"Snes", "S-N-E-S" or something else?

#1 Posted by sickVisionz (1251 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

When I first got into video game podcast I was always confused about this "snes" that everyone played growing up. I figured it was super old pre-NES console that I'd never heard of but then someone mentioned that it had Mario on it and I finally connected that they were referring to the, "S-N-E-S" or "Super Nintendo."

To this day, podcasts are the only places where I've heard it called "snes" and not "super nintendo" or "S-N-E-S". Is this the norm?

#2 Posted by wolf_blitzer85 (5177 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I've always called it a snes. S-N-E-S takes too much work to say for my dumb American mouth.

#3 Posted by PillClinton (2888 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Funny, I always heard "snes" throughout the years.

#4 Posted by AhmadMetallic (18957 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

sness sounds horrible

S N E S sounds better

#5 Posted by ZombiePie (4790 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I have always pronounced it S-NES...I have been informed that this is not correct.

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#6 Posted by McGhee (5334 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I always said Super Nintendo.

#7 Posted by Leviticus128 (215 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Snes but tbh I say nes as well. Mind you I'm from the uk and have never hear any of my friends say N-E-S or S-N-E-S

#8 Posted by AlexW00d (5430 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I always call it a Super Nintendo when speaking. SNES when writing.

#9 Posted by TheGreatGuero (9067 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@AlexW00d said:

I always call it a Super Nintendo when speaking. SNES when writing.

This man knows what's up!

#10 Posted by ajamafalous (10602 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

N-E-S, but Snes.

#11 Posted by WinterSnowblind (7367 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Snes. What's the point of an acronym that takes longer to say than the regular word/name?

#12 Posted by waitwhat (251 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

sness sounds horrible S N E S sounds better

this. i've never heard it pronounced sness before.

#13 Posted by Underachiever007 (2460 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I've always called it a Snes.

#14 Edited by Franstone (937 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Super Nofriendo
heh...

I always just called it Super Nintendo.

#15 Posted by JasonR86 (7686 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

It makes me sound classy.

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#16 Posted by JJOR64 (18123 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

S-N-E-S for me.

#17 Posted by Marz (5469 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Super Nintendo

#18 Posted by supermike6 (3502 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I just call it Snes because I think it's funnier that way.

#19 Posted by FreakAche (2867 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

It's S-N-E-S or Super Nintendo. Snes just sounds dumb.

#20 Posted by Damodar (731 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@WinterSnowblind said:

Snes. What's the point of an acronym that takes longer to say than the regular word/name?

Snes IS the acronym :P S.N.E.S is the initialism. *adjusts arrogance hat*

To the OP, I say Snes. I agree it sounds horrible, but growing up, I NEVER heard S.N.E.S. But that sounds stupid too and takes about 4 times longer to say.

The argument that people use that you should say the initials because it stands for something is totally stupid though. You don't hear people say "I'm going S.C.U.B.A diving on the weekend." By that reasoning, acronyms shouldn't exist at all. THEN THERE'D BE NO FUBAR.

#21 Posted by solidlife (838 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

SNES was always said in london for me.

#22 Posted by BrickRoad (690 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

SNES when I write, Super Nintendo or Snez when I say it. Yeah, SneZ, using the hard S sound due to the lack of extra S.

#23 Posted by Blair (2368 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@McGhee_the_Insomniac said:

I always said Super Nintendo.

#24 Posted by EVO (3509 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Snez.

#25 Posted by Cloudenvy (5729 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Snes!

#26 Posted by Gaff (1320 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@McGhee_the_Insomniac said:

I always said Super Nintendo.

This.

Also, the rest of you are freaks, I tell you! FREAKS!

#27 Posted by xyzygy (8608 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I have always said Super Nintendo and always will. Best console ever.

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#28 Posted by Scarlet_Rogue (488 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I cringe everytime I hear someone say Snes. I say Super Nintendo. I heard some 20 year old kid the other day call it "original nintendo" when talking with him about Star Fox.

#29 Posted by TheHT (8111 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I used to always call it Super N.E.S.

#30 Posted by papercut (2966 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@McGhee_the_Insomniac said:

I always said Super Nintendo.

#31 Posted by Elyk247 (335 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I call it my Super Famicom. (not really)

#32 Posted by demonbear (1819 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@McGhee_the_Insomniac said:

I always said Super Nintendo.

#33 Edited by Wrighteous86 (3366 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Super Nintendo, Super N-E-S or S-N-E-S are the only acceptable answers (in that order). I wonder if this is a regional thing?

#34 Posted by MikkaQ (9712 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

It's been nes and snes my whole life, spelling out acronyms are literally useless if it takes more time to say each letter than just saying acronym like a word.

#35 Posted by Kyreo (4594 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@WinterSnowblind said:

Snes. What's the point of an acronym that takes longer to say than the regular word/name?

Yep.

#36 Posted by Icicle7x3 (890 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I call it the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Anything less than that is blasphemy.

#37 Posted by keris (128 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@WinterSnowblind said:

Snes. What's the point of an acronym that takes longer to say than the regular word/name?

S.N.E.S. is far shorter than Super Nintendo Entertainment System. But even then, what about www for World Wide Web?

#38 Posted by YetiAntics (1468 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I was a Genesis kid. Cousin had a SNES though, and we were next door neighbors.

We called it "Super Nintendo".
None of this abbreviated crap.

#39 Posted by DuskVamp (666 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I've never heard anyone say S-N-E-S, but then I've never heard any of my friends say snes either, I don't think they'd know what it is. I'd say snes or Super Nintendo.

#40 Posted by GetEveryone (4448 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Always 'Snes'.

#41 Posted by Gamer_152 (13243 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I've heard it called the "Snes", "S.N.E.S." or "Super Nintendo" and as far as I can tell there's no solid consensus on which one is the norm. Personally I call it the "Snes".

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#42 Posted by WoodenPlatypus (1365 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

sness

#43 Posted by SMTDante89 (2164 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I said Super Nintendo growing up, but in the past few years, I've been saying S-N-E-S

#44 Posted by Tim_the_Corsair (3065 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Shhhuuupahh Nin-teennnnn-dooooo in an ultra-racist Japanese accent.

#45 Posted by JCGamer (545 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I've always referred to it as a "Super Nintendo". I've only heard people say SNES on podcasts.

#46 Posted by ShaggE (4432 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

"Ol' Supey-Supes".

#47 Posted by Moth_Pope (424 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Always called it a 'snes' here, too. I think it's definitely more of a UK thing though, as most American's seem to call it the S.N.E.S. from what I've heard.

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#48 Posted by AuthenticM (3517 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I've always pronounced it "S" followed by "nes". Two syllables.

#49 Posted by Tebbit (4358 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

S-N-E-S, dawwwwwg.

#50 Posted by Maajin (867 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

Some friends used to say "Super NES".

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was the second home console released by Nintendo.

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