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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
I’ll give the Europeans a pass, but not the French.