Nintendo Power - Is it a subscription magazine only ?

[Windy Miller]

Reason I ask is that I can't get hold of a copy anywhere (I'm in the UK). I've requested it on many US forums, but to no avail. I'm left thinking that it's not available to buy in stores & therefore people aren't willing to take out a subscription to help out a fellow gamer overseas.

eBay hasn't really been much help. When the odd issue does appear, the seller always wants at least $15 shipping - twice the usual rate. :(

[Oobgarm]

AFAIK, a subscription is not required to get the magazine. I've seen it on newsstands here in the US.

[Windy Miller]

Really ? Don't fancy getting me a copy do you ? ;) LOL

[aaronpetrosky]

You're not missing much. Last issue I had was mainly ads. :roll:

[tholly]

you can buy it at newstands and the old issues on eBay in the US generally go for very cheap.....i once picked up 90 issues on ebay for about $13.....

[calthaer]

The magazine really is "worthwhile" for only one thing, and that is the promotional items that occasionally come in it.

Now that they no longer support the e-Reader (and are not giving out e-Reader cards in the magazine), their promo items have all been complete crap - like goofy stickers of the afro-dude from Wario Ware and asinine garbage like that. They have not had a good promo item in years.

The EON Ticket and the CD with the Super Smash Bros music were the best. Even the promo items you get for buying a subscription are now crap - like that one Zelda collection bonus disc for buying Wind Waker + subscription...that was great. But now all they offer you is a free game guide - whoop-de-frickin'-doo.

And too many ads? The entire magazine basically IS an ad - for Nintendo. It always has been.

My subscription has now lapsed, and I have no intention of really renewing.

[Promophile]

But now all they offer you is a free game guide - whoop-de-frickin'-doo.


Thats what they've been offering for subscriptions forever, its only very rarely that you'd get a game or something else. Its kind of funny, one of my friends renewed his subscription a few years back and actually managed to get the SNES Nintendo Power Chrono Trigger guide as his free one!

[le geek]

Yeah it a propoganda rag, but it beats the crap out the official Xbox magazine which is pretty crappy. The latest issue has a pretty good article on Rayman Raving Rabbids incuding interview bits with the creator...

Cheers,
Ben

[VG_Maniac]

Back when the original Dragon Warrior came out on the NES, Nintendo offered it as the free promotional item for subscribing or re-subscribing to Nintendo Power.

[Querjek]

Back when the original Dragon Warrior came out on the NES, Nintendo offered it as the free promotional item for subscribing or re-subscribing to Nintendo Power.
Yeah, I've got my older sister's original envelope that NP sent out with a letter about the game and some maps and such for resubscribing.

You used to be able to get game soundtracks too IIRC... back in the SNES/N64 days.

[jajaja]

You're not missing much. Last issue I had was mainly ads. :roll:

Hehe like the old PC mags (and possibly new). I remember buying some PC games years and years ago. There were 1 page or article, then 1 full page of adverticing. Like 50% of the whole magazine was commercials, seriously.

[Jorpho]

I was quite frustrated that I could not find it in newsstands back in the day. It was pretty hard to find.

But I see it fairly frequently now... especially since it is suffused with ads.

[Richter Belmount]

the wii issue was pretty freakin tight though the previews of all the wii games.

[GameSlaveGaz]

[edit] deleted double post. Damn browser wouldn't load and I kept clicking Submit like a dumbass. Sorry I didn't catch it til today

[GameSlaveGaz]

[edit] deleting another double post. I gotta stop clicking that Submit button like an ass

[GameSlaveGaz]

But now all they offer you is a free game guide - whoop-de-frickin'-doo.


Thats what they've been offering for subscriptions forever, its only very rarely that you'd get a game or something else. Its kind of funny, one of my friends renewed his subscription a few years back and actually managed to get the SNES Nintendo Power Chrono Trigger guide as his free one!

The subscription card inside the magazine always only offers the players guides, but if you subscribe via the Nintendo Power website, they also offer promotional tshirts. In fact, I just checked it out and there's a sweet-looking blue GameBoy Micro shirt. I might resubscribe sooner than usual.
I first subscribed when they were offering the Legend of Zelda Collector's Disk as a promo. I've resubscribed twice since and got a Pikmin 2 shirt and a DS shirt.

Also, to the original poster, Nintendo Power is a North American only publication. If you look at the website, when you select subscribe, it only gives options for US and Canada. So your only option would be eBay or anywhere else online someone will sell back issues. Or move to America LOL. I know it's scary - we drive on the left side of the car and the right side of the road and we've bastardized the English language, but other than that it's not so bad LMAO.

[GameSlaveGaz]

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[retroman]

No it is not....U can get it in stores..

[Windy Miller]

Also, to the original poster, Nintendo Power is a North American only publication. If you look at the website, when you select subscribe, it only gives options for US and Canada. So your only option would be eBay or anywhere else online someone will sell back issues. Or move to America LOL. I know it's scary - we drive on the left side of the car and the right side of the road and we've bastardized the English language, but other than that it's not so bad LMAO.

Hehe. LOL Fingers crossed, a kind chap from this forum has offered to help me out.

[youruglyclone]

if the other fellow backs out I can offer some assistance...thinking about picking up the magazine again

[rbudrick]

Back when the original Dragon Warrior came out on the NES, Nintendo offered it as the free promotional item for subscribing or re-subscribing to Nintendo Power.
Yeah, I've got my older sister's original envelope that NP sent out with a letter about the game and some maps and such for resubscribing.

You used to be able to get game soundtracks too IIRC... back in the SNES/N64 days.

Querjerk, any chance of some good scans of those? I've always wanted to see those. I think this topic came up once before.

But anyway, I got a "Renew NOW!" notice from NP 2 days ago and all they offer is a stupid game guide now. As long as people keep scoffing that shit up, they will keep offering it. They could get me to get a new 1 year subscription every damn month if they had a new game like that Wind Waker promo each month.

-Rob

[GhostDog]

Why don't you just subscribe to a U.K. Nintendo magazine? There is a new magazine in the U.K. which seems to be like Nintendo Power. I don't recall the name but I'm sure you can find it on newstands there and you can subscribe to them.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Back when the original Dragon Warrior came out on the NES, Nintendo offered it as the free promotional item for subscribing or re-subscribing to Nintendo Power.
Yeah, and it also said that if you extended your subscription, you'd get it too. Well, I extended it.

And the bastards NEVER SENT ME ANOTHER MAGAZINE.

[Windy Miller]

if the other fellow backs out I can offer some assistance...thinking about picking up the magazine again

Cheers for that. :)

[Windy Miller]

Why don't you just subscribe to a U.K. Nintendo magazine? There is a new magazine in the U.K. which seems to be like Nintendo Power. I don't recall the name but I'm sure you can find it on newstands there and you can subscribe to them.

I already buy both of those. I'm a magazine whore. :embarrassed: That new magazine is called NGamer (formerly NGC) & it's a damn good read.

[Ruudos]

Why don't you just subscribe to a U.K. Nintendo magazine? There is a new magazine in the U.K. which seems to be like Nintendo Power. I don't recall the name but I'm sure you can find it on newstands there and you can subscribe to them.

I already buy both of those. I'm a magazine whore. :embarrassed: That new magazine is called NGamer (formerly NGC) & it's a damn good read.

I read that in N Gamer. N Gamer exists for almost 3 years now in Holland.

[Windy Miller]

So now the world has two NGamer Magazines ! :eek 2: I wonder if the UK NGamer knows that.