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'''''{{wp|Nintendo Power}}''''' was [[Nintendo]]'s official magazine in the United States and Canada from 1988 to 2012. It covered all of Nintendo's then-currently active systems (and some inactive ones, if there was any worthy news), along with new and upcoming games for those systems. ''Nintendo Power'' contained strategy guides, previews, reviews, and exclusive material not made available to other sources. | '''''{{wp|Nintendo Power}}''''' was [[Nintendo]]'s official magazine in the United States and Canada from 1988 to 2012. It covered all of Nintendo's then-currently active systems (and some inactive ones, if there was any worthy news), along with new and upcoming games for those systems. ''Nintendo Power'' contained strategy guides, previews, reviews, and exclusive material not made available to other sources. | ||
On Monday, October 15, 2007, Nintendo of America sold ''Nintendo Power'' to {{wp|Future US|Future USA}}, a magazine company that produces video game magazines. The magazine remained the same except for a few small changes. After Future USA had taken over, the Player's Guide series was dropped (leaving [[Prima Games]] to produce the guides), and gifts could no longer be chosen with subscriptions, as the staff would instead choose one. | |||
On Monday, October 15, 2007, Nintendo of America sold ''Nintendo Power'' to Future USA, a magazine company that produces | |||
On August 21, 2012, Nintendo announced that it had opted not to renew its licensing agreement with Future Publishing and that ''Nintendo Power'' would cease publication 24 years after beginning. The magazine released its final issue on December 11, 2012. Five years later, on December 21, 2017, Nintendo of America began a podcast called the '''''Nintendo Power Podcast''''' with previous editor-in-chief Chris Slate discussing recent Nintendo-related events.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJH4veOEr0U First episode of Nintendo Power Podcast]</ref> | On August 21, 2012, Nintendo announced that it had opted not to renew its licensing agreement with Future Publishing and that ''Nintendo Power'' would cease publication 24 years after beginning. The magazine released its final issue on December 11, 2012. Five years later, on December 21, 2017, Nintendo of America began a podcast called the '''''Nintendo Power Podcast''''' with previous editor-in-chief Chris Slate discussing recent Nintendo-related events.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJH4veOEr0U First episode of Nintendo Power Podcast]</ref> | ||
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*Playback, which looks back at classic games revisits ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. | *Playback, which looks back at classic games revisits ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. | ||
*''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' receives a rating of 9.0 out of 10. | *''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' receives a rating of 9.0 out of 10. | ||
*Community covers fan-made {{wp|Lego|LEGO}} sculptures, quilts and a pointillism mural featuring various Mario | *Community covers fan-made {{wp|Lego|LEGO}} sculptures, quilts and a pointillism mural featuring various ''Super Mario'' characters. | ||
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|Nester is playing ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' when his son comes in with the 20th issue of ''Nintendo Power''. After talking about the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], Nester and his son watch ''[[The Wizard]]'', specifically mentioning ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' that is played at the end of the movie, and Nester mentions the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' movie]]. At the end of the comic, Nester's son gives a tip on how to avoid the [[POW Block]] in ''Mario Kart Wii'' and the two begin racing against each other. | |Nester is playing ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' when his son comes in with the 20th issue of ''Nintendo Power''. After talking about the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], Nester and his son watch ''[[List of references in film#The Wizard|The Wizard]]'', specifically mentioning ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' that is played at the end of the movie, and Nester mentions the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' movie]]. At the end of the comic, Nester's son gives a tip on how to avoid the [[POW Block]] in ''Mario Kart Wii'' and the two begin racing against each other. | ||
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==''Nintendo Power Advance''== | ==''Nintendo Power Advance''== | ||
In 2001, to promote the launch of the [[Game Boy Advance]], Nintendo published a quarterly spinoff magazine of ''Nintendo Power'' entitled '' | In 2001, to promote the launch of the [[Game Boy Advance]], Nintendo published a quarterly spinoff magazine of ''Nintendo Power'' entitled ''Nintendo Power Advance'', which featured news, tips, and complete walkthroughs for various Game Boy Advance games. It was canceled in 2002<ref>Copyright year in ''Nintendo Power Advance'' issue 4.</ref> after only four issues, the last being a complete guide for ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. Mario was featured on all but the third issue, which featured [[goldensun:Golden Sun (game)|''Golden Sun'']] and had a panel with Wario instead. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
npadvance1.jpg|Issue #1 - ''[[Super Mario Advance]] | npadvance1.jpg|Issue #1 - ''[[Super Mario Advance]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{NIWA|Bulbapedia=1|NWiki=1|ZeldaWiki=1|Nookipedia=1}} | {{NIWA|Bulbapedia=1|NWiki=1|ZeldaWiki=1|Nookipedia=1}} | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121225074304/http://www.nintendopower.com/ Nintendo Power official site (archived on Wayback Machine)] | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121225074304/http://www.nintendopower.com/ Nintendo Power official site ( | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||