"Nintendo hard" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Nintendo hard [comparative], most Nintendo hard [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Nintendo hard (comparative more Nintendo hard, superlative most Nintendo hard)
  1. (video games, informal) Having an extremely high level of difficulty. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Nintendo, Video games

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