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Nintendo

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A Japanese company that makes video games and game consoles

proper noun
/nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/

: Nintendo

The new Nintendo console features many exciting games for all ages.
a Nintendo game
a Nintendo console
Nintendo Wii

But competing with Nintendo or anyone else who makes a handheld device?

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Examples

I love playing Mario Kart on my Nintendo Switch with my friends.
Do today's high-tech toys (such as Nintendo) foster creativity or stifle it?

Academic text (2004)
And Nintendo became famous for first making these card games.
So Zelda Tears the Kingdom came out today on Nintendo and I have been looking forward to and planning for this game for years.
Quinn's fortunes changed when he landed a meeting with Nintendo later in the year, however.

Blog text (2)
Seated on the floor with his back to Jeff, Deke is playing Nintendo on a wide-screen television.

Fiction book (1997)
I flop onto the bed, flip on Nintendo, reach for the controls, and start to play Super Mario Bros.

Fiction book (2000)
Meanwhile, Nintendo just released a Pokémon themed sleep tracker called Pokémon Sleep, even though Pokémon Go to Bed was right there.
She bought a Nintendo gaming system to enjoy classic titles like Super Mario.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Nintendo is a Japanese name made from nin 'to entrust', ten 'heaven', and do 'hall', and it is commonly explained as 'leave luck to heaven'. That name fits the company because it suggests a place of play where skill and a bit of luck come together.