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{{about|Nintendo's official magazine| | {{about|Nintendo's official magazine|the Super Famicom RAM cartridge service with the same name|[[Nintendo Power (cartridge)]]|an alternate name of a video-game competition|[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]]|the official custom browser|[[MediaBrowser#Nintendo Power browser|MediaBrowser § Nintendo Power browser]]}} | ||
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[[File:Nintendo Power - Issue 1.png|thumb|left|x150px|The first issue of ''Nintendo Power'', featuring ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'']] | [[File:Nintendo Power - Issue 1.png|thumb|left|x150px|The first issue of ''Nintendo Power'', featuring ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'']] | ||
'''''{{wp|Nintendo Power}}''''' | '''''{{wp|Nintendo Power}}''''' was [[Nintendo]]'s official magazine in the United States and Canada from 1988 to 2012. It covered all of Nintendo's then-currently active systems (and some inactive ones, if there was any worthy news), along with new and upcoming games for those systems. ''Nintendo Power'' contained strategy guides, previews, reviews, and exclusive material not made available to other sources. | ||
On Monday, October 15, 2007, Nintendo of America sold ''Nintendo Power'' to {{wp|Future US|Future USA}}, a magazine company that produces video game magazines. The magazine remained the same except for a few small changes. After Future USA had taken over, the Player's Guide series was dropped (leaving [[Prima Games]] to produce the guides), and gifts could no longer be chosen with subscriptions, as the staff would instead choose one. | On Monday, October 15, 2007, Nintendo of America sold ''Nintendo Power'' to {{wp|Future US|Future USA}}, a magazine company that produces video game magazines. The magazine remained the same except for a few small changes. After Future USA had taken over, the Player's Guide series was dropped (leaving [[Prima Games]] to produce the guides), and gifts could no longer be chosen with subscriptions, as the staff would instead choose one. | ||
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== | ==2011-2012 coverage== | ||
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==Comics== | ==Comics== | ||
[[File:Nester.jpg|thumb|The 20th anniversary comic]] | [[File:Nester.jpg|thumb|The 20th anniversary comic]] | ||
Several issues of ''Nintendo Power'' have comics within them, many of which make references to the ''Super Mario'' franchise of games or related media. These comics revolve mostly around the character '''Nester''', who plays various Nintendo games along with other characters. Originally titled "Howard & Nester" (stylized as "Howard & <s>Nester</s> NESTER"), the comics followed both the character '''[[Howard Phillips]]''' (based on Nintendo of America's then main spokesman and co-editor of the magazine) and Nester as they played games and gave out tips. When the real Howard left Nintendo, his character was likewise retired from the strip, leading to the comics being retitled "Nester's Adventures", with the comics now following Nester and his friends for several issues. After a long hiatus, another unnamed comic was made for ''Nintendo Power''{{'}}s 20th anniversary, which shows a grown-up Nester with an unnamed son. For ''Nintendo Power''{{'}}s final issue, a comic called "Nester & Maxwell" (stylized as "Nester & <s>Maxwell</s> MAX") was done as a callback to the original comic series where Nester and his son '''Maxwell''' talk about ''Nintendo Power''{{'}}s past. | Several issues of ''Nintendo Power'' have comics within them, many of which make references to the ''Super Mario'' franchise of games or related media. These comics revolve mostly around the character '''Nester''', who plays various Nintendo games along with other characters. Originally titled "Howard & Nester" (stylized as "Howard & <s>Nester</s> NESTER"), the comics followed both the character '''[[Howard Phillips]]''' (based on Nintendo of America's then main spokesman and co-editor of the magazine) and Nester as they played games and gave out tips. When the real Howard left Nintendo, his character was likewise retired from the strip, leading to the comics being retitled "Nester's Adventures", with the comics now following Nester and his friends for several issues. After a long hiatus, another unnamed comic was made for ''Nintendo Power''{{'}}s 20th anniversary, which shows a grown-up Nester with an unnamed son. For ''Nintendo Power''{{'}}s final issue, a comic called "Nester & Maxwell" (stylized as "Nester & <s>Maxwell</s> MAX") was done as a callback to the original comic series where Nester and his son '''Maxwell''' talk about ''Nintendo Power''{{'}}s past. | ||
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|The final comic shows Nester reading the final issue of ''Nintendo Power'' in a room with many ''Nintendo Power''-related posters and merchandise, including a poster about ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and the clay models of [[Mario]] and [[Wart]] that was used for the first issue. In the second-to-last panel, Nester's son, Maxwell, invites him to play ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', to which Nester asks his son to create platforms to help him over difficult pits. | |The final comic shows Nester reading the final issue of ''Nintendo Power'' in a room with many ''Nintendo Power''-related posters and merchandise, including a poster about ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and the clay models of [[Mario]] and [[Wart]] that was used for the first issue. In the second-to-last panel, Nester's son, Maxwell, invites him to play ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', to which Nester asks his son to create platforms to help him over difficult pits. | ||
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==Cover gallery== | ==Cover gallery== | ||
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NP DK64 subscribers.jpg|Issue #126 - ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''<br>(subscribers) | NP DK64 subscribers.jpg|Issue #126 - ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''<br>(subscribers) | ||
npissue19.jpg|Issue #128 - ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' | npissue19.jpg|Issue #128 - ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' | ||
npissue20.jpg|Issue #135 - ''[[ | npissue20.jpg|Issue #135 - ''[[Mario Tennis]]'' | ||
npissue21.jpg|Issue #141 - ''[[Paper Mario]]'' | npissue21.jpg|Issue #141 - ''[[Paper Mario]]'' | ||
npissue22.jpg|Issue #143 - ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' | npissue22.jpg|Issue #143 - ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' | ||
