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Issue #50: Long Live King Koopa + Addition Addiction – January/February 2021
🕑 Added 2020-12-21 19:30:32 +0000 UTCMario didn't start out Super.
He was just a carpenter. Later, a plumber. Really just a regular tradesman who just so happened to once rescue his girlfriend from an ape who climbed a construction site -- that was heroic, sure, but nothing that the word "Super" would reasonably describe.
It wasn't until Mario was opposed by a truly sinister villain (not just a goofy gorilla) that he was able to rise above the constraints of his normal self and achieve Super status. Mario would have never become Super Mario . . . if not for Bowser.
Our celebration of the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. continues in this 50th NF issue, and we're shifting the spotlight away from the hero of the series in order to give due praise and appreciation to the foe whose refusal to lose has been the driving force behind that three-and-a-half decade success. King Bowser Koopa is still as dedicated to dastardly deeds today as he first was all the way back in 1985. Even though his schemes have always ended up thwarted in the end!
Perhaps the crushing weight of all those defeats has finally begun to break Bowser's back, and that's why he's now angrier than ever? "Bowser's Fury" is kicking off the 2021 software schedule for Nintendo, and in the pages ahead we'll endeavor to divine just what form his rage is going to take this time.
What's more, we're celebrating Bowser with a full feature looking at all the most important aspects of his curmudgeonly character: "Long Live King Koopa." Then, taking a cue from the "+" in the middle of "Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury," we're also looking at Nintendo's ongoing trend of adding extra content to re-released games in a secondary feature called "Addition Addiction."
Beyond that, the news, previews and reviews you've come to expect, our 2020 Game of the Year Awards, a fresh crop of comics and much, much more!
Mario was spurred on to become Super by facing an enemy who was stronger than he'd ever encountered before. As you read about Bowser in this issue, consider how you yourself have become stronger after overcoming the hardships in your own life! (Even video game bad guys can teach us about ourselves!)
Digital subscribers, keep an eye on your email this Wednesday, December 23. My plan is to get the digital version of the issue shipped to you on that day: Christmas Eve Eve. (Or Christmas Adam? Since Adam came before Eve, you know.)
Print subscribers, your copies are in production now. As usual at this time of year, I ask for an extra bit of patience – the printing company is on their holiday schedule right now, so getting the issues assembled and mailed will take a little longer than normal. That's how things usually are for our January/February issues, but just a heads-up! Most subscribers should receive their copies in early-to-mid January.
Lastly, thank you thank you thank you to everyone for helping us reach another major milestone: Issue #50! We couldn't do this without your support!!
~ Lucas M. Thomas
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The Nintendo Force
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is it possible to still have issue 50?
Alizar Kazam
Just joined because I found your magazine in our local library and loved it! Please send me issue #50.
Does anybody know how to send pictures to Nintendo Force. I've been wanting to share some art as I miss the art section in the beginning of the magazine, but I don't know how to send them photos. I also wanted to send a happy subscriber pic too. Does anyone know? :/
Thomas York
First issue, new subscriber. Loved reading it!
Congratulations ! I love all your magazines.
Congrats on #50! Here's hoping my wife took the hint and got one of those back-issue bundles for Christmas so I can see some of what I missed out on before I subscribed this year!
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