Here's what Nintendo Life looked like in 2005! - Feedback and Suggestions Forum

ZanderShepherd · 2015-03-30T17:01:13+00:00

Using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine , I tracked down some old versions of Nintendo Life. This sites frequently saves old websites for you to revisit. Unfortunately, it rarely saves the full website, so most screenshots are incomplete in some way. The saved states of Nintendo Life date back to 2005. For the screenshots, I used the news page because I found out I was using the news page halfway through the process. The result shouldn't be much different from using the main page. The earliest saved state I found was from 2005, well, 31-12-2005, but still. It's clear that not everything has been saved, but you can clearly see the difference: http://i.imgur.com/52Irpk7.jpg I love how the Wii is still called Revolution :-) The next one I have is from 15-05-2006. Looks like it was able to load a little more this time. http://i.imgur.com/SA1NAce.jpg Then comes 13-12-2006. Looks like the site had been redesigned, with things like new sign in buttons, renewed boxes and icons there on the side, and some other general changes. http://i.imgur.com/D1uz33Q.jpg Wow, 2007 already? 11-11-2007 to be precise. With this backup, it looks like it was able to save a little bit more when it comes to the layout. Also, 'Sonic Enters The Brawl', I just love that :-) Also, note the new more rounded bars. It may be just the site's fault for not showing the new bars until now, but who knows. http://i.imgur.com/tOrO3Cg.jpg And hello 2008! This one is from 13-01-2008. Nice redesign. You should keep that. But seriously, it's too bad the site hasn't saved this one very well. Oh well. http://i.imgur.com/MOu3T49.jpg Next one is from 13-09-2008. I think it looked a bit more like this? Note the (thus far known) new username and photo box. http://i.imgur.com/oF5nFLN.jpg I couldn't find anything special from 2009, but this one is from 09-04-2010. Looks like they changed up the menu buttons a little bit. Also, I like the new artwork on the top :-) http://i.imgur.com/kGFPpg1.jpg 18-08-2010. I'm seeing some new console buttons. And what's that?...the 3DS! Also, does that redesigned logo look familiar? :-) http://i.imgur.com/0cZbBLX.jpg 2011. 17-09-2011. Hey! It's the Wii U! http://i.imgur.com/RmpJWwu.jpg 04-05-2012. Apparently all the console buttons became a little overwhelming, so here's another redesign! Looks like some things have been moved around, and some astheatic things (like the round/sharp edges) have been changed. http://i.imgur.com/xlw06zk.jpg 05-06-2013. I don't know whether this is because of the incomplete backups, or whatever, but I found this one noticable because it was the first one to show the social media button. It's just a tweet-button, but it's something. http://i.imgur.com/tB0ax67.jpg 31-08-2014. Yes, this looks like the site we know and love today. http://i.imgur.com/4M8S09h.jpg And finally, here's one from 30-03-2015, AKA today http://i.imgur.com/dV120uJ.jpg I found this to be a lot of fun to do. It's funny how the site has changed so much over the last 10 years, especially for someone like me who hasn't been following this site for nearly that long. I just wanted to share this. Do what you want with it :-) Removed the IMG tags, too many large images can slow down the site for some users.-MorphMarron 9-2-2016 UPDATE: HOLY COW! Look at this redesign! I'm personally all for it. Just as I started to feel the site was ready for something new, they drop something as major as this on us! This has to be one of the most major, if not the most major redesign the site has ever seen. I'm not going to go over the new features here, as they're too much to list. You can find a small part of what has been changed listed here: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/02/site_news_welcome_to... And with more updates scheduled this year, I'm curious to see what's going to happen. I decided to update my post here with new screenshots so that we can remember this redesign when the next one comes out. So here are some new screens! http://s9.postimg.org/d2s2vhzgr/nintendolife_redesign_9_2_201... http://s9.postimg.org/f8rfn498r/nintendolife_redesign_9_2_201... http://s9.postimg.org/xbfgh7yrv/nintendolife_redesign_9_2_201... From a website design standpoint, there definitely have been some major steps up, like the dissapearing and reappearing bar on top, and some more convenient ways to sort articles. I personally really like the changes and added features for the users, but like I said before, there's a post on the front page and a seperate forum topic for that, so I won't go into that here. The mobile site has also been redesigned, but unfortunately I can't screencap that. I"ve heard mixed responses over it though. I'm personally all for this redesign, and I'm excited to see what direction the site'll take from here!

Topic: Here's what Nintendo Life looked like in 2005!

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ZanderShepherd
Wed 3rd Feb 2016

Oh yeah, I nearly forgot I ever did this. It does remind me though, there hasn't been a redesign in quite a while? Got anything planned, admins? Just being curious

ZanderShepherd

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Zerodactyl
Wed 3rd Feb 2016

Poketendo wrote:

Oh yeah, I nearly forgot I ever did this. It does remind me though, there hasn't been a redesign in quite a while? Got anything planned, admins? Just being curious

I think it's time for a redesign when the Nintendo NX releases. I did like the way the top bar of the website in 2005 was a Nintendo Wii. That was a good touch.

Zerodactyl

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ZanderShepherd
Wed 3rd Feb 2016

Zerodactyl wrote:

I think it's time for a redesign when the Nintendo NX releases. I did like the way the top bar of the website in 2005 was a Nintendo Wii. That was a good touch.

It was? Wow, I never even noticed that. That would be funny to do again though!

ZanderShepherd

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Zerodactyl
Wed 3rd Feb 2016

Poketendo wrote:

Zerodactyl wrote:

I think it's time for a redesign when the Nintendo NX releases. I did like the way the top bar of the website in 2005 was a Nintendo Wii. That was a good touch.

It was? Wow, I never even noticed that. That would be funny to do again though!

Well, let's hope I interpreted it correctly so I don't look like a complete and utter buffoon.

Zerodactyl

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ZanderShepherd
Tue 9th Feb 2016

And out of nowhere we get a redesign! This has to be the most drastic one yet! I'm honestly excited! I'll add a screenshot of the new homepage to my original post at the beginning of this topic.

I was expecting a redesign for a while now, but not such a drastic one! I'm up for it though! The homepage looks a lot more organised, and you can now easily find articles sorted in the subjects you're interested in, which is something I'm very happy about and user generated scores are something I've been anticipating for a while now. The only thing I sort of miss is the bar with the most recent forum posts on the side of the old homepage, but that's a minor complaint. I'm excited about this redesign and I'm excited where it goes from here!

ZanderShepherd

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Zerodactyl
Tue 9th Feb 2016

@RealPoketendoNL Coincidence that we were just talking about redesigns? Loving the new layout, and the features. Best one yet?

Zerodactyl

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