I still wonder what Nintendo means. Of course, I'm also still confused about:
1. The company is called Nintendo even in Japan, where it used to be a playing card company.
2. In Japan it's called the Famicom, or Family Computer, so they're abridging (or fiving if you prefer) English words for the Japanese name.
3. Why we don't call it the Famicom, if it's an English portmanteu.
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