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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:36PM (Unverified) said

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Well, thats how I pronounce both, because in spanish thats the way its pronounced.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 3:25PM (Unverified) said

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That's how I pronounced both, because I know how to read and pronounce words. I never understood why people said "Gay-den" perhaps it's because of the gAIDen, but everyone knows that bonzai isn't pronounced bon-zay, so all it takes is putting two and two together.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 11:29PM Megaqwerty said

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...as it is in every other single Romance language.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:37PM (Unverified) said

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Spanish is great for Japanese learners because the vowels make the same sounds!
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:46PM (Unverified) said

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Yes... for example:

In spanish the I is pronounced like the E in Ensligh, and the soun of the vowel dont change with differents workds... like, for example... "exIt and I am..." the I is pronounced differente in the two sentences and in spanish the vowel dont change never.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:37PM (Unverified) said

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I love Helena...my best character by far in DOA4

Followed by Hitomi!
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:39PM McWeen said

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I always pronounced Gaiden correctly but I definitely got Helena wrong. Kind of a funny video even though I don't think it was meant to be.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:42PM (Unverified) said

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it's Gay-Den.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:53PM modifiedbears said

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No, it's Guy-Den
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:13PM processfive said

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No, it's "Shih-NO-bee".
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:42PM (Unverified) said

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Video not accessible? wtf..
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:43PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said

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MTV's videos are accessable only to American IPs.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 5:36PM s256 said

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THANKS MTV

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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 5:37PM s256 said

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I mean..

IT IS PROXYTIME!! \o/
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:44PM SoulBlade said

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For those who don't care to watch him:

Americans say it as: "Ninja GAY Den"
The correct way: "Ninja GUY Den"
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:51PM KiraXD said

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ahhh thank you.. (then ive been saying it correctly all these years woot)
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:09PM (Unverified) said

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So I've been saying it right, ossom.

And isn't Helena just... Helen...a?
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:56PM Anticrawl said

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I’m an American and I’ve never heard anyone pronounce it “Ninja Gay-den” in my life. That’s fucking hilarious though, not sure what kind of moron friends you have.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:12PM masterinsan0 said

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I used to pronounce it GAY-den until I started watching Anime. After a while I sorta switched to GUY-den without thinking about it, probably cuz of more exposure to Japanese.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 3:00PM donalbane said

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I studied Japanese, and it always bothered me how people butcher the terms. It's as though most Americans just look for any excuse to say "GAY" whenever they can. Glad Itagaki set the record straight.

You know what MTV should do next? Ryu (in both Street Fighter and Ninja Gaiden.) Americans say Rai-yoo, but it's just one syllable in Japanese, or "Ryoo." It always grinds my gears when someone mispronounces that one.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:49PM KiraXD said

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ugh no audio here at work... so what is it?
g-EYE-den or GAY-den? (from my little knowledge of japanese mostly being common phrases used in anime.. and my love for GL and the (Dai [pronounced DIE] gurren brigade i assume its pronounced G-EYE-den...
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:54PM Neebs said

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I used to say it gay-den, but I've taken to Guy den.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:02PM (Unverified) said

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I've always called it "Ninjuh Guy-Den". Does that mean I am Japanese?

Ah, Helena (Elayna). French though?
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:03PM (Unverified) said

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I can't wait to show some of my friends this who insist that I say it wrong. I knew it!
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:17PM (Unverified) said

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it always bugs me when people don't understand that most languages use syllabic pronunciations. tomonobu itagaki and ninja gaiden should be easy to pronounce correctly ,but so many people get it wrong.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:30PM (Unverified) said

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yeah but who knows on what syllable the emphasis goes.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:19PM 007craft said

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I learned how to say it correctly fromt he movie "the wizard" when I was a kid. However I still pronounce it ninja gayden cause it sounds better and others do it too so why not? Just like I learned how to say ubisoft and still dont care and will remain calling it U-B-I Soft
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:20PM RobAccomando said

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when I was young and niave I would say "gay-den". I was shocked when I found out otherwise. Still say it the wrong way though. Oh, and Icarus was, "IK-KARR-US"
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:32PM (Unverified) said

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Dude, the 80's called and wants their hairstyle back..lol
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:47PM fadeoutagain2784 said

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Dude, the 90's called, and they want their joke back.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:15PM masterinsan0 said

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Dude, 2001 called, they want their sarcasm back.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:30PM ThornedVenom said

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Dude, I called today, GTFO.
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Posted: Nov 7th 2007 2:28AM 007craft said

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dude im calling from my delorean, great scott!!
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:02PM (Unverified) said

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Oops, I always thought it was NIN-JUH GAR-DEN
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:47PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said

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That's the spin-off where you have to keep your plants happy... TO THE EXTREME!!
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:39PM Hirsbrunner said

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You say Gay-den,
I say Guy-den.

Let's call the whole thing off.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:39PM (Unverified) said

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I lost it when that music started, it got all dark and it showed his face. "TOH-MOH-NO-BOO" "EE-TAH-GAH-KEE"
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:44PM samfish said

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I've been pronouncing it corectly eversince I sawsome video with...N'Gai Croal say it guy-den.

But Ninja gay-den?
Why, it's a den of homosexual ninjas! SCANDAL!
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:01PM (Unverified) said

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Itagaki should have his own TV show. The guy is so eccentric its hilarious. I don't even like "reality TV" but I'd watch an Itagaki based show.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:02PM redspear said

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Gay Den?
Guy Den?

Well at least the Gay Den could have chicks.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:46PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said

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No, that's Les Den.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:17PM (Unverified) said

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Maybe someone could make a short video clip for Tomonobu explaining that "Xbox" is not pronounced "ekkusubokkusu".
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 6:41PM (Unverified) said

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I am so glad the guy offically said this. I got pissed off at fucktards that pronounced it Gay-den.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:21PM Mr Khan said

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I've only known it was "Guy-den" since i saw the commercials for the PS3 remake, which is the only time i ever actually heard the name pronounced in an official capacity

All my friends, even those who are fans of the series, call it "Gay-den"
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:29PM zsavior said

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Ninja Guy-den I always knew, but Helena is of Greek origin not French, so if you want to name a French girl Helena and then call her Elena fine. But don't tell people they are wrong for calling her Helena in the first place when that is the etymology of the name.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:40PM (Unverified) said

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The character herself is French, so her name is the spoken with the French pronunciation.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:40PM (Unverified) said

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maybe i can't say ninja gaiden correctly, but i can say douchebag and overrated correctly (which is what that itagaki fellow is)
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:45PM Cide said

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Stop linking to these MTV videos. Nobody outside of the US can watch them, which is a pretty large portion of your audience.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:46PM dv8withn8 said

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What? People actually pronounce it "gay-den"? I have never heard it that way. Seems rather ignorant to me.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:59PM raygungirl said

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In Japan, though, it is "ekkusubokusu." And Playstation is "puresutashon" (or something very similar). He's not incorrect in Japan. ;p Plus I think Americans are the only ones who just have to pronounce words from other languages correctly, even if it's out of the blue. Like how everyone has to pretend they speak Spanish when a Spanish name is said on the news. "Alllehhaaaaandrooooo Rodureeeguezzz." Eyeroll.
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