← Back to context Comment by dizhn 18 hours ago It's NES 8 comments dizhn Reply someperson 18 hours ago Yes, calling a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) a "Nintendo" may have made sense in 1989 or 1990, but not in 2026. dudeinjapan 18 hours ago TBH I think classic Mario when I hear "Nintendo". The new stuff is a Wii or a Switch. Granted I was born in 1984. piker 17 hours ago Same, same and same. ranger_danger 17 hours ago They were really upset about it even back then: https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/9zn32PxVXM5w.jpg mh- 15 hours ago To be fair to them, in 1990 it was common enough to hear someone call any/every electronic game a "Nintendo".There was a real risk of their trademark getting Kleenex'd, at least in the US. rtkwe 18 hours ago The title is very "grandma who doesn't know the tech" coded. Every game system is the Nintendo, controllers are remotes, etc.
someperson 18 hours ago Yes, calling a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) a "Nintendo" may have made sense in 1989 or 1990, but not in 2026. dudeinjapan 18 hours ago TBH I think classic Mario when I hear "Nintendo". The new stuff is a Wii or a Switch. Granted I was born in 1984. piker 17 hours ago Same, same and same. ranger_danger 17 hours ago They were really upset about it even back then: https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/9zn32PxVXM5w.jpg mh- 15 hours ago To be fair to them, in 1990 it was common enough to hear someone call any/every electronic game a "Nintendo".There was a real risk of their trademark getting Kleenex'd, at least in the US.
dudeinjapan 18 hours ago TBH I think classic Mario when I hear "Nintendo". The new stuff is a Wii or a Switch. Granted I was born in 1984. piker 17 hours ago Same, same and same.
ranger_danger 17 hours ago They were really upset about it even back then: https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/9zn32PxVXM5w.jpg mh- 15 hours ago To be fair to them, in 1990 it was common enough to hear someone call any/every electronic game a "Nintendo".There was a real risk of their trademark getting Kleenex'd, at least in the US.
mh- 15 hours ago To be fair to them, in 1990 it was common enough to hear someone call any/every electronic game a "Nintendo".There was a real risk of their trademark getting Kleenex'd, at least in the US.
rtkwe 18 hours ago The title is very "grandma who doesn't know the tech" coded. Every game system is the Nintendo, controllers are remotes, etc.
Yes, calling a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) a "Nintendo" may have made sense in 1989 or 1990, but not in 2026.
TBH I think classic Mario when I hear "Nintendo". The new stuff is a Wii or a Switch. Granted I was born in 1984.
Same, same and same.
They were really upset about it even back then: https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/9zn32PxVXM5w.jpg
To be fair to them, in 1990 it was common enough to hear someone call any/every electronic game a "Nintendo".
There was a real risk of their trademark getting Kleenex'd, at least in the US.
The title is very "grandma who doesn't know the tech" coded. Every game system is the Nintendo, controllers are remotes, etc.