Editing Nintendo Power (section)

==History==
''[[Nintendo Fun Club]] News'' preceded ''Nintendo Power'' as a newsletter sent to club members for free.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Phillips|first1=Howard|title=Welcome to the Club|magazine=Nintendo Fun Club News|date=1987|volume= 1|issue= 1|url=http://www.videogameobsession.com/videogame/mags/ninpow/Nintendo_FunClubNews_1-cover.jpg|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> In mid-1988 it was discontinued after seven issues<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Phillips|first1=Howard|magazine=Nintendo Fun Club News|title=Nintendo Fun Club News #7|date=July 1988|volume= 2}}</ref> in favor of ''Nintendo Power''. The new magazine was founded by Nintendo of America marketing manager [[Gail Tilden]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Harris|first1=Blake J.|title=Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation|date=2014|publisher=HarperCollins|location=NY, NY|isbn=978-0-06-227670-4|pages=56, 58}}</ref> The first issue, dated July/August 1988, spotlights the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Of this issue, 3.6 million copies were published, with every member of the Nintendo Fun Club receiving a free copy.

From the beginning, ''Nintendo Power'' focuses heavily on providing game strategy, reviews, and previews of upcoming games. In mid-1998, ''Nintendo Power'' first allowed outside advertising in the magazine, formerly reserved for Nintendo-based products only. In its early years, ads only appeared in the first and last few pages of the magazine, leaving no ads to break up the magazine's editorial content.

In July 2005, ''Nintendo Power'' introduced a new design to appeal to a limited gaming audience, including a new logo and article format. Along with the cosmetic overhaul came a greater focus on Nintendo fans, staff reviews, rumor-milling, and fan service including an expanded and enhanced reader mail segment (known as "Pulse") and a revamped "Community" section. [[Nintendo]] introduced a new incentive promotional offer that involved the registration of three Nintendo (or Nintendo affiliated) products through Nintendo.com to receive a free three issue trial subscription to ''Nintendo Power''. Later, the magazine changed its focus from game strategies and cheat codes to mainly news, previews, and articles on upcoming games.

On September 19, 2007, Nintendo officially announced that the large magazine publisher [[Future US]] would begin publishing ''Nintendo Power''. The company's first official issue was released in October, as issue #222 (December 2007). It was also revealed that circulation would be increased to 13 issues a year, with the extra magazine being a holiday season bonus issue. ''Nintendo Power'' stopped making the Bonus issue in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendoforums.com/articles/49/future-officially-takes-over-nintendo-power | date=12 October 2007| work=Nintendo Forums | title=Future officially takes over Nintendo Power | access-date=2014-05-21}}</ref>

On August 21, 2012, Nintendo announced that it had opted not to renew the licensing agreement with [[Future US|Future Publishing]] and that ''Nintendo Power'' would cease publication after 24 years. The final issue would be December 2012. Senior Editor Chris Hoffman stated that his staff would "try to make the last issues memorable". Nintendo reportedly did not actively participate in discussions to continue the magazine online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/21/nintendo-power-coming-to-an-end|title=Nintendo Power coming to an end|author=Jordan Mallory|date=August 21, 2012|work=Joystiq.com|access-date=August 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205084853/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/21/nintendo-power-coming-to-an-end|archive-date=February 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Sarah LeBoeuf |date=August 21, 2012 |title=''Nintendo Power'' Ceasing Publication After 24 Years |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/119187-Nintendo-Power-Ceasing-Publication-After-24-Years |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130531230740/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/119187-Nintendo-Power-Ceasing-Publication-After-24-Years |archive-date=May 31, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2012 |work=Escapistmagazine.com}}</ref>

''Nintendo Power'' officially returned on December 20, 2017 as a podcast; the podcast uses the original logo design.