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Post by Martin St. Louis on May 15, 2007 13:54:22 GMT -5
Rumor: Nintendo Power Shutting DownMass layoffs and a new focus may close the curtain on Nintendo's official magazine.
May 14, 2007 - Hot on the heels of the news last week that Nintendo of America was planning to move a significant chunk of its marketing and sales departments from Seattle to either San Francisco or New York, IGN has learned that the company may be planning to close or restructure its official Nintendo Power magazine. Sources close to the publication tell IGN that mass layoffs are underway and that employees are being told to look for new work by September of this year.
Calls placed to Nintendo of America for comment went unanswered in time for publish.
Founded in 1988, Nintendo Power magazine has over the years faced an emerging threat from game-focused websites, which have the means to provide more timely news, previews, reviews, walkthroughs and cheats. Even so, the publication has maintained a loyal subscriber base.
Without an official confirmation one way or the other, we're still in rumor territory, but what is undeniable at this point is that the magazine is either undergoing a rebirth of some kind or is on its last legs. Some insiders have suggested that Nintendo Power will continue on, but will be published by a third party source.
IGN will continue to follow the story and update readers with more information as it becomes available.wii.ign.com/articles/788/788281p1.html*fucking screams*
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Post by Nick on May 15, 2007 14:27:49 GMT -5
What the hell? I've never been a big reader, but it's always been there. I remember the first time I saw what Tyson looked like in Punchout was Nintendo Power. That's sad.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on May 15, 2007 14:29:04 GMT -5
I still get Nintendo Power.
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Post by Nick on May 15, 2007 14:38:23 GMT -5
Everytime I picked up an issue, I always flipped to the letters section for some reason.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on May 15, 2007 14:47:18 GMT -5
I always read the letters first. That whole section is balls now though, whoever answers the letters tries waaay too hard to be witty. They always have to mention David Hasselhoff or Chuck Norris in each response. It's incredibly lame. It's like they're trying to say, "hay, we read the internet and watch Adult Swim, too! FAMILY GUY LOL". Shut the fuck up and agree with my letter on why I think Mario Paint changed the world, asshole.
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Post by Nick on May 15, 2007 14:58:31 GMT -5
Do they still have incredibly biased reviews?
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Post by Martin St. Louis on May 15, 2007 15:02:28 GMT -5
It's actually not as bad now. What pisses me off about their reviews now though is that above the review, they have some "clever" pun in big ass print, with the actual game's title in tiny letters under that.
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Post by Nick on May 15, 2007 15:49:32 GMT -5
How many gaming magazines are even on the market anymore? All I see now is a bunch of PS themed ones.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on May 15, 2007 15:55:41 GMT -5
I think the official PlayStation magazine went out a couple months ago.
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