here is about gaming culture or just game company-related in general, like when key figures get promotions or sell land or move headquarters or open new branches or leave companies or die. It's what makes this site more interesting than a stack of previews and reviews.
I never took French (Spanish and Japanese ftw dudez). The hard S caught me by surprise. The best I'd heard an interviewer say before was Fee-Zuh-May, and that's what I'd been using between then and now.
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I never took French (Spanish and Japanese ftw dudez). The hard S caught me by surprise. The best I'd heard an interviewer say before was Fee-Zuh-May, and that's what I'd been using between then and now.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 9:18PM hotpuck6 said
exactly,
joystiq is more about videogame culture and all that encompasses it.
If an icon of the industry your interested takes the time to make a video about his pronunciation, obviously it's been said wrong a couple hundred times.
Hell, if Reggie went crazy and took a dump outside his house, that would make joystiq as well. If you don't like it, go read IGN or 1UP.
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joystiq is more about videogame culture and all that encompasses it.
If an icon of the industry your interested takes the time to make a video about his pronunciation, obviously it's been said wrong a couple hundred times.
Hell, if Reggie went crazy and took a dump outside his house, that would make joystiq as well. If you don't like it, go read IGN or 1UP.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:31PM (Unverified) said
OH YEAH well his named means something like "Beloved son" or "boy-loved" or "lovely boy butt face" depending on how you translate it.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 5:58PM (Unverified) said
LOL!!!! Lovely Boy Butt Face!!! Yeah, definitely gotta be that one!!! Hilarious!!!
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Posted: Oct 2nd 2007 1:49AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
So, Fils-Aime is French for the Japanese word "yaoi?"
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Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:31PM (Unverified) said
Can't we just continue calling him Reggie?
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:36PM (Unverified) said
It means his kids love him.
Didn't you monkeys have French in high school? Son and Love are pretty simple words
Didn't you monkeys have French in high school? Son and Love are pretty simple words
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:40PM (Unverified) said
Wow, people are still watching Mtv?
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:47PM Mr Khan said
Damn, i was off
I was pronouncing it Fil-aye-m
This is why i took Spanish, and not French (sadly our only options)
I was pronouncing it Fil-aye-m
This is why i took Spanish, and not French (sadly our only options)
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:48PM Ethan said
For some reason I can't see this video, or any other mtv video. Confusing.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:54PM (Unverified) said
That's no mystery... MTV hasn't shown a video in years!
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Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:49PM The Wicker Man said
I ll call u what ever I want you fookin troll faced bastard. Perhaps he is the only person immune to his name taking power.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 8:40PM (Unverified) said
Damn straight. You can't go around taking names with a name like "Bob Citizen." You need a name so crazy nobody else can take it.
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Posted: Oct 1st 2007 4:54PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
You-Bee-Soft.
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 5:08PM (Unverified) said
You Guys Better Pronounce It Good. Reggie Is Haitian And Haitians Don't Play With People Who Pronounce Their Names Wrong (We Beat The Up).
Representing Haiti The Best Country In The World Go Reggie
Representing Haiti The Best Country In The World Go Reggie
Posted: Oct 1st 2007 5:23PM The Wicker Man said
hahahhahahah. ahh. oh your serious?...well you did defeat napoleon, but can your nation survive Chris Redfield? I think not.
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