Official Nintendo Magazine July 2008 Issue 31 Wario Smash Bros Brawl SKU 1516

Original Official Nintendo Magazine – Issue 31, July 2008, published by Future and covering the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS era.

This issue has a bold Wario front cover and a major focus on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, described on the cover as a “First Review”. The magazine is packed with Nintendo gaming coverage from 2008, making it a particularly nostalgic issue for collectors of Wii, DS, Mario, Wario, Zelda, Pokémon and Nintendo memorabilia.

Magazine: Official Nintendo Magazine
Issue: 31
Date: July 2008
Publisher: Future
Platforms: Nintendo Wii / Nintendo DS
Cover Character: Wario
SKU: 1516

SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL

One of the main attractions of this issue is the extensive Super Smash Bros. Brawl coverage.

The contents pages show:

• Super Smash Bros. Brawl review – page 62
• a substantial review of the long-awaited Wii fighting game
• character and gameplay imagery featuring Donkey Kong, Sheik and other Nintendo characters
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl game guide – page 114
• additional material covering unlockable content and gameplay information

The issue comes from the period when Smash Bros. Brawl was one of the biggest Nintendo Wii releases, making this an appealing contemporary magazine for fans of the series.

WARIO COVER

Wario dominates the front cover in a large full-colour character image, surrounded by several major Nintendo franchises.

Additional characters visible on the cover include:

• Mario
• Fox McCloud
• Link
• Sonic the Hedgehog

The cover design is very representative of Official Nintendo Magazine during the height of the Wii era.

STAR WARS / DARTH VADER

The front cover also promotes “Darth Vader Strikes Back!”, advertising new Star Wars on Wii material.

Inside, the contents list Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on page 42, described as a major new Star Wars title outside the LEGO series. This gives the issue additional interest for Star Wars gaming collectors as well as Nintendo fans.

OTHER WII CONTENT

The photographed contents pages show a substantial selection of Wii previews and reviews, including:

Previews

• LEGO Batman
• MadWorld
• Skate It
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Guitar Hero 4

Reviews

• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
• Top Spin 3
• LEGO Indiana Jones
• Battle of the Bands
• LostWinds
• Dr Mario & Germ Buster
• Emergency Heroes
• TV Show King
• Boom Blox
• Pop
• Family Ski

NINTENDO DS CONTENT

Nintendo DS coverage includes:

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time / Darkness
• Ninja Gaiden DS
• Etrian Odyssey
• Harvest Fishing
• Top Trumps: Doctor Who
• New International Track & Field
• Race Driver: GRID
• Dementium: The Ward

FEATURES

Other visible editorial features include:

• The Rise of the DS – looking at the success of Nintendo’s handheld
• Wii Dreamer – examining Nintendo games that might be developed in future
• The Making Of… Sega Superstars Tennis
• WiiWare coverage and launch material
• Pokémon-related coverage
• Mario Kart discussion and tips
• Nintendo news, events and release schedules

This is therefore much more than a single-game issue and gives a broad snapshot of Nintendo gaming culture in 2008.

CONDITION

Pre-owned and in heavily used / worn condition.

Please study all photographs carefully because this copy has substantial visible age and handling wear.

Visible condition points include:

• considerable wear around the outer edges
• heavy creasing and bending around the top edge
• worn and softened corners
• edge splitting and small tears
• noticeable wear along the spine
• bottom edge wear and creasing
• rubbing and surface marks to the cover
• some waviness and distortion from storage/handling
• surrounding original outer packaging/flap material is particularly worn, folded and torn
• red-and-white striped outer sections show creasing and edge damage
• internal pages shown remain readable and colourful
• normal page handling and age-related wear internally

This is best considered a well-used collector/reading copy rather than a high-grade example.

ORIGINAL EXTRAS / FREE GIFTS

Any original free gifts, promotional items, discs, cards, stickers, supplements or other extras that may originally have accompanied the magazine are no longer included unless they are specifically visible in the photographs.

The sale is for the magazine and only the items actually shown in the listing photographs.

PACKAGING

The magazine will be packed carefully to reduce the risk of further damage in transit.

UK orders: Sent in a hardback envelope for protection.

International orders: Sent in a cardboard mail-size box to provide stronger protection during the longer journey.