Pronouncing game titles (starting with Ys)

[brunoafh]

As a kid I always called it Y.S., like an acronym.

Same here.

[MrPopo]

It's actually pronounced Janovski.

[Zing]

Hey, how do people pronounce Ys? I've always pronounced it "ease" but I heard it on the 8-4 Play podcast pronounced "eese" as in "geese". I assumed they are correct being in Japan, the game's origin. How do you guys say it?

Ys is originally a French name. You would pronounce it "eese" as in geese, just as you heard.

[mjmjr25]

I'm nearly positive the "Y" is silent.

[retrosportsgamer]

why's.

That's how I used to say it

[mjmjr25]

Milly-wah-que

[Zing]

Ys is also the name of a mildly popular board game, and the resulting discussion on boardgamegeek helped spread the correct pronunciation as well.

[Godot102]

I also used to call it "wise" I thought that sounded kinda cool until i found out it was "eease"

[flex wood]

why's.

That's how I used to say it

Why's don't you anymore?

[Jerkface Killah]

When I was younger (10 I think), for some reason, I always read Konami as Kanomi and pronounced it as such. Guess it was just my brain playing tricks on me. Or dyslexia.