The Nintendo magazine will stop publication soon after nearly 25 years of circulation.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/31388
Nintendo Power, a magazine in circulation since 1989, will no longer be published, according to Ars Technica and confirmed by Nintendo Power staffers.
Ars Technica cited a source that told them that Nintendo and magazine publisher Future were unable to work out a deal regarding the Nintendo Power brand, which is owned by Nintendo, as they ran the magazine from 1989 to 2007. Supposedly, Nintendo was difficult to work with and not interested in working with Future on digital ideas that Future thought was necessary for the magazine and brand's success.
The current issue available is #281, dated for August 2012. It is unknown how many more are left, but Nintendo Power's Phil Theobald commented on Twitter that they have "something sweet" planned for the final issue.
The Nintendo Power staff is being transitioned to Future's other publications and sites, which include GamesRadar, MacLife, @Gamer, Official Xbox Magazine, and PlayStation: The Official Magazine. However, there is no confirmation that every staffer will be afforded this opportunity.
If we killed Nintendo Power, then this site has become way too powerful for me to control.We know secretly its like Highlanders there can only be 1.
Basically, no, we didn't. Not at all. Blame GoNintendo, maybe? Idk.
If we killed Nintendo Power, then this site has become way too powerful for me to control.
Basically, no, we didn't. Not at all. Blame GoNintendo, maybe? Idk.
What makes this a big deal is that every other video game magazine has a blatant anti-Nintendo bias.Yeah, but so does reality
What makes this a big deal is that every other video game magazine has a blatant anti-Nintendo bias.
How do they not work with the press? Basically all they don't do is pay for game "journalists" to go on trips. Not getting previews of games coming out in a year or more is not justification to hate on them like so many do. At the bare minimum, they are cynical towards Nintendo and do stuff like assume their games will not be as good. It's one reason I stopped listening to the GameScoop podcast.
I don't think there is one
How do they not work with the press? Basically all they don't do is pay for game "journalists" to go on trips. Not getting previews of games coming out in a year or more is not justification to hate on them like so many do. At the bare minimum, they are cynical towards Nintendo and do stuff like assume their games will not be as good. It's one reason I stopped listening to the GameScoop podcast.
Or maybe people assume their games "won't be as good" because they haven't been as good this generation. Just sayin'. ::)
And if you want an example of how they don't work with the press, just look at this very story. The article explicitly says that Nintendo was difficult to work with. Dr. Metts on RFN has even said that Nintendo has slammed the door shut on dialogue between themselves and the press in favor of these Iwata Asks. With the way this industry is set-up, how is the press supposed to cover Nintendo when they can't get interviews; they can't get previews; they usually can't get digital releases for review at all without paying out-of-pocket; and Nintendo is notoriously strict on embargo dates for reviews?
All of these things are issues that have been raised on this very site by RFN or other notable sites like Giant Bomb and IGN.
I've read in Game Informer magazine where they say things like "the Wii is irrelevant" despite how many millions of units its sold, and when they frequently don't even mention when a multiplatform game is available on the Wii even if it is. They also give low scores for Wii games, and they openly criticize graphics which isn't fair because the Wii can't do HD graphics. That's like criticizing a poodle for not being a Rottweiler, or something. If they were reviewing an old 16 or 8 bit game they wouldn't slam it for lacking modern HD graphics. They would just judge it for what it is, but they do do that with the Wii. And I've read many of their articles about the upcoming Wii U and they don't really seem very enthusiastic about it, and they've cited Pachter and other analysts who are saying it will be a failure. So they don't seem to be giving it a fair shake. I don't see them doing the same thing with the PS420.
I've read in Game Informer magazine where they say things like "the Wii is irrelevant" despite how many millions of units its sold
and when they frequently don't even mention when a multiplatform game is available on the Wii even if it is.
They also give low scores for Wii games
and they openly criticize graphics which isn't fair because the Wii can't do HD graphics. That's like criticizing a poodle for not being a Rottweiler, or something. If they were reviewing an old 16 or 8 bit game they wouldn't slam it for lacking modern HD graphics. They would just judge it for what it is, but they do do that with the Wii.
And I've read many of their articles about the upcoming Wii U and they don't really seem very enthusiastic about it
and they've cited Pachter and other analysts who are saying it will be a failure. So they don't seem to be giving it a fair shake.
I don't see them doing the same thing with the PS420.
How did you get Assassin's Creed III a year ago? Or for that matter, how did you get Mass Effect 3 a year ago? Guess what bro? I (and many others) have yet to play as these games that supposed everyone has played.
Really old people might remember how godlike the Final Fantasy 1 guide was.
