We saw the cover of this season's Nintendo Magazine a few weeks back now - a gorgeous 3D render of a Splatoon 3 Inkling and Smallfry - but with the content only available in Japanese, we had to be content with just looking at the pictures. Fortunately, a digital copy of the mag is now available in English, featuring many excerpts from the Japanese original.
Amongst all of this Nintendo-y goodness is an interview with Deep Cut, an introduction to the Paldea region from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, tips and tricks for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and much more.
Ever wanted to take a look at a day in the life of an Umbra Witch? This issue even has that too! Now that we have an English translation to hand, we can unpack all of this content ourselves while we get cozy in the run up to the Holidays.
The English translation can be found by following the link in the above tweet. Alternatively, you can access the issue from the official Nintendo site.
This year's Summer issue showed off Kirby as the cover star, with a multi-page spread dedicated to the series' 30th anniversary. With Splatoon 3 gracing the cover now, we wonder who will be next to take on the mantle in 2023...
Are you excited to give this season's issue a read? Let us know in the comments!
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They're still making Nintendo Magazines?
There was an Australian one during the Wii U era, if memory serves (particularly ironic given what a flop the Wii U was too, further limiting its reach), and I bought a few issues, though there was very little point in doing so as they imparted very little information that I didn't already know (and/or care about).
I kind of miss them though. I would probably still buy the odd issue if they were still around.
I used to read magazines all the time as a kid (with football ones like MOTD and GOAL! being two of the biggest for me) so this brings back some nice memories. Had a scan through the Deep Cut interview myself and can confirm: it's pretty goddamn adorable.
It's got some amount of Splatoon lore in this magazine. Apparently, the Splatoon equivalent of the Ultraman series exists.
I got some 90's - early 00's vibe while reading this magazine
i do not remember as a kid a nintendo magazine with so many advertisements
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This is awwwwesome. I remember with sadness the final print issue of Nintendo Power. Mario was on the front and Mario Galaxy (can't remember if it was G1 or G2..) was the feature game. Anyone remember with those latter NP magazines how the spines gradually created an image issue by issue? Awww yes, fond memories.
I'm happy as well that the spirit of NP carries on in a sense via the Nintendo Power podcast!
Kinda disappointed they only translated portions of the magazine, I was hoping for the full thing.
@johnedwin Nintendo Power was basically all advertisements. It was a company sponsored magazine, so it was all self-serving propaganda to get you to buy more of their products.
Not saying it was bad! I loved it!
@JetForceGemInEye The last issue was about New Super Mario Bros for the Wii U.
@johnedwin I think it’s best to think of this entire magazine as one big, glossy advertisement. That’s very much the reason for its existence. This is Nintendo saying, “hey, look at all these games we’ve made, why don’t you buy them?”
If you’re looking an independent criticism, then the Online Nintendo Magazine published by Nintendo on the Official Nintendo website is not where you’re going to find it.
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