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R.I.P. Nintendo Power. It was always cool to get Mail in your letter box with your name on it when I was a child, right on top of a big picture of some of my favorite video game characters placed, looking cooler then your parents boring junk monthly billing letters.
I know 4 sure that im not a heartless, because mine is breaking. it was a good run but as robert frost best put it nothing gold can stay. goodbye nintendo power, we will miss you.
I guess if it makes people feel bad, it isn't a good thing, but I definitely won't miss it. When I was subscribing about a year ago they were desperate for content, with half of the magazine being a retrospective of the best GBA games, with the rest being a profile on waluigi, and a reviews section where the highest rated game in the whole magazine got a yellow rated "meh"
I know this may not make a whole lot of since, as i'm typing this on a cellphone w damn good web capability, but i'm sad about this because you could actually hold NP in your hands. It was gaming without being a game or owned by a game store.
It wasn't something some non fact checking chump wrote inbetween online cod gambling (and god bless you, anyway, sir), NP was real...
IT WAS REAL!!!!
And it's gone now.
It wasn't something some non fact checking chump wrote inbetween online cod gambling (and god bless you, anyway, sir), NP was real...
IT WAS REAL!!!!
And it's gone now.
Eh, I stopped being sad about anything Nintendo-related years ago. But yeah, that's pretty depressing.
Stealth nailed it. I don't see how this is for the better. I remember this magazine from the very beginning. So sad.
...and nothing of value was lost.
...and not one fuck was given that day.
You're next GAME INFORMER.
...and not one fuck was given that day.
You're next GAME INFORMER.
That note could've a little more heartfelt than just a "This is sad, end of an era." + an even longer paragraph about upcoming products and other possible news outlets.
@Stigmeyer
Print media as a whole cannot compete with the Internet, where you can receive up-to-the-minute news and a whole mess of other content, like audio and video, that would be impossible to realize in a magazine. There are benefits to print, but they pale in comparison to the sheer scope of convenience and availability the Internet offers.
Print media as a whole cannot compete with the Internet, where you can receive up-to-the-minute news and a whole mess of other content, like audio and video, that would be impossible to realize in a magazine. There are benefits to print, but they pale in comparison to the sheer scope of convenience and availability the Internet offers.
@Tony Ponce:...and when you include the fact that people have access to the Internet via wifi and/or 3g/4G on a tablet or phone...R.I.P. printed media.
I say within the next 65-100 years, paper will be obsolete.
You college kids out there, get smart, buy a $200 +- tablet, download your books from the Internet for free, save you or your parents $1000. Help the demise of paper.
I say within the next 65-100 years, paper will be obsolete.
You college kids out there, get smart, buy a $200 +- tablet, download your books from the Internet for free, save you or your parents $1000. Help the demise of paper.
Print sure as hell can compete with digital IF it's given the effort and resources. I am CONSTANTLY reading stories online about how GameInformer magazine is breaking news in their upcoming issue. It's the only reason I subscribe to GameInformer. Almost every month they have a "world exclusive" story that is, literally, a word exclusive. News reaches the internet that GI will have the story, and then the details are reproduced after GI hits. But the PRINT magazine has them first. I've noticed this recently with Nintendo Power, like when you guys reported NP had revealed the Adventure Time game. So that's why it's a shame this is happening. The reason print is dying is because nobody is trying any more. Magazines absolutely CAN print things you can't read online, but obviously choose not to.
totally remember the first year of getting Nintendo Power... we actually got a free copy of Dragon Quest (I think that was the name of the game) for NES!!!
The internet is a bastion of negative creeps, hipster elitists and sniveling children that don't know the first thing about life outside their mommies drugging them and trying to protect them from the real world.
Print media is superior to the shitstain that is internet "journalism", because it has to try harder, and it has to be more creative.
It's like saying MP3's are "better" than Vinyl. Well, no not really. Each has their +'s & -'s, but as far as SOUND QUALITY goes, vinyl IS superior, as we all know digital music is a shadow of what was actually recorded.
So yeah, burning books, because we all have nooks or kindle's is idiotic, and to say that this is for the "better" is extremely lame, and pretty much what you'd expect from an internet game website guy.
Print media is superior to the shitstain that is internet "journalism", because it has to try harder, and it has to be more creative.
It's like saying MP3's are "better" than Vinyl. Well, no not really. Each has their +'s & -'s, but as far as SOUND QUALITY goes, vinyl IS superior, as we all know digital music is a shadow of what was actually recorded.
So yeah, burning books, because we all have nooks or kindle's is idiotic, and to say that this is for the "better" is extremely lame, and pretty much what you'd expect from an internet game website guy.
As great as it is, anyone upset at this should be angry at Nintendo, not sad. They were really that last gaming magazine to refuse to accept the digital evolution of print, and that's purely Nintendo's fault.
More than likely, they didn't want people reading Nintendo Power on Iphone, Ipads and Android devices.
Instead of creating a business avenues that would very much make a profit, they decide to just let it wither and die like a pathetic old dog that no one wants.
Kind of like the Wii, and many other business avenues they take, or don't.
More than likely, they didn't want people reading Nintendo Power on Iphone, Ipads and Android devices.
Instead of creating a business avenues that would very much make a profit, they decide to just let it wither and die like a pathetic old dog that no one wants.
Kind of like the Wii, and many other business avenues they take, or don't.
Good night sweet prince. Nintendo fan for life.
Also, I agree that printed news and such media will be obsolete very soon, but they cannot...CANNOT take our printed books away. Once that happens, it'll be easier and easier for ALL media to be controlled. I'm not usually a conspiracy guy, but seriously, hold on to books.
Also, I agree that printed news and such media will be obsolete very soon, but they cannot...CANNOT take our printed books away. Once that happens, it'll be easier and easier for ALL media to be controlled. I'm not usually a conspiracy guy, but seriously, hold on to books.
I had a subscription to Nintendo Power in the early 90's and I actually found an old issue in my parents basement when I was there one day. The premier game was Mario Kart for SNES. Now that's along time ago. I really like the Link To The Past comic. My issue with the final episode disappeared about a month after I got it and I remember being pissed. I think that was also the last issue I ever got. Sorry for the ramble. This article just brought back some memories. Trippy.
@BWA - truer words about the internet have never been spoken - nothing but of know-it-all puke stains that would never survive anarchy
@BWA - truer words about the internet have never been spoken - nothing but of know-it-all puke stains that would never survive anarchy
the only problem with digital is that it can be corrupted and the devices eaisily rendered useless. imagine if a large EMP wave went off right in your town, do you know how much chaos there would be. digital and tech is all good but for our saftey and betterment paper goods are esential. just saying.
@BrainWasherAttendent
You made sense up until your MP3 argument. It seems someone is bitter about digital media.
You made sense up until your MP3 argument. It seems someone is bitter about digital media.
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And Nintendo Power, a magazine all about Nintendo all the time, which until just recently was published BY Nintendo, is not biased towards Nintendo? On which planet?
@Fuzunga
Game Informer is not only the largest videogame magazine around, it's one of the most circulated magazines in the country PERIOD. And it's owned by GameStop, which has plenty of money to throw around to buy up exclusivity should they need to. Grabbing exclusives is not something that's unique to print media, it's simply that Game Informer has the level of backing, built up over two decades and with the support of a billion-dollar retailer, that allows it to remain competitive. Magazines NEED those exclusives in order to stay relevant, but by the time exclusives hit, the news gets spread around the net like wildfire. It's a hard game to play, and smaller publications can't necessarily match the might of a giant like Game Informer. If magazines weren't around, those same exclusives would simply go to the biggest game sites like IGN or Kotaku.
And Nintendo Power, a magazine all about Nintendo all the time, which until just recently was published BY Nintendo, is not biased towards Nintendo? On which planet?
@Fuzunga
Game Informer is not only the largest videogame magazine around, it's one of the most circulated magazines in the country PERIOD. And it's owned by GameStop, which has plenty of money to throw around to buy up exclusivity should they need to. Grabbing exclusives is not something that's unique to print media, it's simply that Game Informer has the level of backing, built up over two decades and with the support of a billion-dollar retailer, that allows it to remain competitive. Magazines NEED those exclusives in order to stay relevant, but by the time exclusives hit, the news gets spread around the net like wildfire. It's a hard game to play, and smaller publications can't necessarily match the might of a giant like Game Informer. If magazines weren't around, those same exclusives would simply go to the biggest game sites like IGN or Kotaku.
BrainWasherAttendant:
Just compared print media to vinyl.
Vinyl retains merit for its warm tone and you can't exactly have DJs and turntablists without them. That said, it really depends on what you want to get out of your music - that warm tone or all the digital detail and footprints left by a studio recording. Oh, and MP3s take up less space than records, as in, none. I don't see anyone jogging with a turntable.
Print media doesn't earn any ground because neither provides a warmer tone and pretty much has the same content as a web page without wasting paper. I call that efficiency - the bias of media outlets remains just about the same.
Just compared print media to vinyl.
Vinyl retains merit for its warm tone and you can't exactly have DJs and turntablists without them. That said, it really depends on what you want to get out of your music - that warm tone or all the digital detail and footprints left by a studio recording. Oh, and MP3s take up less space than records, as in, none. I don't see anyone jogging with a turntable.
Print media doesn't earn any ground because neither provides a warmer tone and pretty much has the same content as a web page without wasting paper. I call that efficiency - the bias of media outlets remains just about the same.
Man,
I've never subscribed but I've bough many copies retail. This sucks. RIP Nintendo Power. A toast to 24 years of biased yet awesome excellency.
I've never subscribed but I've bough many copies retail. This sucks. RIP Nintendo Power. A toast to 24 years of biased yet awesome excellency.
At least it's a good thing that the last issiue will JUST be able to talk about the release of the WiiU and maybe have reviews. It would be a shame if they were to miss that,
To think that it has almost been a 1/4 of a century of Nintendo Power.
The magazine is pretty much a shadow of what it was in the early 90s but still it saddens me that it has to go.
To think that it has almost been a 1/4 of a century of Nintendo Power.
The magazine is pretty much a shadow of what it was in the early 90s but still it saddens me that it has to go.
really..? Nintendo Power is like vinyl? XD ...even as a child NP was basically the worst magazine you could buy. Boy's Life was better ok wait I take that back, nothing was as awful as Boy's Life. Vinyl ahahahaha I'm going to be laughing about this for a long time XD
RIP in peace, Nintendo Power. Even though I haven't read a single solitary issue of your magazine (or any video game magazine) in over a decade, it's still kinda sad to see you go.
i wonder if this means my copy of the fun club news will go up in value. to bad the covers are torn and didnt last very good. but i do still have a bunch of old NES era NP's
I don't understand why they don't just run an online version. It could have banner ads to support it. Seriously, all newspapers and magazines should just go online.
@TonyPonce
While you're absolutely right about the obvious availability and efficiency of online media, not all print is centered around breaking news. Great editorials, interviews, and general hobbyist/enthusiast-centric magazines still exist and have a loyal demographic of both ad buyers and consumers. I for one, love to read about games leisurely, while relaxing and enjoying the spirit of gaming. Opposed to getting online to read the most resent refreshed and regurgitated "journalism."
While you're absolutely right about the obvious availability and efficiency of online media, not all print is centered around breaking news. Great editorials, interviews, and general hobbyist/enthusiast-centric magazines still exist and have a loyal demographic of both ad buyers and consumers. I for one, love to read about games leisurely, while relaxing and enjoying the spirit of gaming. Opposed to getting online to read the most resent refreshed and regurgitated "journalism."
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