This article is about the North American publication. For the Japan-only flash RAM cartridge service for the SuperFamicom and Game Boy, see Nintendo Power (cartridge).
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| Editor | Chris Slate |
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| Categories | Video games |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 475,000[1] |
| Publisher | Nintendo (former), Future US (current) |
| First issue | July/August 1988 |
| Country | USA, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.nintendopower.com/ |
| ISSN | 1041-9551 |
Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now runs independently. As of issue #222 (December 2007), Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US, the U.S. subsidiary of British publisher Future.[2]
The first issue published was July/August 1988 spotlighting the NES game Super Mario Bros. 2. It remains one of the longest-running video game magazines in the United States and Canada, and is Nintendo's official magazine in North America.