So...what about the writers? Is it the same staff?

I hope they don't change much, the magazine improved dramatically over the past few years and I don't want them to screw that up.

They need to come up with better free gifts and media. In fact, the print magazine should just be dropped and turned into a subscription Wii Channel or, gasp, a decent website.

I disagree. I like having the magazines for bathroom reading.

And he likes to show them off to the ladies.

Best Gaming Magazine Ever:

The Official Dreamcast Magazine

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I was SOOOO mad when they cancelled Dreamcast Magazine, I had just renewed the month before and then they canceled it, didn't get my money back either.

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Maybe this is why they shut down the Nsider forums? That way, Future US will set up their own forums a la 1up or Gameinformer...

No offense to Nintendo Power, but who still reads magazines when you have the internet? (other than on the toilet, I mean)

I love my Nintendo Power magazines. I hope the writers get to stay, though. I'm gonna miss that blue slime if they take it away...

I love NP too but, let's face it, magazines are obsolete in the internet gaming age.
The only thing it offers that NWR doesn't is a nifty pull-out poster each month and the occassional sticker collection.
Personally I think Nintendo should make the magazine ALL posters and stickers. I'd cover the whole house!

Magazines still get exclusives, magazines do bigger features, and, most importantly for me, magazines make it much easier for a game I'd never heard of to catch my eye. I have probably about a dozen game sites in my RSS reader, but I generally ignore stuff about games I haven't heard of or don't have any interest in. I generally read, or at least look at, everything in the magazines I get, and I find things that I would have otherwise missed.

Oh, and Rachtman: Alan (the blue slime) hasn't written for NP in quite a while.

Dear Nintendo Power subscriber,

We’re excited to inform you that Nintendo has partnered with
Future US, Inc. to publish Nintendo Power starting with the December
issue, Vol. 222! If you don’t know Future US by name, then you may be
familiar with some of its other industry-leading magazines, which
include PC Gamer, Official Xbox Magazine, and Playstation: The Official
Magazine.

What does this partnership mean to you? Not much, really. Most
importantly Canadian and U.S. subscribers will continue to receive
Nintendo Power with no gaps in your subscription.

You will receive issues each month until your current 12 issue subscription
is fulfilled. Subscription renewals (and new subscriptions) will be
offered for $19.95 in the US and $27.95 in Canada (payable in US Funds)
for 12 issues, and Future US will be sure to let you know in advance when
it’s time to renew so you won’t miss a single issue.

And what about the magazine’s content? The editorial team at Future US
will continue to work very closely with Nintendo to provide the same
high-quality magazine that readers love. In addition, Future US plans
for a bigger and better nintendopower.com. Over time, the Nintendo Power
staff will look for ways to evolve and improve every aspect of the
magazine.

We would also like to reassure you that Nintendo will continue to protect
your personal information in the manner we always have. Future US will
utilize subscriber information only for the servicing of Nintendo Power
subscriptions and is committed to following Nintendo’s high standards in
regard to privacy when handling your personal information.

After October 15, 2007, if you have a question relating to your
subscription, please contact Future US at:

Nintendo Power
Customer Care
PO Box 5770,
Harlan, IA 51593

or send an email to Nintendocustserv@cdsfulfillment.com, or call
1-866-941-8368.

You can also send letters, art, and photos to nintendopower@futureus.com.

Thank you and we hope you continue to enjoy Nintendo Power for many
more years.

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc.

Does that mean you won't continue to get your subscription until 2017?

UncleBob can't wait to get all those offers to subscribe to OPM, OXM, and PC Gamer!

But seriously, here, why would Nintendo choose someone that does so much work with their competitors? Besides Nintendo was always higher quality than those magazines Future US made, too. If I were you, I'd anticipate a steep drop in quality with twenty pounds of extra Nintendo bias in each issue.

I think seperating Nintendo Power from Nintendo is a good idea. Now we all know "official" mags for a console maker is just a glorified ad. But Sony and MS managed to do it in a way that seemed less obvious to stupid people. Somehow it's like having a different company making the mag makes it seem like a bigger deal? Like if people who aren't employees of the company are willing to dedicate effort to making a magazine covering your product it must be good? Like Nintendo isn't a big enough deal to get a mag unless they make it themselves? I don't know but Nintendo Power always seemed to lack cred in comparison.

Another thing that might be better is that with all the mags by the same company then they'll all likely get the same distribution. I don't see NP in stores as much as the other mags which again gave the impression that somehow Nintendo's inferior mag covering their inferior console didn't attract as much interest so you didn't see it in as many stores. All this is kind of too late now since Nintendo's made a comeback and the time for a serious NP shakeup was last gen but it's a good idea nonetheless.

Though I guess this isn't so great if you actually READ Nintendo Power. To me it's just the same shilling, different shill.

Nintendo power didn't shill. You'd think they would but they didn't. They were great... *sigh*

When Nintendo Power lost the Comics they Lost More then Just Comics. BRING BACK NESTER!!!!

Don't the official PS and XB mags come with demo discs in every issue?

Official DC magazine had a demo disc in many of their issues (I still have every single one of them) <3

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I think they'll rename it. In about a year, we'll see Official Nintendo Magazine, with "Nintendo: Great Developer or Greatest Developer?" as the cover story of at least every other issue.

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people still BUY players guides?

"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.

Lack of official Player's Guides confirmed. Well, Prima will now publish "Officially Licensed" Player's Guides... How sad.

Hasn't Prima been publishing the Official guides for awhile now? I swear the Metroid Prime 3 guide is Prima published.

Prima has been publishing "Officially Licensed" guides for awhile... Nintendo made guides as recently as Diamond and Pearl...

I think the Zelda: TP guides were Prima... /sad

Sad? I prefer Prima over the Nintendo ones.

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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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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Well, either way, it seems no one makes guides the quality of the LTTP guide or Earthbound guide anymore.

I still miss ones like the NES Game Atlas... That thing rocked.

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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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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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I have the NES Atlas I used it a lot to say the least.

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...

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.

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.