Nintendo
proper noun
- Japanese electronics company
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/ / /nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 任(にん)天(てん)堂(どう) (Nintendō).
- A Japanese multinational company that develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 任(にん)天(てん)堂(どう) (Nintendō).
- A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.
“Wanna play on my Nintendo after school?”
“There is nothing wrong with the accoutrements of personal affluence, but if the numbers of personal stereos, Nintendos, mobile phones and cars grow […].”
- Any video game console, especially by those not familiar with video games.
- Any popular product or activity.
“He was far more interested in bullfighting, which was the Nintendo of the day, only considerably more dangerous”