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[[File:Shigeru Miyamoto Club Nintendo (Mexican magazine).jpg|thumb|[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] holding a copy, signed by himself, of the very first issue (1991).]]
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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.
|title=''Club Nintendo''
|logo=[[File:Club Nintendo Año 26 Nº 05 (México).jpg|250px|class=invert-dark]]
|founded=December 8th, 1991
|defunct=February 2019
|president=José Sierra Monroy (also as founder)
}}
[[File:Shigeru Miyamoto Club Nintendo (Mexican magazine).jpg|thumb|left|[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] holding a copy, signed by himself, of the very first issue.]]
'''''Club Nintendo''''', shortened to '''''CN''''' or '''''ClubNin''''' and stilized as "'''C◆L◆U◆B Nintendo'''" or "'''CLUB◆◆◆ NINTENDO'''", was the official magazine of [[Nintendo]] for Mexico and the rest of Latin America. It was created by [[Gus Rodríguez|Gustavo "Gus" Rodríguez]] and [[Pepe Sierra|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.


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.
Not counting [[Famitsu]], which is older and is still around but does articles on various other companies, Club Nintendo is the longest-running Nintendo-related magazine to date with 27 years and almost 2 months.


==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>
[[File:DyH6TgbUcAITiiA.jpg|thumb|First issue of ''El Mundo de Nintendo'', the newsletter that preceded the magazine.]]
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, Issue no. 1 (January 1996), pp. 6 and 7</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>
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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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.
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''.
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 ''Universo Nintendo'', ''Nintendo Juegos'', ''[[List of references in live-action television#Nintendomanía / Power Up! Gamers|Nintendomanía]]'' (this one used later for a Saturday-only TV program on 1995 presented by Gus Rodríguez), ''Mariolandia'' and ''El Club de Nintendo''<ref>https://youtu.be/k4F8vmHrbWM?si=tVrziekHCKGGomsq&t=111</ref>, 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.
[[Nintendo]] personalities such as [[Satoru Iwata]], [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], [[Charles Martinet]], [[Masahiro Sakurai]], [[Hideki Konno]], [[Takashi Tezuka]], [[Goro Abe]], [[zeldawiki:Eiji Aonuma|Eiji Aonuma]] and [[Reggie Fils-Aimé]] have had direct contact with the magazine and its editors.<ref>Club Nintendo - Year 17, Issue no. 7 (July 2008), pp. 56 and 57</ref>


==Content==
==Content==
The magazine had various sections that disappeared or returned with some regularity. The most notable examples are:
The magazine had various sections that disappeared or returned with some regularity. Some examples are:
*'''Canales Nintendo''' (Nintendo Channels): Where the content of [[WiiWare]]'s games is summarized.
*'''DR. MARIO''': Column of questions sent by mail, traditional or electronic, with answers by [[Dr. Mario]] himself.
*'''{{hover|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.
*'''{{hover|Mariados|(Pun of "Mario" and the Spanish word for "dizzy".)}}''': 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.
*'''{{hover|Curso Nintensivo|Nintensive Course}}''': Full and complete guides to beat games the best possible.
*'''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.
*'''{{hover|El Control de los Profesionales|The Professionals's Controller}}''': Section that talked about video games at a deeper and more technical level, approaching them from a more ethical perspective.
*'''Los Años Maravillosos''' (The Wonderful Years): Section dedicated to remembering [[Nintendo]]'s consoles from the past and some of their most memorable games.
*'''{{hover|Información Clasificada|Classified Information}}''': Section with extra and unpublished information about video games in general, which was mostly provided by ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.
*'''Galería CN''' (CN Gallery): Where readers can send their fanarts by traditional mail.
*'''S.O.S. - {{hover|Servicio Organizado de Secretos|Secret Organized Service}}''': Several lists of videogames with tricks to obtain unlockable content.
*'''{{hover|Un Vistazo a Japón|A Glimpse of Japan}}''': Section dedicated to the culture of [[Japan]], things such as manga, anime, or video games that are popular there and/or that have never been released outside that market.
*'''{{hover|Los Años Maravillosos|The Wonderful Years}}''': Section dedicated to remembering [[Nintendo]]'s consoles from the past and some of their most memorable games.
*'''{{hover|Galería CN|CN Gallery}}''': Where readers can send their fanarts by traditional mail.
[[Category:Magazines]]
[[Category:Magazines]]


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!Game
!Game
!Pages
!Pages
|-
|1/1991
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|
|-
|-
|2/1991
|2/1991
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
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|18
|-
|-
|8/1991
|11/1991
|''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]''
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
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|3
|-
|-
|11/1991
|11/1991
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Paint]]''
|''[[Mario Paint]]''
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|3
|-
|-
|8/1993
|8/1993
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
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|6
|-
|1/1994
|''[[Mario's Time Machine]]''
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|-
|5/1994
|''[[Wario Land]]''
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|-
|-
|11/1994
|11/1994
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
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|9
|-
|-
|10/1995
|10/1995
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
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|7
|-
|-
|12/1995
|12/1995
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
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|7
|-
|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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|7
|-
|-
|6/1997
|6/1997
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''
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|18
|-
|-
|11/1997
|11/1997
|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
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|12
|-
|-
|2/1998
|2/1998
|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
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|6
|-
|-
|2/1999
|2/1999
|''[[Mario Party]]''
|''[[Mario Party]]''
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|43
|-
|-
|4/1999
|4/1999
|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
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|9
|-
|-
|12/1999
|12/1999
|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
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|10
|-
|-
|1/2000
|1/2000
|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
|
|6
|-
|-
|9/2000
|9/2000
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
|
|4
|-
|-
|1/2001
|1/2001
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|
|3
|-
|-
|5/2001
|5/2001
|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|
|39
|-
|-
|8/2001
|8/2001
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br><small>(Part of E3 2001 event's report.)</small>
|
|9
|-
|-
|11/2001
|11/2001
|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''
|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''
|
|8
|-
|-
|12/2001
|12/2001
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|
|16
|-
|-
|3/2002
|3/2002
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|
|7
|-
|-
|8/2002
|8/2002
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|
|8
|-
|-
|11/2002
|11/2002
|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
|
|8
|-
|11/2002
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|8
|-
|-
|5/2003
|5/2003
|''[[Wario World]]''
|''[[Wario World]]''
|
|8
|-
|-
|11/2003
|11/2003
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|
|8
|-
|-
|12/2003
|12/2003
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|
|7
|-
|-
|8/2004
|8/2004
|''[[Donkey Konga]]''
|''[[Donkey Konga]]''
|
|7
|-
|-
|9/2005
|9/2005
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
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|54
|-
|-
|10/2005
|10/2005
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|
|26
|-
|-
|11/2005
|11/2005
|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
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|24
|-
|-
|2/2006
|2/2006
|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
|
|28
|-
|-
|5/2006
|5/2006
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|
|54
|-
|-
|9/2006
|9/2006
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|
|24
|-
|-
|1/2007
|1/2007
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|
|58
|-
|-
|2/2007
|2/2007
|''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
|''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
|
|44
|-
|-
|7/2007
|7/2007
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
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|46
|-
|-
|11/2007
|11/2007
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|
|36
|-
|-
|12/2007
|12/2007
|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|
|36
|-
|Special 2007
|Art book of [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]<br><small>(Up to then latest game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'')</small>
|All
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|-
|2/2008
|2/2008
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|5/2008
|5/2008
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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|50
|-
|Special 2008
|[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]
|8 (''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'')<br>32 (''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'')<br>54 (''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'')
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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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|42
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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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|44
|-
|-
|6/2012
|6/2012
|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
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|36
|-
|-
|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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|48
|-
|-
|5/2013
|5/2013
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''
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|52
|-
|-
|12/2013
|12/2013
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|
|44
|-
|-
|1/2014
|1/2014
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
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|50
|-
|-
|3/2014
|3/2014
|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
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|48
|-
|-
|4/2014
|4/2014
|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
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|46
|-
|-
|5/2014
|5/2014
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|-
|7/2014
|7/2014
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''<br><small>(Part of E3 2014 event's report.)</small>
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|46
|-
|-
|11/2014
|11/2014
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|3/2015
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
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|-
|4/2015
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
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|-
|6/2015
|Special edition: [[amiibo]]
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|-
|6/2016 (Digital)
|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
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|-
|1/2017 (Digital)
|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
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|-
|2/2017 (Digital)
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|6
|-
|4/2017 (Digital)
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]
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|-
|5/2017 (Digital)
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|6
|-
|3/2018 (Digital)
|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
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|-
|5/2018 (Digital)
|''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
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|-
|6/2018 (Digital)
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
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|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Logos===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Club Nintendo Año 01 Nº 01 (Editado).jpg|Cover of year 1, issue no. 1. [[Mario]] landing by parachute near of the [[Angel of Independence]] in [[Mexico City]].
Club Nintendo Mexico Logo.png|First logo
Club Nintendo Año 04 Nº 01 (México) -Ver. 2.png|Second logo
Club Nintendo Año 04 Nº 08 (México) -Ver. 2.png|Third logo
Club Nintendo Año 04 Nº 10 (México) -Ver. 2.jpg|Third logo, variation inspired by ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
Club Nintendo Año 11 Nº 04 (México).png|Fourth logo
Club Nintendo Año 11 Nº 07 (México).png|Fifth logo
Club Nintendo Año 12 Nº 08 (México) -1.1.png|Sixth logo
Club Nintendo Mexico Logo 7.png|Seventh logo
Club Nintendo Año 22 Nº 02 (México).png|Eighth logo
Pngkey.com-nintendo-logo-png-3378581.png|Ninth logo
Club Nintendo Año 26 Nº 05 (México).jpg|Tenth and last logo
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Covers===
<gallery>
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]]
CN-Y10N12.jpg|Year 10, Issue no. 12<br>Special 10th anniversary double-fold cover, featuring ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as the main article
Club nintendo n 200 2008.jpg|Year 17, Issue no. 7<br>Special edition for reaching 200 issues of the magazine
</gallery>
===Original artwork related to [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario series'']]===
<gallery>
LACN Mario editorial.png|[[Mario]]'s hand, ''Editorial'' section
LACN Mario boxer 02.png|Boxer Mario, part of {{hover|''Los Retos de Mario''|Mario's Challenges}}'s section
LACN Mario scholar 02.png|Scholar Mario, part of {{hover|''Analizando a...''|Analyzing...}}'s section
LACN Mario weird angle 01.png|Big Mario, part of {{hover|''Los Grandes de Nintendo''|Nintendo's Highlights}}'s section
</gallery>
==Notes==
[[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]]''.
*The edition of February 1996 (Year 5, Issue no. 2; ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' on the cover) made a short cameo in an official commercial in Mexico released in October 2024 for both TV and {{wp|Twitter, Inc.|X}}.<ref>https://x.com/NintendoLatam/status/1846967224915185793/</ref>
*Year 3 (1994) is the only one in which [[Mario]] does not appear on the cover of any of the 12 issues.


==References==
==References==
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Club Nintendo
Logo for Mexico's Club Nintendo magazine (Year 26, Issue no. 6 → Year 27, Issue no. 6)
Founded December 8th, 1991[?]
Defunct February 2019[?]
Final president José Sierra Monroy (also as founder)
Shigeru Miyamoto holding a copy of Club Nintendo (Mexican magazine), issue no. 1, signed by himself.
Shigeru Miyamoto holding a copy, signed by himself, of the very first issue.

Club Nintendo, shortened to CN or ClubNin and stilized as "C◆L◆U◆B Nintendo" or "CLUB◆◆◆ NINTENDO", 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.

In December 2011, the magazine celebrated its 20th anniversary and in December 2014 they published their last issue in monthly physical format in Mexico.

Not counting Famitsu, which is older and is still around but does articles on various other companies, Club Nintendo is the longest-running Nintendo-related magazine to date with 27 years and almost 2 months.

Development and history[edit]

Image from the first issue of El Mundo de Nintendo, the newsletter that preceded the Mexican magazine Club Nintendo.
First issue of El Mundo de Nintendo, the newsletter that preceded the magazine.

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 The Legend of Zelda, when these were not very well known in Mexico, and thus began their love for Nintendo and its works.[1]

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.[2]

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 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 Universo Nintendo, Nintendo Juegos, Nintendomanía (this one used later for a Saturday-only TV program on 1995 presented by Gus Rodríguez), Mariolandia and El Club de Nintendo[3], 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.

Over time, the magazine underwent several changes in style and format, it began to be bound, more pages were added, new sections began to appear and special editions began to be released. In addition, the magazine organized several parties, meetings, tournaments and attended many events such as the CES, the E3 and the EGS. They also usually give away consoles, games and other items related to Nintendo or the magazine during special events or promotionals posted in the magazine.

It was with the issue of December 2014 (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U on the cover) that the magazine stopped its monthly publishing for Mexico's market, meanwhile in countries like Chile or Peru continued this format of publishing until its cancellation in February 2019. An issue was planned for March 2019 with Yoshi's Crafted World as the main article, but it was canceled too.

With this, the magazine ended with a record of 263 issues and more of 13 special editions.

Nintendo personalities such as Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto, Charles Martinet, Masahiro Sakurai, Hideki Konno, Takashi Tezuka, Goro Abe, Eiji Aonuma and Reggie Fils-Aimé have had direct contact with the magazine and its editors.[4]

Content[edit]

The magazine had various sections that disappeared or returned with some regularity. Some examples are:

  • DR. MARIO: Column of questions sent by mail, traditional or electronic, with answers by Dr. Mario himself.
  • Canales Nintendo: Where the content of WiiWare's games is summarized.
  • 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.
  • Curso Nintensivo: Full and complete guides to beat games the best possible.
  • El Control de los Profesionales: Section that talked about video games at a deeper and more technical level, approaching them from a more ethical perspective.
  • Información Clasificada: Section with extra and unpublished information about video games in general, which was mostly provided by Nintendo Power.
  • S.O.S. - Servicio Organizado de Secretos: Several lists of videogames with tricks to obtain unlockable content.
  • Un Vistazo a Japón: Section dedicated to the culture of Japan, things such as manga, anime, or video games that are popular there and/or that have never been released outside that market.
  • Los Años Maravillosos: Section dedicated to remembering Nintendo's consoles from the past and some of their most memorable games.
  • Galería CN: Where readers can send their fanarts by traditional mail.

List of Super Mario game reviews[edit]

Issue Game Pages
2/1991 Super Mario World 18
11/1991 Super Mario Kart 3
11/1991 Mario Paint 3
8/1993 Super Mario All-Stars 6
11/1994 Donkey Kong Country 9
10/1995 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 7
12/1995 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 7
1/1997 Mario Kart 64 7
6/1997 Game & Watch Gallery 18
11/1997 Diddy Kong Racing 12
2/1998 Yoshi's Story 6
2/1999 Mario Party 43
4/1999 Super Smash Bros. 9
12/1999 Donkey Kong 64 10
1/2000 Mario Party 2 6
9/2000 Mario Tennis 4
1/2001 Paper Mario 3
5/2001 Mario Party 3 39
8/2001 Mario Kart: Super Circuit
(Part of E3 2001 event's report.) 		9
11/2001 Luigi's Mansion 8
12/2001 Super Smash Bros. Melee 16
3/2002 Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 7
8/2002 Super Mario Sunshine 8
11/2002 Mario Party 4 8
11/2002 Game & Watch Gallery 4 8
5/2003 Wario World 8
11/2003 Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 8
12/2003 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 7
8/2004 Donkey Konga 7
9/2005 Mario Superstar Baseball 54
10/2005 Mario Kart DS 26
11/2005 Super Mario Strikers 24
2/2006 Super Princess Peach 28
5/2006 New Super Mario Bros. 54
9/2006 Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis 24
1/2007 WarioWare: Smooth Moves 58
2/2007 Diddy Kong Racing DS 44
7/2007 Mario Strikers Charged 46
11/2007 Super Mario Galaxy 36
12/2007 Mario Party DS 36
Special 2007 Art book of Super Mario franchise
(Up to then latest game Super Paper Mario) 		All
2/2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 54
5/2008 Mario Kart Wii 50
Special 2008 Super Smash Bros. series 8 (Super Smash Bros.)
32 (Super Smash Bros. Melee)
54 (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
4/2010 WarioWare: D.I.Y. 42
5/2010 Super Mario Galaxy 2 42
12/2010 Donkey Kong Country Returns 42
1/2011 Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition 40
11/2011 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games 44
6/2012 Mario Tennis Open 36
11/2012 Nintendo Land 38
2/2013 Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon 48
5/2013 Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D 52
12/2013 Super Mario 3D World 44
1/2014 Mario Party: Island Tour 50
3/2014 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 48
4/2014 Yoshi's New Island 46
5/2014 Mario Kart 8 50
7/2014 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
(Part of E3 2014 event's report.) 		46
11/2014 Special edition: Bowser
12/2014 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
1/2015 Special edition: Donkey Kong
3/2015 Mario Party 10
4/2015 Super Mario Maker
6/2015 Special edition: amiibo
6/2016 (Digital) Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
1/2017 (Digital) Mario Sports Superstars
2/2017 (Digital) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 6
4/2017 (Digital) Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
5/2017 (Digital) Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions 6
3/2018 (Digital) Mario Tennis Aces
5/2018 (Digital) Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)
6/2018 (Digital) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Gallery[edit]

Logos[edit]

  • First logo

    First logo

  • Second logo

    Second logo

  • Third logo

    Third logo

  • Third logo, variation inspired by Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Third logo, variation inspired by Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Fourth logo

    Fourth logo

  • Fifth logo

    Fifth logo

  • Sixth logo

    Sixth logo

  • Seventh logo

    Seventh logo

  • Eighth logo

    Eighth logo

  • Ninth logo

    Ninth logo

  • Tenth and last logo

    Tenth and last logo

Covers[edit]

Original artwork related to Super Mario series[edit]

  • Mario's hand, Editorial section

    Mario's hand, Editorial section

  • Boxer Mario, part of Los Retos de Mario's section

    Boxer Mario, part of Los Retos de Mario's section

  • Scholar Mario, part of Analizando a...'s section

    Scholar Mario, part of Analizando a...'s section

  • Big Mario, part of Los Grandes de Nintendo's section

    Big Mario, part of Los Grandes de Nintendo's section

Notes[edit]

Part of the page 92 of Club Nintendo's Mexican magazine (Year 9, Issue no. 11) with an explanation and an image about the most famous glitch in Super Mario 64: the Backwards Long Jump.
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.
  • The edition of February 1996 (Year 5, Issue no. 2; Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars on the cover) made a short cameo in an official commercial in Mexico released in October 2024 for both TV and X.[5]
  • Year 3 (1994) is the only one in which Mario does not appear on the cover of any of the 12 issues.

References[edit]

Club Nintendo coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Club Nintendo - Year 5, Issue no. 1 (January 1996), pp. 6 and 7
  2. ^ Club Nintendo - Year 13, issue no. 12 (December 2004), p. 65
  3. ^ https://youtu.be/k4F8vmHrbWM?si=tVrziekHCKGGomsq&t=111
  4. ^ Club Nintendo - Year 17, Issue no. 7 (July 2008), pp. 56 and 57
  5. ^ https://x.com/NintendoLatam/status/1846967224915185793/
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