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[[File:Club Nintendo Germany 1997-3.jpg|200px|thumb|Issue 3/1997 of ''Club Nintendo'', promoting ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'']]
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'''''Club Nintendo''''' was [[Nintendo]]'s official, bimonthly published magazine in Germany, with issue 1/1998 also in Austria and Switzerland. It can be seen as the German equivalent to the American ''[[Nintendo Power]]''. The first issue was published in 1989. The magazine's precursor was called ''Play Nintendo'' which was first published in November 1988. It featured only eight pages per issue and was styled more similarly to a newsletter than a magazine. Until 2001, the number of pages greatly increased throughout the years. In 2000, one issue of ''Club Nintendo'' had over 80 pages.
[[Image:Club Nintendo Germany 1997-3.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Issue 3/1997 of '''''Club Nintendo''''', promoting [[Mario Kart 64]].]]


In 2001, because of redeployment at Nintendo of Europe, the old staff of the magazine was laid off, and a German publishing company called Computec Media continued the magazine with a new staff team. The new incarnation had far fewer pages and was canceled after the release of the April 2002 issue.
'''''Club Nintendo''''' was [[Nintendo]]'s official, bimonthly published magazine in Germany, with issue 1/1998 also in Austria and Switzerland. It can be seen as the German equivalent to the American ''[[Nintendo Power]]''. The first issue was published in 1989. Its precursor called ''Play Nintendo'' was already published in November 1988. This one had only eight pages and was more a form of a newsletter. Until 2001, the number of pages was greatly increased throughout the years. In 2000, one issue of ''Club Nintendo'' had over 80 pages.


''Club Nintendo'' is also the name of official Nintendo magazines from various other countries, most of which have been discontinued. ''Club Nintendo México'', the official Nintendo magazine in Latin America, was the longest lasting of all the ''Club Nintendo'' magazines, which continued to be published until 2019.
In 2001, because of redeployment at Nintendo of Europe, the old staff of the magazine was laid off and a German publishing company called Computec Media carried it on with a new staff. The new incarnation had much less pages and was aborted with issue 4/2002.
 
''Club Nintendo'' is also the name of official Nintendo magazines from various other countries, mostly also aborted. One which does still exist is ''Club Nintendo México'', official Nintendo magazine in Latin America.


==Comics==
==Comics==
A unique feature of the magazine were the Nintendo and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' comics, most of which were exclusively made for the magazine issue. The comics in the issues from 1991 to 1998 were drawn by Japanese manga artists (Mangaka), while the stories and texts were written by the German editors of the magazine themselves. In 1999 and 2000, they were replaced by a comic series called ''[[N-Gang]]'', which are completely German productions. ''N-Gang'' features teenage human characters as protagonists, but video game characters still appear. While some of the comics are closely related to the games, there are also stories which take place on [[Earth]] instead of the usual environments of various Nintendo and third-party characters. All of the Nintendo comics were only released in Germany; they were never released anywhere else.
A very special feature of the magazine were the Nintendo comics, most of them exclusively released in the magazine. The comics in the issues from 1991 to 1998 were drawn by Japanese manga artists (Mangaka), while the stories and texts were written by the German editors of the magazine themselves. In 1999 and 2000, they were replaced by a comic series called ''[[N-Gang]]'', which are completely German productions. ''N-Gang'' features teenage [[human]] characters as protagonists, but still a lot of appearances of the Nintendo characters.  
 
While some of the comics are closely related to the games, there are also stories which are rather obscure and take place on [[Earth]] instead of the usual environments of the various Nintendo characters. Also 3rd party characters do appear both in the ''N-Gang'' and the prior comics.
 
After 2000, when the magazine was published by Computec Media, no more comics were released in ''Club Nintendo''.


After 2000, while the magazine was published by Computec Media, no more comics were released in ''Club Nintendo''.
===List of comics in regular issues===
Comics with no characters from the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series as main characters are excluded. The ''N-Gang'' is described in a [[N-Gang|separate article]].


===List of ''Super Mario'' comics in regular issues===
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Comics with no characters from the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise as main characters are excluded. The ''N-Gang'' is described in a [[N-Gang|separate article]].
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!Issue
!Issue
!Title
!Title
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|-
|4/1991
|4/1991
|''[[Mario will hoch hinaus]]''
|[[Mario will hoch hinaus]]
|''Mario is Aiming High''
|Mario is Aiming High
|2
|2
|-
|-
|5/1991
|5/1991
|''[[Wart steht unter Strom]]''
|[[Wart steht unter Strom]]
|''Wart is Tensed Up''
|Wart is Tensed Up
|2
|2
|-
|-
|6/1991
|6/1991
|''[[Süße Weihnachten]]''
|[[Süße Weihnachten]]
|''Sweet Christmas''
|Sweet Christmas
|2
|2
|-
|-
|1/1992
|1/1992
|''[[Marios Rückkehr]]'' (direct sequel of ''Mario will hoch hinaus'')
|Marios Rückkehr (direct sequel of Mario will hoch hinaus)
|''Mario's Comeback''
|Mario's Comeback
|2
|2
|-
|-
|2/1992
|2/1992
|''[[Ostern im Schwammerlland]]''
|[[Ostern im Schwammerlland]]
|''Easter in the Mushroom Kingdom''
|Easter in the Mushroom Kingdom
|2
|2
|-
|-
|3/1992
|3/1992
|''[[Super Mario: Die unheimliche Begegnung der Yoshi-Art]]'' (direct sequel of ''Ostern im Schwammerlland'')
|Super Mario: Die unheimliche Begegnung der Yoshi-Art<br />(direct sequel of Ostern im Schwammerlland)
|''Super Mario: The Close Encounters of the Yoshi Kind''
|Super Mario: The Close Encounters of the Yoshi Kind
|2
|2
|-
|-
|4/1992
|4/1992
|''[[Super Mario: Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit]]''
|[[Super Mario: Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit]]
|''Super Mario: In the Flush of Speed''
|Super Mario: In the Flush of Speed
|2
|2
|-
|-
|5/1992
|5/1992
|''[[Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!]]''
|[[Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!]]
|''Super Mario Plumb-Won-Do: Muscles are not Everything!''
|Super Mario Plumb-Won-Do: Muscles are not Everything!
|4
|4
|-
|-
|6/1992
|6/1992
|''[[Super Mario: Die Bescherung]]''
|[[Super Mario: Die Bescherung]]
|''Super Mario: The Giving out of the Christmas Presents''
|Super Mario: The Giving out of the Christmas Presents
|2
|2
|-
|-
|1/1993
|1/1993
|''[[Super Mario: Die Verwandlung]]''
|[[Super Mario: Die Verwandlung]]
|''Super Mario: The Transformation''
|Super Mario: The Transformation
|4
|4
|-
|-
|2/1993
|2/1993
|''[[Super Mario: Coole Klänge]]''
|[[Super Mario: Coole Klänge]]
|''Super Mario: Cool Sounds''
|Super Mario: Cool Sounds
|4
|4
|-
|-
|3/1993
|3/1993
|''[[Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland]]''
|[[Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland]]
|''Super Mario: Mario in Wonderland''
|Super Mario: Mario in Wonderland
|4
|4
|-
|-
|4/1993
|4/1993
|''[[Super Mario: Erholung? Nein, danke!]]''
|[[Super Mario: Erholung? Nein, danke!]]
|''Super Mario: Recreation? No, Thanks!''
|Super Mario: Recreation? No, Thanks!
|4
|4
|-
|-
|5/1993
|5/1993
|''[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]]'' (part 1)
|[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]] (part 1)
|''Super Mario: Lost In Time''
|Super Mario: Lost In Time
|4
|4
|-
|-
|6/1993
|6/1993
|''Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit'' (part 2)
|Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit (part 2)
|''Super Mario: Lost In Time''
|Super Mario: Lost In Time
|4
|4
|-
|-
|1/1994
|1/1994
|''Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit'' (part 3)
|Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit (part 3)
|''Super Mario: Lost In Time''
|Super Mario: Lost In Time
|4
|4
|-
|-
|2/1994
|2/1994
|''Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit'' (part 4)
|Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit (part 4)
|''Super Mario: Lost In Time''
|Super Mario: Lost In Time
|4
|4
|-
|-
|1/1995
|1/1995
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (part 1)
|[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]] (part 1)
| -
| -
|4
|4
|-
|-
|2/1995
|2/1995
|''Donkey Kong Country'' (part 2)
|Donkey Kong Country (part 2)
| -
| -
|4
|4
|-
|-
|3/1995
|3/1995
|''Donkey Kong Country'' (part 3)
|Donkey Kong Country (part 3)
| -
| -
|4
|4
|-
|-
|4/1995
|4/1995
|''[[Mario's Picross (comic)|Mario's Picross]]'' (part 1)
|[[Mario's Picross (comic)|Mario's Picross]] (part 1)
| -
| -
|4
|4
|-
|-
|5/1995
|5/1995
|''Mario's Picross'' (part 2)
|Mario's Picross (part 2)
| -
| -
|4
|4
|-
|-
|6/1995
|6/1995
|''[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]''
|[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]
|''Wario's Christmas Tale''
|Wario's Christmas Tale
|8
|8
|-
|-
|1/1996
|1/1996
|''Super Mario: Die Verwandlung'' (reprint)
|Super Mario: Die Verwandlung (reprint)
|''Super Mario: The Transformation''
|Super Mario: The Transformation
|4
|4
|-
|-
|2/1996
|2/1996
|''[[Mario in Mariozilla]]'' (part 1)
|[[Mario in Mariozilla]] (part 1)
| -
| -
|4
|4
|-
|-
|3/1996
|3/1996
|''Mario in Mariozilla'' (part 2)
|Mario in Mariozilla (part 2)
| -
| -
|4
|4
|-
|-
|5/1996
|5/1996
|''[[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]]'' (part 1)
|[[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]] (part 1)
|''Super Mario in The Night of Horror''
|Super Mario in The Night of Horror
|6
|6
|-
|-
|6/1996
|6/1996
|''[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]''
|[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]
| -
| -
|6
|6
|-
|-
|1/1997
|1/1997
|''Super Mario: Die Blume meines Herzens''<br>(reprint of ''Super Mario: Coole Klänge'' with changed texts)
|Super Mario: Die Blume meines Herzens<br />(reprint of Super Mario: Coole Klänge with changed texts)
|''Super Mario: The Flower of my Heart''
|Super Mario: The Flower of my Heart
|4
|4
|-
|-
|2/1997
|2/1997
|''[[Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All]]''
|[[Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All]]
|''The Race for the Nintendo 64: Ruckus in Outer Space''
|The Race for the Nintendo 64: Ruckus in Outer Space
|6
|6
|-
|-
|4/1997
|4/1997
|''[[Blast Corps in Yoshis Knallkekse]]''
|[[Blast Corps in Yoshis Knallkekse]]
|''Blast Corps in Yoshi's Bang Cookies''
|Blast Corps in Yoshi's Bang Cookies
|6
|6
|-
|-
|5/1997
|5/1997
|''Die Nacht des Grauens'' (part 2)
|Die Nacht des Grauens (part 2)
|''The Night of Horror''
|The Night of Horror
|6
|6
|-
|-
|6/1997
|6/1997
|''Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland'' (reprint with changed texts)
|Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland (reprint with changed texts)
|''Super Mario: Mario in Wonderland''
|Super Mario: Mario in Wonderland
|4
|4
|-
|-
|1/1998
|1/1998
|''[[Sag niemals Holerö!]]'' (part 1)
|[[Sag niemals Holerö!]] (part 1)
|''Never Say Holerö!''
|Never Say Holerö!
|6
|6
|-
|-
|2/1998
|2/1998
|''Sag niemals Holerö!'' (part 2)
|Sag niemals Holerö! (part 2)
|''Never Say Holerö!''
|Never Say Holerö!
|6
|6
|-
|-
|3/1998
|3/1998
|''[[Rummelplatzquatsch]]''
|[[Rummelplatzquatsch]]
|''Fairground Nonsense''
|Fairground Nonsense
|6
|6
|-
|-
|4/1998
|4/1998
|''[[Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii]]''
|[[Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii]]
| -
| -
|6
|6
|}
|}


===List of ''Super Mario'' comics in special issues===
===List of comics in special issues===
Beneath the regular issues, also special issues were published, mainly to promote new Nintendo games and other products.
Beneath the regular issues, also special issues were published, mainly to promote new Nintendo games and other products.
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!Issue
!Issue
!Title
!Title
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|-
|1
|1
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (comic)|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (comic)|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]
| -
| -
|32
|32
|-
|-
|2
|2
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (comic)|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (comic)|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]
| -
| -
|32
|32
|-
|-
|''Yoshi's Story'' (comic)|7
|[[Yoshi's Story (comic)|7]]
|''[[Auf der Suche nach dem Glück!]]''
|[[Auf der Suche nach dem Glück!]]
|''In Search for Happiness!''
|In Search for Happiness!
|9
|9
|-
|-
|7
|7
|''[[Die Nacht der leuchtenden Yoshis!]]''
|[[Die Nacht der leuchtenden Yoshis!]]
|''The Night of the Shining Yoshis!''
|The Night of the Shining Yoshis!
|9
|9
|-
|-
|7
|7
|''[[Das Lied der Yoshi's!]]''
|[[Das Lied der Yoshi's!]]
|''The Song of the Yoshis!''
|The Song of the Yoshis!
|1
|1
|-
|-
|''GB Camera''
|GB Camera
|''[[Das Vermächtnis des Dr. Lichtblitz]]''
|[[Das Vermächtnis des Dr. Lichtblitz]]
|''The Legacy of Dr. Light''
|The Legacy of Dr. Light
|6
|6
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Magazine covers===
A choice of different issues showing the development of the cover design.
 
<gallery>
<gallery>
Club Nintendo 1989-2.jpg|Issue 2/1989
Image:Club Nintendo Germany 1991-1.jpg|Issue 1/1991
Club Nintendo 1990-5.jpg|Issue 5/1990
Image:Club Nintendo Germany 1991-6.jpg|Issue 6/1991
Club Nintendo Germany 1991-1.jpg|Issue 1/1991
Image:Club Nintendo Germany 1992-6.jpg|Issue 6/1992
Club Nintendo 1991-4.jpg|Issue 4/1991
Image:Club Nintendo Germany 1995-5.jpg|Issue 5/1995
Club Nintendo Germany 1991-6.jpg|Issue 6/1991
Image:Club Nintendo Germany 1996-6.jpg|Issue 6/1996
Club Nintendo 1992-4.jpg|Issue 4/1992
Image:Club Nintendo Germany 1998-2.jpg|Issue 2/1998
Club Nintendo Germany 1992-6.jpg|Issue 6/1992
Image:Club Nintendo Germany 1999-6.jpg|Issue 6/1999
Club Nintendo 1993-4.jpg|Issue 4/1993
Image:Club Nintendo Germany 2001-4.jpg|Issue 4/2001
Club Nintendo 1993-6.jpg|Issue 6/1993
File:ClubNintendoYoshisStoryFront.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Story]] Comic''.
Club Nintendo 1994-3.jpg|Issue 3/1994
File:ClubNintendoYoshisStoryReverse.jpg|Reverse of ''[[Yoshi's Story]] Comic''.
Club Nintendo 1994-4.jpg|Issue 4/1994
Club Nintendo 1994-6.jpg|Issue 6/1994
Club Nintendo Germany 1995-1.jpg|Issue 1/1995
Club Nintendo Germany 1995-5.jpg|Issue 5/1995
Club Nintendo Germany 1995-6.jpg|Issue 6/1995
Club Nintendo Germany 1996-6.jpg|Issue 6/1996
Club Nintendo German magazine issue 1 1997.jpg|Issue 1/1997
Club Nintendo German magazine issue 6 1997.jpg|Issue 6/1997
Club Nintendo Germany 1998-1.jpg|Issue 1/1998
Club Nintendo Germany 1998-2.jpg|Issue 2/1998
Club Nintendo Germany 1999-6.jpg|Issue 6/1999
Club Nintendo Germany 2001-4.jpg|Issue 4/2001
Club Nintendo Germany 2002-2.jpg|Issue 2/2002
Club Nintendo SMW2 Comic.jpg|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' comic
Club Nintendo DKC2 Comic.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' comic
ClubNintendoYoshisStoryFront.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' comic
ClubNintendoYoshisStoryReverse.jpg|Reverse of the ''Yoshi's Story'' comic
</gallery>
</gallery>


===1993 Calendar===
==External links==
The final issue of 1992 contained a calendar. Each month had different artwork of Mario representing various countries.
*[http://www.classic-zone.de/comics.php Online versions of some of the comics in regular issues]
<gallery>
*[http://www.nintendo-power.de/comics Online versions of most of the comics in special issues]
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 01 Sweden.png|January (Sweden)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 02 England.png|February (England)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 03 Italy.png|March (Italy)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 04 Holland.png|April (Holland)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 05 Japan.png|May (Japan)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 06 America.png|June (America)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 07 Mexico.png|July (Mexico)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 08 Spain.png|August (Spain)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 09 France.png|September (France)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 10 Scotland.png|October (Scotland)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 11 Germany.png|November (Germany)
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 12 Turkey.png|December (Turkey)
</gallery>
===Miscellaneous art===
<gallery>
Club Nintendo Mario playing Game Boy.png|Issue 4/1991
Club Nintendo Luigi playing Game Boy.png|Issue 4/1991
Club Nintendo Mario German Flag.png|Issue 4/1991
Club Nintendo Santa Mario playing Game Boy.png|Issue 6/1991
Club Nintendo Santa Luigi playing Game Boy.png|Issue 6/1991
Club Nintendo Bowser.jpg|Issue 3/1992
Donkey Kong Club Nintendo 01.png|Issue 5/1992
Donkey Kong Club Nintendo 02.png|Issue 5/1992
</gallery>


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