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Nintendo Power's biggest downfall was their failure to establish an online presence. Like Nintendo themselves, they seemed lethargic to embrace that technology would have to be what keeps their doors open. So long NP. You will be missed.
I just saw Mega Ran last Friday along with Poweglove. Mega Ran is a cool dude. MC Chris sucks and I walked out on him.
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Quite a few gaming mags have already gone under. I think it's unfair to simply file this under failure to embrace online.
Also, it always makes me chuckle to hear people criticizing Nintendo for being afraid of online when it was probably the first game company to even attempt online integration. If anything, the company is exercising extreme caution so as to avoid failing in the space as it originally did.
Quite a few gaming mags have already gone under. I think it's unfair to simply file this under failure to embrace online.
Also, it always makes me chuckle to hear people criticizing Nintendo for being afraid of online when it was probably the first game company to even attempt online integration. If anything, the company is exercising extreme caution so as to avoid failing in the space as it originally did.
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I've enjoyed some of mc chris' music, but from what I hear, he's not the most personable guy.
I've enjoyed some of mc chris' music, but from what I hear, he's not the most personable guy.
I remember reading that part of its failure was due to Nintendo not wanting to use online distribution to its fullest. There was some disagreements between Nintendo and the publisher.
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Nintendo has other online avenues. They do Nintendo Direct streams. They share roundtable discussions with Iwata. They send original video content to the Wii and 3DS. They sporadically run promotions and outreaches via Twitter and Facebook. If they want to get news out to the public, they can and will. All those streams of information are things that were once covered by the magazine, so there isn't much of a need for a magazine anymore. That's what I'm assuming their logic is, anyway.
Nintendo has other online avenues. They do Nintendo Direct streams. They share roundtable discussions with Iwata. They send original video content to the Wii and 3DS. They sporadically run promotions and outreaches via Twitter and Facebook. If they want to get news out to the public, they can and will. All those streams of information are things that were once covered by the magazine, so there isn't much of a need for a magazine anymore. That's what I'm assuming their logic is, anyway.
I mean I do understand that online was not the option, but when I googled "subscribe to Nintendo power" it would take me to sites that had nothing to do with subscribing.
Honestly, its not that they embraced online but that they really did not allow people to order their magazine online, and the only way to get a order form was to buy a magazine, but that is hard when all my bookstores hold them.
I feel sad because they were a very underrated part of Nintendo's PR group and really made Nintendo Cool when they were not.
Honestly, its not that they embraced online but that they really did not allow people to order their magazine online, and the only way to get a order form was to buy a magazine, but that is hard when all my bookstores hold them.
I feel sad because they were a very underrated part of Nintendo's PR group and really made Nintendo Cool when they were not.
Later Nester. I still remember you and that banging Star Fox comic NP put out in the early '90s. Great times.
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