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* ''Pearls of Wisdom'' features an interview with [[Junichi Masuda]], [[Ken Sugimori]], [[Shigeru Ohmori]] and [[Takao Unno]]
* ''Pearls of Wisdom'' features an interview with [[Junichi Masuda]], [[Ken Sugimori]], [[Shigeru Ohmori]] and [[Takao Unno]]
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* ''A New Wii Revolution'' previews Pokémon Battle Revolution
* ''Sinnoh Surprises'' covers the introduction to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
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* ''Community'' features the Poké0mon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl art contest winner and nintendo.com's art forum
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Nintendo Power

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.

Pokémon-related content in Nintendo Power

Generation I

Main article: Nintendo Power/Generation I

From the January 1998 through August 200 volumes, Nintendo Power covered Pokémon's success in Japan leading up the the eventual North American releases of Pokémon Red and Blue and other Generation I games on Game Boy and Nintendo 64.

Generation II

Main article: Nintendo Power/Generation II

From September 200 through January 2003, the magazine covers the Generation II starting with Pokémon Gold and Silver and continues coverage of other Pokémon games on Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color and Gamecube

Generation III

Main article: Nintendo Power/Generation III

The third generation, covered from February 2003 until February 2007, begins with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire on Game Boy Advance and includes other games on Gamecube and Nintendo DS

Generation IV

The current generation of Pokémon games on Nintendo DS and Wii (including Pokémon games on Virtual Console and WiiWare) begining with Pokémon Diamond & Pearl

Cover Volume Date Content Notes
213 March 2007 Smash Files; Priceless Pokémon; 2007 Super Smash Bros. Brawl calendar; 2006 Nintedo Power Awards Nominations; Community
  • Smash Files profiles Link
  • Priceless Pokémon previews Pokémon Diamond & Pearl
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is nominted for Game Boy Advance Game of the Year (Red Rescue Team only), Best RPG/Strategy Game, Best Story/Writing and Overall Game of the Year
  • Community covers custom-painted Pokémon parking spaces and a custom-made Pokémon cake
214 April 2007 Smash Files; Creature Features
  • Smash Files profiles Fox McCloud
  • Creature Features lists seven major features in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl
215 May 2007 A New Revolution; Smash Files; Pearls of Wisdom (Pokémon Diamond and Pearl cover story); Community
216 June 2007 Smash Files; A New Wii Revolution; Sinnoh Surprises; review; Community
  • Smash Files profiles Zero Suit Samus
  • A New Wii Revolution previews Pokémon Battle Revolution
  • Sinnoh Surprises covers the introduction to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
  • Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl receive a rating of 9.0 out of 10
  • Community features the Poké0mon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl art contest winner and nintendo.com's art forum

See also

External links