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Issue #81: The Legacy of the Virtual Boy — January/February 2026
Have you ever been excited to shove your face into a foam- lined hunk of bright red plastic? By golly, I have!The summer of 1995. As I was beginning to do more and more frequently thanks to my growing admiration for all things Nintendo, I strolled into the nearest Best Buy store to see what the late...
2025's Black Friday Deals are Live!
It's that time of year when deals, discounts and every other variety of price drop demands your attention, and jumping straight into the middle of that fray is good old NF Publishing!Visit nintendoforcemagazine.com/shopto see all of our new bundle options and bulk up your physical NF issue colle...
Issue #80: Radical Racers (That Aren't Mario Kart) – November/December 2025
Mario Kart remains massively successful for Nintendo.Following its launch alongside the new Switch 2 earlier this year, the series’ latest sequel, Mario Kart World, sold nearly 6,000,000 copies just within the month of June. That insane number — which makes it the biggest launch for a new Mario ...
Issue #79: Of Mice and Mouse Control – September/October 2025
Most of the time, when Nintendo presents a new piece of video game hardware, it’s got at least one flashy new feature. Some off-the-wall aspect of its design that is eye-catching. Headline-grabbing. YouTube-thumbnail-earning!A 3D screen that lets you see the 3D effect without needing to wear speci...
Posters, Postage, Paper Supply & More: 2025
The end of July has arrived once more, so it's time again for our annual update on the state of the physical magazine printing industry. As in years past, this post has a one-time charge attached that helps us to offset the increased costs of postage, buying paper to print the magazine and espec...
Issue #78: I'm Gonna Wreck It! – July/August 2025
EMERGENCY! Emergent gameplay is emerging with escalating frequency! Be warned that you are now at increased risk for an upsurge in personal creativity!You might’ve heard that term getting kicked around more and more in recent years, but what does “emergent gameplay” really mean? Well, it’s w...
Issue #77: The Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Guide — May/June 2025
Our spotlight is officially shifting!We know the Switch 1’s not done, and we’ll continue our coverage of its continued life throughout the overlap years that lie ahead. But with the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 coming up on June 5, it’s time to fix our focus on the future! So welcome to the...
Issue #76: Entering the Overlap – March/April 2025
HEADS-UP #1:No wall poster will be included with print copies of this issue. Instead, we're going to do two wall posters with our next issue, NF #77! That will be our big blow-out Switch 2 Launch Guide issue, so I figured we could shift things a bit to inject some extra hype for that one. You...
Recent USPS Delivery Delays
Hey there, Force fans! Just wanted to drop you all a quick note to address some recent delivery delays with the US Postal Service.We're nearing the end of January, and some of our US subscribers are still waiting for their copies of Issue #75 to arrive. This is largely because the USPS has been ...
Now Live on Kickstarter! Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man
The third NF Book Kickstarter is now on . . . and already fully funded before I could even jump over to this tab to post this!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfpublishing/hand-drawn-game-guides-mega-manIt took only 12 minutes for the baseline funding goal to be achieved. Jump in now and make a ...
New Book! Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man
Readers of NF Issue #75 got an early look at this announcement, but today's the day we've broadcast the news to the wider online world: We're making a Mega Man book! An officially licensed, partnered-with-Capcom guide to the original Mega Man game!It's coming to Kickstarter one week ...
Issue #75: The Value of Replay – January/February 2025
We're heading into the beginning of NF’s 13th year of publishing!The release of this issue coincides with the conclusion of a dozen years of Nintendo Force, and 12 years deep we again find ourselves on the verge of another major hardware reveal and release.. . . But Switch 1 isn’t quite done...
Black Friday is Here!
Happy post-Thanksgiving shopping day, everyone! I first gave all of our patrons here a heads-up about our annual Black Friday Back Issue Bundles sale last week, but since Black Friday has now officially arrived, here's a collective reminder!Visit nintendoforcemagazine.com/shopto see all of the n...
Issue #74: The Bond Between Brothers – November/December 2024
Scheduling has become a constant struggle.Who’s going to play first? How longis he going to play? What game is he going to pick, and when he’s done, who will be the next in line? Rinse and repeat the process for every one of the siblings, then pause only long enough to sleep and wake up the next...
Last Call for NES Endings Compendium: Volume 2!
Hey again, Nintendo Force patrons! I didn't want to bother you all too much about our newest Kickstarter campaign throughout this past month, but I'm directing your attention toward it one last time today, since we're less than 10 hours away from it ending now!Here's the campaign lin...
Now Live on Kickstarter! NES Endings Compendium: Volume 2
Our second NF Books Kickstarter campaign is a go!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfpublishing/nes-endings-compendium-volume-2Click there to jump over now, check out the video, the campaign page and the pledge tiers, and become one of our first backers helping us to reach our funding goal! Thank...
New Kickstarter Launching Soon! NES Endings Compendium: Volume 2
Greetings again, Nintendo Force fans!I hope your Septembers are getting off to a solid start. Print copies of our newest issue should be arriving in most subscribers' mailboxes soon (if they haven't already), but don't freak out if yours hasn't arrived quite yet. The Labor Day weeken...
Issue #73: Leading Ladies 10 Years Later – September/October 2024
Hello, Nintendo Force readers!When we were doing the planning for this issue, I discovered that not only would this be the 10th anniversary of our Leading Ladies cover story, but it would also be the 10th anniversary of my first contribution to Nintendo Force! (I wrote about the PAX East Pokémon Le...
Posters, Postage, Paper Supply & More, 2024
Our annual update on the state of physical magazine publishing has arrived, and with it our once-a-year look back at our last 12 months' worth of wall posters. We're coming off of a particularly popular one, as a lot of fans across social media have praised our selection of classic Chrono Tr...
Issue #72: A Tribute to Toriyama – July/August 2024
My little brother’s always been a better artist than me.I can knock out a knock-off of Mario easily enough, just off the top of my head, but that’s about the extent of my artistic talents. Dan, on the other hand, can craft original characters out of thin air, with no trouble at all. Give him a p...
Poll Responses Needed!
Hey everyone! It seems like there's been a glitch with the email address we normally use to receive submissions to our Player's Poll questions. Only two emails have come through correctly to respond to the questions printed in Issue #71! Could you please take a minute and answer the question...
In Memory of My Father-in-Law
Nintendo Force fans and followers, my apologies if you've been waiting to hear back from me with a response to a question or comment or complaint. I've fallen quite far behind on checking the inbox here, as family life has drawn my attention elsewhere for most of the last month. My father-in...
Issue #71: Just Add Water – May/June 2024
I try not to worry about water.In fact, thinking back across even my formative years as a Nintendo gamer, I remember actively seeking out water levels more than I do avoiding them. I have clear memories of honestly enjoying the swimming sections in Super Mario Bros., to the point where I’d avoid t...
Issue #70: Peach in the Limelight – March/April 2024
I've always been a Toadstool supporter.Every since my first time playing Super Mario Bros. 2, all the way back at the end of the '80s when I was only seven years old, I've been cheering her on. She won me over with her incredible hovering long jumps in that adventure, and I'd regular...
Issue #69: Three Takes on Remakes – January/February 2024
Books don't usually get rewritten. Music is sometimes re-recorded, either by its original artists or by cover bands paying tribute to those originals. Movies getting remade is a fairly frequent occurrence, and has led to things like the film Freaky Friday having four different versions and lots ...
Issue #68: The ABCs of RPGs – November/December 2023
The next NF issue is imminent!Print production has begun, and completed issues will be mailed to print subscribers within the next week. Digital issue download links will be emailed to digital subscribers on Friday, October 27.Our print production time was scheduled for a little later in the month t...
The Impact of Iwata: Preorders Now Available!
Preorders for NF's first book, The Impact of Iwata, are now available through BackerKit: https://theimpactofiwata.backerkit.com/hosted_preordersIt's been exactly two months since our Kickstarter campaign ended! But if you missed it, you can now place a preorder. It's like rewriting histo...
Issue #67: Sidescrolling Showdown – September/October 2023
2D, or not 2D? That is the question.It's been over 30 years now since Nintendo began to transition away from two-dimensional game worlds and started to put more of a spotlight on 3D environments instead. (I look at the original Star Fox, released in 1993, as the game that began that movement.) F...
