Acceptable abbreviations and nomenclature for upcoming releases (e.g. Spl3toon, SwIItch)

JoJoBae · Feb 20, 2021

None of these are acceptable. If you're trying to shorten things: don't. It's 2021 and we have full keyboards on all our devices in some manner. It takes more time to type out a gamefaqs era acronym on my phone than to swipe type the full title that won't confuse anybody.

.exe · Feb 20, 2021

Hmmm. Haven't caught up with the thread yet (except the above post), but I also quite like SplatOOOn.

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ashm · Feb 20, 2021

Playstation 5 -> PSF
Xenoblade Chronicles X -> XbCX
Pikmin 4 -> PM4
Final Fantasy XVI -> FiFa16

Siggy-P · Feb 20, 2021

If I was a mod using SwIItch would be an auto-permaban.

Akiller · Feb 20, 2021

Since it sounds like it'll be more than a revision Nintendo Succ would be the proper name.

Deleted member 55822 · Feb 20, 2021

Previously on Lost said:
Why people always say GCN and not NGC or just GC. Who decides words anyway

It is the official abbreviation used by Nintendo in the US.(not sure if Europe adopted this as well) Not in Japan though.

.exe · Feb 20, 2021

Previously on Lost said:
Why people always say GCN and not NGC or just GC. Who decides words anyway

Because NGC is the Neo Geo (Pocket) Color, of course!

julia crawford · Feb 20, 2021

This thread made me get out of bed and get on with my life

Shiz Padoo · Feb 20, 2021

Don't forget Mar10 Day!

fontguy · Feb 20, 2021

I'm in love with "Splehtoon"

ray_caster · Feb 20, 2021

SplatIIIn (Splatoon 3)
2 Nintendo 2 Switch 2 (Switch 2)
SwOLED (Upgraded Switch with OLED screen)

texhnolyze · Feb 20, 2021

No, just no.

SgtCobra · Feb 20, 2021

Nathan said:
None of those are acceptable.

Yeah...they're all bad lol

Farrac · Feb 20, 2021

Thanks OP. I will start using these no doubt, as well as SmUsh. Have you considered using Splathr33en though? Sounds and looks so much better.

Wispmetas · Feb 20, 2021

This OP is a troll OP right?

Edge · Feb 20, 2021

Ryuelli said:
Throwing random letters and numbers in the middle of words just looks awful. 3 was always "E" in 1337, so Spl3toon reads to me as "Spletoon", not "Splatoon 3".

Exact. This post nails it. 3 is for E, 4 is for A.

Shiz Padoo · Feb 20, 2021

Ryuelli said:
Throwing random letters and numbers in the middle of words just looks awful. 3 was always "E" in 1337, so Spl3toon reads to me as "Spletoon", not "Splatoon 3".

You got off lightly. To me it's Splthreetoon.

The Unsent · Feb 20, 2021

Farrac said:
Thanks OP. I will start using these no doubt, as well as SmUsh. Have you considered using Splathr33en though? Sounds and looks so much better.

SmUsh sounds like some dodgy perfume brand.

Farrac · Feb 20, 2021

The Unsent said:
SmUsh sounds like some dodgy perfume brand.

You take that back, I smush myself on Smush every morning.

darz1 · Feb 20, 2021

3platoon = Splatoon 3
NNSW = New Nintendo Switch
P4 = Pikmin 4
MK9 = Mario Kart 9
2OTW = Breath of the Wild 2
3MH = no more heroes 3
SM3DW2 = Super Mario 3D world 2

erlim · Feb 20, 2021

I always read the name of L4erCake as Luh-Four-er Cake. So I don't think those numbers as letters don't work. So glad RE:3 isn't known as R3make god damn.

Shiz Padoo · Feb 20, 2021

darz1 said:
3platoon = Splatoon 3
NNSW = New Nintendo Switch
P4 = Pikmin 4 - Persona 4
MK9 = Mario Kart 9 - Mortal Kombat 9
2OTW = Breath of the Wild 2
3MH = no more heroes 3 - Three More Heroes?
SM3DW2 = Super Mario 3D world 2

Deleted member 18324 · Feb 20, 2021

Stretching the meaning of "abbreviation" to breaking point by shortening words by a single character in a way that actually makes them harder to touch-type, great work OP

Deleted member 54073 · Feb 20, 2021

Those abbreviations made me heave.

Amnixia · Feb 20, 2021

But where's the succ?

Cymbal Head · Feb 20, 2021

I always read NSW as New South Wales and I'm not even from Australia

aisback · Feb 20, 2021

I would rather it be Splat 3

Vitet · Feb 20, 2021

Easy.
Splatoon 3: Splatooon
Splatoon 4: Splatoooon
Splatoon 5: Splatooooon

And so on.

wideface · Feb 20, 2021

Title should read "unacceptable abbreviations".

Kyuuji · Feb 20, 2021

I can't wait for Spletoon.

Ryuelli · Feb 20, 2021

Shiz Padoo said:
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AC =

Bansai · Feb 20, 2021

This is not the way.

Shiz Padoo · Feb 20, 2021

Ryuelli said:
AC =

Animal Assassin's Crossing Creed

Ryuelli · Feb 20, 2021

Shiz Padoo said:
Animal Assassin's Crossing Creed

I'd play it. Nook needs his money one way or another.

Spring-Loaded · Feb 20, 2021

The Unsent said:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 20, because it's Breath of the Wild 2, and the 20th main Zelda game. I think people will understand this easily.

reinforcing that it's the 20th while keeping the abbreviation short would be an elegant way of referring to it.

BotW20, or even B20W

MarcelloF said:

Shiz Padoo said:
Gran 7urismo.

MetalKnick said:
Mario 6olf

ashm said:
Playstation 5 -> PSF
Xenoblade Chronicles X -> XbCX
Pikmin 4 -> PM4
Final Fantasy XVI -> FiFa16

At least a few of these would be perfect for their respective series—there are so many games with "FF" as their abbreviation, and "FiFa"removes that ambiguity

Shiz Padoo said:
Don't forget Mar10 Day!

This would work for the 10th Mario title

ray_caster said:
SplatIIIn (Splatoon 3)
2 Nintendo 2 Switch 2 (Switch 2)
SwOLED (Upgraded Switch with OLED screen)

SwOLED with be incredibly useful if there's a Switch model with an OLED screen, but it's still just called Switch officially.

erlim said:
So glad RE:3 isn't known as R3make god damn.

RE4R is incoming

The Bear · Feb 20, 2021

I thought we agreed that Switch 2 will be called Succ!

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Deleted member 11637 · Feb 20, 2021

ashm said:
Final Fantasy XVI -> FiFa16

*chef's kiss*

JSG87 · Feb 20, 2021

Canucked said:

I can literally feel this. Ew.

ty_hot · Feb 20, 2021

Congrats on creating 3 awful abbreviations

arlu · Feb 20, 2021

Breath of the Wiild.
BotWs(equel)

JaggiBaggi · Feb 20, 2021

...what

Deleted member 13101 · Feb 20, 2021

None are acceptable. I'd rather see a blatant rip-off of something else, like "Splatoon Eternal: The Old 'Pods" than a clever-not-clever abbreviation like "MIItopia" or "Bowser's FurII"

takriel · Feb 20, 2021

the swiitch

ashm · Feb 20, 2021

arlu said:
Breath of the Wiild.
BotWs(equel)

4K version of BotW: Breath of the WUDLSS (the U means upgrade)

Luminaire · Feb 20, 2021

these are the legally accepted terms per my lawyer

Swaunch = Launch Model Switch
Swrevision = Revision Switch
Swipro = Tentative Switch Pro

Spring-Loaded · Jul 9, 2021

SwOLED

Dreathlock · Jul 9, 2021

GTA VIce

Shiz Padoo · Jul 9, 2021

Sketchsanchez · Jul 9, 2021

RE2MAKE is literally the worst.

REmake works and rules.
RE2MAKE is dumb and stupid.

Deleted member 51248 · Jul 9, 2021

Super Switch = The SuS
Mirrors Edge 3 = Mirrors 3dge

Acceptable abbreviations and nomenclature for upcoming releases (e.g. Spl3toon, SwIItch)

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