Issue #82: Capcom's Cavalcade — March/April 2026
Have you ever been excited to shove your face into a foam- lined hunk of bright red plastic? By golly, I have!
The summer of 1995. As I was beginning to do more and more frequently thanks to my growing admiration for all things Nintendo, I s...
2025-12-23 17:21:57 +0000 UTC View Post
It's that time of year when deals, discounts and every other variety of price drop demands your attention, and jumping straight into the middle of that fray is good old NF Publishing!
Mario Kart remains massively successful for Nintendo.
Following its launch alongside the new Switch 2 earlier this year, the series’ latest sequel, Mario Kart World, sold nearly 6,000,000 copies just within the month of June. That insane n...
2025-10-28 14:46:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Most of the time, when Nintendo presents a new piece of video game hardware, it’s got at least one flashy new feature. Some off-the-wall aspect of its design that is eye-catching. Headline-grabbing. YouTube-thumbnail-earning!
A 3D screen t...
2025-08-26 15:24:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The end of July has arrived once more, so it's time again for our annual update on the state of the physical magazine printing industry. As in years past, this post has a one-time charge attached that helps us to offset the increased costs of post...
2025-07-31 23:03:44 +0000 UTC View Post
EMERGENCY!
Emergent gameplay is emerging with escalating frequency! Be warned that you are now at increased risk for an upsurge in personal creativity!
You might’ve heard that term getting kicked around more and more in recent years...
2025-06-24 15:19:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Our spotlight is officially shifting!
We know the Switch 1’s not done, and we’ll continue our coverage of its continued life throughout the overlap years that lie ahead. But with the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 coming up on June 5, i...
2025-04-21 19:05:26 +0000 UTC View Post
HEADS-UP #1: No wall poster will be included with print copies of this issue. Instead, we're going to do two wall posters with our next issue, NF #77! That will be our big blow-out Switch 2 Launch Guide issue, so I figured we...
2025-02-28 18:11:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey there, Force fans! Just wanted to drop you all a quick note to address some recent delivery delays with the US Postal Service.
We're nearing the end of January, and some of our US subscribers are still waiting for their copies of Issue ...
The third NF Book Kickstarter is now on . . . and already fully funded before I could even jump over to this tab to post this!
Readers of NF Issue #75 got an early look at this announcement, but today's the day we've broadcast the news to the wider online world: We're making a Mega Man book! An officially licensed, partnered-with-Capcom guide to the original Mega Man game...
2025-01-07 19:14:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We're heading into the beginning of NF’s 13th year of publishing!
The release of this issue coincides with the conclusion of a dozen years of Nintendo Force, and 12 years deep we again find ourselves on the verge of another major hardware ...
2024-12-20 19:04:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy post-Thanksgiving shopping day, everyone! I first gave all of our patrons here a heads-up about our annual Black Friday Back Issue Bundles sale last week, but since Black Friday has now officially arrived, here's a collective reminder!
Scheduling has become a constant struggle.
Who’s going to play first? How long is he going to play? What game is he going to pick, and when he’s done, who will be the next in line? Rinse and repeat the process for every one...
2024-10-22 16:21:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey again, Nintendo Force patrons! I didn't want to bother you all too much about our newest Kickstarter campaign throughout this past month, but I'm directing your attention toward it one last time today, since we're less than 10 hours away from ...
2024-10-10 16:43:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Our second NF Books Kickstarter campaign is a go!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfpublishing/nes-endings-compendium-...
2024-09-10 14:00:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings again, Nintendo Force fans!
I hope your Septembers are getting off to a solid start. Print copies of our newest issue should be arriving in most subscribers' mailboxes soon (if they haven't already), but don't freak out if yours ha...
2024-09-05 15:52:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, Nintendo Force readers!
When we were doing the planning for this issue, I discovered that not only would this be the 10th anniversary of our Leading Ladies cover story, but it would also be the 10th anniversary of my first cont...
2024-08-22 01:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Our annual update on the state of physical magazine publishing has arrived, and with it our once-a-year look back at our last 12 months' worth of wall posters.
We're coming off of a particularly popular one, as a lot of fans across social m...
2024-07-31 20:12:18 +0000 UTC View Post
My little brother’s always been a better artist than me.
I can knock out a knock-off of Mario easily enough, just off the top of my head, but that’s about the extent of my artistic talents. Dan, on the other hand, can craft original char...
2024-06-24 20:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! It seems like there's been a glitch with the email address we normally use to receive submissions to our Player's Poll questions. Only two emails have come through correctly to respond to the questions printed in Issue #71! Could you...
2024-06-19 21:37:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Nintendo Force fans and followers, my apologies if you've been waiting to hear back from me with a response to a question or comment or complaint. I've fallen quite far behind on checking the inbox here, as family life has drawn my attention elsew...
2024-05-31 02:11:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I try not to worry about water.
In fact, thinking back across even my formative years as a Nintendo gamer, I remember actively seeking out water levels more than I do avoiding them. I have clear memories of honestly enjoying the swimming sec...
2024-04-22 19:35:22 +0000 UTC View Post
I've always been a Toadstool supporter.
Every since my first time playing Super Mario Bros. 2, all the way back at the end of the '80s when I was only seven years old, I've been cheering her on. She won me over with her incredible hovering l...
2024-02-28 19:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Books don't usually get rewritten. Music is sometimes re-recorded, either by its original artists or by cover bands paying tribute to those originals. Movies getting remade is a fairly frequent occurrence, and has led to things like the film Freak...
2023-12-18 23:16:55 +0000 UTC View Post
The next NF issue is imminent!
Print production has begun, and completed issues will be mailed to print subscribers within the next week. Digital issue download links will be emailed to digital subscribers on Friday, October 27.
Our pr...
2023-10-26 01:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Preorders for NF's first book, The Impact of Iwata, are now available through BackerKit: https://theimpactofiwata.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders 2023-09-13 23:41:38 +0000 UTC View Post
2D, or not 2D? That is the question.
It's been over 30 years now since Nintendo began to transition away from two-dimensional game worlds and started to put more of a spotlight on 3D environments instead. (I look at the original Star Fox, re...
2023-08-21 20:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post