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[–] M500@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 months ago (7 children)

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”

[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m guessing once the snes came out and the ‘regular’ just made sense to mean ‘not-super’

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sub Nintendo.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Dom Nintendo 🥺👉👈

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

"You will accept Dommy Mommy Nintendo's strap on as you buy the 6 year old game that is STILL full price." whip💥

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

"Sness" is way less unacceptable than "ness" to me, for some reason.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

Same ppl call their weedwhacker a “strimmer”

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've heard it pronounced "ess-ness" and "snezz" and "sness"

All are equally terrible.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

"Snezz" is fine.

Source: Called it "Snezz".

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago

It only really became NES once the SNES came out.

Before that it was just Nintendo.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago

I still just call it "Nintendo".

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Anybody remember Nester?

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months 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.