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Simplified Speech #185 – Nintendo power

Simplified Speech #185 – Nintendo power

Culips Everyday English Podcast

November 24, 202322m 27s

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Show Notes

In this fun episode, Kassy and Andrew share their love of video games with each other. They mostly talk about games from the Nintendo franchise, which is famous for characters like Mario and Pikachu. Kassy chats about the cooperative game she has been playing with her husband on her Nintendo Switch recently and Andrew mentions his desire to buy a Switch himself. If you have nostalgia for classic Nintendo games, then this is the episode for you!

Fun facts

Nintendo did not start out as a video game company – in fact, it was founded in 1889 as a producer of playing cards. Its first at-home console was called the Color TV-Game and it was first released in 1977.

Expressions included in the study guide

  • toss-up
  • to mull something over
  • to drop the ball
  • one’s jam
  • to trash talk / trash talker
  • in one’s wheelhouse

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