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Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Bladez on June 26, 2001, 03:50:34 PM

Leave it to heaven.   I was watching Who Want\'s To Be A Millionaire? and found out what Nintendo means.  I thought it was cool.

(note: I didn\'t know if this was off-topic or console debating.:confused: )

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Kimahri on June 26, 2001, 04:09:17 PM

leave it to heaven?
whats that supposed to mean?

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Bladez on June 26, 2001, 04:23:16 PM

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Originally posted by ps2gamer_59
leave it to heaven?
whats that supposed to mean?

I have not a clue.

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Kimahri on June 26, 2001, 04:48:29 PM

ya it dont make sense... its like saying leave it to me maybe?  but leave it to heaven? its like every thing they do is based on heaven?


meh screw it , dont make any sense

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Deadly Hamster on June 26, 2001, 05:43:16 PM

they are saying leave it to heaven to make video games i think.....

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Aaron on June 26, 2001, 06:15:12 PM

I actually knew that. I am a freak. I think I read it on the "History Of Nintendo" feature over at videogames.com

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Black Samurai on June 26, 2001, 06:50:09 PM

I thought the answer was C(I don\'t remember what it was). Then I was like, "Leave it to Heaven? WTF does that mean?"

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Eiksirf on June 26, 2001, 07:54:56 PM

I knew that one.  That\'s right, I\'m a big man.  That was damn hard, though, as even the most die-hard Nintendo fans might not know that, let alone the poor schmuck who had to answer it.  Then again, if he had phoned me I could have told him. :)

Remember, the name came about long before Nintendo\'s first videogame.  In all likelyhood, it had to do with the card games that they made decks for.  Cards is a game of luck, so leave it to heaven.

I don\'t know, makes sense to me...  I guess I\'m still not sure though...  Yea, I\'d like to poll the audience.

-Eik

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Deadly Hamster on June 26, 2001, 07:57:21 PM

did he get it right?

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Sublimesjg on June 26, 2001, 08:04:35 PM

well for some weird reason deep inside that makes sense to me

well it does just don\'t ask me to explain its far too deep inside of me to pull out and show

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Gradman on June 27, 2001, 03:09:49 AM

that\'s what it means??? I was told ages ago it meant something like "the art of scoring points".

Weird, cos Nintendo started out with cards and toys... but Eiksirf\'s explanation makes a lot of sense to me, iI can\'t really explain why, but it\'s just something that I can picture being said about card games or something

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: Eiksirf on June 27, 2001, 06:23:23 AM

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Originally posted by Deadly Hamster
did he get it right?

Nope, he walked.  When pressed for a guess, he still got it wrong.

-Eik

Title: Nintendo stands for........
Post by: JerginsSoft on June 27, 2001, 07:00:44 AM

Yeah, Nintendo\'s been in business for a looong time.  Probably meant something deeper back when it was first created.  :D