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May 31, 2007
What Does Nintendo Mean?
A friend recently asked me if I'm a hardcore gamer. I answered yes since I spend a considerable amount of my time and money playing and buying video games. I stay abreast on the latest gaming news and although I like casual games, I sometimes prefer more in depth and epic experiences.
Then I was asked what Nintendo meant. DAMN! I know how old Nintendo is (118 years old) and that the company was founded making playing cards. In regard to this question, all my hardcoreness didn't amount to a hill-of-beans so I had to do some research. This is what I discovered.
The word Nintendo is an amalgamation of 3 symbols: nin, meaning "leave to"; ten, for "heaven"; and do, "company". That translates to "the company that leaves to heaven" or more poetically, "take care of every detail, and heaven will take care of the rest."
What a beautiful word!
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Or, if you follow the translation used by Detroit techno (and now electro-pop) artist Matthew Dear, it's "leave luck to heaven." Which is what he titled his first album.
Posted by: mh at May 31, 2007 2:52 PM
i learned something new today!
Posted by: gregory climer at June 2, 2007 4:59 AM
The Odama instruction manual says this:
"The other secret was the doctrine of Ninten-do, the Way of Heavenly Duty. The word Ninten-do is formed from the first kanji fo three proverbs: Nin-ga Mu-shin ('attend to one's duties without ego'), Tenzai Kohrin ('those in heaven will descend') and Do-gi Tsuu-mei ('moral action is a daily command'). The Way of Ninten illustrates the mindset of the Kagetora army, soldiers who have entrusted themselves to the heavens to fight for a common purpose. This is the true origin of bushido, the code of the samurai."
Of course, this is just talking about the fictional world of Odama, it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the real world. ;)
Posted by: John Evans at August 5, 2007 3:58 PM
What da fuck is dat!
Posted by: Jason at October 13, 2007 7:20 AM
nintendo is very nice company and i love it very much im diyng for nintendo its a big and beautuful world
Posted by: mostafa at January 20, 2008 11:55 PM