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*Power Up, ''Nintendo Power's'' news department features an alert on the limited edition [[Nintendo DSi|Nintendo DSi]] bundled with ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. | *Power Up, ''Nintendo Power's'' news department features an alert on the limited edition [[Nintendo DSi|Nintendo DSi]] bundled with ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. | ||
*Warp Zone, which looks back at classic issues of Nintendo Power, recalls the January 2006 coverage of [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. | *Warp Zone, which looks back at classic issues of Nintendo Power, recalls the January 2006 coverage of [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. | ||
*''Four-Sport Hero'' covers the game ''Mario Sports Mix'' and its sports. | |||
*''Resolution Revolution'' offers humorous New Year's resolution suggestions to various video game characters such as [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]] and [[Bowser]]. | *''Resolution Revolution'' offers humorous New Year's resolution suggestions to various video game characters such as [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]] and [[Bowser]]. | ||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. is nominated for [[Wii]] Game of the Year, Best Wii Graphics, Best Original Score, Best Platformer and Best Retro Revival. | *''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. is nominated for [[Wii]] Game of the Year, Best Wii Graphics, Best Original Score, Best Platformer and Best Retro Revival. | ||
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*''[[Super_Mario_All-Stars_-_25th_Anniversary_Edition|Super Mario All-Stars]]'' receives a rating of 9.0 out of 10. | *''[[Super_Mario_All-Stars_-_25th_Anniversary_Edition|Super Mario All-Stars]]'' receives a rating of 9.0 out of 10. | ||
*Community covers fan-made [[wikipedia:LEGO|LEGO]] sculptures, quilts and a pointillism mural featuring various Mario-series characters. | *Community covers fan-made [[wikipedia:LEGO|LEGO]] sculptures, quilts and a pointillism mural featuring various Mario-series characters. | ||
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Nintendo Power is Nintendo's official magazine in the United States and Canada. It covers all of Nintendo's currently active systems (and some inactive ones, if there is any worthy news), and all of the games on those systems. Nintendo Power contains strategy guides, previews, reviews, and exclusive material not made available to other sources.
Nintendo Power (or NP) celebrated its 200th issue in February of 2006, and had a major design overhaul in late 2005.
On Monday October 15th 2007, Nintendo of America sold Nintendo Power to Future USA, a magazine company that produces videogame magazines. The magazine remained the same except for a few small changes. Since Future US has taken over, the Player's Guide series has been put on hiatus (leaving Prima to produce the guides), and gifts can no longer be chosen with subscriptions, as the staff will choose one.
2011 coverage
Volume - Date | Content | Notes |
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263 - January 2011 | Power Up; Warp Zone; Four-Sport Hero (Mario Sports Mix cover story); Resolution Revolution; 2010 Nintendo Power Awards Nominations; Playback; review, Community |
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264 - February 2011 | Jungle Jabber; Warp Zone; Collector's Corner; Gaming's Greatest Couples; Nintendo DS Essentials; reviews; Community |
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265 - March 2011 | Star Power; Collector's Corner, Download; The 3D Revolution Begins; The 2010 Nintendo Power Awards; Playback, reviews; Community |
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266 - April 2011 | What About Mario; Warp Zone; reviews; Community |
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267 - May 2011 | London Calling; Dimension Man; Warp Zone; Collector's Corner; Community |
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268 - June 2011 | Warp Zone; Power Up; Previews; A Decade Advanced; Community |
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269 - July 2011 | Power Up; Warp Zone; Collector's Corner; Power Profiles; Community |
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Cover gallery
Below is a gallery of almost all of the Nintendo Power covers that Mario and others have appeared on. Notably, the Mario series has been stated to be the most popular subject of the magazine's covers, having appeared on 52 covers to date.
- Npmarch.jpg
Issue #11 - Super Mario Bros. 3 Issue #18 - Dr. Mario Issue #28 - Super Mario World - Npissue4.jpg
Issue #39 - Mario Paint - Npissue5.jpg
Issue #41 - Super Mario Kart Issue #52 - Super Mario All-Stars Issue #58 - Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Issue #61 - Donkey Kong Issue #66 - Donkey Kong Country Issue #74 - Donkey Kong Land Issue #77 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Issue #79 - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Issue #82 - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Issue #85 - Super Mario 64 Issue #87 - Tetris Attack Issue #88 - Super Mario 64 Issue #90 - Donkey Kong Country 3 Issue #93 - Mario Kart 64 - NP DKR.jpg
Issue #103 - Diddy Kong Racing Issue #104 - Yoshi's Story Issue #117 - Mario Party Issue #126 - Donkey Kong 64 (subscribers) Issue #128 - Mario Party 2 Issue #135 - Mario Tennis Issue #141 - Paper Mario Issue #143 - Super Mario Advance Issue #145 - Super Mario Advance Issue #148 - Mario Kart: Super Circuit Issue #150 - Luigi's Mansion Issue #151 - Super Smash Bros. Melee Issue #160 - Super Mario Sunshine Issue #175 - Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Issue #185 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - NP Cover.JPG
Issue #194 - Mario Kart DS - Vol203.JPG
Issue #203 - New Super Mario Bros. Issue #212 - WarioWare: Smooth Moves Issue #220 - Super Mario Galaxy Issue #222 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl Issue #227 - Mario Kart Wii Issue #233 - Wario Land: Shake It! Issue #244 - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (newsstand) Issue #244 - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (subscribers) Issue #247 - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (newsstand) Issue #247 - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (subscribers) Issue #248 - New Super Mario Bros. Wii (newsstand) Issue #248 - New Super Mario Bros. Wii (subscribers) Issue #250 - 250 Reasons to Love Nintendo Issue #254 - Super Mario Galaxy 2 (newsstand) Issue #261 - Donkey Kong Country Returns
Nintendo Power Advance
In 2001, to promote the launch of the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo published a quarterly spinoff magazine of Nintendo Power entitled Nintendo Power Advance, which featured news, tips and complete walkthroughs for various Game Boy Advance games. It did not last very long, and was canceled after only four issues. Mario, however, was featured on three of the four covers.
- NPA1.jpg
Issue #1 - Super Mario Advance - NPA2.jpg
Issue #2 - Mario Kart: Super Circuit - NPA4.jpg
Issue #4 - Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Player's Guides
From 1991 through 2007, Nintendo Power also published official strategy guides for big Nintendo games. Among the games in the Mario series that were given Player's Guides:
- NES Game Atlas
- Game Boy
- Mario Mania
- Super NES
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Game Boy
- Donkey Kong Country
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Super Mario 64
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
- Mario Kart 64
- Diddy Kong Racing
- Yoshi's Story
- Donkey Kong 64
- Paper Mario
- Luigi's Mansion
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Super Mario Sunshine
- Wario World
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- New Super Mario Bros.
- Yoshi's Island DS
- Super Paper Mario
See also
External links
- Nintendo Power official site
- Nintendo of America official site
- Future US official site
- Nintendo Power on Wikipedia
- Future US on Wikipedia