The Gamer's Quarter

[ryan]

I don't want to make a huge ass out of myself today. I have a lazy tongue and a slight Southern drawl, so I'm looking to minimize the embarassment. Also, how would one properly pronounce "Ogasawara"?

I've said Konami as Con-am-e but I've heard Co-nam-e as well. At E3 I heard the reps say it both ways, and wikipedia/answers didn't help much a proper way.
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[Viewer]

Try "Co-nah-mii". Also "Oh-gah-sah-wah-ra". You know, phonetically.

[simplicio]

but is that CO-nah-mii or co-NAH-mii, is what I think he means.

go over to SB and ask there?

[Ethoscapade]

only rule of pronouncing japanese: pronounce every syllable ignoring the previous one.

[aerisdead]

And pull the edge of your eyes back with your fingers to aid pronounciation, obviously.
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[Nana Komatsu]

This is a pen.
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[Nana Komatsu]

This song might be helpful too.
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[Shapermc]

Koh - 'nam - E
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[ryan]

aye, aye. many thanks. I eve called brandon to confirm, and it's a go! the last name, even after hearing how to pronounce, my tongue refuses to cooperate in saying correctly.

e3 2005 or so, a russian gent and I had a rough time understanding each other, which a freelance rep found hilarious. "he's saying 'car' and he's saying 'cat.' (both) "ooohhhhh!"
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[AJ 187]

late, but like this:
http://www.ajworld.net/soundbin/konami.wav

bonus points to anyone who can name where that's from

[helicopterp]

is it from the ajworld.net sound bin?
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[AJ 187]

hahahah, yeah it is, but that's not what I was getting at.

hint: check in the bemani series somewhere, near the beginning

[JasonMoses]

That went over my head like a tsunami.

[FortNinety]

dmauro recently pointed out that I've been mispronouncing Gradius incorrectly for the past 20+ years.

[dmauro]

Grade-ius, Graad-ius... Grad-ius? I never said it was wrong, just that I had never heard it pronounced with a short a like that before.

[ryan]

Well that went decently enough! I didn't have to actually say Konami or Ogasawara. Whew. I think we'll be relegated to website stuff first - which is fine! haha! Be our friend, Konami!
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[Shapermc]

Well, see, I have to correct myself when it comes to Gradius because I've been saying it wrong for 20 years or so too.

The easiest way to think about it is to say it in Japanese, which would be "Gladius" where you would say it with the long a. Then replace the l with the r and you have the proper way to say it.

But yeah, Toups says "Sneeszz" for SNES so it could always be worse.
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[ryan]

[DonMarco]

[dessgeega]

i refuse to pronounce gradius the way the announcer in gradius gaiden pronounces it. which is with the emphasis on the "di". my emphasis is on the "gra", and that is where it shall stay.
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[kirkjerk]

Oh, dang.

For some reason, it's always been ko-NOHM-ee for me.
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