Issue #82: Capcom's Cavalcade — March/April 2026
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Issue #81: The Legacy of the Virtual Boy — January/February 2026
Have you ever been excited to shove your face into a foam- lined hunk of bright red plastic? By golly, I have!
The summer of 1995. As I was beginning to do more and more frequently thanks to my growing admiration for all things Nintendo, I strolled into the nearest Best Buy store to see wha...
2025-12-23 17:21:57 +0000 UTC View Post2025's Black Friday Deals are Live!
It's that time of year when deals, discounts and every other variety of price drop demands your attention, and jumping straight into the middle of that fray is good old NF Publishing!
Visit nintendoforcemagaz...
2025-11-20 22:15:49 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #80: Radical Racers (That Aren't Mario Kart) – November/December 2025
Mario Kart remains massively successful for Nintendo.
Following its launch alongside the new Switch 2 earlier this year, the series’ latest sequel, Mario Kart World, sold nearly 6,000,000 copies just within the month of June. That insane number — which makes it the biggest launch for a ...
2025-10-28 14:46:41 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #79: Of Mice and Mouse Control – September/October 2025
Most of the time, when Nintendo presents a new piece of video game hardware, it’s got at least one flashy new feature. Some off-the-wall aspect of its design that is eye-catching. Headline-grabbing. YouTube-thumbnail-earning!
A 3D screen that lets you see the 3D effect without needing to ...
2025-08-26 15:24:02 +0000 UTC View PostPosters, Postage, Paper Supply & More: 2025
The end of July has arrived once more, so it's time again for our annual update on the state of the physical magazine printing industry. As in years past, this post has a one-time charge attached that helps us to offset the increased costs of postage, buying paper to print the magazine and especi...
2025-07-31 23:03:44 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #78: I'm Gonna Wreck It! – July/August 2025
EMERGENCY!
Emergent gameplay is emerging with escalating frequency! Be warned that you are now at increased risk for an upsurge in personal creativity!
You might’ve heard that term getting kicked around more and more in recent years, but what does “emergent gameplay” really mea...
2025-06-24 15:19:46 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #77: The Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Guide — May/June 2025
Our spotlight is officially shifting!
We know the Switch 1’s not done, and we’ll continue our coverage of its continued life throughout the overlap years that lie ahead. But with the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 coming up on June 5, it’s time to fix our focus on the future! So welc...
2025-04-21 19:05:26 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #76: Entering the Overlap – March/April 2025
HEADS-UP #1: No wall poster will be included with print copies of this issue. Instead, we're going to do two wall posters with our next issue, NF #77! That will be our big blow-out Switch 2 Launch Guide issue, so I figured we could shift things a bit to inject some extra hyp...
2025-02-28 18:11:53 +0000 UTC View PostRecent USPS Delivery Delays
Hey there, Force fans! Just wanted to drop you all a quick note to address some recent delivery delays with the US Postal Service.
We're nearing the end of January, and some of our US subscribers are still waiting for their copies of Issue #75 to arrive. This is largely because the USPS ha...
Now Live on Kickstarter! Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man
The third NF Book Kickstarter is now on . . . and already fully funded before I could even jump over to this tab to post this!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfpublish...
2025-01-14 19:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostNew Book! Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man
Readers of NF Issue #75 got an early look at this announcement, but today's the day we've broadcast the news to the wider online world: We're making a Mega Man book! An officially licensed, partnered-with-Capcom guide to the original Mega Man game!
It's coming to Kickstarter one week from t...
2025-01-07 19:14:04 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #75: The Value of Replay – January/February 2025
We're heading into the beginning of NF’s 13th year of publishing!
The release of this issue coincides with the conclusion of a dozen years of Nintendo Force, and 12 years deep we again find ourselves on the verge of another major hardware reveal and release.
. . . But Switch 1 isn...
2024-12-20 19:04:06 +0000 UTC View PostBlack Friday is Here!
Happy post-Thanksgiving shopping day, everyone! I first gave all of our patrons here a heads-up about our annual Black Friday Back Issue Bundles sale last week, but since Black Friday has now officially arrived, here's a collective reminder!
Issue #74: The Bond Between Brothers – November/December 2024
Scheduling has become a constant struggle.
Who’s going to play first? How long is he going to play? What game is he going to pick, and when he’s done, who will be the next in line? Rinse and repeat the process for every one of the siblings, then pause only long enough to s...
2024-10-22 16:21:38 +0000 UTC View PostLast Call for NES Endings Compendium: Volume 2!
Hey again, Nintendo Force patrons! I didn't want to bother you all too much about our newest Kickstarter campaign throughout this past month, but I'm directing your attention toward it one last time today, since we're less than 10 hours away from it ending now!
Here's the campaign link:
... 2024-10-10 16:43:04 +0000 UTC View PostNow Live on Kickstarter! NES Endings Compendium: Volume 2
Our second NF Books Kickstarter campaign is a go!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfpublishing/nes-endings-compendium-volume-2
Click there to jump over now, c...
2024-09-10 14:00:56 +0000 UTC View PostNew Kickstarter Launching Soon! NES Endings Compendium: Volume 2
Greetings again, Nintendo Force fans!
I hope your Septembers are getting off to a solid start. Print copies of our newest issue should be arriving in most subscribers' mailboxes soon (if they haven't already), but don't freak out if yours hasn't arrived quite yet. The Labor Day weekend alwa...
2024-09-05 15:52:29 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #73: Leading Ladies 10 Years Later – September/October 2024
Hello, Nintendo Force readers!
When we were doing the planning for this issue, I discovered that not only would this be the 10th anniversary of our Leading Ladies cover story, but it would also be the 10th anniversary of my first contribution to Nintendo Force! (I wrote about the PAX...
2024-08-22 01:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostPosters, Postage, Paper Supply & More, 2024
Our annual update on the state of physical magazine publishing has arrived, and with it our once-a-year look back at our last 12 months' worth of wall posters.
We're coming off of a particularly popular one, as a lot of fans across social media have praised our selection of classic Chrono ...
2024-07-31 20:12:18 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #72: A Tribute to Toriyama – July/August 2024
My little brother’s always been a better artist than me.
I can knock out a knock-off of Mario easily enough, just off the top of my head, but that’s about the extent of my artistic talents. Dan, on the other hand, can craft original characters out of thin air, with no trouble at all. Gi...
2024-06-24 20:24:46 +0000 UTC View PostPoll Responses Needed!
Hey everyone! It seems like there's been a glitch with the email address we normally use to receive submissions to our Player's Poll questions. Only two emails have come through correctly to respond to the questions printed in Issue #71! Could you please take a minute and answer the questions by ...
2024-06-19 21:37:54 +0000 UTC View PostIn Memory of My Father-in-Law
Nintendo Force fans and followers, my apologies if you've been waiting to hear back from me with a response to a question or comment or complaint. I've fallen quite far behind on checking the inbox here, as family life has drawn my attention elsewhere for most of the last month. My father-in-law,...
2024-05-31 02:11:56 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #71: Just Add Water – May/June 2024
I try not to worry about water.
In fact, thinking back across even my formative years as a Nintendo gamer, I remember actively seeking out water levels more than I do avoiding them. I have clear memories of honestly enjoying the swimming sections in Super Mario Bros., to the point where I...
2024-04-22 19:35:22 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #70: Peach in the Limelight – March/April 2024
I've always been a Toadstool supporter.
Every since my first time playing Super Mario Bros. 2, all the way back at the end of the '80s when I was only seven years old, I've been cheering her on. She won me over with her incredible hovering long jumps in that adventure, and I'd regularly cho...
2024-02-28 19:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #69: Three Takes on Remakes – January/February 2024
Books don't usually get rewritten. Music is sometimes re-recorded, either by its original artists or by cover bands paying tribute to those originals. Movies getting remade is a fairly frequent occurrence, and has led to things like the film Freaky Friday having four different versions and lots o...
2023-12-18 23:16:55 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #68: The ABCs of RPGs – November/December 2023
The next NF issue is imminent!
Print production has begun, and completed issues will be mailed to print subscribers within the next week. Digital issue download links will be emailed to digital subscribers on Friday, October 27.
Our print production time was scheduled for a little lat...
2023-10-26 01:27:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Impact of Iwata: Preorders Now Available!
Preorders for NF's first book, The Impact of Iwata, are now available through BackerKit: https://theimpactofiwata.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
It's been exactly two months since our Kic...
2023-09-13 23:41:38 +0000 UTC View PostIssue #67: Sidescrolling Showdown – September/October 2023
2D, or not 2D? That is the question.
It's been over 30 years now since Nintendo began to transition away from two-dimensional game worlds and started to put more of a spotlight on 3D environments instead. (I look at the original Star Fox, released in 1993, as the game that began that moveme...
2023-08-21 20:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post