You’re Probably Saying These Games Wrong… And It’s Driving Me Insane
Are you pronouncing Mario wrong? What about Mana? Chocobo? In this video, we take a deep dive into the most mispronounced words in gaming history and uncover why these mistakes happen in the first place. Whether it’s regional dialects, lack of voice acting, or just plain stubbornness, gamers have been butchering these terms for decades.
From The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to Final Fantasy and Ninja Gaiden, we'll explore the origins of these iconic words and settle the pronunciation debates once and for all. Plus, we expose the absolute worst offender in gaming pronunciation history—one that no one should be getting wrong in 2025.
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At present, The Game Essayist has 4,466 views spread across 5 videos for Super Mario Odyssey, and less than an hour worth of Super Mario Odyssey videos were uploaded to his channel. This makes up 1.20% of the content that The Game Essayist has uploaded to YouTube.