why do people mis-pronounce names of systems

[superspudz2000]

it reminds me of how the chiptune community call an
original game boy a "DMG" and GB Pocket a "MGB"
or a Gamecube a GCN, instead of NGC.

whatever floats yer boat i suppose

 

[Hadrian]

fgh

Ahem....where do you see the abbreviation G.B.A. ?

Nintendo Officially released the Gameboy Advance, they never put any code on it.

Nintendo actually abbreviated it on the box and on cartridges.

Lets start a petition to change history and this forum must be called AGBtemp from now on.

 

[Alexrose]

If I saw NGC I would think of the magazine. I say "Gamecube" because.. and wait for it..

Gamecube is two syllables, so it's quicker to say than GCN or NGC. Unlike Gameboy Advance -> GBA.

 

[Alexrose]

or a "Sony Pispe" instead of PSP, or a "Sony Pisstoo" instead of PS2

Dude.. I only just noticed how retarded this last statement is.

You defeated your own point in your first post.

You say "Pee Ess Pee" yourself, not "Playstation Portable". You say "Pee ess two", you don't say "Playstation Two"

So why the fuck would you say Gameboy Advance?

A DE DERIPTY DERPLETON

 

[06hypersonic60]

No offence but this thread has no cense at all. Well I never heard someone say piss2 or piss3 in my country. Even tho, most of people where I live suck at english and pronounce most of games names wrong. And even if they do, why should we blame them? They're free to say whatever they want. And as said before, why do we say gbatemp not gameboy advence temp. I don't think anyone here pronounce it that way. Please correct me if I'm wrong. And again don't think me rude or something. Thats just my opinion

 

[Alexrose]

Do you also say Nintendo Developers' System?

 

[Foxi4]

it annoys me sometimes TV hosts of video game reviews shows and
youtube bloggers will speak things as they are written on paper.

for example

GBA - is NOT pronounced "Gee-Bee-Aye", its Game Boy Advance.
you dont spell out the letters, you say: "GameBoy Advance".
its only 1 extra syllable. how lazy do you have to be?

and NES. is called N - E - S. its not Nes, as in Loch Ness Monster, Nessie.

its like someone saying: "i just played Atari Two Six Zero Zero"
or a "Sony Pispe" instead of PSP, or a "Sony Pisstoo" instead of PS2

How dare you say N - E - S? It's Nintendo Entertainment System!
How dare you say P - S - 2? It's PlayStation 2 (Two)!
How dare you say P - S - P? It's PlayStation Portable!

That was a propo your GBA comment. Name coining/clipping is an everyday occurrence, it happens with all proper nouns, not just console names. For example, when you travel to Washington, you don't say that you travel to Washington, District of Columbia - you either say that you travel to Washington or to D.C. When you order a BLT Sandwich, you don't say that you'd fancy a Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich, you just order a BLT. These are not mispronounciations or misspellings at all, they're just terms invented to make conversation smooth - it's a typical property of language. In fact, some of those terms, like or "Pi-es-three", or "Di-Es" are so well-integrated within language that the officials of Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft use them as well. Microsoft is lucky in this regard, as their consoles have names identical to their short forms, so it does not apply to them in the slightest. That said, nobody says that they're writing in "Microsoft Word, a part of the Microsoft Office Suite", they're just saying "Word" and everybody understands the reference.

 

[Sora de Eclaune]

Nobody says Gameboy advance temp. Its GBAtemp. G-B-A is the abbreviation its completely fine to say that.

I'm sorry, but it's actually pronounced 'gibbatemp'.

 

[superspudz2000]

Do you also say Nintendo Developers' System?

what, you mean the "Nintendo Dual Screen"?

i say nintendo DS, but at least pronounce the Nintendo,
instead of En-Dee-Ess NDS

 

[Hadrian]

Fuck it, now a Spider-Man thread:

 

[The Catboy]

I really don't get the point of this thread.
Seems like a petty issue and honestly I disagree. I prefer hearing people say GeeBeeAye instead of Gameboy Advance, it often works better and flows better in a spoken conversation.

 

[Hadrian]

I'm sorry, but it's actually pronounced 'gibbatemp'.

Everyone knows it's called Gubbatemp, you ignorant...

 

[clonesniper666]

I believe this is where the abbreviation started.

Spoiler

spoiler-ed for size of photo

 

[Alexrose]

what, you mean the "Nintendo Dual Screen"?

i say nintendo DS, but at least pronounce the Nintendo,
instead of En-Dee-Ess NDS

No, I mean the Nintendo Developer's System.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Nintendo Developer's System

 

[Hadrian]

No, I mean the Nintendo Developer's System.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Nintendo Developer's System

I was mortified when I found out that 3DS stood for 3 dimensional syphilis. It's part of the STD range, gotta catch 'em all!

 

[pyromaniac123]

I respect your right to post what you want but this thread is fucking stupid.

 

[superspudz2000]

The difference is, PSP and PS2 is a official designation by sony.
the actor in a PSP commercial says "PSP, come out and play"

i have never heard GBA in a Nintendo commercial.
the same way Wii is not; (Double U Eye Eye).

the official designation for Nintendo systems is:
AGB, GCN, DMG, Etc.

 

[Alexrose]

WII ISN'T AN ACRONYM. OH MY GOD.

 

[Foxi4]

Spoiler

Maeda: I've been involved since Sword of Seals for the GameBoy Advance. I've mainly been involved with planning and writing the scenario. With this game, I've also taken the role of the director.
Iwata: So you've been involved since the GBA days. Before that, were you perhaps in touch with the series as a gamer?
Maeda: That's right. I was a hard-core fan.
~"What is Fire Emblem?" - "Iwata Asks" Interview, July 2010

Somebody please correct Iwata, he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about, it's GameBoy Advance or "AGB"!

 

[superspudz2000]

WII ISN'T AN ACRONYM. OH MY GOD.

yes but the official designation was the "Nintendo Revolution", later changed to Wii
my point: nobody calls it the "NR system", for Revolution.