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'''''Club Nintendo''''', shortened to '''''CN''''' or '''''ClubNin''''', was the official magazine of [[Nintendo]] for Mexico and the rest of Latin America. It was created by [[Gustavo "Gus" Rodríguez]] and [[José "Pepe" Sierra]]. Editorial Televisa was its publisher until February 2019, where due to financial problems of the editorial, its publication was immediately stopped for those Latin American countries where it was still published (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, and Chile in monthly physical format), adding to its digital version. | |||
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'''''Club Nintendo''''', shortened to '''''CN''''' or '''''ClubNin''''' | |||
In December 2011, the magazine celebrated its 20th anniversary and in December 2014 they published their last issue in monthly physical format in Mexico. | In December 2011, the magazine celebrated its 20th anniversary and in December 2014 they published their last issue in monthly physical format in Mexico. | ||
==Development and history== | ==Development and history== | ||
In 1987, two advertising executives and gamers, Gus Rodríguez and Pepe Sierra, formed an agency called Network Publicidad. In 1988, they acquired an NES along with ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'', when these were not very well known in Mexico, and thus began their love for Nintendo and its works.<ref name="love for nintendo">[https://scanclubnintendodb.blogspot.com/2023/05/club-nintendo-ano-05-n-01-mexico.html]. Club Nintendo - Year 5, issue no. 1 (January 1996), pp. 6 and 7</ref> | |||
In 1987, two advertising executives and gamers, Gus Rodríguez and Pepe Sierra, formed an agency called Network Publicidad. In 1988, they acquired an NES along with ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'', when these were not very well known in Mexico, and thus began their love for Nintendo and its works.<ref>Club Nintendo - Year 5, | |||
In 1989, Jorge Nogami, about to open an official Nintendo store in Mexico City, called Gus and Pepe to do some advertising for him. Instead of making ads for radio and newspapers, they decided to publish a bi-weekly newsletter called ''El Mundo de Nintendo'' (Nintendo's World), which contained information about the best-selling titles, tips and tricks. The newsletter started with four pages and two inks, was letter-sized, folded in three and included almost no photos or images since most had to be done by hand.<ref>Club Nintendo - Year 13, issue no. 12 (December 2004), p. 65</ref> | In 1989, Jorge Nogami, about to open an official Nintendo store in Mexico City, called Gus and Pepe to do some advertising for him. Instead of making ads for radio and newspapers, they decided to publish a bi-weekly newsletter called ''El Mundo de Nintendo'' (Nintendo's World), which contained information about the best-selling titles, tips and tricks. The newsletter started with four pages and two inks, was letter-sized, folded in three and included almost no photos or images since most had to be done by hand.<ref>Club Nintendo - Year 13, issue no. 12 (December 2004), p. 65</ref> | ||
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The newsletter became so popular in the store that it quickly grew to eight pages and three inks, and special editions of some games such as ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' were also made. Some time later, two new members nicknamed Axy and Spot joined the team (contributing with a section called Warp Zones), as were Jesús Medina "Chucho" and Adrián Carbajal "Carqui". | The newsletter became so popular in the store that it quickly grew to eight pages and three inks, and special editions of some games such as ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' were also made. Some time later, two new members nicknamed Axy and Spot joined the team (contributing with a section called Warp Zones), as were Jesús Medina "Chucho" and Adrián Carbajal "Carqui". | ||
In July 1991, Teruhide Kikuchi, a Japanese executive from {{wp|Itochu}} (formely C. Itoh & Co.), called Network Publicidad and Ediciones Continentales to create a magazine to inform about and promote Nintendo products. | In July 1991, Teruhide Kikuchi, a Japanese executive from {{wp|Itochu}} (formely C. Itoh & Co.), then the official distributor of Nintendo in Mexico, called Network Publicidad and Ediciones Continentales to create a magazine to inform about and promote Nintendo products. | ||
Then they began to work on a prototype to show to Kikuchi, choosing the one made by Network Publicidad since Ediciones Continentales was planning to make a hobby magazine. Thus, the meetings for the magazine's creation began, where some names were proposed for it such as ''El Club de Nintendo'', which was Kikuchi's final choice. Thus, on December 8, 1991, the first issue of the magazine came out under the name ''Club Nintendo''. | |||
During the first years the magazines were stapled together, covers were airbrushed on cardboard four times the original size, pictures of the games were taken with a camera directly from the monitor with the Game Boy's games were photocopied from the screen, other images were hand-drawn and maps were drawn on albaneno paper with a stylograph and colored with markers. | During the first years the magazines were stapled together, covers were airbrushed on cardboard four times the original size, pictures of the games were taken with a camera directly from the monitor with the Game Boy's games were photocopied from the screen, other images were hand-drawn and maps were drawn on albaneno paper with a stylograph and colored with markers. | ||
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With this, the magazine ended with a record of 263 issues and more of 13 special editions. | With this, the magazine ended with a record of 263 issues and more of 13 special editions. | ||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
The magazine had various sections that disappeared or returned with some regularity. | The magazine had various sections that disappeared or returned with some regularity. The most notable examples are: | ||
*''' | *'''D℞. MARIO''': Column of questions sent by mail, traditional or electronic, with answers by [[Dr. Mario]] himself. | ||
*''' | *'''Canales Nintendo''' (Nintendo Channels): Where the content of [[WiiWare]]'s games is summarized. | ||
*'''CN Profile''': A detailed summary of Nintendo-related characters. | *'''CN Profile''': A detailed summary of Nintendo-related characters. | ||
*''' | *'''Mariados''': Where readers sent their questions regarding secrets or parts of videogames that are difficult to overcome or discover. | ||
*'''S.O.S. - Servicio Organizado de Secretos''' (Service of Organized Secrets): Several lists of videogames with tricks to obtain unlockable content. | |||
*'''Un Vistazo a Japón''' (A Glimps of Japan): Section dedicated to the culture of [[Japan]], things such as manga, anime or videogames that are popular there and/or that have never been released outside that market. | |||
*'''Los Años Maravillosos''' (The Wonderful Years): Section dedicated to remembering [[Nintendo]]'s consoles from the past and some of their most memorable games. | |||
*'''S.O.S. - | *'''Galería CN''' (CN Gallery): Where readers can send their fanarts by traditional mail. | ||
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[[Category:Magazines]] | [[Category:Magazines]] | ||
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|11/1991 | |11/1991 | ||
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Paint]]'' | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
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|12/1995 | |12/1995 | ||
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' | |''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' | ||
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|2/1996 | |||
|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' | |||
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|1/1997 | |1/1997 | ||
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' | ||
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|6/1997 | |6/1997 | ||
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' | |''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' | ||
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|11/1997 | |11/1997 | ||
|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' | |''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' | ||
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|2/1998 | |2/1998 | ||
|''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' | |''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' | ||
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|2/1999 | |2/1999 | ||
|''[[Mario Party]]'' | |''[[Mario Party]]'' | ||
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|4/1999 | |4/1999 | ||
|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' | |''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' | ||
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|12/1999 | |12/1999 | ||
|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' | |''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' | ||
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|1/2000 | |1/2000 | ||
|''[[Mario Party 2]]'' | |''[[Mario Party 2]]'' | ||
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|9/2000 | |9/2000 | ||
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' | |''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' | ||
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|1/2001 | |1/2001 | ||
|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | |''[[Paper Mario]]'' | ||
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|5/2001 | |5/2001 | ||
|''[[Mario Party 3]]'' | |''[[Mario Party 3]]'' | ||
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|8/2001 | |8/2001 | ||
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' | ||
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|11/2001 | |11/2001 | ||
|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' | |''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' | ||
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|12/2001 | |12/2001 | ||
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | |''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | ||
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|3/2002 | |3/2002 | ||
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' | |''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' | ||
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|8/2002 | |8/2002 | ||
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' | ||
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|11/2002 | |11/2002 | ||
|''[[Mario Party 4]]'' | |''[[Mario Party 4]]'' | ||
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|5/2003 | |5/2003 | ||
|''[[Wario World]]'' | |''[[Wario World]]'' | ||
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|11/2003 | |11/2003 | ||
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | ||
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|12/2003 | |12/2003 | ||
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | |''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | ||
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|8/2004 | |8/2004 | ||
|''[[Donkey Konga]]'' | |''[[Donkey Konga]]'' | ||
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|9/2005 | |9/2005 | ||
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' | |''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' | ||
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|10/2005 | |10/2005 | ||
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' | ||
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|11/2005 | |11/2005 | ||
|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' | ||
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|2/2006 | |2/2006 | ||
|''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' | |''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' | ||
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|5/2006 | |5/2006 | ||
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' | |''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
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|9/2006 | |9/2006 | ||
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' | |''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' | ||
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|1/2007 | |1/2007 | ||
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' | |''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' | ||
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|2/2007 | |2/2007 | ||
|''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' | |''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' | ||
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|7/2007 | |7/2007 | ||
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' | |''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' | ||
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|11/2007 | |11/2007 | ||
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | ||
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|12/2007 | |12/2007 | ||
|''[[Mario Party DS]]'' | |''[[Mario Party DS]]'' | ||
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|Special 2007 | |Special 2007 | ||
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|5/2008 | |5/2008 | ||
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' | ||
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|Special 2008 | |Special 2008 | ||
|[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] | |[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] | ||
| | |''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'': 8<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': 32''<br>[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': 54 | ||
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|4/2010 | |4/2010 | ||
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|5/2010 | |5/2010 | ||
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' | ||
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|12/2010 | |12/2010 | ||
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|11/2011 | |11/2011 | ||
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' | |''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' | ||
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|6/2012 | |6/2012 | ||
|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' | |''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' | ||
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|11/2012 | |11/2012 | ||
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|2/2013 | |2/2013 | ||
|''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' | |''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' | ||
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|5/2013 | |5/2013 | ||
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' | |''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' | ||
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|12/2013 | |12/2013 | ||
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' | |''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' | ||
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|1/2014 | |1/2014 | ||
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' | |''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' | ||
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|3/2014 | |3/2014 | ||
|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' | |''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' | ||
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|4/2014 | |4/2014 | ||
|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' | |''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' | ||
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|5/2014 | |5/2014 | ||
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|7/2014 | |7/2014 | ||
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' | |''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' | ||
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|11/2014 | |11/2014 | ||
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|2/2017 (Digital) | |2/2017 (Digital) | ||
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | ||
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|4/2017 (Digital) | |4/2017 (Digital) | ||
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|5/2017 (Digital) | |5/2017 (Digital) | ||
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' | |''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' | ||
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|3/2018 (Digital) | |3/2018 (Digital) | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Club Nintendo Mexico Logo.png|First logo | Club Nintendo Mexico Logo.png|First logo | ||
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Club Nintendo Año 12 Nº 08 (México) -1.1.png|Sixth logo | Club Nintendo Año 12 Nº 08 (México) -1.1.png|Sixth logo | ||
Club Nintendo Mexico Logo 7.png|Seventh logo | Club Nintendo Mexico Logo 7.png|Seventh logo | ||
Pngkey.com-nintendo-logo-png-3378581.png|Ninth logo | Pngkey.com-nintendo-logo-png-3378581.png|Ninth logo | ||
Club Nintendo Año 01 Nº 01 (Editado).jpg|Year 1, Issue no. 1<br>[[Mario]] landing by parachute near of the [[Angel of Independence]] in [[Mexico City]] | |||
Club nintendo n 200 2008.jpg|Year 17, Issue no. 7<br>Special edition for reaching 200 issues of the magazine | |||
Club Nintendo Año 01 Nº 01 (Editado).jpg|Year 1, Issue no. 1<br> | |||
Club | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:ClubNScan.png|thumb|Scanned image of the magazine explaining the glitch with the authors' names at the bottom right.]] | [[File:ClubNScan.png|thumb|Scanned image of the magazine explaining the glitch with the authors' names at the bottom right.]] | ||
*Although it was already known even before the release of the game in the Western side of the world, the November 2000 edition (Year 9, Issue no. 11) was the first to officially document the existence of the [[Backwards Long Jump]] glitch from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. | *Although it was already known even before the release of the game in the Western side of the world, the November 2000 edition (Year 9, Issue no. 11) was the first to officially document the existence of the [[Backwards Long Jump]] glitch from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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