Nintendo
American-
a system for playing video games.
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any game designed for this system.
Example Sentences
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Software sales increased partly due to social-simulation game hits such as “Pokémon Pokopia” and “Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream,” Nintendo said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Although Japanese popular culture had a mainstream presence in the U.S., most of us associated it with, say, Nintendo games or after-school cartoons like “Voltron” and all their associated ruckus.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
It is the same basic idea which made The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker a hit for Nintendo in the 2000s, and Sid Meier's Pirates a success before that.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Sony and Nintendo have also raised the prices of their game consoles, and Apple announced substantial increases for its Macs and iPads.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
He found the cartridges for his Nintendo DS, his yo-yo, and the zit cream and crammed them into his pockets.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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