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 First issue, July/August 1988 | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Steve Thomason |
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| Former editors | Chris Slate |
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| Categories | Video games |
| Frequency | 6x annually; monthly beginning January 1991 |
| Format | Magazine |
| Circulation | 475,000 (2012)[1] |
| First issue | July/August 1988 |
| Final issue Number | December 11, 2012 285 |
| Company |
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| Country | United States, Canada |
| Based in | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.nintendopower.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 2015) |
| ISSN | 1041-9551 |
| OCLC | 760783416 |
Nintendo Power was a video game news and strategy magazine from Nintendo of America, first published in July/August 1988 as Nintendo's official print magazine for North America. The magazine's publication was initially done monthly by Nintendo of America, then independently, and in December 2007 contracted to Future US, the American subsidiary of British publisher Future plc.[2] Its 24-year production run is one of the longest of all video game magazines in the United States and Canada.
On August 21, 2012, Nintendo announced that it would not be renewing its licensing agreement with Future Publishing, and that Nintendo Power would cease publication in December.[1][3] The final issue, volume 285, was released on December 11, 2012.[4]
On December 20, 2017, a podcast version of Nintendo Power was launched, which ran until 2023. It was hosted by Chris Slate, the former Editor-in-Chief of the magazine. The podcast is on hiatus as of 2024.
- ^ a b Kain, Erik (23 August 2012). "Nintendo Power Magazine Will Cease Publication This December According To Nintendo". Forbes. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Nintendo and Future US Team To Publish Nintendo Power magazine". Future US. 19 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Mallory, Jordan (August 21, 2012). "Nintendo Power coming to an end". Joystiq. Archived from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ John Gaines. "Where Have All the Magazines Gone?". Library Point. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.