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That Time Wario Made A Deal With Satan, And Mario Went To Hell

Nintendo Power in the US had a monthly comic called Howard & Nester. It was, with one exception, totally kid-friendly. Fairy floss and rainbows.


Nintendo Power Is Gone, But Nintendo Magazines Live On

Nintendo Power magazine may have released its final issue late last year, but the spirit of the publication lives on with Nintendo Force, a very shiny, very new magazine that is hoping to take its place.


That Rare Nintendo Power Comics Strip With A Naughty Word Can Be Yours Now

Old-school fans know that Howard Phillips used to be Nintendo’s Games Master, immortalised in the back-page “Howard & Nester” comic strip of the recently cancelled Nintendo Power magazine. Phillips is a guy who helped the company on its rise to power in the United States. He probably has all kinds of cool stuff locked away somewhere, right? Yup, and now you can own some of it. Including an unprinted Nintendo Power comic with a cussword in it.


The Final Nintendo Power Cover Is Awesomely Nostalgic

On the left, the final issue of Nintendo Power magazine, a publication that’s been running since the ’80s. It’s great on its own, but when you remember what the first issue of Nintendo Power looked like, on the right, it’s enough to bring a tear to the eye.


Nintendo Power Officially Closed Its Doors Today

The news dropped in August, but today Nintendo Power magazine, which has run since 1988, officially closed its doors.


The Unpublished Nintendo Comic That Said “Shit”

Howard & Nester was a comic staple of Nintendo Power for much of the magazine’s run, but there’d always been one storyline kept out of the public eye. Until today.


One Man’s Journey From Warehouse Worker To Nintendo Legend

Howard Phillips might not be as big a name in Nintendo history as men like Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoru Iwata and Gunpei Yokoi. But his story is just as interesting, and the story of his role in the company’s American invasion of the 1980s is one all Nintendo fans should enjoy.


Nintendo Confirms The End Of The Nintendo Power Era

Yesterday, news broke suddenly that Nintendo Power — one of the oldest game magazines around — would be shutting down. Today, Nintendo confirms that the Future-published magazine is ending this year.


Cliff Bleszinski’s Eulogy For Nintendo Power

After news broke yesterday that Nintendo Power seems all but doomed as a print publication and may be finished outright, I reached out to the biggest fan of Nintendo Power that I know of: Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski.


A Loving Video Tribute To Nintendo Power

Today came the sad news that Nintendo Power, the magazine that guided many of us through our early video games days, has reportedly been shuttered.


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