Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
The official website - www.nintendopower.com - says this on the front page:
Interesting. I do believe I'll be buying that last issue.
The official website - www.nintendopower.com - says this on the front page:
?Is Nintendo that broke =x?
A clever way to close it out would be a clay Mario cover. Maybe even some other Nintendo characters made of clay.
That's... a Chocobo? Okay, so... who is flying it?
The August issue is one stands now. Does that mean that theyre gonna do issues Sept, Oct, Nov and then finally Dec? Or are they just going to skip to the Dec issue for later this year?
I mean, is there anyone left covering every single downloadable WiiWare/DSiWare/eShop titles--even the bad ones?
been a subscriber since #1 and i still have a mint copy of dragon warrior w/ box... sad to see NP go... every time i flip through the pages of the older mags i'm pretty much overcome by memories - i carried a NP mag to many major events in my childhood - whether it was school or family gatherings or going to asia in the 90s and playing cricket and reading the mag for the entire summer...
hope nintendo does something special for all the folks who've been subscribing since the beginning... like maybe a free wii U or something ;-)
Sorry for the little bump, but my last issue shipped (was going to renew until....yeah), and I'm flipping through the sections and realized how much I'll miss Power Profiles and the downloads section, two sections that were a must read. I mean, is there anyone left covering every single downloadable WiiWare/DSiWare/eShop titles--even the bad ones?
I wonder if I can still renew to get the last 3 issues...
Haha, I misunderstood this at first and thought this was the LAST issue... realized what you meant a moment later. Took me by surprise because I hadn't really flipped through it yet. I look forward to the final issue, but man, I'm going to miss this magazine. I remember wanting to subscribe when I was young, but it took a couple of years for my parents to finally get it for me. If I remember correctly the first issue I got was the DKC3 issue, and the gift I received was a VHS tape of Star Fox 64 stuff, which I thought was soo amazing. This may have actually been the gift I got when resubscribing the next year, I can't remember, but I watched that VHS tape a lot.
I'm sad but also sort of glad they're ending. I haven't read them in a few years but I kept subscribing because I've been a member from the beginning. Started with a gift from my dad with the first one when I only looked at pictures. Have two of the Fun Club newsletters as well. Guess I should try to get the rest again someday. The late number 90's were some of my favorite right when the N64 came out. I remember looking at the screenshots of Mario's face from SM64 and Pilot Wings 64 for weeks.
Yeah I loved those. They were what really got me into Pokemon. I remember thinking the whole thing looked pretty stupid...but then I started reading through the Pokemon Power issues and became slowly interested, and ultimately addicted.
I'm sad but also sort of glad they're ending.
Edit: Oh, no, wait...I officially have no comment at this time.It's kind of sad to see it go, but I really see it more as a part of my childhood, so it feels appropriate.
http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/ said:Friday, September 7 12:00 AM
Nostalgic, lengthy blog post ahoy, small fry!
Ill admitwhen I heard Nintendo Power was coming to an end, I was bummed out. To date, its still the only magazine Ive ever had a subscription to and what a subscription indeed (Ive pretty much had one come in every month since 1998)! Even today, in the age of the internet, I still greatly enjoy reading the magazineMr. T jokes and allbecause its less about cutting-edge news and more about simply being entertained. I like their behind-the-scenes interviews with people like Sakurai and Michael Ancel (to name a couple recent ones), I like features like their ranking of the top Mario games (although Super Mario Bros. 1 shouldve been at the top), I even like their reviews. Theres no doubt that Im going to miss the fun of reading a fresh Nintendo Power each month, and I hope that sentiment has been made clear enough in todays comic.
So, Howard and Nester. For you younger fans, those of you who dont dwell in the US, and/or those unfamiliar with NP, Howard and Nester were basically Nintendo Powers mascots and the star of their own comic strip in the magazine (which ran for a handful of years). Howard was based on Howard Phillips, the president of Nintendos Fun Club and a renowned game master, while Nester was a fictional charactera smug hotshot who secretly needed Howards tips to get through most Nintendo games (although hed never admit that). And while Howard Phillips left Nintendo and NP awhile ago, Nester stuck around a bit longer and even was featured in a couple of games: Nesters Funky Bowling for the Virtual Boy, and as a playable character (albeit one named Lark) in PilotWings 64. Nester did cameo in a couple later issuesonce as a college kid and later as a dad. But I thought going back to the basics for this tribute would be best, as this is how most of us remember him.
Thats your brief history lesson for today, but basically, I thought that making a final farewell strip to these two characters would be a nice way to send them off and pay tribute to all the entertainment Nintendo Power has given me. At the risk of sounding geeky, it was actually a little cathartic to work on this comic, and I tried hard to replicate the original strips art style (which is deceptively difficult to do!).
So thank you to Howard, Nester, and all the talented people at Nintendo of America, Future US Inc, and anyone whos worked on Nintendo Power over the past 24 years. After all, its Nintendo Power that introduced me to EarthBound. Your magazine brought lots of fun over the years, and I look forward to the final issue this December!
-By Matthew
I feel so saddened, and I only had the magazine for ~2 years! :'(
Cool stuff.Hope they have a big surprise for their last issue. Not sure what to expect though.
So, the newest Nintendo Power issue came with a letter from Reggie and Chris Slate (editor in chief) about the end of the magazine and how the last issue is the December one.
Actually, if you reorder now, they'll refund you for the extra issues in December.I'm so mad that my subscription expired in August and I only realized it after they announced they were closing and stopped taking subscriptions. I've been a subscriber since day one and now I'm missing the last three issues.
That letter from Reggie felt kind of cold. Too much advertising in it...
http://www.nintendopower.com/Nintendo Power said:If you are a subscriber and your subscription extends past the final December 2012 issue, you will receive a refund or credit card credit of the remaining value of your subscription. If you reside in the US or Canada, your refund will arrive within 46 weeks after the December 2012 issue; for customers outside the US and Canada, your refund will arrive 610 weeks after the December 2012 issue.
Cool stuff.
Actually, if you reorder now, they'll refund you for the extra issues in December.
Because INTERNET.
I have every issue of NP on a shelf; maybe someday I'll take a picture of the full spine art and post it in this thread. Subscriber since issue 1...
GAF, where can I buy the latest Nintendo Power (October 2012)? My subscription ran out last month and I'm having a hard time finding them in grocery store newsstands and Future.com doesn't stock it yet for some reason.
Wait, would Gamestop have them? For some reason I always think they only stock issues of Game Informer...
Just for the record, today was the final day of Nintendo Power. We finished up the final issue and shipped it off. The final issue (#285, December 2012) should be hitting newsstands on December 11, so please look forward to it (subscribers will likely get it earlier).
There is some pretty outstanding stuff in the issue that we're very proud of. We think that it's a suitable end for the magazine's 24 year run. Man, I can't wait for people to see it.
By the by, the penultimate issue should be at stores now. Look for a yellow cover with a montage of Wii U games on it. That issue also comes with a free pack of Series 2 Kid Icarus AR cards. They're random packs, so buy multiple copies!
Just for the record, today was the final day of Nintendo Power. We finished up the final issue and shipped it off. The final issue (#285, December 2012) should be hitting newsstands on December 11, so please look forward to it (subscribers will likely get it earlier).
There is some pretty outstanding stuff in the issue that we're very proud of. We think that it's a suitable end for the magazine's 24 year run. Man, I can't wait for people to see it.
By the by, the penultimate issue should be at stores now. Look for a yellow cover with a montage of Wii U games on it. That issue also comes with a free pack of Series 2 Kid Icarus AR cards. They're random packs, so buy multiple copies!
I just got an issue in the mail, though Shantae was on the cover. Subscriber-only? Have loved and subscribed since Issue 1; thank you for all that you and the team did. Always been a big part of my life, got me through many trying times. Y'all should stick together and form some sort of Nintendo fansite if you can still stomach covering the company!Just for the record, today was the final day of Nintendo Power. We finished up the final issue and shipped it off. The final issue (#285, December 2012) should be hitting newsstands on December 11, so please look forward to it (subscribers will likely get it earlier).
There is some pretty outstanding stuff in the issue that we're very proud of. We think that it's a suitable end for the magazine's 24 year run. Man, I can't wait for people to see it.
By the by, the penultimate issue should be at stores now. Look for a yellow cover with a montage of Wii U games on it. That issue also comes with a free pack of Series 2 Kid Icarus AR cards. They're random packs, so buy multiple copies!