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RE: Future US to Publish Nintendo Power
« Reply #25 on: October 15, 2007, 03:29:29 PM »
From Nintendo's Webstore:

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Officially licensed Player's Guides are being published and distributed by Prima Games. Please visit www.primagames.com for more information on Player's Guides for newly released games.


No more Nintendo Power Player's Guides either?
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« Reply #26 on: October 16, 2007, 10:12:01 AM »
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Officially licensed Player's Guides are being published and distributed by Prima Games. Please visit www.primagames.com for more information on Player's Guides for newly released games.


No more Nintendo Power Player's Guides either?


This is the REAL tragedy.
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RE: Future US to Publish Nintendo Power
« Reply #27 on: October 16, 2007, 10:28:41 AM »
Wait . . .

people still BUY players guides?
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RE: Future US to Publish Nintendo Power
« Reply #28 on: October 16, 2007, 12:45:54 PM »
"Don't the official PS and XB mags come with demo discs in every issue?"

I'm sure NCL will put the kibosh on such an idea.  NCL hates demo discs.  Industry standards, customers wanting it, and Sony and MS proving it's a good idea be damned.  In fact I wouldn't be surprised if the real reason they hate it is because Sony did it first and made it popular.
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« Reply #29 on: October 16, 2007, 12:54:19 PM »
Lack of official Player's Guides confirmed.  Well, Prima will now publish "Officially Licensed" Player's Guides...  How sad.
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RE:Future US to Publish Nintendo Power
« Reply #30 on: October 16, 2007, 01:01:25 PM »
Hasn't Prima been publishing the Official guides for awhile now? I swear the Metroid Prime 3 guide is Prima published.
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« Reply #31 on: October 16, 2007, 01:05:13 PM »
Prima has been publishing "Officially Licensed" guides for awhile...  Nintendo made guides as recently as Diamond and Pearl...
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RE: Future US to Publish Nintendo Power
« Reply #32 on: October 16, 2007, 01:12:12 PM »
I think the Zelda: TP guides were Prima... /sad
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« Reply #33 on: October 16, 2007, 01:14:25 PM »
Sad? I prefer Prima over the Nintendo ones.
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RE: Future US to Publish Nintendo Power
« Reply #34 on: October 16, 2007, 01:18:57 PM »
Prima made an officially licensed guide for Twilight Princess - But Nintendo Power also published an official guide (You could get it, the soundtrack CD and the one year subscription to Nintendo Power for $20).

Prima guides aren't bad, but I tend to get the guides that I do more for a "collector" reason (although I know they won't likely increase in value or anything).  Nintendo Power guides are typically printed on a higher quality stock with much brighter colors and just overall tend to have a much better presentation.
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« Reply #35 on: October 16, 2007, 01:21:42 PM »
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Prima made an officially licensed guide for Twilight Princess - But Nintendo Power also published an official guide (You could get it, the soundtrack CD and the one year subscription to Nintendo Power for $20).

Prima guides aren't bad, but I tend to get the guides that I do more for a "collector" reason (although I know they won't likely increase in value or anything).  Nintendo Power guides are typically printed on a higher quality stock with much brighter colors and just overall tend to have a much better presentation.


Did you get that SE of Zelda: TP with the leather like binding and gold pages? That was a cool guide.
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« Reply #36 on: October 16, 2007, 01:22:01 PM »
Well, either way, it seems no one makes guides the quality of the LTTP guide or Earthbound guide anymore.
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« Reply #37 on: October 16, 2007, 01:22:56 PM »
I still miss ones like the NES Game Atlas... That thing rocked.

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Did you get that SE of Zelda: TP with the leather like binding and gold pages? That was a cool guide.


It was nice, but way overpriced.  Aside from the hardcover, it was pretty much "almost" the same quality of what Nintendo Power guides are, just about $15 more...

They did a special edition Phantom Hourglass guide as well, but, again, way overpriced...  
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« Reply #38 on: October 16, 2007, 01:23:47 PM »
I have to respect those guys who write the guides, I would go insane doing stuff in that much detail in the games!
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RE:Future US to Publish Nintendo Power
« Reply #39 on: October 16, 2007, 01:25:33 PM »
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I still miss ones like the NES Game Atlas... That thing rocked.


Was that like the original players guide with tons of games in one guide?

I think I still have a few of those laying around, those books were awesome!
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« Reply #40 on: October 16, 2007, 01:27:26 PM »
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I still miss ones like the NES Game Atlas... That thing rocked.


Was that like the original players guide with tons of games in one guide?

I think I still have a few of those laying around, those books were awesome!


Hmmm I think I have one of those SOMEWHERE, especially since I am a pack rat and don't throw any of my old stuff away.
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RE: Future US to Publish Nintendo Power
« Reply #41 on: October 16, 2007, 02:09:23 PM »
I have the NES Atlas I used it a lot to say the least.
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« Reply #42 on: October 16, 2007, 02:24:50 PM »
I ended up having to bring my NES Atlas in and having it rebound with one of those plastic ring things... I used that thing so much...
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RE: Future US to Publish Nintendo Power
« Reply #43 on: October 16, 2007, 02:31:28 PM »
I know I have that somewhere.  That was probably before I could read well.  Those were great days.  I used to always get a players guide by resubscribing, even if it wasn't time to.  The one year deal was actually the best, since Player's Guides cost about $10 then.  In fact, if I ever lost an old player's guide, I could always get a new copy with that method.  I was able to get a hold of a replacement FFIII, Chrono Trigger, and Super Mario RPG guide that way.  If anyone is actually interested in old guides like those, I'd recommend calling NOA now about a subscription, and see if you can't get one before it's too late, whenever that will be.  I'd say the time is near, if not already past, but it's worth a shot if you like that kind of thing.
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« Reply #44 on: October 16, 2007, 02:40:11 PM »
Nope... You can no longer subscribe to Nintendo Power through Nintendo.

You can order back issues (from before the Future buyout/takeover/whatever) and non-Prima Player's Guides, but that's it.
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