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Originally posted by: PartyBear
It used to. Then the Internet happened. I gave up my Nintendo Power subscription when I realized the reason everything in it sounded so familiar was that all the news had already been printed almost verbatim on the website.
Same here. I started with the awesome Dragon Warrior (NES) deal (they gave out the game!) way back in Jan. 1991 (Mega Man III issue). Then I stopped in December 2001 (Super Smash Bros. Melee). I only resubscribed later for the bonuses, so I got the Zelda Collectors Edition Disc and a couple other things, but then it ended again in Jan. 2007 (The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess).
Funny how both of my "final issues" are of the big Nintendo games that are at the start of a new console's life. You'd think that would be reason enough to subscribe, but no...
If Nintendo Power can't have exclusive info, they should have exclusive (and regular) bonus stuff. Maybe demo discs are passé now with downloadable content, but that would've been enough to keep me going. Or Wii Points cards. Or something along those lines.