Nintendo
American-
a system for playing video games.
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any game designed for this system.
Example Sentences
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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
Some of the company’s biggest rivals are Sony’s PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Steam, the digital storefront for PC games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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
High-end gaming PCs are generally more expensive than consoles, though the games themselves can often be cheaper than those on Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo machines.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
It used a 16-bit processor, which allowed double the processing capability of the 8-bit Nintendo, an early sign that the power of these machines would soar with each generation.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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