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Where does “Nintendo” come from?

Nintendo is the English name for the Japanese company 任天堂, whose kanji literally mean "leave luck to heaven."

Nintendo (English): A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video...

Definitions

  1. A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video...

Ancestry of “Nintendo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese任天堂Luck of Heaven

Words derived from “Nintendo”

  • Nintendocore
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