Meaning of “NinDai(ニンダイ)”

2025-08-07 · by Kei in Words

“NinDai(ニンダイ)” is an abstraction for “Nintendo Direct(任天堂ダイレクト)”.
Every time Nintendo announces a new title in a Nintendo Direct, this word trends on X (formerly Twitter).
Just so you know, Japanese people love shortening everything into four syllables.

Example Conversation

A: Did you watch NinDai(ニンダイ)?
B: Yeah! I’m really looking forward to OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0.

A: あの番組みた？
B: みた！タイトルXが楽しみかなー。

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