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'''{{Wp|Famitsu}}''' (formerly '''Famicom Tsūshin''') is a company that has made video game magazines | '''{{Wp|Famitsu}}''' (formerly '''Famicom Tsūshin''') is a company that has made video game magazines exclusively in [[Japan]]. The name Famitsu is a portmanteau abbreviation of Famicom Tsūshin; the word "[[Family Computer|Famicom]]" itself comes from a portmanteau abbreviation of "Family Computer" the most popular console console in Japan when the magazine was first published in the 1980s. Famitsu's comics are published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the form of special topical issues devoted to only one console, game company, or other theme. From October 28, 2011, Famitsu began releasing the digital versions of their magazines exclusively on {{wp|BookWalker}} weekly.<ref>{{Cite|title=週刊ファミ通（電子版）が10月28日から販売スタート！ - ファミ通App|url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201110/27052568.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211232221/http://www.famitsu.com/news/201110/27052568.html|archive-date=2015-12-11|access-date=2015-12-10|website=www.famitsu.com|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="gamebiz.jp">{{Cite|url=https://gamebiz.jp/?p=247334|title = KADOKAWA、電撃ゲームメディア編集部を吸収分割で連結子会社Gzブレインに10月1日付で承継へ 「ファミ通」ブランドと「電撃」ブランドが融合 | gamebiz}}</ref> Famitsu had made a magazines and guidebooks on many games in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario'' franchise]]. | ||
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Famitsu (formerly Famicom Tsūshin) is a company that has made video game magazines exclusively in Japan. The name Famitsu is a portmanteau abbreviation of Famicom Tsūshin; the word "Famicom" itself comes from a portmanteau abbreviation of "Family Computer" the most popular console console in Japan when the magazine was first published in the 1980s. Famitsu's comics are published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the form of special topical issues devoted to only one console, game company, or other theme. From October 28, 2011, Famitsu began releasing the digital versions of their magazines exclusively on BookWalker weekly.[1][2] Famitsu had made a magazines and guidebooks on many games in the Super Mario franchise.
List of publications
Famitsu's mascot, Necky the Fox, in a Mario costume on the cover of the issue celebrating the Nintendo Switch's third anniversary
