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[Izick]

 

[mollipen]

Perfect.

 

[flippedb]

Man, that's so sad. ((

 

[The_eJoker]

This is amazing and sad. Just like the end of Toy Story 3.

 

[JazzmanZ]

Thanks for the Memories Nintendo Power.
My first issue was the Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire one, since then I've been a real subscriber to the magazine.

You'll be missed.

 

[lsslave]

End of an era

 

[MisterHero]

It was neat they were reprinting Fun Club booklets in the last few issues.

They kinda died for me when they stopped doing Player's Guides. Before the Internet, they would have all sorts of artwork that didn't appear in the game, and I'd always enjoy them for that. EarthBound's was worth reading even if you didn't have the game.

Maybe someday soon a successor might appear and Nintendo might prosper to fill it with content. That would be fun.

 

[Azzurri]

I can't hold all these feels

 

[Whimsical Phil]

By the way, all of you folks who are getting misty-eyed over the cover had better brace yourself for the last couple pages of the issue.

Just sayin'.

 

[Padawan of Windu]

I'm so heartbroken over this. I've been a lifetime subscriber, since I was 4 when the magazine started. My favorite piece of mail every month since. Here's the painting I did in honor of the magazine, if people care to look.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/10/nintendo_power_reader_pays_tribute_with_a_painting

I'll always miss it :*(

 

[TreIII]

.... *sniff*

Such a big part of my childhood. And hey, my parents were glad it was another avenue that got me reading!

 

[Hours Left]

;_;

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

My brother is a good 8 years older than I am, so he had a pretty large collection of Nintendo Power, and as a kid, I remember I use to read them all the time. Just for the heck of it. I also met my best friend of 19 years because I brought the Castlevania Nintendo Power cover to school and he came up to me and asked me about it. And we started looking at the pictures together.

So long, Nintendo Power. Oh, and world - stop killing my childhood. K thx bye.

 

[Josh7289]

Wow... so this is it....

 

[DrForester]

By the way, all of you folks who are getting misty-eyed over the cover had better brace yourself for the last couple pages of the issue.

Just sayin'.

It better not be a comic of Howard and Nester saying goodbye.

 

[IrishNinja]

It better not be a comic of Howard and Nester saying goodbye.

oh god, i would seriously get misty if this happend
gonna have to buy an additional copy i think...how much you wanna bet getting the early ones back is gonna cost an arm & a leg now too

 

[Medalion]

Nintendo

Spoiler

magazine

going third party!

 

[Aeana]

Nintendo

Spoiler

magazine

going third party!

That happened in 2007!

 

[LiK]

By the way, all of you folks who are getting misty-eyed over the cover had better brace yourself for the last couple pages of the issue.

Just sayin'.

Nintendo Power Episode 5

 

[oatmeal]

Where can I get this?

 

[Jasper Avenue]

This kind of makes me sad. Have really fond memories of looking at the first issues with friends on the playground.

 

[Dark Octave]

Wow this is kind of sad. What a touching cover. I remember that first issue too.

 

[Mejilan]

Amazing!

 

[cntr]

*salute*

 

[SAB CA]

I'm so heartbroken over this. I've been a lifetime subscriber, since I was 4 when the magazine started. My favorite piece of mail every month since. Here's the painting I did in honor of the magazine, if people care to look.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/10/nintendo_power_reader_pays_tribute_with_a_painting

I'll always miss it :*(

Nice work! We'll be playing with power... forever! (T_T) Toady Tears salutes your Painting of Power

 

[Servizio]

Who will stitch together screenshots of Ducktales levels now.

 

[8BitsAtATime]

I would read Nintendo Power at the local supermarket because growing up my parents couldnt spare the money to get it for me. Ive had a subscription for the past 2 years now that im living on my own and I can afford it. This bums me out so much . I plan on framing it

 

[Agent Unknown]

WOW. Mindblowingly awesome and oh so perfectly appropriate cover. I can't wait to set it next to my copy of issue 1. Looks like they're going out with a bang.

 

[DTLIONS1013]

I stopped my subscription a few years ago but I'll be picking this up at the bookstore for sure

 

[abstract alien]

I didn't expect for this have an impact on me. It did.

 

[The Main Event]

As a 15 years+ subscriber, I remember calling all of my friends every time I received a new issue to read them all the latest news during the SNES era.

Thanks for the memories

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

I wasn't expecting to get so emotional from seeing the cover, RIP Nintendo Power

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

 

[thetrin]

Awesome cover. I still have my SMB2 cover somewhere.

 

[PantherLotus]

Oh man this is sad. Got rid of mine a long time ago. I remember getting a subscription and a free copy of some thing called a role playing game FOR FREE. Dragon Warrior. Pretty sure my first issue was the one with Joker on the cover.

 

[GamerSoul]

Very beautiful homage. I love it when things come full circle. RIP

 

[Agent Unknown]

They better have a Nester cameo too. Wow, again, what a sweet cover. I feel like I'm 10 years old again.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

Very beautiful homage. I love it when things come full circle. RIP

It's sort of like poetry. It rhymes.

 

[celebi23]

So awesome but so sad at the same time. RIP Nintendo Power :/

 

[Mindman]

They could not have picked a better last cover. I remember that first issue!

 

[galvatron]

I spontaneously applauded. Well done!

 

[Soi-Fong]

That is way tooo sad.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

I need to put together a Nintendo goodbye album with all of the best sad/credit music from Nintendo games to listen to when I read it for the first and last time.

 

[madmackem]

Ive got no connection to it being a us mag but that final cover is pretty classy.

 

[OnPoint]

RIP Nintendo Power. You were the first thing I ever saw on TV on a Saturday morning that made me run up to my parents' room and yell "WE NEED THIS NOW"

Edit: This commercial in fact

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GbaFAF7iME

 

[GhostSeed]

The early issues of Nintendo Powers were pretty much summed up my childhood print form. I hope everyone at NP magazine lands on their feet. I'll be buying 2 copies of the final issue so I can hang one of the posters up.

 

[BassForever]

It's going to be odd picking this up at the newstand, but I will support the final copy of Nintendo Power.

 

[PAULINK]

I have about 4 years worth of Nintendo Power, good times. Will definitely pick this last issue up.

 

[Mariolee]

RIP Nintendo Power. You were the first thing I ever saw on TV on a Saturday morning that made me run up to my parents' room and yell "WE NEED THIS NOW"

Edit: This commercial in fact

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GbaFAF7iME

That commercial seemed like a parody of old 80's commercials, except for the fact that it actually is an old 80's commercial.

 

[Suzzopher]

Would one of you lovely Americans be able to pick this up for me? I will pay of course.