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Issue #31: Carnage vs. Cuteness – January/February 2018
🕑 Added 2017-12-18 13:33:25 +0000 UTC Here's a situation I never thought I'd find myself in as lifelong Nintendo fan: Having the option to play, with regular frequency, M-rated games on a Nintendo home console. Oh, sure, there have been a few here and there before, on the Wii U and in the generations preceding it – but seeing a game intended for ages 17 and up was such a rare event that no "adult" audience could ever be established. And I never minded! I'm not much of a fan of blood and gore or any of the other kinds of content that force the ESRB to slap that "M" label down in the corner of any given game's box art. I don't even watch R-rated movies! Give me a PG-13 with lots of explosions and I'll do fine.Even though they're not my personal choice for entertainment, though, I recognize that M-rated games appeal to a vast audience – and so their traditional absence from Nintendo's platforms has meant that vast audience has had to get their fix of such content through PC gaming or Sony's PlayStations or Microsoft's Xbox machines. The weird new reality, though, is that Nintendo's Switch is beginning to find a foothold in this long-unexplored territory through releases like L.A. Noire, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the game that appears on one of our two covers this time, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
It's one of two covers because we wanted to visually illustrate the two directions Nintendo is now being pulled in: This new library of mature games must exist in concert with Nintendo's tried-and-true, family-friendly fare. (And who better than Kirby to illustrate that?) So, Force fans, we submit for your consideration Carnage vs. Cuteness, a split issue with one foot in both camps of content!
Digital subscribers, keep your eyes on your email inbox later today/early tomorrow, as the download link for the PDF version of the issue should be making its way to you in less than 24 hours.
The Magzter version for tablets, eReaders and the like will follow a few days from now, as usual.
And the print edition is now in production, timed to be delivered to most Print tier subscribers right around the time everyone's flipping their calendars into 2018. Shipping might take just a bit longer at this time of year, but we've made sure all issues are getting into the mail before our print production company steps away for their holiday break, to lessen any potential extra wait.
Two other orders of business before I sign off this time!
First, welcome to all of our new subscribers! We've had a fresh surge of new support in just the past week, and a special welcome to all of you who made your way here thanks to the newest member of our NF production team, Arlo! I'm thrilled that Arlo's Headcanon is now a regular part of our issues. The new feature got its start in Issue #30, and here in Issue #31 his work is even wackier than the debut installment! You're sure to enjoy it.
Second, you might have seen corporate Patreon send out a notice about adding new fees to pledges about a week and a half ago. Creators (like me) vocally objected to that change, and thankfully Patreon listened, acknowledged that they made a mistake and have cancelled the rollout of the new fees. So NF continues as it always has, with no extra hidden costs or anything like that!
I hope health and happiness meets you all throughout the end of 2017 and into the New Year. Thank you for continuing to support The Nintendo Force and NF Magazine!
~ Lucas M. Thomas
P.S. Address changes! It's always good to offer a reminder. If you ever need to change the place where we mail your issues, log in to your Patreon account and open the menu in the top-right corner (the three horizontal lines). Then click Your Pledges, then Edit Pledge next to The Nintendo Force. That'll take you to the page where you can swap out your old address info for the new! We used to make all the address changes for you and would have you email us, but that's not how it works any more. Now it's up to you to keep your info up to date here on Patreon!
P.P.S. Even if you aren't moving, would you mind accessing your address info with the method just described and checking to make sure everything is correct? There are lots of you with errors in your info, like the wrong state listed, or a mistyped ZIP code. I'm happy to correct those errors myself each time we put together a mailing list for a new issue release, but it would save me time and make your delivery more assured if everything is 100% accurate with your address info! Thanks!!
Comments
Seems like the delivery of this magazine is very poor, a lot of people like me haven't received their issues. I'm missing 31 and 32. Such a shame since you actually have a good product. I'll open a complain with Patreon and Paypal to get my money back if I don't hear from you soon with a satisfying answer.
I have not received my copy either. I tried sending an email to get an update, but have yet to receive a response.
I was charged Jan 1st for this issue and was already a subscriber prior. Its now Jan 31st and have yet to receive it. Who do I talk to about this problem?
Same here.
Hi Jason, I asked a similar question on the previous post. I'm in MN and haven't received the issue yet either. Getting close now to 1 month since I 'subscribed'. Hopefully we'll get it soon.
Has anyone in the Midwest (specifically the Kansas City Metro area) gotten their physical copy of #31 yet?
Hi everyone! I became a supporter on 12/19/17. I haven't received issue #31 yet. Should I just be more patient? It's just that I've been starting to see others have already gotten their copies. Any info is appreciated! :)
Justin7885
got my issue a couple of days ago, it's better than i imagined!
Just wanted to say I am highly impressed with this magazine...i've just recieved my 6th issue the Jan/Feb issue. It is awesome to say the least. This magazine is well put together, high quality, and well written. I can see that your hearts and souls are going into this publication. I plan to support you guys for years to come. Thank you for such an awesome magazine in a time when video game magazines are practically dead.
I haven’t received my issue yet either
It's January 5 and I still haven't received my physical copy. Was there an address error, or is this because of Storms on top of the holiday bum rush?
hi - I never received my issue via email. Can you resend it?
Arlo sent me too. Thanks Arlo. And I dunno HOW Ive missed this, bec for YEARS Ive been whining (mostly to myself since my professional and personal circle of peeps are largely not gamers) about why there is no more Nintendo Power. So glad social media exists sometimes. Sorry Im late to the party. Got my subscription going! Is there a way to gift a subscription to someone else as well? Have a great afternoon. ❤
I just received my print edition today. I didn't see an obvious extra sheet of paper with a link or code for the digital version of issue #1 as described in the 10/23/2017 post about issue #30. Is that information somewhere in the print issue and I just haven't noticed it yet or should we expect an email later with the digital version of issue #1?
Arlo sent me
You should have gotten an e-mail with a download link. Shoot NF a message if you didn't; they've always been real good about getting back to me about things.
When will the legacy issue digital copies be distributed? I thought issue #1 was supposed to be released with the current issue.
Is there a way to download a pdf of the digital issue? I used to be able to this, but the process eludes me now.
Mr. Chris
I don’t think I got the latest issue, my account says the last one was on Nov 1st and the next pending in January, has everyone’s patron already been shipped? Thanks
The Nintendo Force
Hey Philip! Individual issues orders are available at NFMagazine.com/Shop. Check it out!
I signed up today (21 Dec). Is it possible to order just the latest issue? I don't want to wait!!
Looking forward to getting this issue in the mail! Love the magazine and really enjoy sharing my love of Nintendo with my 10 year old son. He looks forward to each issue, especially the posters. The addition of Arlo has been great too, love his youtube content. Keep up the great work guys.
The date I saw was Sunday December 17th but I haven't been charged yet for my issue. I hope you can get one!
Am I too late to receive this issue If I just Subscribed today?
I kind of want the Kirby cover
Lukar
This is gonna be my first issue and I’m excited! :D
Larry Junior
Consider expanding collectors corner.... please? I don't think an issue has gone by yet that I haven't bought at least one of the things mentioned there.
This'll be great.
Daikaiju
Kirby! Wolf already gets tons of cover ink.
Bobby Mageau
I'm new to this and I'm already blown away by the cover. It's impressive!
Kinda hoping the Front cover is Kirby, as much as I loved The New Colossus, I think Kirby should take the spot.
Ah! Gotcha, that makes sense. Sorry, relatively new subscriber here :)
I assumed it was double sided like the Sun/Moon or the Phoenix Wright/Layton cover
Is there a way to ensure that you get a particular cover, or is it left to chance? I’m a big fan of Kirby 👍
