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* ShoutOut: In the article where Chris Hoffman uses his ''VideoGame/CookingMama'' skills to create delicious meals for the staff, he mentions accidentally cutting his finger off. His reaction? "Just call me Mister Butterfingers. Wow, is my face red." This is almost the exact same as a line from ''Film/{{UHF}}'', in a scene where ''another'' character accidentally cuts his finger off.

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* ShoutOut: In the article where Chris Hoffman uses his ''VideoGame/CookingMama'' skills to create delicious meals for the staff, he mentions accidentally cutting his finger off. His reaction? "Just "Oh, would you look at that. Just call me Mister Butterfingers. Wow, is my face red.Butterfingers." This is almost the exact same as a line from ''Film/{{UHF}}'', in a scene where ''another'' character accidentally cuts his finger off.
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* HitThemInThePocketbook: Referenced by ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' in their coverage for the first ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game: Mario's Up+B special described as an attack "which hits your opponents where it hurts: their pocketbook," referencing the purely aesthetic coins knocked from the opponent during the attack animation.
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Starting in August of 1988, ''Nintendo Power'' was a news and strategy magazine focusing solely on games for Creator/{{Nintendo}} consoles. Starting as a replacement for the bi-monthly Nintendo Fun Club Newsletter, the monthly magazine initially contained game strategies for most of its run, until its overhaul during the late UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube era. It also contained news, previews, reviews, fan letters, and "community" sections related to Nintendo games. Originally published by Nintendo of America themselves, it was later outsourced to Future US and edited by Chris Slate starting in December 2007, a position he would hold until the magazine's cease of publication precisely five years later.

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Starting in August of 1988, ''Nintendo Power'' was a news and strategy magazine focusing solely on games for Creator/{{Nintendo}} consoles. Starting as a replacement for the bi-monthly Nintendo Fun Club Newsletter, the monthly magazine initially contained game strategies for most of its run, until its overhaul during the late UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube Platform/NintendoGameCube era. It also contained news, previews, reviews, fan letters, and "community" sections related to Nintendo games. Originally published by Nintendo of America themselves, it was later outsourced to Future US and edited by Chris Slate starting in December 2007, a position he would hold until the magazine's cease of publication precisely five years later.



In December 2017, Nintendo revived ''Nintendo Power'' as a monthly podcast: former editor Chris Slate serves as the host, with various Nintendo staff members, game developers, and {{Fandom VIP}}s making regular guest appearances to discuss upcoming games. The podcast is available on [[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast Soundcloud]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVHtik3w5OCMMg34D-H3_ad YouTube]], and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed.

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In December 2017, Nintendo revived ''Nintendo Power'' as a monthly podcast: former editor Chris Slate serves as the host, with various Nintendo staff members, game developers, and {{Fandom VIP}}s making regular guest appearances to discuss upcoming games. The podcast is available on [[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast Soundcloud]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVHtik3w5OCMMg34D-H3_ad YouTube]], and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Platform/NintendoSwitch news feed.



* AlienAutopsy: The walkthrough guide for ''VideoGame/BodyHarvest'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 includes one level where the PlayerCharacter has to rescue a captured [[TheGreys Grey]] from Roswell. One picture caption for the level humorously tries to guilt trip readers into sympathizing with the alien and make them feel bad "for having laughed at that alien autopsy video."

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* AlienAutopsy: The walkthrough guide for ''VideoGame/BodyHarvest'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 Platform/Nintendo64 includes one level where the PlayerCharacter has to rescue a captured [[TheGreys Grey]] from Roswell. One picture caption for the level humorously tries to guilt trip readers into sympathizing with the alien and make them feel bad "for having laughed at that alien autopsy video."



* ArcNumber: The [[MilestoneCelebration 100th volume]] featured articles revolving around the number "100". In order: "VideoGame/{{GoldenEye|1997}}: 100 Best Ambushes", "100 Things That Equal 100", "100 Best Codes Ever", "100 Best Games of All Time", and "First 100 Games for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64".

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* ArcNumber: The [[MilestoneCelebration 100th volume]] featured articles revolving around the number "100". In order: "VideoGame/{{GoldenEye|1997}}: 100 Best Ambushes", "100 Things That Equal 100", "100 Best Codes Ever", "100 Best Games of All Time", and "First 100 Games for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64".Platform/Nintendo64".



* {{Mascot}}: Nester. Issues released after the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS even contain a giant QR code for a Nester Mii at the end of the Pulse section, and this was pointed out in a fan letter in the August 2011 issue.

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* {{Mascot}}: Nester. Issues released after the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS Platform/Nintendo3DS even contain a giant QR code for a Nester Mii at the end of the Pulse section, and this was pointed out in a fan letter in the August 2011 issue.



* NotSoDifferentRemark: Initially they had a rivalry with the now-canceled magazine ''Sega Visions'' thanks to the UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars. But then the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} era came and Creator/{{Sega}} began partnering with Nintendo and rereleasing their old games on its Virtual Console, with many lampshades from the staff about how the magazine was now covering more Sega games than Nintendo games!

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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Initially they had a rivalry with the now-canceled magazine ''Sega Visions'' thanks to the UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars. But then the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Platform/{{Wii}} era came and Creator/{{Sega}} began partnering with Nintendo and rereleasing their old games on its Virtual Console, with many lampshades from the staff about how the magazine was now covering more Sega games than Nintendo games!



* PhonyArticle: The SNES vs. UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis comparison articles filled with fake stats and testimonials, which started running towards the endpoint in the SNES's life.

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* PhonyArticle: The SNES vs. UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Platform/SegaGenesis comparison articles filled with fake stats and testimonials, which started running towards the endpoint in the SNES's life.



* SpinOff: The short-lived ''Nintendo Power Advance'', concentrating on strategies for UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance games. Also, one might consider ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Power'' (a series of mini-magazines detailing ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' and including a comic version of the first few episodes of [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries the anime series]]) to be one.

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* SpinOff: The short-lived ''Nintendo Power Advance'', concentrating on strategies for UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance Platform/GameBoyAdvance games. Also, one might consider ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Power'' (a series of mini-magazines detailing ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' and including a comic version of the first few episodes of [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries the anime series]]) to be one.



* CaptainErsatz: One installment has Howard accompanying a duck to the moon. The duck's name is never given, but from the fact that the episode in question was based on the ''VideoGame/DuckTales'' UsefulNotes/{{NES}} game, it can be assumed that he is supposed to be Scrooge [=McDuck=].

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* CaptainErsatz: One installment has Howard accompanying a duck to the moon. The duck's name is never given, but from the fact that the episode in question was based on the ''VideoGame/DuckTales'' UsefulNotes/{{NES}} Platform/{{NES}} game, it can be assumed that he is supposed to be Scrooge [=McDuck=].
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* AprilFoolsDay: On April issues, they have printed articles on [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Warp Pipe]] technology, [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Pikachu]] as an [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible]] [=Y2K=] expert, the Headless Snowman from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' [[ADayInTheLimelight getting his own game]] over Luigi, an interview with Franchise/DonkeyKong that a sensationalist tabloid puts out of context, a series of letters complaining about their contest prizes, etc...

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* AprilFoolsDay: On In April issues, they have printed articles on [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Warp Pipe]] technology, [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Pikachu]] as an [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible]] [=Y2K=] expert, the Headless Snowman from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' [[ADayInTheLimelight getting his own game]] over Luigi, an interview with Franchise/DonkeyKong that a sensationalist tabloid puts takes out of context, a series of letters complaining about their contest prizes, etc...
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* SpiritualSuccessor: After the end of ''Nintendo Power'', IGN editor Lucas M. Thomas [[http://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/ announced]] ''Nintendo Force Magazine'', staffed by Nintendo fans from the journalism scene. Lucas explained the reason he started his own magazine was that he was upset that ''Nintendo Power'' was being canceled -- not only was it part of his childhood, but he couldn't be able to share it with his son.

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* SelfDeprecation: In Volume 100, one page is a list of things that equal 100. Among them is the running time of the live-action ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' film, followed immediately by the approximate number of people who went out to watch it. In a follow-up issue, one editor responded to a reader's letter about the movie jokingly stating that 100 was also the number of speed bumps they installed in order to keep people from leaving the movie early.

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* SelfDeprecation: SelfDeprecation:
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In Volume 100, one page is a list of things that equal 100. Among them is the running time of the live-action ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' film, followed immediately by the approximate number of people who went out to watch it. In a follow-up issue, one editor responded to a reader's letter about the movie jokingly stating that 100 was also the number of speed bumps they installed in order to keep people from leaving the movie early.early.
** Also in Volume 100, a "Top 100 Games of All Time" list was included, with the intro blurb explaining that the list was picked from the libraries of the NES, SNES, Game Boy, N64, and Virtual Boy. It then remarks "Virtual Boy completely struck out. Go Figure."

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* TelevisionTieInMagazines: Although initially focused on providing strategies for the company's video games, ''Power'' was later overhauled to include news, previews, reviews, fan letters, and "community" sections.
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[[caption-width-right:300:The cover of the very first issue.]]
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* ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' (Volume 32-43)

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* ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast1992'' (Volume 32-43)

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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Readers who send letters without their names get the name "[[Franchise/StarFox Slippy Toad]]" or "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Big the Cat]]" affixed to it, both of them [[TheScrappy Scrappies]] in the eyes of ''NP''.

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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Readers who send letters without their names get the name "[[Franchise/StarFox Slippy Toad]]" or "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Big the Cat]]" affixed to it, both of them [[TheScrappy Scrappies]] Scrappies]][[invoked]] in the eyes of ''NP''.



* GoKartingWithBowser: The Sony and Sega execs in their ''Star Fox 64'' promotional video have fairly lax security on their kidnapees. When they finish interrogating the pilot for his information on ''Star Fox'', he gets to chill out in their hideout with pizza. After they kidnap his boss, all of them settle down for a go at ''Star Fox'''s multiplayer mode together.



* RunningGag: Quite a few.

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In December 2017, Nintendo revived ''Nintendo Power'' as a monthly podcast: former editor Chris Slate serves as the host, with various Nintendo staff members and game developers making regular guest appearances to discuss upcoming games. The podcast is available on [[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast Soundcloud]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVHtik3w5OCMMg34D-H3_ad YouTube]], and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed.

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In December 2017, Nintendo revived ''Nintendo Power'' as a monthly podcast: former editor Chris Slate serves as the host, with various Nintendo staff members and members, game developers developers, and {{Fandom VIP}}s making regular guest appearances to discuss upcoming games. The podcast is available on [[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast Soundcloud]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVHtik3w5OCMMg34D-H3_ad YouTube]], and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed.
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* SelfDeprecation: In Volume 100, one page is a list of things that equal 100. Among them is the running time of the live-action ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' film, followed immediately by the approximate number of people who went out to watch it. In a follow-up issue, one editor responded to a reader's letter about the movie jokingly stating that 100 was also the number of speed bumps they installed in order to keep people from leaving the movie early.

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* SelfDeprecation: In Volume 100, one page is a list of things that equal 100. Among them is the running time of the live-action ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' film, followed immediately by the approximate number of people who went out to watch it. In a follow-up issue, one editor responded to a reader's letter about the movie jokingly stating that 100 was also the number of speed bumps they installed in order to keep people from leaving the movie early.

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* BookEnds: The first issue's cover, shown above, features ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''.
[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NintendoPower_GrandFinale_988.JPG The final issue's cover]] is an updated version of that same image, now featuring ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU''.

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* BookEnds: The first issue's cover, shown above, features ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''.
''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NintendoPower_GrandFinale_988.JPG The final issue's cover]] is an updated version of that same image, now featuring ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU''.

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* BookEnds: The first issue's cover, shown above, features ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NintendoPower_GrandFinale_988.JPG The final issue's cover]] is an updated version of that same image, now featuring ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU''.

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* BlatantLies: The Super NES Player's Guide has a pretty blatant one, claiming that the SNES version of ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' "includes everything that made the arcade version a winner"- yeah, except for a full stage, Guy, and the 2-player option.
* BookEnds: The first issue's cover, shown above, features ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''.
[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NintendoPower_GrandFinale_988.JPG The final issue's cover]] is an updated version of that same image, now featuring ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU''.
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* UpToEleven: In the September 2012 issue, at the very back of the magazine they say that the October 2012 issue will be "turning the Wii U hype dial to 11."
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* TheThreeCertaintiesInLife: An entry about evading an all-encompassing attack in ''VideoGame/SnowboardKids'' started by claiming there were three certainties in life; death, taxes, and pie plates.
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The magazine also featured a series of promo videos sent to many of its subscribers. For details, see [[Film/NintendoPowerPromoVideos this article.]]

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The magazine also featured a series of promo videos sent to many of its subscribers. For details, see [[Film/NintendoPowerPromoVideos [[Advertising/NintendoPowerPromoVideos this article.]]
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* BookEnds[=/=]CallBack[=/=]HomageShot: The first issue's cover, shown above, features ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NintendoPower_GrandFinale_988.JPG The final issue's cover]] is an updated version of that same image, now featuring ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU''.

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* BookEnds[=/=]CallBack[=/=]HomageShot: BookEnds: The first issue's cover, shown above, features ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NintendoPower_GrandFinale_988.JPG The final issue's cover]] is an updated version of that same image, now featuring ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU''.
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* StrategyGuide: A few of the NES-era issues were actually written to promote and detail single games -- namely volumes 13 (''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''), 15 (''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos''), and 17 (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'').

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* StrategyGuide: A few of the NES-era issues were actually written to promote and detail single games -- namely volumes 13 (''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''), 15 (''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos''), (''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIITheDarkSwordOfChaos''), and 17 (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'').
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Shortly after it ended, a spiritual followup of sorts was printed in the form of ''Magazine/NintendoForce Magazine'', made from {{Ascended Fanboy}}s of ''Nintendo Power'' who have chosen to organize their own magazine, featuring talent coming everywhere from 1UP to ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''. Former NP editor and senior writers Chris Slate and Chris Hoffman have also kept the magazine's spirit alive through their own podcast, ''Podcast/{{Power Pros}}''. Slate was "launched into space" in early 2016, leaving Hoffman to host with a rotating group of guest co-hosts.

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Shortly after it ended, a spiritual followup of sorts was printed in the form of ''Magazine/NintendoForce Magazine'', made from {{Ascended Fanboy}}s of ''Nintendo Power'' who have chosen to organize their own magazine, Power'', featuring talent coming everywhere from 1UP to ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''. Former NP editor and senior writers Chris Slate and Chris Hoffman have also kept the magazine's spirit alive through their own podcast, ''Podcast/{{Power Pros}}''. Slate was "launched into space" in early 2016, leaving Hoffman to host with a rotating group of guest co-hosts.
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In December 2017, Nintendo revived ''Nintendo Power'' as a monthly podcast: former editor Chris Slate serves as the host, with various Nintendo of America staff members and game developers making regular guest appearances to discuss upcoming games. The podcast is available on [[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast Soundcloud]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVHtik3w5OCMMg34D-H3_ad YouTube]], and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed.

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In December 2017, Nintendo revived ''Nintendo Power'' as a monthly podcast: former editor Chris Slate serves as the host, with various Nintendo of America staff members and game developers making regular guest appearances to discuss upcoming games. The podcast is available on [[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast Soundcloud]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVHtik3w5OCMMg34D-H3_ad YouTube]], and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed.
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In December 2017, Nintendo revived ''Nintendo Power'' as a monthly podcast: former editor Chris Slate serves as the host, with various Nintendo of America staff members and game developers making regular guest appearances to discuss upcoming games. The podcast is available on [[[[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast Soundcloud]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVHtik3w5OCMMg34D-H3_ad YouTube]], and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed.

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In December 2017, Nintendo revived ''Nintendo Power'' as a monthly podcast: former editor Chris Slate serves as the host, with various Nintendo of America staff members and game developers making regular guest appearances to discuss upcoming games. The podcast is available on [[[[https://soundcloud.[[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast Soundcloud]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVHtik3w5OCMMg34D-H3_ad YouTube]], and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed.
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In December 2017, Nintendo revived Nintendo Power [[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast as a podcast,]] featuring former editor Chris Slate. It is frequently featured on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed, as well as on their [=YouTube=] channel.

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In December 2017, Nintendo revived ''Nintendo Power'' as a monthly podcast: former editor Chris Slate serves as the host, with various Nintendo Power [[https://soundcloud.of America staff members and game developers making regular guest appearances to discuss upcoming games. The podcast is available on [[[[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast as a podcast,]] featuring former editor Chris Slate. It is frequently featured on Soundcloud]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVHtik3w5OCMMg34D-H3_ad YouTube]], and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed, as well as on their [=YouTube=] channel.
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In December 2017, Nintendo revived Nintendo Power [[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast as a podcast,]] featuring former editor Chris Slate. It is frequently featured on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed.

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In December 2017, Nintendo revived Nintendo Power [[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast as a podcast,]] featuring former editor Chris Slate. It is frequently featured on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news feed.
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