Nintendo
- noun
- /nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/
- Informal
- She enjoys playing Nintendo games with her friends every weekend.
But I well, let's, let's go back to my Nintendo days here.
- But I well, let's, let's go back to my Nintendo days here.
- And, and, and still you're talking to those guys watching your kid play Nintendo, you know, in your living room.
- I find there's a huge mosaic on the wall of of your favorite Nintendo game.
- I've got a video to upload but we need a new skybox so I'm playing my Nintendo while awake.
Examples
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We've got a couple of Super Nintendo games, Gameboy games.
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You look at last year, Nintendo had a esports competition, the Nintendo World Championships.
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She loves Nintendo and video games.
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Now in the same vein, we also have the Nintendo switch.
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I came up in those Nintendo years, those NES.
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And my dad loves playing Nintendo Wii tennis.
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I was more into things like Nintendo and eating cheese and mayonnaise sandwiches.
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I thought it was real Nintendo, Game Boy, Pokémon.
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And then there's also tons of shelves dedicated to Pokémon, Nintendo characters, Gotcha Pon, all kinds of stuff.
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The new Nintendo game has become incredibly popular among children.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nintendo comes from Japanese parts nin 'to entrust', ten 'heaven', and do 'hall', and people often translate it as 'leave luck to heaven'. Calling a game a Nintendo then links the game to the company's name and the idea of chance and fun in play.