The Nintendo Force

Here's some background info for you. Back in December 2012, Nintendo Power Magazine shipped its final issue. That got a lot of long-time Nintendo fans upset, as NP had been the one consistent and reliable print magazine covering Nintendo video games ever since the '80s. Some of us had been subscribers for over two decades, and there were still tens of thousands of active subscribers getting new issues delivered in the mail up until that final issue.

Well, we didn't want to see that legacy die. So we assembled a dream team of the most well-known Nintendo journalists from around the world and launched a new magazine four years ago! The first issue went on sale on January 11, 2013, exactly one month after Nintendo Power ended.

NF Magazine is not Nintendo Power, but we're carrying its torch forward into the future by paying homage to the best parts of NP's past while forging a new identity with an all-new team. So join the Force! Subscribe to NF Magazine by becoming a patron here on Patreon, and get all-new Nintendo magazines coming to your mailbox, your email inbox or directly to your digital reading device of choice!

(Note for adults: Being an adult stinks when it comes to checking your mail. Nothing but bills, ads and piles of unsolicited coupons you'll never use in there. But for just a few bucks invested here, checking your mailbox can become an exciting, nostalgic experience once again! NF isn't just a magazine – it's an adult life morale booster.)



This page isn't like other Patreon pages! Most Patreon creators charge your credit card every month. We don't do that. Here, you'll only see a charge pop up after we release a new issue – which happens every two months. We're bi-monthly. Six new issues per year, if you want to think of it that way! So become an NF patron with confidence!



The 51st edition of Nintendo Force is now in the works! And what better focus could there be for NF #51 than Suda51? We'll shine the spotlight on Japan's most "punk" game developer with a supersized 51-question interview, look back across the games he's had a hand in shaping so far in his career and also look ahead to his next major release: the upcoming No More Heroes 3!

In order to get on the first mailing list for this issue, you need to be signed up as a patron here before Monday, February 22, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. Click that "Join" button above on this page with the pledge tier of your choice, then get ready for your magazine to arrive!





The milestones of our eighth publishing anniversary and our 50th NF issue have overlapped in the form of NF Magazine, Issue #50: Long Live King Koopa + Addition Addiction – January/February 2021. Super Mario 3D World is at last making its long-awaited encore appearance on the Switch . . . but it already got an NF cover seven years ago! So big bad Bowser has charged in and claimed this edition for himself, repping the new Bowser's Fury content that's been added to that upcoming SM3DW Switch port.

Within the issue, we chronicle the character of the Koopa King from his 8-bit origins in 1985 until today, 35 years later. We also take a look at Nintendo's ongoing trend of adding bonus content to their re-releases – we anticipate that "+ Bowser's Fury" will be one of the biggest additions we've ever seen, but it's far from the first time the Big N had given a plus sign boost to a piece of second-appearance software in order to attract new customers and try to convince the old ones to double-dip.

In order to get on the first mailing list for this issue, you needed to be signed up as a patron here before Monday, December 21, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. If you signed up after that, don't worry! You can still get a copy by placing an order for one through the website store at NFMagazine.com.





The 49th edition of NF is complete, and shines the spotlight on Nintendo's big November release: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity! It's the third time the Hyrule Warriors series has scored the cover spot for an NF issue, but the theme is an all-new one: Peanut Butter & Chocolate! Just like Hyrule Warriors fuses together the Musou gameplay style of the Dynasty Warriors series with the setting of The Legend of Zelda franchise, we're looking at a variety of other mash-ups that take two separate great things and somehow manage to create something even more amazing when they're smooshed together!

In order to get on the first mailing list for this issue, you needed to be signed up as a patron here before Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. If you signed up after that, don't worry! You can still get a copy by placing an order for one through the website store at NFMagazine.com.



As always, print copies of NF #49 have shipped with a bonus wall poster included in the package as well. For this issue, we're of course bringing you the incredible key art from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, as well as a retro throwback reverse side featuring art from Super Mario Galaxy! (Because it just got re-released on Switch, you know!) Don't miss hanging one or both of these extra-large, supersized posters on your wall!





The Super Mario celebration we’d originally planned to present in NF #47 hit a snag when Paper Mario cut in with his Origami King announcement while work was already in progress, and convinced us to change directions! But the major Mario milestone we were looking ahead to was still looming just over the horizon: The original Super Mario Bros. game turns 35 years old in September! So, come to think of it, it made more sense for us to celebrate that big birthday in the September issue any way. We were just jumping the gun when we thought we’d cover it in July!

So our look back at 35 years of Super Mario Bros. series history appears in this edition, as well as reviews of the new LEGO Super Mario and Paper Mario: The Origami King. We also get caught up on things that didn’t quite make the cut for #47, like the latest Pokémon news, the conclusion of our review of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, our evaluation of Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics and much, much more!

In order to get on the first mailing list for this issue, you needed to be signed up as a patron here before Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. If you signed up after that, don't worry! You can still get a copy by placing an order for one through the website store at NFMagazine.com.



As always, a double-sided wall poster accompanies the printed editions of this issue. One side duplicates the double homage to the American "black box" of Super Mario Bros. seen on the front cover just above, while the other is below: the classic Japanese box art for the original Super Mario Bros., mega-sized and waiting to be hung in a place of honor in your home!





Becoming a patron through this Patreon page is the way to subscribe and receive future issues of NF Magazine! If you're just now finding out about the Nintendo Force and want to get caught up on some of what you've missed over the past few years, our previous issues are available for sale through the website store at NFMagazine.com. Keep an eye out for sales and bundle deals there from time to time!