Nintendo Power Magazine - Revision history

FromtheWordsofBR at 01:18, 9 March 2026

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	==The Animal Crossing documentary==		==The Animal Crossing documentary==
			{{main\|Animal Crossing Documentary}}

	As the years went by, Chris would get better luck with Nintendo correspondence. In the May [[2004]] issue, Chris, credited as "[[Sonichu]]", was highlighted for his jaw-dropping [[Animal Crossing Documentary\|video about his daily life in ''Animal Crossing'']]. ''Nintendo Power'' heaped praise upon the proto-Let's Play, focusing (unsurprisingly) more on Chris's character Sonichu and his in-game accomplishments than the lonesome manchild behind the mask or why he was called Sonichu. Nonetheless, Chris took this as a great stride forward in his quest to achieve video game superstardom without having to exert any effort or develop any kind of skill.		As the years went by, Chris would get better luck with Nintendo correspondence. In the May [[2004]] issue, Chris, credited as "[[Sonichu]]", was highlighted for his jaw-dropping [[Animal Crossing Documentary\|video about his daily life in ''Animal Crossing'']]. ''Nintendo Power'' heaped praise upon the proto-Let's Play, focusing (unsurprisingly) more on Chris's character Sonichu and his in-game accomplishments than the lonesome manchild behind the mask or why he was called Sonichu. Nonetheless, Chris took this as a great stride forward in his quest to achieve video game superstardom without having to exert any effort or develop any kind of skill.

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	==The ''Sprung'' letter==		==The ''Sprung'' letter==
			{{main\|Sprung}}

	Chris's second (and last-known) appearance in Nintendo Power was in the March/April [[2005]] issue, where he sent a letter detailing how the DS pseudo-dating sim ''[[Sprung]]'' helped him (''very'' briefly) get over his [[Noviophobia\|fear of girls with boyfriends]].		Chris's second (and last-known) appearance in Nintendo Power was in the March/April [[2005]] issue, where he sent a letter detailing how the DS pseudo-dating sim ''[[Sprung]]'' helped him (''very'' briefly) get over his [[Noviophobia\|fear of girls with boyfriends]].

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	File:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...		File:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...
	File:Nintendochris.JPG\|Chris explains that he has "[[noviophobia\|~~noviophobia~~]]" [sic].		File:Nintendochris.JPG\|Chris explains that he has "[[noviophobia\|noiophobia]]" [sic].
	File:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!		File:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Alan Pardew: I only returned briefly because I saw this extra "=". See you all again someday, or not.

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I only returned briefly because I saw this extra "=". See you all again someday, or not.

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	Chris's second (and last-known) appearance in Nintendo Power was in the March/April [[2005]] issue, where he sent a letter detailing how the DS pseudo-dating sim ''[[Sprung]]'' helped him (''very'' briefly) get over his [[Noviophobia\|fear of girls with boyfriends]].		Chris's second (and last-known) appearance in Nintendo Power was in the March/April [[2005]] issue, where he sent a letter detailing how the DS pseudo-dating sim ''[[Sprung]]'' helped him (''very'' briefly) get over his [[Noviophobia\|fear of girls with boyfriends]].

	==Transcript===		==Transcript==
	{{quotenews\|'''DS Equals Dating Service'''		{{quotenews\|'''DS Equals Dating Service'''

FromtheWordsofBR at 05:14, 20 May 2024

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	'''''Nintendo Power''''' was a magazine devoted to promoting [[Nintendo]]'s video games, consoles, and so on and so forth, as well as providing cheat codes, strategy guides, sneak peeks at upcoming releases, and anything else one might want to know about Nintendo products. ~~It gave [[Chris]]~~ and ~~[[Sonichu]] their~~ first ~~glimpses~~ of ~~substantial coverage~~.		'''''Nintendo Power''''' was a magazine devoted to promoting [[Nintendo]]'s video games, consoles, and so on and so forth, as well as providing cheat codes, strategy guides, sneak peeks at upcoming releases, and anything else one might want to know about Nintendo products. The magazine debuted in summer 1988, and was first self-published by Nintendo of America, before switching to Future US in 2007.

	Even though dozens of fans were featured in every issue in some form (fan art, fan mail, etc.), Chris firmly ~~believes~~ making into the magazine is an honor of the highest degree, and that the people over at the magazine actually remembered who he was from the five minutes of fame he had years ago. He also ~~appears~~ to believe that being featured in the magazine is a one way ticket to getting a job with Nintendo.		Being a [[Nintendo]] fanboy, [[Chris]] was an avid subscriber of it starting in the [[1990s]]. He would frequently submit letters and/or items to the magazine, plastered his [[Chris's room (14 Branchland Court)\|room]] with posters from the magazine, and actually got his first ''[[Pokémon]]'' [[Card games\|trading card]] in an issue. He even appeared in some issues, giving him and [[Sonichu]] their first glimpses of substantial coverage. Even though dozens of fans were featured in every issue in some form (fan art, fan mail, etc.), Chris firmly believed that making into the magazine was an honor of the highest degree, and that the people over at the magazine actually remembered who he was from the five minutes of fame he had years ago. He also seemed to believe that being featured in the magazine would be a one way ticket to getting a job with Nintendo.

	~~It was first self-published by Nintendo of America, before switching to Future US in 2007.~~ In [[December 2012]], the magazine ceased publication.		In [[December 2012]], the magazine ceased publication.

	==The hand-drawn magazine==		==The hand-drawn magazine==
	{{main\|Homemade Nintendo Power magazine}}		{{main\|Homemade Nintendo Power magazine}}

	Chris maintained constant mail contact with the magazine. One of his letters was about a dream he had where Sega made a [[Sonic]] game for the Game Boy. Chris then [[Homemade Nintendo Power magazine\|freaking hand-drew his own issue of Nintendo Power]]~~. With~~ pencils, marker, and printed-out, cut-and-pasted text~~, detailing~~ how Sonic arbitrarily transferred to Nintendo consoles to release a trio of Sonic games. ~~That~~ are direct copies of existing Mario games~~. It's every bit as pathetic as it sounds~~. Notably, it's Chris's first major attempt at [[Sonichu (comic)\|slavishly recreating a commercial product by hand]], as well as the first appearance of [[Bionic]] the Hedgehog.		Chris maintained constant mail contact with the magazine. One of his letters was about a dream he had where Sega made a [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] game for the Game Boy. Not wanting such a good idea to go to waste, Chris then [[Homemade Nintendo Power magazine\|freaking hand-drew his own issue of ''Nintendo Power'']], with pencils, marker, and printed-out, cut-and-pasted text. This self-produced magazine detailed how Sonic arbitrarily transferred to Nintendo consoles to release a trio of Sonic games... which are direct copies of existing Mario games. Notably, it's Chris's first major attempt at [[Sonichu (comic)\|slavishly recreating a commercial product by hand]], as well as the first appearance of [[Bionic]] the Hedgehog.

	==The ~~''Sprung'' letter~~==		==The Animal Crossing documentary==
	Chris ~~has had~~ better luck with Nintendo correspondence as ~~the years went by. Most infamous was his letter to Nintendo about how ''~~[[~~Sprung~~]]'', ~~a pseudo-dating-sim~~ for ~~the DS, helped him get over~~ his ~~fear of girls with boyfriends. For~~ about ~~five minutes. Yes, once again, exactly as pathetic as it sounds.~~		As the years went by, Chris would get better luck with Nintendo correspondence. In the May [[2004]] issue, Chris, credited as "[[Sonichu]]", was highlighted for his jaw-dropping [[Animal Crossing Documentary\|video about his daily life in ''Animal Crossing'']]. ''Nintendo Power'' heaped praise upon the proto-Let's Play, focusing (unsurprisingly) more on Chris's character Sonichu and his in-game accomplishments than the lonesome manchild behind the mask or why he was called Sonichu. Nonetheless, Chris took this as a great stride forward in his quest to achieve video game superstardom without having to exert any effort or develop any kind of skill.
	~~===Transcript===~~

	~~{{quotenews\|~~'''~~DS Equals Dating Service~~'''

	~~I recently purchased a~~ Nintendo ~~DS and a copy of Sprung. I originally bought~~ the game, because I needed some lessons on what to say to, or do for, a girl. To make a long story short, I developed a fear that all the pretty girls are already paired up with a boyfriend. I’ve dubbed this social phobia, ~~Noviophobia, after the Spanish word for boyfriend. Anyway, before Sprung, I was afraid to approach most women~~ (~~FYI, I’m 22-years old~~)~~. I tried to silently attract a boyfriend-free girl, mostly with signs, for over one year~~ and ~~four months. Then Sprung provided me with general things to say and do, so I felt more confident. When I tried my new~~-~~found expressions from~~ the ~~dating simulator, I forgot my fear of~~ the ~~infinitely high boyfriend factor~~, ~~and I met~~ a ~~couple~~ of ~~lady friends with whom I feel more comfortable. So thank you, Nintendo and Ubisoft, for the dating advice that this frustrated virgin needed.~~

	~~Christian C~~.

	~~Via~~ the ~~Internet}}~~		It seems incredible, but someone was actually paid to watch Chris's video for an hour and then write about it; one can only wonder how that person felt about Chris casually [[So Need a Cute Girl\|singing]] about his [[Virgin With Rage\|sexual frustration]]. Note that many of the unique achievements mentioned are actually basic functions of the game any six year old can discover.

	~~==The Animal Crossing documentary==~~

	Chris also got some airplay in Nintendo Power for his jaw-dropping [[Animal Crossing Documentary\|video about his daily life in ''Animal Crossing'']]. ''Nintendo Power'' heaped praise upon the terrible little Let's Play, focusing more on Chris's character Sonichu (gee, what a surprise) and his in-game accomplishments than the lonesome manchild behind the mask or why he was called Sonichu. Nonetheless, Chris took this as a great stride forward in his quest to achieve video game superstardom without having to exert any effort or develop any kind of skill. Pathetic? Yes, you've picked up on the pattern.
	===Transcript===		===Transcript===

	{{quotenews\|'''Sonichu’s Cwcville Documentary'''		{{quotenews\|'''Sonichu’s Cwcville Documentary'''

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	Cwcville is brimming with Sonichu’s patterns, including the popular Poké Ball.}}		Cwcville is brimming with Sonichu’s patterns, including the popular Poké Ball.}}

	~~It seems incredible~~, ~~but someone~~ was ~~actually paid~~ to ~~watch Chris's video~~ for ~~an hour~~ and ~~then write about it~~. ~~Note that many~~ of the ~~unique achievements mentioned are actually basic functions~~ of the ~~game any six year old can discover~~.		==The ''Sprung'' letter==
			Chris's second (and last-known) appearance in Nintendo Power was in the March/April [[2005]] issue, where he sent a letter detailing how the DS pseudo-dating sim ''[[Sprung]]'' helped him (''very'' briefly) get over his [[Noviophobia\|fear of girls with boyfriends]].

			==Transcript===
			{{quotenews\|'''DS Equals Dating Service'''

			I recently purchased a Nintendo DS and a copy of Sprung. I originally bought the game, because I needed some lessons on what to say to, or do for, a girl. To make a long story short, I developed a fear that all the pretty girls are already paired up with a boyfriend. I’ve dubbed this social phobia, Noviophobia, after the Spanish word for boyfriend. Anyway, before Sprung, I was afraid to approach most women (FYI, I’m 22-years old). I tried to silently attract a boyfriend-free girl, mostly with signs, for over one year and four months. Then Sprung provided me with general things to say and do, so I felt more confident. When I tried my new-found expressions from the dating simulator, I forgot my fear of the infinitely high boyfriend factor, and I met a couple of lady friends with whom I feel more comfortable. So thank you, Nintendo and Ubisoft, for the dating advice that this frustrated virgin needed.

			Christian C.

			Via the Internet}}

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:390-NPVol179.jpg\|A scrapbook image.		File:390-NPVol179.jpg\|A scrapbook image.

Barbaracles: /* Gallery */

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Gallery

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	File:394-NPVol190.jpg\|Another scrapbook image		File:394-NPVol190.jpg\|Another scrapbook image
	File:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...		File:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...
	File:Nintendochris.JPG\|Chris explains that he has "[[noviophobia\|~~noiophobia~~]]" [sic].		File:Nintendochris.JPG\|Chris explains that he has "[[noviophobia\|noviophobia]]" [sic].
	File:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!		File:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!
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FromtheWordsofBR at 14:37, 23 October 2015

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	'''''Nintendo Power'''~~'' was a video game-oriented magazine that has given [[Sonichu]] and [[Chris]] a substantial amount of press coverage.~~		'''''Nintendo Power''''' was a magazine devoted to promoting [[Nintendo]]'s video games, consoles, and so on and so forth, as well as providing cheat codes, strategy guides, sneak peeks at upcoming releases, and anything else one might want to know about Nintendo products. It gave [[Chris]] and [[Sonichu]] their first glimpses of substantial coverage.

	~~No. Seriously.~~

	~~==The magazine==~~
	~~''Nintendo Power~~'' was a magazine devoted to promoting [[Nintendo]]'s video games, consoles, and so on and so forth, as well as providing cheat codes, strategy guides, sneak peeks at upcoming releases, and anything else one might want to know about Nintendo products. Chris~~, being in part a Nintendo fanboy, had a subscription since the dawn~~ of ~~time~~.

	Even though dozens of fans were featured in every issue in some form (fan art, fan mail, etc.), Chris firmly believes making into the magazine is an honor of the highest degree, and that the people over at the magazine actually remembered who he was from the five minutes of fame he had years ago. He also appears to believe that being featured in the magazine is a one way ticket to getting a job with Nintendo.		Even though dozens of fans were featured in every issue in some form (fan art, fan mail, etc.), Chris firmly believes making into the magazine is an honor of the highest degree, and that the people over at the magazine actually remembered who he was from the five minutes of fame he had years ago. He also appears to believe that being featured in the magazine is a one way ticket to getting a job with Nintendo.

Letter Z: /* Gallery */ Added another image

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Gallery: Added another image

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	~~Image~~:390-NPVol179.jpg\|A scrapbook image.		File:390-NPVol179.jpg\|A scrapbook image.
	~~Image~~:394-NPVol190.jpg\|Another scrapbook image		File:394-NPVol190.jpg\|Another scrapbook image
	~~Image~~:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...		File:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...
	~~Image~~:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!		File:Nintendochris.JPG\|Chris explains that he has "[[noviophobia\|noiophobia]]" [sic].
			File:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!
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PerhapsGlowing: /* The Animal Crossing documentary */

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The Animal Crossing documentary

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	Cwcville is brimming with Sonichu’s patterns, including the popular Poké Ball.}}		Cwcville is brimming with Sonichu’s patterns, including the popular Poké Ball.}}

	It seems incredible, but someone was actually paid to watch Chris's video for an hour and then write about it. Note that many ~~of the~~ of the unique achievements mentioned are actually basic functions of the game any six year old can discover.		It seems incredible, but someone was actually paid to watch Chris's video for an hour and then write about it. Note that many of the unique achievements mentioned are actually basic functions of the game any six year old can discover.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

FromtheWordsofBR at 01:19, 29 December 2014

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	Even though dozens of fans were featured in every issue in some form (fan art, fan mail, etc.), Chris firmly believes making into the magazine is an honor of the highest degree, and that the people over at the magazine actually remembered who he was from the five minutes of fame he had years ago. He also appears to believe that being featured in the magazine is a one way ticket to getting a job with Nintendo.		Even though dozens of fans were featured in every issue in some form (fan art, fan mail, etc.), Chris firmly believes making into the magazine is an honor of the highest degree, and that the people over at the magazine actually remembered who he was from the five minutes of fame he had years ago. He also appears to believe that being featured in the magazine is a one way ticket to getting a job with Nintendo.

	~~The~~ magazine ceased publication ~~in December 2012~~.		It was first self-published by Nintendo of America, before switching to Future US in 2007. In [[December 2012]], the magazine ceased publication.

	==The hand-drawn magazine==		==The hand-drawn magazine==

Ihavenobunghole at 06:14, 31 July 2014

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	'''''Nintendo Power''''' is a video game-oriented magazine that has given [[Sonichu]] and [[Chris]] a substantial amount of press coverage.		'''''Nintendo Power''''' was a video game-oriented magazine that has given [[Sonichu]] and [[Chris]] a substantial amount of press coverage.

	No. Seriously.		No. Seriously.

Kwyjibo: /* The magazine */ Updated to reflect Nintendo Power's cancellation.

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The magazine: Updated to reflect Nintendo Power's cancellation.

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	==The magazine==		==The magazine==
	''Nintendo Power'' is a magazine devoted to promoting [[Nintendo]]'s video games, consoles, and so on and so forth, as well as providing cheat codes, strategy guides, sneak peeks at upcoming releases, and anything else one might want to know about Nintendo products. Chris, being in part a Nintendo fanboy, ~~has~~ had a subscription since the dawn of time.		''Nintendo Power'' was a magazine devoted to promoting [[Nintendo]]'s video games, consoles, and so on and so forth, as well as providing cheat codes, strategy guides, sneak peeks at upcoming releases, and anything else one might want to know about Nintendo products. Chris, being in part a Nintendo fanboy, had a subscription since the dawn of time.

	Even though dozens of fans ~~are~~ featured in every issue in some form (fan art, fan mail, etc.), Chris firmly believes making into the magazine is an honor of the highest degree, and that the people over at the magazine actually ~~remember~~ who he is from the five minutes of fame he had years ago. He also appears to believe that being featured in the magazine is a one way ticket to getting a job with Nintendo.		Even though dozens of fans were featured in every issue in some form (fan art, fan mail, etc.), Chris firmly believes making into the magazine is an honor of the highest degree, and that the people over at the magazine actually remembered who he was from the five minutes of fame he had years ago. He also appears to believe that being featured in the magazine is a one way ticket to getting a job with Nintendo.

			The magazine ceased publication in December 2012.

	==The hand-drawn magazine==		==The hand-drawn magazine==

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	File:394-NPVol190.jpg\|Another scrapbook image		File:394-NPVol190.jpg\|Another scrapbook image
	File:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...		File:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...
	File:Nintendochris.JPG\|Chris explains that he has "[[noviophobia\|~~noiophobia~~]]" [sic].		File:Nintendochris.JPG\|Chris explains that he has "[[noviophobia\|noviophobia]]" [sic].
	File:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!		File:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!
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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~Image~~:390-NPVol179.jpg\|A scrapbook image.		File:390-NPVol179.jpg\|A scrapbook image.
	~~Image~~:394-NPVol190.jpg\|Another scrapbook image		File:394-NPVol190.jpg\|Another scrapbook image
	~~Image~~:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...		File:393-CWCSprung.jpg\|Now if only the women weren't afraid of him...
	~~Image~~:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!		File:Nintendochris.JPG\|Chris explains that he has "[[noviophobia\|noiophobia]]" [sic].
			File:389-CWCSchuCross.jpg\|Yay!
	</gallery>		</gallery>