How do YOU pronounce NES?

[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

[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. Ness sounds weird to me. Oh well.

[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.

[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