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'''Prima Games''' is a publisher of video game strategy guides founded in 1990 and based in California. The company is a division of {{wp|Random House}}. | '''Prima Games''' is a publisher of video game strategy guides founded in 1990 and based in California. The company is a division of {{wp|Random House}}. | ||
Prima Games published several officially licensed guidebooks for ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games, which competed with concurrent [[Nintendo Power]] guides. Following Nintendo Power's sale by [[Nintendo]] of America and acquisition by {{wp|Future US}}, Prima entered a partnership with Nintendo in 2007<ref name="Nintendo website">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070622185916/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/magazine/index.jsp Nintendo Power Magazine] <small>(Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)</small></ref> | Prima Games published several officially licensed guidebooks for ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games, which competed with concurrent ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' guides. Following Nintendo Power's sale by [[Nintendo]] of America and acquisition by {{wp|Future US}}, Prima entered a partnership with Nintendo in 2007.<ref name="Nintendo website">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070622185916/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/magazine/index.jsp Nintendo Power Magazine] <small>(Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)</small></ref> | ||
Early in its life, the publisher released several unofficial guides (often suffixed with "Unauthorized Game Secrets") to games it did not have a license for. Such guides were made for ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', among others. | Early in its life, the publisher released several unofficial guides (often suffixed with "Unauthorized Game Secrets") to games it did not have a license for. Such guides were made for ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', among others. | ||
On November 8, 2018, publisher {{wp|Dorling Kindersley|DK}} announced that the Prima Games imprint would be discontinued in spring 2019 due to a large decline in strategy guide sales.<ref>Sommers, Erin (November 08, 2018). [https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2018/11/people-etc-dk-to-close-prima-games/ People, Etc.: DK to Close Prima Games]. ''PublishersLunch''. Retrieved November 09, 2018</ref> However, on March 14, 2019, Asteri Holdings acquired the digital assets of Prima Games from DK Publishers<ref>Sinclair, Brendan (March 14, 2019). [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-14-asteri-acquires-prima-games Asteri acquires Prima Games]. ''gamesindustry.biz''. Retrieved June 09, 2019</ref> | On November 8, 2018, publisher {{wp|Dorling Kindersley|DK}} announced that the Prima Games imprint would be discontinued in spring 2019 due to a large decline in strategy guide sales.<ref>Sommers, Erin (November 08, 2018). [https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2018/11/people-etc-dk-to-close-prima-games/ People, Etc.: DK to Close Prima Games]. ''PublishersLunch''. Retrieved November 09, 2018</ref> However, on March 14, 2019, Asteri Holdings acquired the digital assets of Prima Games from DK Publishers.<ref>Sinclair, Brendan (March 14, 2019). [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-14-asteri-acquires-prima-games Asteri acquires Prima Games]. ''gamesindustry.biz''. Retrieved June 09, 2019</ref> | ||
==Gallery of ''Mario''-relevant official guides== | ==Gallery of ''Mario''-relevant official guides== | ||
