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Issue #35: Waluigi Time! – September/October 2018
🕑 Added 2018-08-20 14:00:36 +0000 UTC WAAAAAAHHH!!Is it an exclamation of victory? A shout of shock and surprise? A prolonged, extended, far-too-lengthy lamentation decrying the cruelty of his existence? Perhaps, for Waluigi, the "WAAAAAAAHHH" is all of these things at once.
Behold the man in purple. Look upon his sharp mustache. See his angled nose, his knowing sneer and his eyes – his terrible, sad eyes who have watched character after character be invited to become a playable fighter in the Super Smash Bros. series, while he himself has been thrice brushed aside, forced to settle for being a simple Assist Trophy.
WAAAAAAHHH indeed.
In this issue of NF Magazine, we're doing things a little differently. We almost always award our front cover position to an upcoming game, then seek to theme the content inside to match that game and support some aspect of its design, its world or its characters. This time around, though, one character alone is in our spotlight. The one. The only! Waluigi!
Because, by golly, if Masahiro Sakurai isn't going to show him the respect he's due, the Nintendo Force surely will step up to salute him instead.
But ah, that's the issue, isn't it? That's the question. Is Waluigi a mascot who's worthy of true love and honest respect – an icon who has wrongly been left out of the lineup of Nintendo's most prestigious series? Or has his profile and "popularity" simply been inflated by laugh-seeking, meme-loving gamers on the Internet, only crying foul at his lack of inclusion as a joke, when in reality he only deserves the background character treatment he usually gets?
We'll seek an answer within the pages of this 35th NF edition. We've prepared a complete retrospective of Waluigi's whole 18-year career in gaming thus far, to examine how he's evolved over time. We look ahead at Super Mario Party, his next most prominent appearance that will hit store shelves in early October. We review Mario Tennis Aces, which is probably the most Waluigi-ish game Waluigi has ever had. (And then, for those of you who can't stand the guy, all our other regular previews, reviews, features and the like are here too.) But if you don't like Waluigi, I have to say to you: WAAAAAAHHH!
Digital subscribers, keep an eye on your email inbox, as the PDF version of this new issue should arrive there within the next 24 hours.
As always, the Magzter version for tablets, eReaders and the like will follow within the next week or so.
And print copies are in production now, set to be mailed out later this week. They should arrive to most print subscribers' mailboxes by early-to-mid September. Go ahead and prepare a blank spot on your wall for the "Too Many Waluigis" wall poster!
NEXT TIME ON NF MAGAZINE:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! For our 36th NF issue, we're going to expand the page count to bump the magazine up to an even 100 pages, and we're also going to have another mega-sized double-big poster to be able to bring you guys the massive playable cast of the next Smash on a single poster. So if you've just joined us because of this Waluigi issue, stick around for our next issue too! It'll be the biggest we've ever done!
Until next time! Thanks for continuing to support the Nintendo Force, everyone!
~ Lucas M. Thomas
Comments
Brian Prelle
I love Waluigi but I'm disappointed by the cover for this issue. in the last one they showed art of this one being about octopath traveler. The art looked amazing and would've look fantastic on my wall with all my other NF magazines but now its this meh picture of waluigi. other than the cover this issue was great i loved this one just as much as all the other one. thank you for all the hard work you guys do and keep it up :).
I didn't receive this issue. Please help
I ordered mine back in august, waited a month with nothing in the mail before i tried contacting. They offered to send another copy which I said ok... that was nearly 3 weeks ago and I still havnt recieved anything... to state the obvious im a little frustrated.
Levent
I have not received 35 - still waiting
FiddleGibbons
I've just been contacted, and it looks like the #35 issues are starting to be distributed. Keep an eye out in the mail for yours then I suppose!
I have yet to receive a single issue at all
Seiren
35? Never got the email for 34. :(
HogusBahir
Since I'm hearing issues about people not receiving their issues (heh) I'm now worried if I'll get the recent one coming up since that I'm new to this
Me either. Is the printing on back order or something?
I never received this issue. :/
FiddleGibbons
I'm not quite sure what happened, but I haven't seem to have gotten this issue yet. Perhaps it got lost?
Is there a standard size they use for the posters? I have a few now but would love to be able to get a cheap frame to put them up otherwise they'll have to stay in the magazines.
Haven't gotten my issue just yet, but no rush. :) I just want to know if this amount of time is normal, because I'm in Texas and I don't know where Nintendo Force is based.
Does anyone know if the Magzter version has been sent to Patrons yet?
I JUST got my issue today ( 9/15 ) so try to be patient. The mail got the nickname "snail mail" for a reason.
got mine today - thanks!!
I didn’t get my physical copy of the latest issue? When will it arrive?
My issue of Nintendo Force has yet to come, what date do they begin mailing each month.
Hey there - I know the issue went out a bit ago (my friend in Seattle received it) - but who do I talk to about missing issues? I'm worried mine didn't come
André Brun Didriksen
Do we get a email with a dispatch confirmation when the magazine is sent to us, does anybody know?
Hi, 3 payment pass on my paypal account and i only receive one physical copie. I’m missing something?
Here, or Twitter may be your best bet.
Daniel Quasar
Receiving my copies in the mail brought back soooo many memories of my NP subscription! ^_^ (I really want to work with you guys!)
9 days and 3 messages later still no response. Is their team on life support or what the heck is going on?
Does anyone know of any way to get in touch with any NF staff if we have questions about purchasing issues?
Armadyllo
Wahahaha!
Can't wait for that Smash Bros poster
Ahhhh hahaha y’all used my Waluigi: Plumber’s Apprenticeship Simulator idea
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wahctopath Traveler lmao
I always did like getting those extra large issues at the end of the year. Lots of great stuff to dig through in time for the holidays.
please let the next poster be the long one
Noah Goodman
WAAAAAAAH!
Will the double sized poster be the Everyone is Here art? Since that’s still being updated and is extra wide more than tall, how will you pull it off
