Konami and the number 573

Upon closer inspection, I was wrong on Mitsurugi & Yoshimitsu... As their names in Kanji do not contain Chinese letter for 3. But, "Mitsubishi" definitely starts with Chinese letter 3.

ŽO•H = Three Diamonds (like their logo, get it?)

It might seem like a completely random guessing, but it really isn't that unusual among Japanese people to use numbers as their initials... For example, Shiina Hekiru, a semi-popular anime & VG voice actress/singer (I use that term loosely)/DJ uses 417 as her initials.

Shi = another way to pronounce #4
Ichi = 1
Nana = 7

:sweat:

Ah well, back to the drawing boards.

This has to be the best one...

Konami's Japanese helpline phone #:

xxxx-x86-573

Hachi = 8
Roku = 6

HaRo GoNaMi?

(Hello Konami)


:sweat:

LOL awesome!

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Originally posted by burgundy
Isn't 3 "san?"

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Japanese is not like every other language...

How you pronounce things are entirely dependent on situation.

If you are talking purely about it as a number, it's ichi, ni, san.

If you are talking about counting things, it's hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu

If you are talking about counting people, it's hitori, futari, sannin

If you are talking about counting tubular objects, it's ippon, nihon, sanbon

If you are talking about counting sheep, it's ippiki, hihiki, sanbiki

Don't get me started on days of the month like tsuitachi, futsuka, mikka o.o

Anyway, there's no one way to pronounce something in Japanese.

573 is a evil, lesser known number than 666. And it's well know Konami are all devil worshippers. I think it's pretty obvious...

They have time to be devil worshippers and be the best overall 3rd party publisher for 20 years? Wow.

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Originally posted by Yoshi
They have time to be devil worshippers and be the best overall 3rd party publisher for 20 years? Wow.

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Why be surprised? It's obvious the two go hand-in-hand...

Yea, the devils help = w00t, we sell a ton of games! go satan!


... and all that jazz. Trust me, I know.

That could explain Silent Hill... :confused:

(runs away only to be enveloped by a thick fog...)