Recently Departed Official Nintendo Magazine Editor Chandra Nair Turns Up At Nintendo UK

His stuff was in the Australian magazine. Before it got cancelled at the start of the year.

I've only read two issues of ONM in my life (thanks to my subscription being transferred over when Future cruelly shut down Nintendo Gamer), and I've got to say, looking at the editors page, my first impression was "who's this guy - some sort of male model?" He was posing in a manner not too dissimilar to the one in the article, but with a Derek Zoolander poker face.

I wasn't aware he was so instrumental in changing up ONM - I'm not qualified to say whether it was for the better or not - the last time I'd bought the magazine was literally in the 90's, but I'm glad he's going on to greater things.

I'm also very glad that Matthew Castle gets the helm at the magazine - he's always come across as a nice guy, and his time at Nintendo Gamer made the magazine a very enjoyable read for me.

I subscribe to ONM, Chandra is great I wish him well great for him! And hopefully Nintendo too

I should also say, I was devastated when Nintendo Gamer was shut down, and that may have coloured my initial impression of ONM. I can't really offer an opinion on how good the magazine was under him, but I'm glad his hard work has rewarded him with a prestigious job like this.

Good luck to him. I used to get ONM and it went downhill when he left the first time. Then it got good again when he returned. He should do well... even if he does look daft.

I really love ONM, I'm subscribed and have been for the past 3 years! I think Chandra really changed it for the better, but I never saw THIS coming D:

I actually applied for the position which opened up as a result of his departure! Fingers crossed XD

@AJWolfTill cool, good luck!

I am so happy he has got a job!! @AJWolfTill Best of luck to you! If you do give me a shout out, been reading since I could, well read!

I still have some issues of Nintendo Magazine System lying around, that is the only relevant thing I have to say about this.

Well can't say I've ever rated Nintendo magazine under his reign, so not sure how anyone with zero marketing skills would get a job like that at nintendo, unless they plan to continue with thier zero marketing policy.

Kind of weird an Editor went into Marketing... unless there's some correlation I'm missing or perhaps he was studying in the field? Anyway, congrats to him and may he find success within his new position.

I wouldn't just congratulate Nair, I'd congratulate Nintendo as well. They've picked someone who has heard what their UK fan base has saying.

Now all they have to do is to listen to him and make a few changes in the marketing department.

@MrGawain great point

I am pleased Matthew Castle is the new editor of ONM and that Nair has ended up at Nintendo, Good for him. I really liked Nintendo Gamer and it was sad when it closed down, I preferred it to ONM some times they covered some great retro stuff and those DVD's that used to come with the magazine I still have them. They used to give away game guide books too! Going back to ONM they took the franchise over from when the magazine was called Nintendo Magazine system or whatever it was called. They tidied it up and made it more appealing to older readers, I hope Mr Castle brings back some elements of Nintendo Gamer like the retro games sections and oh the page that featured Nintendo stuff around the World..... To any Nintendo Life readers who used to read Nintendo Gamer ( or N-gamer) you guys know what I am talking about.

I'm glad they're doing these kinds of things with former journalists. Hopefully their marketing will steadily improve.

Glad he got the job he desire, hope the best for him in his future career.

Chandra really brought the magazine back from the brink and made it awesome again so for me at least he will be missed.

Shows absolutely 100% that they are marketing agents not journalists.

(The other magazine was better I think but it was axed by Future Publishing).

Two different goals one to inform the public of the truth another to deliberately deceive in the name of marketing.

As marketing manager hopefully he knows how to get the word out for Wii U. With his experience as editor of a magazine he know very well what needs to be done! Let's hope it's the start of good things for the UK and Europe as big games are released!

@unrandomsam "Shows absolutely 100% that they are marketing agents not journalists." yup you certainly don't read ONM for 'fair and balanced' views about nintendo. to be fair it's quite overt that they're about about fan service and promoting the brand.

NL is better, but you're ultimately still getting an empathetic, fan-centred viewpoint. not that that's a terrible thing, on the contrary. there's a big market for it, both in terms of readers and nintendo as advertisers.

Ah yes, James Newton... (Imagines him playing the latest games BEFORE their release date)

It's nice to see individuals in the gaming industry moving up to newer and better things. Best of luck to you, Chandra Nair.

(That name...it reminds me so much of a certain character from Magic: The Gathering...)

Whaa..? He's not the singer of Deftones?

Good I guess?

Awesome news. Nintendo Official Magazine was a complete joke by the end. I liked it as it was the first mag I was really into but the problems were obvious. Official Nintendo Mag with Chandra in charge, gave some real credibility back.

Best of luck.

I read onm every month, but ngamer was better. Matthew should do a good job, he has a v distinctive writing style. Nrevolution was even better tho...

I always liked Chandra as one of his face games ever is Chrono Trigger.

Good for Chandra. Always thought NGamer and its predecessors were better than the offical one - more honest, more incisive and crucially, funnier, and the rejig didn't change that. Still, good for Matthew as well - always been a fan of his writing.

Subscribed for ONM for about two or three years during the early Wii era and the magazine did a barrel role after he left the first time. Good luck to him. What will ONM ever do with the monthly print space dedicated to his modelling portfolio? Nintendo better start making more games!

omg don't do that! I really liked Chandra when he was in ONM and when I read the heading, I saw "departed" and instantly thought he'd died! Thanks for the heart attack! (In case it's not obvious, I'm not really angry, just over-exaggerating) He really does deserve that job though, good for him!

Wow, Nintendo are going to have a Marketing Manager (I know they've had one before, but that one seemed allergic to advertising). Shame they have given the job to a journalist/mag editor rather than someone who is an expert in marketing? Methinks somehow Nintendo yet again hasn't quite understood what is required of a marketing role.

i have the ONM since the turok 2 magazine,way back in '98 till now.
its not the best nintendo magazine ever,my favorite is the legendary N64 magazine

Wow, that promo pose with the Gamepad... so awkward.

When I first read "departed" I thought he was dead! That's luckily not the case!