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[[File:Club Nintendo Germany 1997-3.jpg|200px|thumb|Issue 3/1997 of ''Club Nintendo'', promoting ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'']] | [[File:Club Nintendo Germany 1997-3.jpg|200px|thumb|Issue 3/1997 of ''Club Nintendo'', promoting ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'']] | ||
'''''Club Nintendo''''' was [[Nintendo]]'s official, bimonthly published magazine in Germany, with issue 1/1998 also in Austria and Switzerland. It can be seen as the German equivalent to the American ''[[Nintendo Power]]''. The first issue was published in 1989. | '''''Club Nintendo''''' was [[Nintendo]]'s official, bimonthly published magazine in Germany, with issue 1/1998 also in Austria and Switzerland. It can be seen as the German equivalent to the American ''[[Nintendo Power]]''. The first issue was published in 1989. The magazine's precursor was called ''Play Nintendo'' which was first published in November 1988. It featured only eight pages per issue and was styled more similarly to a newsletter than a magazine. Until 2001, the number of pages greatly increased throughout the years. In 2000, one issue of ''Club Nintendo'' had over 80 pages. | ||
In 2001, because of redeployment at Nintendo of Europe, the old staff of the magazine was laid off and a German publishing company called Computec Media | In 2001, because of redeployment at Nintendo of Europe, the old staff of the magazine was laid off, and a German publishing company called Computec Media continued the magazine with a new staff team. The new incarnation had far fewer pages and was canceled after the release of the April 2002 issue. | ||
''Club Nintendo'' is also the name of official Nintendo magazines from various other countries, most of which have been discontinued. ''Club Nintendo México'', the official Nintendo magazine in Latin America, was the longest lasting of all the ''Club Nintendo'' magazines, which continued to be published until 2019. | |||
==Comics== | ==Comics== | ||
A unique feature of the magazine were the Nintendo comics, most of which were exclusively made for the magazine issue. The comics in the issues from 1991 to 1998 were drawn by Japanese manga artists (Mangaka), while the stories and texts were written by the German editors of the magazine themselves. In 1999 and 2000, they were replaced by a comic series called ''[[N-Gang]]'', which are completely German productions. ''N-Gang'' features teenage | A unique feature of the magazine were the Nintendo and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' comics, most of which were exclusively made for the magazine issue. The comics in the issues from 1991 to 1998 were drawn by Japanese manga artists (Mangaka), while the stories and texts were written by the German editors of the magazine themselves. In 1999 and 2000, they were replaced by a comic series called ''[[N-Gang]]'', which are completely German productions. ''N-Gang'' features teenage human characters as protagonists, but video game characters still appear. While some of the comics are closely related to the games, there are also stories which take place on [[Earth]] instead of the usual environments of various Nintendo and third-party characters. All of the Nintendo comics were only released in Germany; they were never released anywhere else. | ||
After 2000, while the magazine was published by Computec Media, no more comics were released in ''Club Nintendo''. | |||
===List of ''Super Mario'' comics in regular issues=== | |||
===List of comics in regular issues=== | Comics with no characters from the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise as main characters are excluded. The ''N-Gang'' is described in a [[N-Gang|separate article]]. | ||
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|''Super Mario: Die Blume meines Herzens''<br | |''Super Mario: Die Blume meines Herzens''<br>(reprint of ''Super Mario: Coole Klänge'' with changed texts) | ||
|''Super Mario: The Flower of my Heart'' | |''Super Mario: The Flower of my Heart'' | ||
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===List of comics in special issues=== | ===List of ''Super Mario'' comics in special issues=== | ||
Beneath the regular issues, also special issues were published, mainly to promote new Nintendo games and other products. | Beneath the regular issues, also special issues were published, mainly to promote new Nintendo games and other products. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Magazine covers=== | |||
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Club Nintendo 1989-2.jpg|Issue 2/1989 | |||
Club Nintendo 1990-5.jpg|Issue 5/1990 | |||
Club Nintendo Germany 1991-1.jpg|Issue 1/1991 | |||
Club Nintendo 1991-4.jpg|Issue 4/1991 | |||
Club Nintendo Germany 1991-6.jpg|Issue 6/1991 | |||
Club Nintendo 1992-4.jpg|Issue 4/1992 | |||
Club Nintendo Germany 1992-6.jpg|Issue 6/1992 | |||
Club Nintendo 1993-4.jpg|Issue 4/1993 | |||
Club Nintendo 1993-6.jpg|Issue 6/1993 | |||
Club Nintendo 1994-3.jpg|Issue 3/1994 | |||
Club Nintendo 1994-4.jpg|Issue 4/1994 | |||
Club Nintendo 1994-6.jpg|Issue 6/1994 | |||
Club Nintendo Germany 1995-5.jpg|Issue 5/1995 | |||
Club Nintendo Germany 1996-6.jpg|Issue 6/1996 | |||
Club Nintendo Germany 1998-2.jpg|Issue 2/1998 | |||
Club Nintendo Germany 1999-6.jpg|Issue 6/1999 | |||
Club Nintendo Germany 2001-4.jpg|Issue 4/2001 | |||
ClubNintendoYoshisStoryFront.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Story]] Comic''. | |||
ClubNintendoYoshisStoryReverse.jpg|Reverse of ''[[Yoshi's Story]] Comic''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===1993 Calendar=== | |||
The final issue of 1992 contained a calendar. Each month had different artwork of Mario representing various countries. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 01 Sweden.png|January (Sweden) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 02 England.png|February (England) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 03 Italy.png|March (Italy) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 04 Holland.png|April (Holland) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 05 Japan.png|May (Japan) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 06 America.png|June (America) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 07 Mexico.png|July (Mexico) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 08 Spain.png|August (Spain) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 09 France.png|September (France) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 10 Scotland.png|October (Scotland) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 11 Germany.png|November (Germany) | |||
Club Nintendo Calendar Mario 12 Turkey.png|December (Turkey) | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Miscellaneous art=== | |||
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Club Nintendo Mario playing Game Boy.png|Issue 4/1991 | |||
Club Nintendo Luigi playing Game Boy.png|Issue 4/1991 | |||
Club Nintendo Mario German Flag.png|Issue 4/1991 | |||
Club Nintendo Santa Mario playing Game Boy.png|Issue 6/1991 | |||
Club Nintendo Santa Luigi playing Game Boy.png|Issue 6/1991 | |||
Club Nintendo Bowser.jpg|Issue 3/1992 | |||
Donkey Kong Club Nintendo 01.png|Issue 5/1992 | |||
Donkey Kong Club Nintendo 02.png|Issue 5/1992 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{Club Nintendo}} | {{Club Nintendo}} | ||
[[de:Club Nintendo (Magazin)]] | [[de:Club Nintendo (Magazin)]] |
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