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Title: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on August 21, 2012, 03:50:19 PM
So after the OnLive close-down rumor turned out to be somewhat correct (all the shareholders lost their shares, and an assload of employees got the boot before the company was bought out by Lauder Partners, LLC), now it seems that Nintendo Power may soon be suffering a similar fate, only without the light at the end of the tunnel (http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/727150/nintendo-power-magazine-to-shut-down/).

WHAT JUSTICE IS THERE ANYMORE?
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Abnormal Freak on August 21, 2012, 03:58:02 PM
Nintendo apparently lost interest in the magazine years ago when they hired someone else to run and publish it, so I'm not surprised they're giving up on it entirely.
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Grimlock78 on August 21, 2012, 08:38:32 PM
Nintendo apparently lost interest in the magazine years ago when they hired someone else to run and publish it, so I'm not surprised they're giving up on it entirely.
Well thats somewhat of a negative comment for a situation like this..... but I guess it  doesn't matter.:-\
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Kingshango on August 21, 2012, 09:21:07 PM
Thank you for the memories Nintendo Power. :'(

(http://i.imgur.com/xPKsS.jpg)
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: X on August 22, 2012, 09:41:05 AM
As cheesy as many of the comments and reviews were in those infamous magazines they will be sorely missed. I grew up looking at those mags...  :'(

Before internet there was Nintendo Power.
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Johnny Alucard on August 22, 2012, 09:38:19 PM
Thank you for the memories Nintendo Power. :'(

(http://i.imgur.com/xPKsS.jpg)

They were true patriots...
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: knightmere on August 23, 2012, 10:14:54 AM
I always read Game Pro when I was a kid. But Nintendo Power was alright, even with their obvious bias.
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Ratty on August 23, 2012, 11:53:02 AM
Nintendo apparently lost interest in the magazine years ago when they hired someone else to run and publish it, so I'm not surprised they're giving up on it entirely.

This is what happened with "Dragon" aka "The Dragon", Dungeons and Dragon's official magazine. Except that Wizards/Hasbro soon after started publishing it as an online-only mag for D&D subscribers.
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: darkmanx_429 on August 23, 2012, 05:42:52 PM
I am not too worried seeing what happened with a similar fate to EGM and now their back in business...
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Phoenix7786 on August 23, 2012, 11:53:14 PM
Well if Nintendo Power does go out of business I have only one thing to say about it

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/ (http://nooooooooooooooo.com/)

As for NP itself, it's culturally significant for being one of the first main-stream console-games magazine. Even if it was heavily biased it still doesn't change the fact that they were sometimes the only hope we had as kids. Try playing Milon's Secret Castle, Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest and, to a lesser extent, Zelda 2 without the power, NINTENDO POWER.

Here's AVGN's half nerd, half James Rolfe review of NP

http://cinemassacre.com/2007/09/04/avgn-nintendo-power/ (http://cinemassacre.com/2007/09/04/avgn-nintendo-power/)
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Mooning Freddy on August 25, 2012, 12:00:38 PM
I was actually quite surprised that Nintendo Power still exists. I thought it was a magazine that only existed in the NES/SNES era.
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Lorde_Grog on August 25, 2012, 02:43:36 PM
I am still weeping silent tears...   :(

Better believe that I have 10 copies of the Nov/final issue on order at the comic shop...
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: TheouAegis on August 25, 2012, 04:31:27 PM
When was the last time NP even had a vdieo game guide? All I see from them are previews and reviews, official artwork, and ads upon ads. When was the last time they had kickass artwork, walkthrus, cheats, tips & tricks, and all that jazz?
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Lelygax on August 25, 2012, 11:48:11 PM
I was actually quite surprised that Nintendo Power still exists. I thought it was a magazine that only existed in the NES/SNES era.
Nowadays people dont wanna to pay for information when they can see it in the internet.
 The funny thing is: if someday the internet cease to exist like *Poof*, we are f*cked lol
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: Highwind Dragoon on August 26, 2012, 10:47:55 AM
Pokemon emerald is the last guide that I have that was published by Nintendo power.

This shouldn't affect the guide for Pokemon Black 2/White 2.  8)
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: sprkywlnt73 on August 26, 2012, 11:04:32 AM
I allways loved getting the newest issue when I was a kid.
Title: Re: NINTENDO POWER NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Post by: xscientist5000 on August 27, 2012, 07:44:21 PM
First one I got had felix the cat on the cover, from a Toys R' Us store in the early 90s. I've been hooked ever since. Weird thing is, I resubscribed in 2010 after a 4 year hiatus. I was wondering why my last issue didn't come with the re-subscription flyer. My girlfriend and I like to look through them. I've been getting ones from the newstand ever since. F Nintendo for not continuing it. They stole my money and they smashed my dreams.