Sunsoft's Upcoming Switch Game Has One Of The Most Ridiculous Titles Ever
Nintendo Life • • technology
Key Points:
- Japanese pop culture often abbreviates long titles by combining the first two moras of two words, creating concise four-mora nicknames like "MonHun" for "Monster Hunter."
- This trend reportedly began with a light novel publishing website that limited description length, prompting authors to use lengthy titles creatively, which Japanese audiences now commonly shorten.
- Western audiences sometimes criticize these long titles, but similar practices exist globally, and Japanese fans are accustomed to the style, often using playful or parody abbreviations.
- An example of an extremely long game title is "Summertime High School: A Young Man's Notes..." which holds a Guinness World Record for the longest video game title but is generally considered mediocre in quality.
- The game with the lengthy title is available on PS3 and PS4, and despite its notoriety for the title length, it has not received widespread acclaim.
