How old were you when you first heard the term, “Nintendo,” and what does the name mean to you now?

Answer 1

I don't remember my exact age, but when I was little my Uncle had a Nintendo. He had the original Final Fantasy and I used to play it for hours when we visited their house. My parents wouldn't let me get one, assuming (correctly) that I would want to play video games and do little else.

I still love the fantasy genre, especially in video games. When I look at the incredible CG, graphics and complex story lines I have to marvel that something so simple as the original Final Fantasy kept me enthralled. I used to love playing Super Mario Bros. 3 with my best friend in junior high as well.

I suppose to me Nintendo means something long-lasting and fun. I have a Nintendo DS today, and I enjoy playing it even though I'm an adult now. I also have an original Nintendo 8-bit system that a friend gave me when he no longer wanted it, and it still works perfectly. I love how something that old can still work after all of these years.

(Oh, and I had the original "brick" Gameboy, a Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, Gameboy Advance SP, Gamecube and a Nintendo 64...haven't purchased a Wii yet but if there's an "Animal Crossing" or "Harvest Moon" I may not be able to resist.)

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Answer 2

I believe I was 6 when the NES entered my life, thanks to a cousin loaning me his system and a few games (most notably the original Final Fantasy) while recovering from having my tonsils removed. About a year later, my brother upgraded my parents' house from the Atari 7800 to the NES.

Giving any sort of simple meaning to 20 years worth of joy is impossible to do accurately. The best I can come up with it "Fun". Over everything else that goes into video games, Nintendo has always focused on fun.

Answer 3

I was born in 1989 and I first heard of it when I was 4 I think. I have played Nintendo all my life and it is all I buy. To me, the name Nintendo means fun. Nintendo games are fun while playstaion and xbox only come out with the same old games with only graphics upgrades. PS and xbox games are all boring to me because they are only shooting and fighting games, which are all the same. Nintendo comes with all types of games and is for all ages.

Answer 4

I honestly can't remember when first I heard the term "Nintendo." I can barely remember what year I got my N-64, but it was in gradeschool...I'm a junior in high school now, so that was a long time ago, for me at least.

To be quite honest, I never got around to upgrading from a Nintendo 64, and I only had a few games on that, so whenever I hear people talking about a Nintendo system, the 64 is the first thing that enters my despite recent and not so recent developements. I mostly identify Nintendo with characters such as the Mario Bros, or with the Legend of Zelda games. I used to play Nintendo a lot with old friends of mine, so the term kind of brings back memories. It's just one of those things that's been there forever and seems like it'll always be there, though in newer and more advanced stages.

Answer 5

It was around 1987 when I was 12 years old and in middle school. That's when a friend of mine got the NES with Mario Brothers. In 1988 I finally got my own NES to replace my aging Atari 2600. I heard about Sega at the same time as Nintendo, prior to that I thought Atari was the only company still making gaming consoles. To me the Nintendo name means quality video games that are colorful and fun for all ages, Nintendo is timeless and classic.

Answer 6

I was 11. It was 1987 I had no Idea what the system was I had been used to the Intelivision and Comodore 64 (as well as the Atari) My mom brought it home on day and we broke into the box to see what it was all about. I loved the Duck hunt game the most. But we got more play out of Super Mario brothers. I remember looking at the box and wondering where I could get the other games listed on it. So Nintendo reminds me of a time in my child hood of a lil joy in a not so great time when my parents were split up and not everything was peaches and cream. I even have a Nintendo Wii now and enjoy gettingmy friends together now to have fun together.

Answer 7

I maybe 8yrs old or so I think when I first heard about Nintendo. My mom bought it for my father who was always into computers and stuff like that. My sister & I quickly became the cool kids on the block! lol
I will never forget the first time we played Super Mario. I am sure that came with the Nintendo. My best friend & I thought it was so funny to see a little man hit bricks with his head and to see them fall when he broke him. It was so funny!
I still have the old Nintendo my dad got. My children have played it along with a few of the old games. They too have enjoyed them.

What does Nintendo mean to me? Fond memories of my childhood. I was sexually abused as a child for a few years then later again as a teen. Nintendo was a way to escape from my troubles and bring me joy.

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A child of the 1980's who fondly remember Nintendo

Answer 8

I didn't grow up with a Nintendo in my home. We had an Atari 2600 (which my parents actually still have!). Even though many of the games we owned (including Donkey Kong and Mario Brothers) were made by Nintendo, I don't really remember hearing the name Nintendo until I was in Jr. High. I remember playing Super Mario Brothers in the coin-op machine, and loving it! It seemed like I never got past World 1-2, but I didn't care. It is still my favorite game. I always wanted a Nintendo, but never got one. A few years ago, when I was first married, my wife bougt me a Nintendo Gamecube. Ever sense the NES first came out, I have never seen the point of owning any other game system, at least not unless you already have a Nintendo. Nintendo means Mario. Nintendo means Zelda. Nintendo means innovation. More than anything, however, Nintendo means hours and hours of fun.

Answer 9

When i got my first Nintendo I was 6. I Started My nintendo Quest with the Gameboy Pocket and Still Continue to Get all the new systems. When I was little My aunt had the Nintendo Entertainment System with the Super Mario with the Duck Hunt. I fell in live With Mario. Now I'm downloading all my favorite old time games into My Nintendo Wii. To This Day I tell all my family and cousins about Nintendo. My Little Cousins Love Nintendo and Got there First DS Lites when they were 4!!! To me Nintendo Means a New Invated Way Of Gaming. The Wii Sure Made that possible. None of the other Video Game Systems like PS3 Or XBOX Can Out Beat a Nintendo Product. I see More Great Systems From Nintendo And Will Rule The Videogame World As We Know It.
Keep Up The Great Work With Nintendo, Take Care, The Cool Man

Answer 10

To me the word Nintendo is synonym for home game systems. You may be playing any other system but I will always say "wanna go play Nintendo?" It is kind of like calling any bandage a Bandaid, or any tissue a Kleenex...which I suppose is a pretty big compliment for you.

Big character associated with Nintendo is Mario.

When I first played Donkey Kong on Atari I was probably about 10. And then we got a Nintendo after replacing so many Atari joysticks...and played the Mario platform games. I played Yoshi's story on N64. And I played like crazy on Dr Mario both at home and at the arcade.

Answer 11

Nintendo means success over a troubling and controversial hobby. When the microwave was made, people doubted the success of that object too. Video games were new when Nintendo debuted it's top games such as Donkey Kong in 1981. Now that Nintendo has it's sauces over a dark time. Video games are now mainstream with billions of fans around it. Although it's complaints that it will never get far beyond it's opponents, Nintendo still becomes a multi-billion dollar franchise yet today.

When I see ignorant politicians blaming every single mental illness with video games, it upsets me, for video games were my only positive thing in my life. I circle my life around it daily. My innovation in video games is the reason I wake up in the morning. Nintendo has been an enormous positive influence in me, my life, and in lives of billions of Nintendo fans worldwide.

The label Nintendo is expected to be branded in fans for generations to come.

Answer 12

i believe i was 8 years old when i first heard of Nintendo. i owned an Atari 2600 & a commodore 64, my cousin had a Colecovision, and my neighbor had a Sega Master System. i really wanted a Master System, as i thought it superior to the NES in graphics and reliability. however, in the end i never owned an 8-bit console.

since then, i have owned a Genesis, 32x, Saturn and Dreamcast. i was critical of Super Nintendo at first, but i was won over by quality games like Mariokart and F-zero. i worked in a videogame store from 1994-96 and this exposed me to everything great about SNES, with games like Contra III, Street Fighter II, and more being released at this time.

i am a lifelong Sega fan but now that Sega is gone from the console business, i am looking at Nintendo much more favorably.

Nintendo is the last hope for gaming... one reason for this is that Nintendo is the only major console maker that was always a gaming company, while Sony and Microsoft ignored the gaming market for a long time, and now just want to make a quick buck, i feel.

Nintendo is the only company making fun the motivating factor behind games they produce, while the other companies try to sell the hardware with the most impressive specifications, even while no good games are available.

this focus on hardware over software is very discouraging, and is the reason i fully support Nintendo from now on. i have not tried the Wii yet, but it looks like the best system available today.

thanks!
jay

Answer 13

Nintendo, a name recognizable throughout the world. THE start of gaming itself.

When I was a young one, around 7, I'd go over to my grandmother's sister's house. They had a original Nintendo. I would play Super Mario Bros all day until we had to leave. It was great.

When I got older, 1996 or something, I remember getting my first console. The SNES. That darn thing caused so many sleepless nights and so many fun days with my friends. I had mostly Mario games, Disney and cute Looney Toon games as well. And surprisingly, I still have that console to this day. And I play it whenever I have the chance.

I then moved up to the Gamecube and had a blast until I received my Nintendo DS! Still playing the crud out of it and enjoying it all the time. But just yesterday, I received my very own Wii! With all the shortages, I never thought I'd get my hands on it. But thankfully, Ebay was there. I played all night with my new Wii Sports, Warioware and Paper Mario. Allllll night. Thank you, for making such a wonderful console that I can play with my family.

Nintendo, means a lot to me and there are so many words to describe it. Laid back, extreme fun and laughter, sleepless nights, all day gaming, and a blast from the past... are just a few. Nintendo has really come a long way and it still is one of the best brands out there.

Answer 14

I guess I first heard the term "Nintendo" when I was maybe four or five years old (my cousins had an NES, and I was obsessed with Super Mario Brothers, even though I could not even pass World 1-1). However, it really got a meaning when I got my Game Boy for Christmas two years later. Not to sound creepy or sappy, but Nintendo to me signifies fun, almost joy. I had few systems growing up (the Game Boy was it for me, mostly), but none of the others kept me interested, entertained me, made me happy. The games have consistently been great, from the 8-bit (SMB3, anyone?), 16 (TMNT Turtles in Time, Super Mario World and SMRPG, and of course the masterpiece that is Chrono Trigger), the handhelds (Super Mario Land 2, Link's Awakening, Kirby, the "Castleroids", Metroid II, Pokémon, Tetris, the list goes on), even the flops (I'm an avid fan of the Virtual Boy) have been great fun. 20+ years into the business, after pretty much saving the business in the first place, and Nintendo still means what it always has - great entertainment that one can share with friends.

Answer 15

I was young, about 11 years old when I first heard Nintendo. I didn't play video games that much after 1983, well at least until the 16 bit generation. I started playing with a telstar when I was very young and went through the atari 2600, then the atari 5200. I stopped playing until I had received my turbo grafx 16 when it first came out. After that I bought a SNES just to play super metroid, and I was hooked. When the N64 came out that was the first system I pre-ordered, and was again sucked in by Mario 64. The Game Cube was the first system I waited in line for, it was only a few houirs, but I have to say I was the first in line the day it came out. I guess I should tell you I'm 33 with a wife and three children. I think this will some up what nintendo means to me, We have two ds lites, a ds, an N64, our original Game Cube, and we are enjoying our Wii. Why else would we love nintendo, because we struggle everyday with money, and when i hear nintendo is bringing out a new system or must have game i know that I can save my change at the end of the work day and get what they have coming next. Affordable, great quality, best games on earth, and now the best new way to play games. Only thing I dislike is the friend codes, especially since i have few friends that play and I would like to race or battle people online, also, but still i'm very happy and glad nintendo didn't go the way of sega. Also the wii is the best way I have ever played games. thanks, chris.

Answer 16

I was about three years old when I first heard of "Nintendo". On my fourth birthday, in 1987, my family purchased a Nintendo Entertainment System, starting me on video games. I was only allowed to play for about an hour in a day, and every game was very hard to me back then. The first thing I remember working to save up money for was Super Mario Brothers 3, in the summer of 1990.

Now, I skip forward to today. Nintendo is a name that reminds me of fun games. When I think of Nintendo games, I expect something that I don't try to dive into like a project, but an enjoyable hobby that I can spend fifteen minutes on, or two hours if I've got the time to spend on it. If I want to play video games with friends, it's almost always DS games. They're easy to pick up for friends who haven't seen a game before, and still enjoyable to play again even if I've beaten it before.

So, when I hear about Nintendo, I think about systems and games that make me think "That was fun", sometimes difficult enough to be frustrating, and enjoyable when I manage to overcome the challenge. I also remember things like Super Mario Bros. books, the Mario Bros./Legend of Zelda cereal, and even Mario bedsheets. It's a bit funny to think how I could be so obsessed with something and enjoy it casually today. Finally, when I think Nintendo, I think of games that are new in different ways. New gimmicks like the Wii controller or touch screens feel so natural that it's easy to play with those right away.

So, to me, Nintendo means games that are all about having fun.

Answer 17

From the time I was 12-16 I played Video Games every day, and I was what you'd call an addict. The games were fun but I over did it. My favorite games were the games made by either Capcom or Square.

Nintendo put In-Home video games on the map: that's one definition of the word Nintendo in my mind.

Of course, the Nintendo Company has made some poor choices with the direction of it's business, that has lead to the supremacy of the PlayStation console. So, in my mind the word NINTENDO also means: you didn't give the consumers what they wanted, or you made them wait too long for a product. One example in the case that I've used the name Nintendo in a slang: Microsoft is pulling a Nintendo with the release of Windows Vista.

I think you should realize that the average American video game player/consumer is rather intelligent. I would guess their IQ has to be at least 120. This would explain why the American video game player is turned on by more challenging games like Final Fantasy. This means the American video game market needs to be fed a constant string of interesting, challenging games with good plots.

May I say, give them the most and give them the best you can. For the more effort you put into it, the greater the reward will be. We are only entitled to what we desire to work for. This is an old American business philosophy that has become lost due to ignorance.

Answer 18

Dear Mr. Miyamoto,

I guess I was 11 years old when I first saw the NES, and pictures of its games, in the brochure of a local toyshop chain. When we saw them, I told my little brother that those games had very good graphics, but were very expensive. When I was 12 my brother and I got a NES Action Set with SMB and Duck Hunt. We first liked Duck Hunt better, but we could not play it, because the cartridge would not fit upside down into the slot. It was only later that we discovered the select button. Anyway, in the long run we liked SMB much better, and indeed that set a standard for me that I still use: "Nintendo playability". Only games that have Nintendo playability are still fun to play ten years later.

Though I very much enjoyed Ocarina of Time and Lylat Wars (Star Fox 64), which I played again and again, I did not like Mario 64. I think Mario should stay 2D. And I think that, overall, the Nintendo 64 was a bit disappointing, considering the small number of games. The Gamecube was better, I think, but still suffered from the problem of having too limited a games library. I have not yet played Nintendo Wii. It was funny that I saw this question, as I had just been thinking about the 64 and the 'Cube, arguing (in my head) that Nintendo had disappointed me, but that it is like a child: you cannot stay angry with it. That was a bit patronising, perhaps; but, having seen Super Paper Mario on YouTube, I have great hope for the Wii. I'm not sure if, or when, I will buy it, though; I'm not really a casual gamer, and already own an Xbox 360. However, I would buy it much sooner than a Playstation3.

Finally, I would like to thank you for everything you have done for me. Your games alone warrant the purchase of a new Nintendo system. Nintendo playability is Miyamoto playability. It is like dancing, or flying. Almost divine.

Sincerely, Sauwelios

Answer 19

I was around the age of 6 when I first heard of "Nintendo". I had an Atari and when my neighbor got a Nintendo Entertainment System, I was totally blown away by Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros. in that the graphics had clouds, trees, and alot of colors compared to the Atari... since then I have continued my love of nintendo because to me, Nintendo means family friendly (for the most part), innovative, fun games. I really appreciate that Nintendo makes use of their own design teams imagination (Donky Kong, Mario, Zelda etc.) instead of relying on themes such as war, violence and adult themes that Sony and Microsoft tend to in the PS and Xbox lines. (Grand Theft Auto, Real Crime, Halo, Gears of War, etc.). Nintendo also is not afraid to try games and ideas that are new - Wii and DS are prime examples - where the Sony and Xbox lines seem to follow a set pattern... the controllers, the systems, and movements haven't really changed from the initial versions.

Answer 20

I was probably about 4 years old when I first heard the term "Nintendo." This is the first time I ever sat down and play the original NES, and the original Super Mario. Nintendo from the time I was 4, to the present, has always meant "top dawg." Even though Nintendo has struggled in the console race in the past two generations, I have still felt that the N64 and Gamecube were the strongest console's in the those generations. Nintendo has always delivered top quality hardware and software. Nintendo also means "timid" to myself as well. You may ask why, and there is quite a simple answer. Nintendo has struggled to completely grasp what everyone wants. While there is a huge audience open to the innovation that Nintendo brings with the Wii, you are also leaving those out that are graphic whores, and want HD visuals. There is no reason to give Sony and Microsoft any reason to have a small upper hand on the Nintendo brand. When people here Nintendo, people should think, thats the brand that offers it all. Nintendo is humble, and thats its biggest draw right now. I will always stand by the Nintendo brand, because I believe Nintendo will always be the last man standing.
P.S. I love the Wii, but I want to see more Mature games from Nintendo this time around.

Answer 21

I was 6 years old, so about 1986, and I was playing Intellivision with my Dad and my best friend had a Commodore 64. That was my exposure to video games and I really enjoyed them. I was visiting my friend from kindergarten and he was playing Super Mario Brothers! I don't remember much about the feeling I had, because I was so young, but all I remember after that was wanting a "Nintendo" (we didn't call it the NES, we referred to it as "The Nintendo"). For the next 10 years after that, any video game in my family was referred to as a Nintendo game and looking back, I had some very good times as a kid.

One other thing that was Nintendo related in my life was my parents taking my brother and I to a Nintendo Expo when I was about 10 years old. I didn't even know we were going, they just picked us up from school and I remember walking in the convention center and seeing GIANT Mario's and Super Nintendos and Gameboys as far as the eye could see. If you've ever seen the movie called "The Wizard", the stage in that game was exactly how it was done at this convention. I always think of that experience when I think of Nintendo!

Now, I enjoy all game systems and am not biased towards any of them. I enjoy innovative games no matter the type as long as it's fun! Nintendo still is a word that always brings me joy and makes me think of my childhood.

Answer 22

I was a little older than eight when I finally realized what Nintendo was. Up until then, I had played Pokemon Pinball and watched my dad play Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but when I got Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (or something around that; it was a long time ago!), I realized these "Nintendo" people could really make games.

In childish innocence, I trashed SMBD through water, dirt, and lots of dropping.

And yet time went on, and I played Zelda and Mario games a lot more afterwards, and was eventually introduced to other games and other companies. Out of my gaming systems, Nintendo is the majority. I'm not a loud fanboy that mocks all other systems with idiotic logic, though. Heck, I'm not even a boy. But Nintendo definitely had a huge role in the development of me as a girl gamer.

Answer 23

My parents bought me an NES when I was 6 years old. That was the first video game system I had ever played. I spend nearly every waking hour playing my new Nintendo. I still remember that all my friends begged me to have them over so they could play too.

Nintendo is a big part of my life. The respect I have for this corporation is huge. As a video-game programmer, I look up to Nintendo as a role model for what I hope to be even 1% of some day. I attribute my wanton interest in game programming to Nintendo. Playing all the different consoles throughout the years has inspired me and has shown me that it is possible to create amazing games with very little resources aside from a unique and very powerful imagination.

In this regard, Nintendo has changed my life.

Cameron Lanni

Answer 24

When I was just 3 years old.

Although I'm only 12 years old now, I remember the time when Original Gameboys, N64's and Super NES's were the absolutly, must-have, fad. Ever since then, I've owned every single Nintendo console, and will never play any other item from Microsoft or Sony. Nintendo will be always something I remember and carry with me.

Nintendo now, means a whole lot more than fun and games. Its a passion, a hobby. Its something you must dedicate time to. Nintendo, is a gaming company with a lot more.

They're no longer the "Oh yeah...I heard of a Nintendo..."
Its not just a Dr. Mario game, now they even invent games to help improve your memory and exercise! They donate money to charities like the Starlight Foundation, and even to victims of Katrina and soilders in Iraq. Nintendo is not just games, its a lifetime of passion.

This is what I think, of Nintendo.

Answer 25

I was eight years old when I can first remember talking about the NES. I didn't actually own one until seven years later, but that's what brought me to the world of gaming. It was the only Nintendo system I ever owned, but I still have great memories of playing Super Mario Brothers, Super Tecmo Bowl, Bomberman and Contra. I've only owned PlayStation products in the twenty-plus years since then -1,2 and 3- but I like what Nintendo's doing with the Wii's motion controlled game play. I'm not sure if that's enough to compensate for the sacrifice in graphics but it is enough for me to consider buying a Nintendo product again. I need to spend a little more time on my friends before I make that decision. Right now I hear Nintendo and I think kids games. I'd like to see some more games geared towards the Resistance Fall of Man, Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto demographic. Show me what you can do Nintendo.

Answer 26

When i first heard about Nintendo, i was about 8 or 9. The 1st game i remember playing was Super Mario Bros. Everybody who played that game always wanted to be Mario! It was fun taking him from one level to the next! The most challenging (and fun) part was the 4th level of every world (there were eight in all), which consisted of a castle that you had to get through and get past Bowser (his real name is Koopa). If you were really a hotshot, you started at 1-1 and went the entire distance without warping (taking a drainpipe to get to another level)!

The name means a lot to me because it gave me an outlet when i was growing up. If i ever had a conflict of some sort with my friends, the best thing to do would be to play Nintendo and settle the dispute. It was a lot better than having a fistfight. Plus, it was great to brag to your friends that you were the baddest and then getting a chance to back it up that way! Atari was great, but Nintendo was a whole lot better! It opened the doors for the next video game systems to come!

Answer 27

I was about 6 or 7 when we first got a NES. Back then it was the newest thing, my mom and step-dad played it all the time. Then my older brother really got into it. We have always had a Nintendo system in the house, and we mostly play games sold under that label. Since I can remember, Nintendo has been our family's system of choice. Never had a PS2, didn't get a PS1 till they were old. We got a super Nintendo when they first came out, and then a 64 when they first hit the market. My brother bought a gamecube a few months after it came out. We have owned a few gameboys, a GBA and still own a DS. We still have a NES, a SNES, a 64 and we regularly play the gamecube. My family's favorite series has always been Zelda. We have enjoyed every one of the installments, they have always been quality games. My mom still plays Akrista's Ring on the NES, she's always liked it. We all enjoy the Wizards and Warriors series, though i wish they would come out with a newer version. Mario has always been a classic favorite, Mario Kart for the 64 is one of my fondest memories. I have always appreciated what Nintendo has done to advance the market in gaming, the Wii being the most recent success. The new Zelda is worthy of it's namesake and I know many people appreciate that. I would like to thank everyone at Nintendo for the quality products they produce. You keep making them, we'll keep playin'.

Answer 28

I first heard the term Nintendo soon before the Sega dreamcast was released. Back then, all I had was the Sega megadrive (genesis in the US) and was an avid Sega fan. Whether I saw the future or not, I switched to nintendo when the Nintendo 64 came out. I just saw the console advertised and it appealed to me. I think I was about 14 or 15 at the time. Until then, I don't think I'd heard the term before. When I first played Mario Kart 64 (my first N64 game) I fell in love with Nintendo and knew that it would be the way to go from that point on.

Since then, I have become a rabid Nintendo fan. I got the Gamecube the day it came out. It wasn't the power that appealed to me. It was the innovation. The way the gamecube used Blocks rather than bytes to indicate how much memory games took on memory cards made logging how much space I had availible a doddle. Nintendo kept on innovating. The bongo controller was a fantastic idea. I never thought I'd play and enjoy a music game untilI played Donkey Konga. The Mic was also a clever idea, and made the Mario Party games much more fun to play.

Then the DS came out. It has changed Handheld gaming completely. The touch screen and the mic are incredible features. I never leave home without the DS now.

Now I have a Nintendo wii. The controller is a revolution. It has made my physically fitter and I have about 5 times more enjoyment out of the games than I have had for any other console. I can only imagine what you people at Nintendo have got planned for the future, both of the Wii and your next home console. One thing I do know is that I will get it no matter what.

The point I am making is that to me, Nintendo means innovative gaming. It is fun to sit with a controller to play a game, but there is a lot more fun if people can find whole new ways of playing. Whether this means a completely revolutional controller (like the Wii) or whatever it may mean, tto me, the fun comes from playing the games. If the console itself is more fun to play, the actual game becomes much more enjoyable.

Answer 29

The first time I heard that name it was when I was about 5 years old , my godbrother had the nintendo system and we would play mario all day long, who would get the most points, by the time I was 7 I had over 100 games and 3 systems because the catridge loader always gave me problems, to this day the only systems I would ever buy is by nintendo, I bought the Wii and I must say that I feel like a kid again, super nintendo was the best by far my first game played was Joe and Mac , I would rent the system every weekend because my parents couldn't afford it, n64 the best game ever was mario 64 I pre ordered the system and when i first loaded the system a tear fell from my eye amazing so much fun, that's what nintento stands for honesty,quality and pure fun.

Answer 30

I would have been 20 at the time of the release of The Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985... and it would have meant very little. My folks had never purchased any video-games (Atari) for us as kids... and by then I was too busy with school and work to afford an NES.

The only games I play are PC based... and sadly their quality and variety has slipped.

Answer 31

Wow, I can't remember! I was young, We got our first Nintendo when I was 6 my brother was 5. We played Duck Hunt and Super Mario when ever we weren't at school or asleep. But then we got an SNES a few years later, I remember the scope, but my fondest memory is the Nintendo 64 and this is where my answer comes from I was 13 or so when the 64 came out, my parents got it for us the first Christmas it came out and It seriously made me believe in Santa again even if it was only for a split second. They had bought the system and all of the games that came out with it and on Christmas put it out on the front door step, yes I live in a rural area, then when we were all done unwrapping our gifts the door bell rang and on the front porch sat the biggest package I have ever received for Christmas with a note, Sean and Molly, Merry Christmas Sorry I almost forgot this, Love Santa.
So to me Nintendo means: Even the impossible can be possible. Whether you believe in Santa or not.

I've probably bought every Nintendo Product that has come out within my life time, except the Wii (trying to save for a wedding), and everytime that I buy a new console or a game I can't help but smile and think of the Best Christmas of my life.