Kotaku: Nintendo Power

Sega's Shinobi and Sonic Generations Outed for Nintendo 3DS

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:30:00 EDT

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It would appear that the Sonic game with double the Sonic is, in fact, coming to Nintendo 3DS, as already semi-announced by, well, Sega itself. But Shinobi? Well, that's good news too. Thanks, Nintendo Power magazine! More »

Nintendo Power: Cave Story Going Portable [Update]

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:40:00 EDT

Cave Story, the delightful shooter-platformer released via WiiWare early this year, looks like it will hit another Nintendo platform soon. The new issue of Nintendo Power lists Cave Story for DSiWare in its new game index. More »

Nintendo Power Teases de Blob 2, 'Huge' Mystery Title & More

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:30:00 EDT

Ready the hype engines. Set your expectations to their loftiest, for Nintendo Power is tormenting early subscribers of the mag with a forthcoming reveal of a "huge new title" to debut right around E3 2010. More »

Sega Channels Conduit 2 To Wii This Fall

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EDT

High Voltage Software will give fans of its original shooter The Conduit another opportunity to enjoy first-person shooting thrills on the Wii. The latest issue of Nintendo Power unveils the sequel, Conduit 2. More »

Nintendo Power Reveals Scribblenauts 2, Due Out This Fall

Owen Good — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

A sequel for last year's breakout DS hit Scribblenauts graces the cover of the latest Nintendo power, promising a look at what 5th Cell has in mind. More »

No, This is Not Confirmation of the 'Wii 2'

Owen Good — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST

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Some of you might have noticed that in the latest edition of Nintendo Power, which is someone holding a Wiimote labeled "Wii 2." We contacted the editor and were told it was a straight goof-up, not a surprise leak. More »

Mega Man 10 Revisits Retro, Or The Rise Of Sheep Man

Mike Fahey — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST

The latest issue of Nintendo Power outs a second retro installment of Mega Man. Can Sheep Man pull the wool over the blue bomber's eyes, or will he be thoroughly fleeced? More »

Wii Remote In Raised Fist: Possibly The Image Of Our Generation

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:10 EDT

Three times is homage, rip-off, a trend or simply a sign that this is the signature visual of the gaming era during which we live. More »

Nintendo Power Unsheathes Red Steel 2, Wii MotionPlus Support

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:40:05 EDT

The newest issue of Nintendo Power gives Wii owners their first taste of Ubisoft's sword-fighting sequel Red Steel 2. Looks like the game has taken a significant turn toward the Old West—at least in design. More »

Nintendo Power Lets A Boy And His Blob Details Out Early

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:00:58 EST

Nintendo Power teased us earlier today with a surprise announcement—A Boy And His Blob was coming to the Wii, promising details later. Well, they're out now and, boy, does this game look spectacular. More »

A Boy And His Blob Return To Wii

Mike Fahey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:20:00 EST

Not only does the latest issue of Nintendo Power have the scoop on Excitebots, it also features the return of the game that sold a million jelly beans, A Boy and his Blob. More »

First Screens, Details On Nintendo's ExciteBots

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:40:05 EST

Nintendo's announcement of the existence of Excitebots: Trick Racing—the sequel to Wii launch title Excite Truck—was annoyingly short on details. Consider us detail-free no more, thanks to the latest issue of Nintendo Power. More »

Indiana Jones And The Staff Of Kings Revealed In New Nintendo Power

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:30:02 EST

We've already seen the trailer and been properly prepared by Nintendo Power's own teasing, so the cover treatment given to Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings isn't exactly a shocker. But we'll take it! More »

Disturbing Art From Nintendo Powers Past

Mike Fahey — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:30:00 EST

Agent B from The -Minus World discovered a stack of old Nintendo Power magazines recently, and for some god-awful reason decided to share with us the The Top 10 Most Disturbing Illustrations From Nintendo Power. More »

First Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Details

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:40:07 EDT

The new issue of Nintendo Power contains first official details on Rockstar Games' youth corrupting Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, reported to be a cel-shaded, M-rated 3D journey through Liberty City with an isometric view. According to NeoGAF poster botticus, Chinatown Wars looks to adopt GTA IV's use of a cell phone for portions of the game's UI, with a PDA controlling your "email, contacts, map, music player, GPS, [and] stat-tracking." Those stats can be uploaded via Wi-Fi to the Rockstar Social Club, supposedly, to keep obsessive-compulsive track of your in-game progress. Gameplay-wise, Chinatown Wars will feature D-pad aiming and auto targeting via the R button, as well as "tasteful" mini-games — no lap dances? The arsenal is said to include a flamethrower and chain gun, and the wanted system looks to be modified to maybe shun GTA IV's "out of sight, out of mind" mechanic for one that requires the player to "disable police cars any way possible." More details after the jump. More »

New Sonic Wii Game Revealed, Brings Much Needed Swordplay To Series

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDT

The latest issue of Nintendo Power reveals, via cover story, that Sonic the Hedgehog is back! After a painfully long absence, the "Blue Blur" is returning to the Wii with Sonic & The Black Knight which the mag pitches as a "big new Wii-exclusive adventure" in which Sonic "swings cool steel." Yep, the Sonic drought is over. More »

Nintendo Power Reveals Sonic Chronicles, BioWare's Hedgehog RPG

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:40:02 EST

The latest issue of Nintendo Power features a cover story and 7-page feature on BioWare's role playing game for the Nintendo DS that stars Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. Titled Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, the portable RPG is said to be a stylus-controlled affair a la The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass by NeoGAF member giggas, who already has a copy of the mag and is responsible for the scan of the cover. More »

Made To Order Nintendo Collages

Mark Wilson — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:20:12 EST

It can be hard to walk that line between tasteful and tacky when it comes to video game art and memorabilia. But I'm really digging these Nintendo collages by DC-based artist Chris Lange. Each piece is handmade from old Nintendo Power magazines—yes, the art is 100% Nintendo born—and is made to order by request. More »

Nintendo Power Commercial

fdemarco — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:00:00 EST

Another little treat from RetroGameVideos.com. Back in the days when they used to advertise magazine subscriptions on TV comes this seizure inducing commercial for Nintendo Power magazine. I've said it before and I'll say it again the eighties may have sucked in a lot of ways, but the video game (and related) commercials are the stuff dreams are made of however twisted those dreams may be. Get the power! More »

DS Ad Teaches More than Words

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:00:51 EDT

This ad for Ubisoft's word game My Word Count teaches more than words. It teaches naughty baseball idioms, too! Just read: More »

Future Takes Over Nintendo Power

Mike Fahey — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:30:09 EDT

Future US continues it's domination of the official console magazine market as Nintendo hands them the reins of the long-running and well-respected publication Nintendo Power. For nearly two decades Nintendo has handled the publishing of the mag in-house, but starting with the December issue (on sale next month), it's all on Future.

"We are honored to be selected as the new publisher for an industry touchstone like Nintendo Power," says Future US's President, Jonathan Simpson-Bint. "This is an opportunity for Future to use its core competencies - great editorial, deep knowledge of young men's lifestyles and technical expertise - in service of one of the world's great entertainment brands. We couldn't be more excited to get started."

Deep knowledge of young men's lifestyles? First off, that sounds slightly creepy, and secondly...just young men? Hopefully they'll eventually get around to creating a Nintendo magazine for girls. More »

Nintendo Power Lives, Goes Third-Party

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 25 May 2007 18:30:09 EDT

It appears that reports of Nintendo Power's death have been greatly exaggerated. Or slightly misinterpreted. While changes are afoot in the marketing department at Nintendo—that division is relocating some to San Francisco, some to New York City—the Nintendo-branded magazine will indeed live on. More »

Nintendo Power Shutting Down?

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:40:19 EDT

IGN is currently running with a rumor that the long-running, internally published magazine Nintendo Power may be ceasing operations within the year. The site's sources tell them that "mass layoffs are underway and that employees are being told to look for new work by September." More »

Commodore 64 Joins The Wii Virtual Console?

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:50:42 EDT

In the most recent issue of Nintendo Power, it has been reported that the Commodore 64 will join the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, MSX and Turbografx 16 as one of the available platforms for the Wii Virtual Console. More »

Nintendo Power's Eerie Premonition of the Future: Super Mario Galaxy

brownlee — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:40:23 EDT

From Nintendo Power #31. December, 1991. First Column. More »

Stop With The Wii Buttons Already

brownlee — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:00:44 EDT

Infendo points to a new promo picture published in the latest issue of Nintendo Power that seems to insinuate yet another undisclosed Wii button over which to spend the newsless summer months feverishly speculating. More »

Fanboys, Get Your Old-School Fanboy Mags

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:56:16 EDT

I'm really dating myself when I say that I owned both issue one of Nintendo Power and Sega Visions. I didn't own them second hand, I got them in the mail new. If you're like me, a withering old man, and want to strain your vision through the clouds of forming cataracts as you reminisce of a simpler time in gaming, check out racketboy's Retro Gaming for old-school game magazine scans. For the low risk investment of a quick PDF download, you can check out previews of then-upcoming games like Decap Attack or Phantasy Star III in the first issue of Sega Visions, or remember your pre-disappointment fantasies of both Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Castlevania II: Simon's Quest courtesy of Nintendo Power. More »

Nintendo Power's Famous Contests

Brian Crecente — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:00:31 EDT

Error Macro takes a look at the one consistent feature that showed up in every issue of Nintendo Power without fail: The contests. More »

GameCube Taught Nintendo a Lesson, Says Reggie

egauger — Fri, 26 May 2006 16:40:00 EDT

Poor launch choices with the GameCube served as a learning experience that will only strengthen the Wii release, says new Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime in the latest issue of Nintendo Power. He admits the launch titles were not "diverse and strong enough", and that the second wave of titles took its sweet time in coming. Unfortunately, most of the actual quotes read like corporate brochure babble: More »

Sega, Sony Torture Mario Over Starfox 64

brownlee — Tue, 02 May 2006 19:40:24 EDT

From the days when Starfox's nose was jet, this Nintendo Power promotional video, in which Sega and Sony's nefarious goons kidnap Mario to extract information about Starfox 64. Mario is tortured with a car battery! More »

New Castlevania DS in the Works?

Brian Crecente — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:00:26 EST

Nintendo Gal has their monthly look at the latest issue of Nintendo Power and apparently it's got a bit of a doozy in it. More »

Fresh New Super Mario Bros. Details

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:38:07 EST

The latest Nintendo Power is in subscribers hot little hands, with new info on the Nintedno DS Mario. title, unfortunately titled New Super Mario Bros. Featuring some 80-odd levels, the game also sees the return of some classic and recent SMB canon characters, with the NSMB twist. The mag also has shots of Koopa boss battles, new enemies, and Super Mario World-style fence climbing. More »