How do YOU pronounce NES?

[Ernster]

Ever since I started collecing NES games and running a NES site, I use to always think everyone called NES as in one word. All my friends call it that thanks to me, and every time I went to NES sites id call them NES World, NES Files etc. But to my horror, I realised that some people instead call it by the letters as in N-E-S. That sounds so wrong @_@

Anyway how do you say it?

[JWKobayashi]

Of course, NES stands for Nintendo Entertainment System - so I call it N.E.S.

[Jibbajaba]

I say NES, as in "Loch Ness", in my own head. Like if I'm thinking "I want to get some more NES games". If Iam speaking about the NES, I just say "Nintendo".

"I'm going to go play Nintendo."

"I have that game for Nintendo."

"Some fat guy sat on my Nintendo and now it doesn't work."

usw....

Chris

[Simply Dave]

By the letters. N.E.S. 8-)

[Dr. Morbis]

I say it like a word "ness". I don't understand why people would say N.E.S. Any time an acronym makes a pronouncable word, it's spoken as a word. The letters are only said individually if it isn't pronouncable as a word. Examples:

-FBI is not pronouncable as a word so it's said F.B.I.

-SCUBA is pronouncable as a word so it is spoken as such.

[Landon]

LOL
Had this debate many times before.

I am also a big gun nut. Most firearms have letter designations.

FAL, AR15, CETME, AK47, etc....

Well, I use the individual letters for guns.
An "Ack-Fourty Seven" just doesn't sound right- I do, however, know a few people who call FAL's "Fall's" and CETME's "Setme's"

But on NES games, I call it "Nes"- rhymes with Guess.

[Bratwurst]

Wasn't aware this was even an issue.. show me a television commercial that pronounced it as 'Ness', much less the official ones produced by Nintendo of America. Open and shut case.

Well, then there's Nester in those old Nintendo Power comics, but that's more of a pun than anything else.

[tholly]

by the letters of course N.E.S.

[scooterb23]

Like a word yo...

Caress your nes..

[Nesmaster]

i say NES like ness. just sounds better:

i collect NES games
i collect N.E.S games

O_O

[Emily]

I pronounce it N.E.S but it seems like one word. Eneeyess--say it fast.

[captain nintendo]

How about an option for both ?


Its N.E.S. because it stands for Nintendo Entertainment System , which I actually say N.E.S. at times

But for the most part I say nes when talking with fellow gamers.




Look over there in the lake its ole Nessy. :P

[imanerd0011]

I had no idea anyone besides the king dork himself Adam Sessler (from X Play) called it NES as one word.
Everyone I've ever met in my life say N.E.S. by the letters. If someone asked me about the NES (as in one word), I wouldn't even know what they are talking about.

[NintendoMan]

I have never heard one person in the entire world call NES by one name.

Only N - E - S. Each letter pronnounced.

[Ruudos]

show me a television commercial that pronounced it as 'Ness', much less the official ones produced by Nintendo of America. Open and shut case.


Not much commercials were shown here, but the ones I remember didn't talk about N.E.S. or ness, but just Nintendo (..now you're playing with power 8-) )

[adaml]

Do those of you that pronounce it like "Ness" pronounce the SNES as "Sness"?

I've always been an N. E. S. guy.

[Crush Crawfish]

I've never, ever heard anyone pronouce it as one word. N.E.S for me. I also have a habit of calling it "Regular Nintendo." I think I picked that one up when the SNES first came out. It's stuck ever since. :/

[Proclus]

I don't know about the other native French speakers on these forums, but as for me I tend to use "Nintendo" and "Super Nintendo" when I talk about these consoles.

[anagrama]

I'm a one-worder. Phonetically, it's probably 'nehz'. Shorter 'z' sound than something like 'buzz'.

[Gapporin]

Do those of you that pronounce it like "Ness" pronounce the SNES as "Sness"?

My friend pronounces both the NES and SNES that way.

Myself, I use the letters.

[Ernster]

I guess its different, depends were you live etc.

-NES in the NES era we would call it Nintendo
-Once SNES/N64 came out we would call it Original Nintendo
-Once I became a NES collector I call it NES as in one word
- Many People in AUS, call the Super Nintendo, Super Nintendo or Super NES as in one word, not Super N.E.S

The results of this poll do surpise me though, saying it by the letters is more work and sounds kinda weird to me....oh well X_x

[Dr. Morbis]

Do those of you that pronounce it like "Ness" pronounce the SNES as "Sness"?
I do and whenever I've asked to look at "sness games" at a gamestore I've never had a problem or gotten a puzzled look. It must be a regional thing because in the last 20 years I don't think I've ever heard someone pronounce it by the letters N.E.S. It's always original Nintendo, regular Nintendo, or just ness.

[Xantan the Foul]

Do those of you that pronounce it like "Ness" pronounce the SNES as "Sness"?


I definitely say Sness, or just call it "the Super".

For the Nintendo, I call it either, depends on my mood, I guess.

[Nesmaster]

Do those of you that pronounce it like "Ness" pronounce the SNES as "Sness"?

I've always been an N. E. S. guy.

i pronounce it Super Ness, or S. Ness

the only person ive ever heard calling it Sness was a reviewer from gamespot :/

[Zoe F]

I had no idea anyone besides the king dork himself Adam Sessler (from X Play) called it NES as one word.
Everyone I've ever met in my life say N.E.S. by the letters. If someone asked me about the NES (as in one word), I wouldn't even know what they are talking about.

I agree. I've never heard anyone call the system the Ness. That's an Earthbound character not a system.

[Push Upstairs]

By the letters.

I've never heard anyone call it "NES" and be serious about it.

Its either N.E.S. or "Nintendo"

The Super Nintendo is always called that, Super Nintendo.

[rbudrick]

I've never heard a single soul in my life call it "ness." It's always been N-E-S. But most common folk call it the "Nintendo" or the "old Nintendo" or the "original Nintendo."

-Rob

[briguy578]

I'm really surprised by this poll. I've allways called it N.E.S. and S.N.E.S., I have never heard anyone say "Ness" or "Sness" - that sounds really wired to me. I didn't think anyone tried to sound it out.

Well, I guess if I ever go to the Classic Gaming Expo I'll know what people mean when they say "Ness games" now.

[adaml]

Who's up for blowing some cash on a call to NOA? If memory serves me right, when I called a GPC back when the SNES was hot, one of the options on the menu was "for any other N.E.S. game, press 5" or something like that, but I'm pretty sure they used the abbreviated letters.

[hydr0x]

wow, sness ? that sounds plain wrong and dull, even more than ness

[o2william]

N.E.S. for me. I usually call the 16-bitter "Super N.E.S." too.

[drewbrim]

N.E.S.

[Link_Chrono]

I've always called it the NES (pronounced "Nez").

[fergojisan]

The first time I ever heard this was on Judgment Day. Victor Lucas was doing Buried Treasure or something and he said Snezzzz and I'm like WTF did you say Victor and he said snezz11*0 again and im all yo vic wtf its S N E S mf PWN3EDzor3d...

blergghagakvn...

must.... get... head.. out of... ass....

:THWOK:

Okay, that's better, sorry.

But that's where I heard it first. I say N.E.S. and S.N.E.S., and also Regular Nintendo. Like there's an unleaded version. :D Ness sounds weird to me. Oh well. :-P

[Master Chu]

I've always called them both by the letters myself--(N.E.S/S.N.E.S.).

[NESaholic]

I always have said ness,the most easiest and quickest way to say it.

[Berserker]

N-E-S. Always. I've also always called the SNES "Super Nintendo".

"Ness" and "Sness" just sound weird to me.


Any? Yes.

Any yes.

[cracked8ball]

N-E-S. Ness does not sound right.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

I guess its different, depends were you live etc.


Has to be because nobody I know says NES as a single word. Although, I do remember one of my sister's friends from Minnesota coming to visit my family once and thats how he pronounced it. I also remember looking at him like he had three heads. LOL

[scooterb23]

And yes, as I say "ness" for the NES, I say "Super Ness" for the SNES

I also call the Nintendo 64 just "64" no N...

I'm weird like that :)

[Ulticron]

It depends on the situation. If I'm talking to someone that's just a casual gammer I generally referr to it by the letters because chances are they're not going to understand me if I say it as a word. Now if I'm hanging out w/my friends who grew up on the NES I just simply say "Ness".

[joshnickerson]

You've never said "Ness". Dork.

[Daria]

... I wonder if it's the same people that call Mario "Marry-O" that refer to the N.E.S as "ness".

Needless to say I don't so either. Actually I'd never heard "ness" before now.

[qbertandernie]

man...'nes' and not 'n.e.s.' always annoyed me...i know only one guy who says it that way. always sounded funny. i didnt realize that a third of the community says it as a word...huh.

[Ulticron]

[Originally posted by joshnickerson]

You've never said "Ness". Dork.

I thought I called it "Ness" around you and Robbie all the time. Maybe old age struck again.

[joshnickerson]

Yeah, you did, but I'm just trying to start a flamewar because I'm sitting here in web class bored... BEEYATCH

[Dr. Morbis]

... I wonder if it's the same people that call Mario "Marry-O" that refer to the N.E.S as "ness".
You can put in me at the top of that list :-P I'm starting to feel like I belong on the island of misfit toys.

So do you N.E.S.ers say NESWorld "N.E.S.World"? If so, that's a shame because NessWorld just rolls off the tongue.

[adaml]

I've always called it N.E.S. World, but NESWorld does indeed roll off the tongue. However, I've always thought of the Famicom version of Journey to Silius as RAFWorld rather than R.A.F. World.

Perhaps this is a regional preference?

[long_shawn_silver]

N.E.S. by ther letters & by the book.

"Ness" what a dumbass word LOL

[RetroYoungen]

I pronounce it N.E.S., spelled out. I didn't even know people said "Nes" until probably my second year of CGE. But here's MY question: Would SNES then be pronounced like "Snes" (S-nehs)?

[adaml]

I pronounce it N.E.S., spelled out. I didn't even know people said "Nes" until probably my second year of CGE. But here's MY question: Would SNES then be pronounced like "Snes" (S-nehs)?

Excellent question! Wish I would have thought of it.

[Ulticron]

I've tried saying Snehs once or twice RetroYoungen, but it just doesn't sound right. So I gave up on that a long time ago.

[The Manimal]

I have never heard one person in the entire world call NES by one name.




same here

[Biohazard]

I pronounce it as one word, I have always pronounced it that way.

[RetroYoungen]

I've tried saying Snehs once or twice RetroYoungen, but it just doesn't sound right. So I gave up on that a long time ago.

I've tried saying too, it just comes across as awkward. Though I did hear a couple of people say it that way at CGE, and it just didn't sound quite right to me.

[daynum]

Its seems from looking at the location of people on this thread that those from North America mainly call it N.E.S. while those from Europe/Australia say NES. In the UK I know it was generally said as one word because I always said NES and I would only have been copying what other people/TV said when I was young. Same with SNES. I remember there was a games programme where the presenter had a lisp and would always pronounce SNES by saying STHNEZ. Quite funny! Saying N.E.S. or S.N.E.S. sounds like a mouthful to me.

Oh and I (and eveyone I know) also say Marry-O! :P

[SuperNES]

I had no idea anyone besides the king dork himself Adam Sessler (from X Play) called it NES as one word.
Everyone I've ever met in my life say N.E.S. by the letters. If someone asked me about the NES (as in one word), I wouldn't even know what they are talking about.

I agree. I've never heard anyone call the system the Ness. That's an Earthbound character not a system.
http://www.nintendorks.com/ssbmguide/characters/ness.JPG

LOL

i call it by the letters, it's an acronym, and ive never heard anyone call it the "ness".

[RazorElite]

I really use both. Sometimes, if someone refers to it as N.E.S, then I will say it like that.

[FlufflePuff]

Always been N.E.S. for me and anyone else I've talked to. Never heard of it being pronounced Nes before this thread. It sounds so wrong to me ears. So would you pronounce the Super as Snes? *boggle*

[adaml]

So would you pronounce the Super as Snes? *boggle*

Excellent point!! Wish I would have thought of it.

[Aussie2B]

Always, ALWAYS N.E.S. No offense to anyone who says it, but I think "ness" sounds really stupid unless you're talking about the Earthbound character. I've been aware for some time that there are people who pronounce it like that, but thankfully no one I've encountered does, even my buddy that says "Marry-O" (we tease him a little, but I think it might actually be the correct Italian way to say the name since my buddy is 100% Italian).

On rare occasions I'll say "Nintendo", but I try to avoid doing so because it creates confusion as to what "Nintendo" exactly you're talking about (the company? a system? which one?). I think it also makes me sound like some soccer mom that calls everything game-related "the Nintendo". I'm not even going to start saying "original Nintendo", "regular Nintendo", etc.

As for the SNES, I'll say "S.N.E.S.", "Super N.E.S.", or "Super Nintendo". "Sness" is even worse than "ness". o_O Makes me wonder, would any of these people pronounce the "N" in N64 as "nnn" instead of "En"? :P

And as others have pointed out, I'm pretty sure the official pronounciation was "N.E.S." I personally always try to say things correctly. Some people are stubborn about saying things the way they always have or always heard, but it can make you look dumb if you always do it wrong, and even more dumb if you're doing it on purpose. As soon as I find out I'm saying something wrong, I correct myself, even if I'm accustomed to it. When I was first getting into some Japanese stuff, I said everything wrong: hentai as "hen-tay", manga as "mayn-gah", Taito as "tay-toe", Natsume as "Nat-soom", etc. Some of the incorrect pronounciations were really burned into my brain, but I got them all out and now I just naturally pronounce them right.

[drwily008]

N.E.S. like the letters!

[Bluteg]

I always say

N.E.S.
Super N.E.S or Super Nintendo
N64 or Nintendo 64

but I do call Genesis, Genny on occasion

[Damaramu]

For me it's always been:

N.E.S. or Nintendo
Super N.E.S. or Super Nintendo

I have a friend who always called them Ness and Sness; I always gave him funny looks when he did. Never sounded right. LOL

[The Manimal]

I believe Marry-O is correct. That's how Mario Lemieux's name is pronounced...

[Daria]

When I was first getting into some Japanese stuff, I said everything wrong: hentai as "hen-tay", manga as "mayn-gah", Taito as "tay-toe", Natsume as "Nat-soom", etc. Some of the incorrect pronounciations were really burned into my brain, but I got them all out and now I just naturally pronounce them right.

I'm no clue if I'm right but I say

Hen-tie
Mang-Ga (kinda one G but with emphasis on the second syllabol)
Tie-Toe (pretty sure this one's right as their games usually have a little splash screen with their logo and a voice that reads it)
Naught-soom-may

[Kroogah]

Hen-tie
Mang-Ga (kinda one G but with emphasis on the second syllabol)
Tie-Toe (pretty sure this one's right as their games usually have a little splash screen with their logo and a voice that reads it)
Naught-soom-may

Correct on all counts. Japanese pronounciation is a lot easier to remember than English pronounciation.

And on the subject of Mario, the name can be prounounced "Merry-o" but the famous plumber has always been "Mah-ree-oh". Judging by game voices and how it is written in katakana. (ma-ri-o)

[Aussie2B]

Well, almost correct. :P "Hen-tie" and "Tie-toe" are correct (although, if you want to get really technical, the "i" is a separate syllable, but when you see an "i" following an "a", it pretty much always results in a hard "i" sound).

Most people who say "manga" wrong are doing the "a" sound wrong. It should be a soft "o", as opposed to the "a" in the words "man" and "mane". Likewise, the second "a" is a soft "o" sound, but people tend to get that right. Again, if you get technical, the "n" is a separate syllable, but I just say "man-ga".

And for Natsume, it's broken up as "na-tsu-me". You got the "a" sound right, but you should tack the "t" sound onto the "su". The "e" sound in Japanese makes a soft "e" sound (like in "bet"). I find it tricky myself, though. I too often pronounce them as a hard "a", just because that's what naturally comes out sometimes, depending on the word.

[Promophile]

so if you call the NES Ness do you call the SNES Sness?

do you call E.O.E eowe? S.O.S Sauce?

thats what I was gonna say before like 4 other people said it. Damn thought stealers.

Anyways I have video tapes from the 1999 Nintendo national conference where the freaking president of nintendo says "SNES". Can you get any more official?

:)

[adaml]

so if you call the NES Ness do you call the SNES Sness?

do you call E.O.E eowe? S.O.S Sauce?

thats what I was gonna say before like 4 other people said it. Damn thought stealers.

Anyways I have video tapes from the 1999 Nintendo national conference where the freaking president of nintendo says "SNES". Can you get any more official?

:)

I completely agree, but some acronyms, like SCUBA do get pronounced as words. The TET Offensive is pronounced as "teht".

But yes, "ness" is just downright goofy.

[JJNova]

THIS DOESN'T HELP ME IN DEFINING THE REGIONS THAT PEOPLE COME FROM!!!!!

[retroman]

I call it the N.E.S....old school..

[Dji]

I think the "correct" pronunciation would be N.E.S., but I always pronounce it as one word. I do not say "Sness" but rather Super "Ness".

[Archenemy]

WOAH!

What a MESS (not NESS :-D) do you have here around for something so common we never stop and check it out-

N.E.S.?
NESS?
NINTENDO?

I just preffer the way my mom used to call it:

"TURN OFF THAT TOASTER AND COME TO DINNER OR I'LL THROW IT TOMORROW WHILE YOU'RE AT SCHOOL!"

ROFL

[evil_genius]

NESS? What a weirdo..