Topic: Nintendo Power - Officially Outsourced?

[UncleBob]

http://www.zentendo.com/news.php?newsId=320

Say it ain't so?

[ShyGuy]

I will not go
turn the lights out
carry me home

This explains the Nsider shutdown, it's getting outsourced as well, I betcha.

[UncleBob]

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.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=18&threadid=16950&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=

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.

[that Baby guy]

UncleBob:  Hey ladies!  I just got an extension...

Mrs.UncleBob:  Oh, great.  Not this again.  I wear red socks.

[couchmonkey]

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.

[Dirk Temporo]

Outsourced? Well it's not like Nintendo Power was ever written by Nintendo themselves, so it's not really outsourcing...

[Caliban]

I want Wii demo discs.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

They're not listening.

[Caliban]

To me? Yeah, I figured, it's always like that.

[utarefsoN]

hopefully the mag will actually be cool now..... will not hold breath.