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How do you pronounce Nintendo's first home console?
- Thread starter Jonathan Lanza
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Nez and Snez like much of the rest of UK players. I remember Super Nez was also a thing around 1991 at my school when, during playground console warz, 'super' was the superlative in competition with the MegaDrive, but ultimately Snez won out years later.
I've always done this too, and everyone I know does this as well. Only people that I've met from outside the US has said Ness or Nez.
First just Nintendo, then Ness. The common name for Super Nintendo from where I'm from is just Super, so that's what I ended up calling it.
At the time? Nintendo or The Nintendo. After a while kinda a few things. Ness, N.E.S., or Normal Nintendo. Haha.
I remember when I first started listening to gaming podcasts and heard someone say "ness" and "sness", it caught me completely off guard, lol. I always just grew up saying the individual letters, or Nintendo/Super Nintendo (I'm from Dallas, Texas, if that matters)
I also still get confused for a split second when people call levels or stages "boards". I do remember people sometimes calling the games "tapes" though
I also still get confused for a split second when people call levels or stages "boards". I do remember people sometimes calling the games "tapes" though
This, not sure why or how this became a thing here....
Nintendinho is hands down the best version of this I've ever heard. Can only think of Ronaldinho seeing this.
Interesting since I'm British as well and I feel like I tail off the end of both a bit so they become more like Nezs and Snezs, probably regional dialect is a factor.
Ness in English, and Nintendo Americano in Spanish, because that's how they called it back at Venezuela. I think it's because we got both the Japanese and the American version there. Don't really know.
Back in the day, some variant of Nintendo or the Nintendo, but normally just N.E.S.
Ness is weird.
Edit: dang it jett
Ness is weird.
Edit: dang it jett
N.E.S. is the only correct way to say it (in English). I'm not headed home to power up my Piss 5 for some Bloodborne.
I'm Norwegian, here it is pronounced as written, NES :)
That is without the double S at the end.
We did call it just "the nintendo" as well when I was young.
However the SNES was allways called the Super Nintendo here for some reason.
Never heard anyone say SNES here (again only with one S).
That is without the double S at the end.
We did call it just "the nintendo" as well when I was young.
However the SNES was allways called the Super Nintendo here for some reason.
Never heard anyone say SNES here (again only with one S).
It's interesting.
So I typically say En E Ess for the NES, rather than Nintendo or Ness or something, but then when it comes to the SNES, I typically say Super Nintendo or sometimes Ess En E Ess.
How weird. I bet it also depends on age/if it was your first console or anything. I'm mid-20's and my first console was the PS1. I'd bet it's different if your first console was the NES or SNES/grew up with them.
So I typically say En E Ess for the NES, rather than Nintendo or Ness or something, but then when it comes to the SNES, I typically say Super Nintendo or sometimes Ess En E Ess.
How weird. I bet it also depends on age/if it was your first console or anything. I'm mid-20's and my first console was the PS1. I'd bet it's different if your first console was the NES or SNES/grew up with them.
Pretty sure that "Ness" is a Zoomer invention.
TV programs and commercials of the time would use some variant of "Nintendo," "N.E.S.," or "Nintendo Entertainment System."
TV programs and commercials of the time would use some variant of "Nintendo," "N.E.S.," or "Nintendo Entertainment System."
We called it Nintendo when I was a kid. Lots of people called it regular Nintendo in my area when super came out.
But my favorite name for it is Nin-ten-d-e-o (said quickly). My grandpa was frugal and worked all the time. My grandma spoiled us. And he would say you never should have bought that damn Nin-ten-d-e-o for those kids. All they do is play that damn Nin-ten-d-e-o. He called it that until the day he died all video games and consoles. So I still say it that way to family.
But my favorite name for it is Nin-ten-d-e-o (said quickly). My grandpa was frugal and worked all the time. My grandma spoiled us. And he would say you never should have bought that damn Nin-ten-d-e-o for those kids. All they do is play that damn Nin-ten-d-e-o. He called it that until the day he died all video games and consoles. So I still say it that way to family.
This. Quicker, easier and makes much more sense when we get to the SNES.
If I'm speaking English, N-E-S, spelled out.
If I'm speaking Spanish, NES, one word.
Same goes for the SNES.
If I'm speaking Spanish, NES, one word.
Same goes for the SNES.
When it was current I called it "Nintendo" and "Super Nintendo"
Nowadays I usually spell it out "N-E-S", but I still say "Super Nintendo".
I might still call it "Nintendo" if it's in a sentence like "Nintendo and Super Nintedo games."
Nowadays I usually spell it out "N-E-S", but I still say "Super Nintendo".
I might still call it "Nintendo" if it's in a sentence like "Nintendo and Super Nintedo games."
