Well Popcap hasn't produced much since EA bought them. I was hoping all that EA money would have given them some room to develop without these problems.
I loved Nintendo Power so much... subscribed to the Fun Club for like 3 issues and immediately jumped into a Nintendo Power subscription after getting the first issue. I lost interest sometime after Nintendo 64 and let my Nintendo Power subscription expire after ~100 issues or so. Sad news even though it won't have a huge effect on me.
Mad bummer, yo. At least they get a last issue - if I recall correctly, EGM was straight-up murdered in cold blood without being allowed a final issue.
I'm beginning to find layoff news to be useless. Because there's never hiring news. If we went by layoff news, every person in this industry is out of work. The only positive news I've ever seen posted on this level is excitement over the Minerva's Den people forming a studio. Otherwise it's non-stop negativity. I'm not even blaming our news guys for it, it just seems like its a big oversight.
news always has and always will have a bias towards the negative. just turn on the tv. it's human nature. and besides, if the site was reporting every time there was substantial hiring done by a particular company (which isn't always public information), people would probably start throwing around favoritism accusations.
the industry is in flux- nobody knows how the traditional space will end up looking vs. the mobile/social. and in the interim lots of folks are going to lose their livelihood. it's a bummer- but that's how it goes, i guess.
Man I remember getting Nintendo Power back in the NES days. Got them all the way up to the N64 time, about then I owned the Playstation. Might have to pick up the last issues when it comes out
@Undeadpool: Those were always my favorite part of Nintendo Power. I still have all my old ones, and even some of the ones from before Nintendo Power what was that called Player's Club?
While I never subscribed to Nintendo Power, I have read many an issue back in the day. Even though my interest in Nintendo products has waned over the years, I find myself a little sad that Nintendo Power is closing it's doors. Like a piece of my childhood just went out of business.
The worst part is that it sounds like Nintendo Power would have been just fine if Nintendo would just let them make a digital version. Their refusal to adapt to the business models of modern technology will be their downfall.
Have Nintendo actually had anything to do with it since 2007? Never having read or really kept up with Nintendo Power I have no idea, but looked like Future Publishing took over in 2007, in that case I don't think Nintendo are to blame.
Nintendo wouldn't let Future publish a digital copy and Future can't make it profitable without it so they won't sign an extension on their deal. Nintendo doesn't want to publish the magazine themselves and no one else will without digital versions so the magazine will stop existing.
If this isn't does wake people up on how much Nintendo is doomed I don't know what will.
Because a printed magazine is no longer going to be made? Magazines are not profitable anymore. There's nothing in a magazine that can't be found online and 99% of the time it is old news by the time the magazine hits. I actually had no clue Nintendo Power was even still made.
My favourite part of Nintendo Power was editor's response to fan's comments. They're usually funny and witty :(. I think I'll be buying that last issue.
Glad to hear Jeff Green still has his job, but sad to hear about the layoffs. And to be perfectly honest, I had no idea Nintendo Power was even still in print.
Holy shit. I was never a subscriber or anything, but Nintendo Power is legendary. I don't see how it can stop since PTOM and Xbox official are still going. I hope they find another home for the writers.
I've no idea what takes PopCap so long to make games. They aren't exactly re-inventing the wheel, or working on huge tr1pl3 A francheeses.
I've never bought a Nintendo Power so it doesn't affect me much. I do think Phil Theobald is a spiffy fellow though. Still, it wasn't exactly his bread and butter.. or cheese for that matter.
Edit: I'm pretty sure my re-inventing the wheel comment doesn't fit with whatever I was trying to say. I'll leave it there for posterity and for my honour etc.
My brother subscribed to it when it first came out. We use to have something like the first 50 issues sitting in boxes @ my parents place. Can't find them now. Anyone know any legitimate way of getting virtual copies of them?
That sucks. This article made me want to look at them.
Every once I feel like pulling them out and look at them. It's a significant nostalgia trip. Especially for us. Unfortunately, they were either tossed (despite asking that they be saved) or they are buried in the attic (might as well be thrown out).
Nooooooooooo Nintendo Power. I was subscribed to that for almost 6 years when I was little and it was so good. Though I heard it kinda went downhill a while back
Sure, Nintendo Power has always been the equivalent of state-controlled media, but the fact that it's over with is kinda a bummer. People losing their jobs is never good.
I'm not terribly surprised Nintendo Power is shutting down. There just aren't enough good exclusives for Nintendo platforms to justify a Nintendo-specific publication these days. It's a shame, really. I loved that magazine for years. They did good work. I haven't been a subscriber for the better part of a decade though.
Sure, Nintendo Power has always been the equivalent of state-controlled media, but the fact that it's over with is kinda a bummer. People losing their jobs is never good.
It was good when the people selling toxic mortgage backed securities lost their jobs.
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