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A video-game oriented magazine that has given [[Sonichu]] a substantial amount of press coverage.
A video-game oriented magazine that has given [[Sonichu]] and Chris a substantial amount of press coverage.
 
No. Seriously.
[[Image:003-NPSon.jpg|thumb|right|Chris's terrific homemade cover.]]
[[Image:003-NPSon.jpg|thumb|right|Chris's terrific homemade cover.]]


[[Image:Nintendochris.JPG|thumb|right|Chris's letter to Nintendo Power.]]
[[Image:Nintendochris.JPG|thumb|right|Chris's letter to Nintendo Power.]]


==The Nintendo Power Letter==
==The Magazine==
Nintendo Power, as you might guess, is a, shall we say, somewhat biased 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, provided one doesn't mind getting it directly from a corporate shill. Chris, being in part a Nintendo fanboy, has had a subscription since the dawn of time.
 
==The Hand-Drawn 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. Supposedly he received a letter back saying, perhaps in as many words, that he had "rocks in his head." In retaliation, as only Chris-chan knows, he [[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 dedicates his March/April 2004 [''sic'']<ref>Technically, it was 2005 but Chris never noticed that he had been getting the year wrong until Sonichu's News Dash #10, in May/June 2005.</ref>  issue to his Nintendo Power letter, describing it as a "free personal ad", saying:
==The Sprung Letter==


<blockquote>I, Christian Weston Chandler, have sent an E-Mail to Nintendo Power’s “Players’ Pulse” section on January 9, 2005, in response to Nintendo DS’s Sprung game (scanned pages shown above). After receiving my copy of the April, 2005 issue, I was pleasantly surprised to find my E-Mail printed in the “Players’ Pulse” section, with the screen shot (shown to the bottom-right), which I find very appropriate to my current situation. The girl on top says, “YOU BETTER GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE MY BOYFRIEND KICKS YOUR ***!” Although, there are a couple of fixes to mend in their print out: the fear I was referring to should be “NOVIOPHOBIA,” not “NOIOPHOBIA.” Also, since February 24, 2005, I am now 23-years old, and I am looking for an 18-23-year old, Boyfiend-Free, Datable Girl whom I can love and trust. Also, a little time after using the teachings of Sprung, my fear came back like a boomerang.</blockquote>
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.


The text of the letter:
==The Documentary==


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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.
“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 wome (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."
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<br>Christian C.
<br>Via the Internet}}


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Revision as of 19:17, 29 June 2009

A video-game oriented magazine that has given Sonichu and Chris a substantial amount of press coverage.

No. Seriously.

Chris's terrific homemade cover.
Chris's letter to Nintendo Power.

The Magazine

Nintendo Power, as you might guess, is a, shall we say, somewhat biased 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, provided one doesn't mind getting it directly from a corporate shill. Chris, being in part a Nintendo fanboy, has had a subscription since the dawn of time.

The Hand-Drawn 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. Supposedly he received a letter back saying, perhaps in as many words, that he had "rocks in his head." In retaliation, as only Chris-chan knows, he 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 slavishly recreating a commercial product by hand, as well as the first appearance of Bionic the Hedgehog.

The Sprung Letter

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.

The Documentary

Chris also got some airplay in Nintendo Power for his jaw-dropping 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.


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