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<font style="font-size:12pt;">This is a sandbox of work in progress stuff.<br>Things may change such as adding, removing, or altering content.<br>The content you are seeing is not the final product.<br>Please do not judge the work-in-progress content as if it is the final product until it is finalized and utilized into the mainspace.<br>Thank you for your courtesy.</font> | |||
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=Official help guides= | |||
==''CONSOLE''== | |||
==='''[[NES]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
==='''[[Super NES]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Mario Paint]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario World]]'' {Mario Mania} (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario World]]'' {SNES} (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
==='''[[Nintendo 64]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' {"Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' {"Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' {"Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' {"Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Tennis]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Paper Mario]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Paper Mario]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' {"Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' {"Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Smash Brothers]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' {"Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' {"Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 edition"} (Prima) | |||
==='''[[Nintendo GameCube]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Smash Brothers Melee]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Wario World]]'' (Prima) [http://www.amazon.ca/Wario-World-Primas-Official-Strategy/dp/0761543236] | |||
==='''[[Wii]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' {premiere edition} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' {collectors edition} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' {premiere edition} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' {collectors edition} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' (Prima) | |||
==='''[[Wii U]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (Prima) | |||
==''HANDHELD''== | |||
==='''[[Game Boy]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Dr. Mario]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Wario Land]]'' {from "Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
==='''[[Game Boy Color]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Wario Land II]]'' {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Wario Land II]]'' {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Wario Land 3]]'' {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima) | |||
==='''[[Game Boy Advance]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (Prima) | |||
==='''[[Nintendo DS]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' {"Nintendo DS Pocket Guide"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' {"Nintendo DS Pocket Guide"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' {"Nintendo DS Pocket Guide"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' {"Nintendo DS Pocket Guide"} (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' (Nintendo Power) | |||
* ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' (Prima) | |||
==='''[[Nintendo 3DS]]'''=== | |||
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' (Prima) ~upcoming~ | |||
* ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' (Prima) | |||
* ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' (Prima) | |||
=Unofficial help guides= | |||
==''CONSOLE''== | |||
==='''[[NES]]'''=== | |||
==''HANDHELD''== | |||
==='''[[Game Boy]]'''=== | |||
=Questions of uncertainty= | |||
* Are there any differences between the two companies (Nintendo Power and Prima) when they cover the same game? | |||
* Is North America the only country to have official guides? What about Europe or Japan? If so, how are those handled? | |||
* How does the process of writing up a strategy guide go during game development? (I bet there's potential beta elements info out of this, like [[List_of_Super_Mario_Galaxy_beta_elements#Prima_Guide|this!]]) | |||
* How does an external company get rights to write a strategy guide? Did Nintendo talked to Prime Games, or the other way around? (Looking at Prime Games per say) | |||
* Why didn't Nintendo go over companies that wrote "unauthorized" strategy guides of their games? What about in the internet? | |||
* Is there a lack of new content that can't be found in-game in later strategy guides? | |||
* How many units are issued whenever a game comes out? Do they issue more units if they sold out? | |||
* Why do strategy guides still exist in the market even though the internet has broken the paywall to great info? | |||
=Ownership list= | |||
* ~You could be the first one!~ | |||
Latest revision as of 03:24, June 26, 2013
WARNING |
Official help guides
CONSOLE
NES
- Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo Power)
Super NES
- Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo Power)
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Nintendo Power)
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Nintendo Power)
- Mario Paint (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario World {Mario Mania} (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario World {SNES} (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Nintendo Power)
Nintendo 64
- Diddy Kong Racing {"Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 edition"} (Prima)
- Diddy Kong Racing {"Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 edition"} (Prima)
- Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo Power)
- Donkey Kong 64 (Prima)
- Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo Power)
- Mario Kart 64 {"Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 edition"} (Prima)
- Mario Kart 64 {"Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 edition"} (Prima)
- Mario Party 2 (Prima)
- Mario Tennis (Prima)
- Paper Mario (Nintendo Power)
- Paper Mario (Prima)
- Super Mario 64 (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario 64 {"Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 edition"} (Prima)
- Super Mario 64 {"Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 edition"} (Prima)
- Super Smash Brothers (Prima)
- Yoshi's Story (Nintendo Power)
- Yoshi's Story {"Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 edition"} (Prima)
- Yoshi's Story {"Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 edition"} (Prima)
Nintendo GameCube
- Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo Power)
- Luigi's Mansion (Prima)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo Power)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Prima)
- Mario Party 5 (Prima)
- Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario Sunshine (Prima)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (Nintendo Power)
- Super Smash Brothers Melee (Prima)
- Wario World (Prima) [1]
Wii
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (Prima)
- Mario Kart Wii (Prima)
- Mario Party 8 (Prima)
- Mario Party 9 (Prima)
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Prima)
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Prima)
- Super Mario Galaxy {premiere edition} (Prima)
- Super Mario Galaxy {collectors edition} (Prima)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 {premiere edition} (Prima)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 {collectors edition} (Prima)
- Super Paper Mario (Nintendo Power)
- Super Paper Mario (Prima)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Prima)
- Wario Land: Shake It! (Prima)
Wii U
- Nintendo Land (Prima)
- New Super Mario Bros. U (Prima)
HANDHELD
Game Boy
- Donkey Kong Land {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima)
- Donkey Kong Land 2 {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima)
- Donkey Kong Land III {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima)
- Dr. Mario (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario Land (Nintendo Power)
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima)
- Wario Land {from "Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima)
Game Boy Color
- Donkey Kong Country {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima)
- Game & Watch Gallery 2 {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima)
- Game & Watch Gallery 2 {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima)
- Game & Watch Gallery 3 {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima)
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima)
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (Prima)
- Wario Land II {"Game Boy Games Secrets, 1999 Edition"} (Prima)
- Wario Land II {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima)
- Wario Land 3 {"Game Boy Game Secrets, 2001 Edition"} (Prima)
Game Boy Advance
- Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo Power)
- Donkey Kong Country (Prima)
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Nintendo Power)
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Prima)
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Prima)
- Super Mario Advance (Prima)
- Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (Prima)
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Prima)
Nintendo DS
- New Super Mario Bros. {"Nintendo DS Pocket Guide"} (Prima)
- New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo Power)
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Prima)
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (Nintendo Power)
- Mario Kart DS {"Nintendo DS Pocket Guide"} (Prima)
- Mario Party DS {"Nintendo DS Pocket Guide"} (Prima)
- Super Mario 64 DS {"Nintendo DS Pocket Guide"} (Prima)
- Yoshi's Island DS (Nintendo Power)
- Yoshi's Island DS (Prima)
Nintendo 3DS
- Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Prima)
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Prima) ~upcoming~
- Mario Kart 7 (Prima)
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Prima)
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Prima)
- Super Mario 3D Land (Prima)
- Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (Prima)
Unofficial help guides
CONSOLE
NES
HANDHELD
Game Boy
Questions of uncertainty
- Are there any differences between the two companies (Nintendo Power and Prima) when they cover the same game?
- Is North America the only country to have official guides? What about Europe or Japan? If so, how are those handled?
- How does the process of writing up a strategy guide go during game development? (I bet there's potential beta elements info out of this, like this!)
- How does an external company get rights to write a strategy guide? Did Nintendo talked to Prime Games, or the other way around? (Looking at Prime Games per say)
- Why didn't Nintendo go over companies that wrote "unauthorized" strategy guides of their games? What about in the internet?
- Is there a lack of new content that can't be found in-game in later strategy guides?
- How many units are issued whenever a game comes out? Do they issue more units if they sold out?
- Why do strategy guides still exist in the market even though the internet has broken the paywall to great info?
Ownership list
- ~You could be the first one!~