minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish40•15 days agoHow did such a large number of people decide on calling it “regular Nintendo” before having internet? Also, I hate when people call it “Ness”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•15 days agoI’m guessing once the snes came out and the ‘regular’ just made sense to mean ‘not-super’
minus-square@kryptonianCodeMonkeylinkEnglish10•15 days ago“You will accept Dommy Mommy Nintendo’s strap on as you buy the 6 year old game that is STILL full price.” whip💥
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•15 days agoI worked in an Electronic Boutique (now GameStop) years and years and years ago. I still think about the kid that came in and asked for a sness.
minus-square@gruelinkEnglish4•15 days ago“Sness” is way less unacceptable than “ness” to me, for some reason.
minus-square@MeatsOfRagelinkEnglish2•14 days agoI’ve heard it pronounced “ess-ness” and “snezz” and “sness” All are equally terrible.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•14 days ago“Snezz” is fine. Source: Called it “Snezz”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•15 days agoSame ppl call their weedwhacker a “strimmer”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•14 days agoIt only really became NES once the SNES came out. Before that it was just Nintendo.
minus-squarekratoz29linkfedilinkEnglish2•15 days ago Also, I hate when people call it “Ness” Do you hate it when they write it? To my ears it would be the same.
minus-square@elephantiumlinkEnglish2•15 days agoI don’t think I’ve ever heard someone refer to it as “ness”. I think I’d be confused – what does the Loch Ness Monster have to do with gaming? – until they clarified.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•14 days agoI’ll give the Europeans a pass, but not the French.
How did such a large number of people decide on calling it “regular Nintendo” before having internet?
Also, I hate when people call it “Ness”
I’m guessing once the snes came out and the ‘regular’ just made sense to mean ‘not-super’
Sub Nintendo.
Dom Nintendo 🥺👉👈
“You will accept Dommy Mommy Nintendo’s strap on as you buy the 6 year old game that is STILL full price.” whip💥
I worked in an Electronic Boutique (now GameStop) years and years and years ago.
I still think about the kid that came in and asked for a sness.
“Sness” is way less unacceptable than “ness” to me, for some reason.
I’ve heard it pronounced “ess-ness” and “snezz” and “sness”
All are equally terrible.
“Snezz” is fine.
Source: Called it “Snezz”.
Same ppl call their weedwhacker a “strimmer”
It only really became NES once the SNES came out.
Before that it was just Nintendo.
I still just call it “Nintendo”.
Do you hate it when they write it?
To my ears it would be the same.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone refer to it as “ness”. I think I’d be confused – what does the Loch Ness Monster have to do with gaming? – until they clarified.
Anybody remember Nester?
How about NESticle
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I’ll give the Europeans a pass, but not the French.