Title: RE: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?
Post by: ShyGuy on September 18, 2007, 07:43:43 PM
I will not go turn the lights out carry me home
This explains the Nsider shutdown, it's getting outsourced as well, I betcha.
Title: RE: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?
Post by: UncleBob on September 18, 2007, 07:49:06 PM
Well, since, after this news, we could see a major change in the way Nintendo Power is handled, I decided to take a small risk and subscribe for another five years in advance.
Using ye ol' $20 for five year method, I took the plunge.
Current coupon code CPNCABIN15 gives you 15% off. I couldn't find an awesome 18% off code like vudu (I did find a 19% off code, but it expired back in June...), but still... I figure it's worth the small risk in hopes of getting a good deal later.
For the most part, as Nintendo Power was just an arm of Nintendo, it could afford to lose money - since it was an advertising tool for Nintendo. Now that it's going to be (mostly) independent, I can see them improving the magazine - they can't afford to let it just lose money if they don't have game sales to bail them out. Just a theory.
Besides, now I get to brag to all the ladies about how my Nintendo Power subscription lasts until Aug 2017.
Title: RE: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?
Post by: that Baby guy on September 18, 2007, 07:57:26 PM
UncleBob: Hey ladies! I just got an extension...
Mrs.UncleBob: Oh, great. Not this again. I wear red socks.
Title: RE: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?
Post by: couchmonkey on September 20, 2007, 04:14:55 AM
Improving schmimproving...I personally think the magazine is fine right now. There are some lame bits where it turns into an advertisement for Nintendo's latest product, but otherwise I think they've been doing a decent job... I suppose I should give them the benefit of the doubt, but I'm not too optimistic.
But let's be honest here: gaming mags in general are d00med because the Internet has equal or better coverage at a much faster pace.
Title: RE: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?
Post by: Dirk Temporo on September 20, 2007, 04:19:04 AM
Outsourced? Well it's not like Nintendo Power was ever written by Nintendo themselves, so it's not really outsourcing...
Title: RE: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?
Post by: Caliban on September 20, 2007, 11:01:58 AM
I want Wii demo discs.
Title: RE: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on September 20, 2007, 03:43:44 PM
They're not listening.
Title: RE: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?
Post by: Caliban on September 21, 2007, 05:34:25 PM
To me? Yeah, I figured, it's always like that.
Title: RE: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?
Post by: utarefsoN on September 23, 2007, 03:56:13 PM
hopefully the mag will actually be cool now..... will not hold breath.
