Nintendo Power
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Nintendo Power is the official magazine of Nintendo games and platforms in the United States. It was published by Nintendo of America from 1988 until 2007. Currently, the magazine is published by Future US, a San Francisco-based company which incidentally also publishes the official magazines of Nintendo's rival brands, Microsoft and Sony.
Many features and promotions associated with Pokémon have ran through the magazine during the franchise's history including previews and reviews, strategies, covers, comics, contests, mini-magazines, trading cards and promotional VHS cassettes.
Cover | Volume | Date | Content | Notes |
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104 | January 1998 | Nintendo Space World '97 Report | A look at the Japanese Nintendo expo which features the announcement of "Pocket Monsters" arrival in North America in 1998. Also featured were the Japanese announcements of the Gold and Silver versions and early looks at Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Snap and Hey You, Pikachu! for the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive. | |
105 | February 1998 | Giant Game Boy is the Little System That Could | News article about the resurgence of the Game Boy's popularity, mentioning Pocket Monsters' - now rechristened "Pokémon" – arrival in North America. | |
108 | May 1998 | special feature | An introduction to the Pokémon franchise covering the games, TCG, anime and the Japanese obsession with Pokémon in general. | |
109 | June 1998 | E3 1998 report | Covers Pokémon Red and Blue Versions, Pokémon Pikachu and Game Boy Color. | |
111 | August 1998 | Nintendo Power Online Update | Covers official Nintendo websites, including Pokemon.com. | |
113 | October 1998 | review | Pokémon Red and Blue receive an overall rating of 7.2 out of 10. | |
117 | February 1999 | Classified Information; Pokémon Game Link Special | Safari Zone Cheat | |
118 | March 1999 | subscription bonus; 1998 Nintendo Power Award Nominations; Pokémon Snap and Pokémon Pinball news; TCG feature |
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119 | April 1999 | subscription bonus; Super Smash Bros. article and Player's Poll Contest; PokéCenter section debuts |
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120 | May 1999 | Pokémon Snap article; E3 1999 guide; 1998 Nintendo Power Awards; PokéCenter |
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File:NP121.JPG | 121 | June 1999 | Pokémon Snap cover story; Player's Poll Contest; PokéCenter; review |
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122 | July 1999 | subscription bonus; Classified Information; Pokémon Pinball strategy; Player's Poll Contest; Counselors' Corner; PokéCenter; review |
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123 | August 1999 | Counselors' Corner; PokéCenter |
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124 | September 1999 | Counselors' Corner; PokéCenter; Arena; Player's Poll Contest |
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File:NP125.JPG | 125 | October 1999 | Pokémon Yellow cover story; PokéCenter; Arena |
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126 | November 1999 | Pokécenter; Arena |
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127 | December 1999 | Pokécenter; Arena; Pak Peeks |
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128 | January 2000 | millenium predictions/1999 in review; Pokécenter; Player's Poll Contest; Arena |
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129 | February 2000 | Pokémon Stadium preview, Pokécenter, Arena |
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File:NP130.JPG | 130 | March 2000 | Pokémon Stadium cover story; subscription bonus; Pokécenter; 1999 Nintendo Power Awards Nominations, Arena; review |
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See also
External links
- Nintendo Power on Wikipedia
- Future US on Wikipedia
- Nintendo Power official site
- Nintendo of America official site