Former Super Play illustrator and current Rare staffer Wil Overton has announced on Twitter than he's part of a team which is creating that most uncommon of beasts: a Nintendo-centric print magazine.
The excellently-named 'Falcon Punch' will boast Overton's trademark anime-style artwork and will aim to cover features and reviews rather than the latest news – a wise move, given that print media is comprehensively outpaced by online these days. The rest of the team are Chris Smith (of RetroCollect and Maximum Power Up fame), Lee Garbutt (of PugHoof Gaming fame – he also used to contribute to this very site) and Danny Major (who spoke to GoldenEye developer David Doak on our behalf not so long ago).
Overton has told us that the team is still trying to find the right balance in terms of content, but the magazine will cover all eras of Nintendo history and will have a particular focus on community engagement (just like the good old days, when magazines were packed with reader artwork and letters asking silly questions about which console was best).
That means stuff like homebrew content, game mods, cosplay, homemade Nintendo craftwork and community art, which could make Falcon Punch a pretty unique publication in the world of Nintendo.
It will even have a cast of characters behind it, as was the case with some of the other magazines Overton worked on during his time at Future Publishing:
The magazine is still in production, but you can follow the team via the Falcon Punch Twitter account. We'll be running a full interview with the guys behind it soon, so watch this space.
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I wish they would do a magazine like Iwata Asks.
Well they have one subscriber right here! Can't wait 😁
This sounds awesome! Love the name. Still love reading magazines and I love the idea of old reviews and game mod news. Very cool
brilliant will this be uk based then? i get retro gamer still but it doesn't have enough ninty content for me!
This looks awesome-icus!
This and Nintendo Force together won't ever fill in the void that was created when Nintendo Power stopped, but I will take them both!
If it's anything like Super Play used to be it's going t be amazing i wish i still had my o.g super play magazines.
Man the Magazine is coming back from the Dead. Maybe Nintendo will bring back Nintendo Power. There are at least 4 Nintendo magazine in the production right now but I like to keep my subscription down to those in my Country Region right now.
Where’s Famidog?
@quinnyboy58 Yep, it’s a UK-based team
I do like how they are using name reference from Nintendo games like Falcon Punch is a line reference from Super Smash Bros. which is from an F-Zero character.
Oh ho ho ho. Color me intrigued. I'll want to know more about the specific content of the magazine, but they've got my undivided attention for the moment.
Ooh, this could be very cool.
Seeing captain N the Game master made me smile haha.
Would love to see something similar revived.
@mesome713
Me too (laughs).
Wow, Now there's a blast from the 80s.
I'm loving the 'Captain N' graphic at the top of this article, though i was wondering...Where's Gameboy?
I hope they can publish to the US cheaper than Retro Gamer can. $12 an issue is a LOT.
Love the name!
Hope this will fill the void left by NGamer.
@TriforceShoe Switch Player magazine wants to have a word with you.
@TriforceShoe Switch Player.
@quinnyboy58 heard of Switch Player?
@Severian and Switch Player, of course...
Wil they do international subs ?
I knew right away it was Wil Overton. Marvellous guy!! That alone is reason enogh for me. Hope it will reach the Netherlands.
If this was a 4chan magazine then the name "Falcon Punch" would be a lot less tasteful...
@olrodlegacy is that like iPlayer on the Switch? Does that mean we might finally get Netflix?
Very excited for this
I miss print gaming magazines. I still have my old Nintendo Powers and EGMs.
Magazines are so expensive now, though
I do love that the N team is being used here. Been a long time since I've seen them.
SuperPlay kept the slightly surreal quirky British humour going that started with mags like 'Your Sinclair' in the 80s. Gaming culture lost a unique voice when it folded. If the producers of Falcon Punch have any sense it's something they should now be looking to revive big time.
Oh wow, this sounds amazing!
But... will they also sell it as an eMagazine? I doubt I'd wanna buy a printed version.
Fantastic, can't wait! Every time I go to WH Smith's at the train station I find myself looking for a Nintendo magazine, even though I know I won't find one! And the only multi-format they've got now is boring Edge! Total gamechanger!
Just hope they can delay the release a bit during this current crisis so it actually gets some sales.
@Cotillion Wish I still had all my old Nintendo Official Magazines since the NES/SNES days and then N64 Magazines, which Wil Overton was involved with!
@Electric-Dreams Don’t worry we absolutely are going for that British humour with this.
@suzzopher Brilliant! Bring it on!
@Electric-Dreams Well, you’ll be pleased to know that this is the exact aim we have for the mag. Most of the team grew up and loved the humour of that era of publications (and personally, they definitely influenced my own writing) - Of course, in Wil’s case, he was part of it!
I hope that everyone will be pleased with the result - A digital (and hopefully print) mag that’ll celebrate all eras of Nintendo and its surrounding culture!
Is this magazine canceled or is it available somewhere, I have checked and found nothing, except the twitter account.
@Damo
is this magazine still available ?
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