RIP Nintendo Power

[CyberCubed]

I wonder if now is a good time to sell my old stacks of Nintendo Power on ebay that I've had lying around.

Anyone know if they'll sell?

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I wonder if now is a good time to sell my old stacks of Nintendo Power on eBay that I've had lying around.

Anyone know if they'll sell?

How many do you have? I'm thinking that Nintendo Power is one of those magazines that has a good chance of selling on eBay, especially if you've got a lot of them. I tried to sell two US PlayStation magazines together, and recently tried to sell the most recent eleven Game Informer magazines I have, but no takers.

I've got all 282 issues of NP that have been out so far, as well as all seven Nintendo Fun Club News newsletters, and even all four Nintendo Power Advance issues. I know I could make a truckload of cash if I were to sell all of them, but I can't bring myself to give them up for anything.

[Ecto Jedi]

Originally Posted by Venom

I subscribed to NP way the hell back in the early days and kept it til I sold my NES (~97). Then I got it for a couple years ~03-04 or so when they had the Four Swords Adventures and LoZ: Collector's Disc.

Even then, I could tell the magazine was drastically different from the one I remembered. There wasn't any charm or soul in the publication, or fun things reminiscent of Howard & Nester, comics just a bunch of mediocre articles.

You've got it exactly right. Late '80s, early '90s NP was great. It's still fun to browse through those issues -- the Battletoads issue had full level guides and a quirky ten-page comic based on the game.

I'd buy a stack of those old mags off eBay in a heartbeat, if I had the expendable cash.

[Storm Eagle]

I got my October 2012 issue (volume 283) in the mail today like I thought I might, and I got it exactly as I imagined. In plastic wrapping with this note inside with it.

[pannoni1]

The only reason that magazines are still cool for the tech set are for arts & crafts purposes, such as fashion mags. Retromags will be a good place to see these classics who don't want to spend on eBay; who would even think about dialing a premium 900 number back in the late '80s/early '90s just to get a hint today? One more piece of good news for all of the eyecare executives meaning that more people will need to look at a screen and won't have the offline mystique of paper. That said, I myself and my brother had a few issues of NP throughout the '90s, and thought it was really neat before discovering the Internet changed everything. Farewell and good luck Nintendo with the future of delivering information to gamers!

[TheCanadiandrome]

well i guess i'll get the December issue

[Storm Eagle]

Well, I got my November 2012 issue in the mail today, and it goes on sale in stores on the 13th. After that, just one more to go.

[Storm Eagle]

I still haven't gotten my final issue yet, but a picture of the regular version of the final issue's cover has been sighted.

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8830/originalop.jpg

They end it all by bookending. I'm guessing the subscriber edition's cover will have the exact same art. That would be great. Plus it wouldn't have any text over it either, except for the NP logo. I'm totally looking forward to getting mine in the mail. I might even buy the one with the regular cover from a store since it's so close to the first issue's cover with all the text over the picture. Maybe it'll even be wrapped in plastic.

It says "25 Years of NP History", but the magazine has only been around since 1988, and that would make it 24 years. Perhaps they're also including the Nintendo Fun Club News newsletters in the history, which started in 1987. Ah, good times.

[Powder]

Saw it coming & I couldn't be happier.

[GK Punk]

I had no plans on buying the final issue until I saw that cover. Nostalgia just won me over and I'm going to try and pick it up today.

[TheCanadiandrome]

i'll be getting that final issue

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by GK Punk

I had no plans on buying the final issue until I saw that cover. Nostalgia just won me over and I'm going to try and pick it up today.

It doesn't go on sale in stores until December 11th.

[LeoNerdo]

The final cover is SO perfect. I'm really sad to see it go. I've been a subscriber for the past 10+ years.

[GK Punk]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

It doesn't go on sale in stores until December 11th.

Thanks for the heads up. I got to busy to look for it today anyway so now I know not to rush out quite yet.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by GK Punk

Thanks for the heads up. I got to busy to look for it today anyway so now I know not to rush out quite yet.

There's a thought I had. Since I subscribe, I'd be getting a copy with the subscriber cover, and it might even be wrapped in plastic. I might get it in the mail before it goes on sale in stores on December 11th. If I get it in the mail first, I might just hold off on reading it if it's even wrapped in plastic. If it is wrapped in plastic, I'll just wait for them to start getting sold in stores, and buy two copies, which would have the regular cover. I'd open one and read it, and leave the other wrapped in its plastic. That way I'll have both the subscriber edition and regular edition in plastic.

[Darth Knuckles]

Hey Storm Eagle! That sounds like a great idea to have the last two versions of the last issue in plastic. I was wondering if you could tell me what two characters appear in the October and November issues in the "Star Power" section. That would help me out a lot! I am also going to buy the final issue of Nintendo Power.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Darth Knuckles

Hey Storm Eagle! That sounds like a great idea to have the last two versions of the last issue in plastic. I was wondering if you could tell me what two characters appear in the October and November issues in the "Star Power" section. That would help me out a lot! I am also going to buy the final issue of Nintendo Power.

Diddy Kong and Samus Aran appear in the Star Power section of those issues, respectively.

I found someone who got a hold of the final issue, and says he got it from a store. He tells me that there actually won't be a subscriber edition cover for it. I'd ask how he knows, but I've probably bothered him enough already. He may not want to answer. I guess I'll know for sure once my own copy arrives in my mailbox. It's still taking its sweet ass time to get to me, but if I don't get it by this Saturday (the 8th of the month), it's late, and I'm going to report it as such, and they'll send me a new one. He does say that it was also in plastic though. So when I get mine in the mail, I'll still just get another one from the store if there won't be a subscriber edition cover. That way, I'll have one loose and one in mint condition wrapped in plastic. If I report it late though, and the first attempt to mail it to me actually does arrive, I'll already have two copies and won't have to go to a store to get a second one. I can see how even subscribers would get that same cover though. They intended to go out with a bit of a tribute to the past.

I saw someone say elsewhere that the way Nintendo designed the final cover wasn't so much of an homage, but rather a testament to how Nintendo doesn't know how to be original. Someone just has to be a downer and piss all over everything. So I say screw her, and not in the good way.

[Darth Knuckles]

Okay thank you very much for that info. Since both of the last two issues were in plastic I couldn't see the issues ans didn't know about the "Star Power" section. If one of them happened to be Knuckles I was going to get my hands on that issue for sure! I'll let you know when I get the last issue in my area.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I saw someone say elsewhere that the way Nintendo designed the final cover wasn't so much of an homage, but rather a testament to how Nintendo doesn't know how to be original. Someone just has to be a downer and piss all over everything. So I say screw her, and not in the good way.

I mean. It's kinda true.

Nintendo has been living off of nostalgia for a long time without actually trying anything new.

Most of the new game's ad campaigns are pretty much "Hey man....remember that old game? That was great. Here's a game with that character." That's all the New Super Mario Bros series is.

[愛]

Stryker is right. What the hell was even their last IP? Pikmin? Remember that time they made that music game for DS that no one cared about? They even had to go third-party for Smash Bros. Brawl.

They may have been original years ago, but even their attempt at original hardware is just a damn chore for anyone who is an actual video game player. I haven't finished Skyward Sword because swinging the controller around is too much work for me to care.