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The Official Nintendo Magazine Issue #79

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Kid Icarus: Uprising stars in new issue of ONM


Featuring exclusive Sakurai interview
Posted by Thomas East | Thursday 12-Jan-2012 10:21 AM
Get more news, movies, screens and features at our Kid Icarus: Uprising game hub.
A Nintendo hero is reborn in the new issue of Official Nintendo Magazine as we look forward to one of the biggest 3DS games of 2012: Kid Icarus Uprising.



We recently had the opportunity to visit Nintendo HQ to play the game and speak to the game's director: Masahiro Sakurai. You may also know him as the creator of Smash Bros and in our exclusive interview he even compares Kid Icarus Uprising to Smash Bros. Want to know exactly what he said? You'll have to buy the mag to find out.

In addition to the interview, we also look back over Pit's career in gaming while our Kid Icarus Uprising playtest gives you the lowdown on Pit's new weapons plus the bosses you'll have to face in his new action packed adventure.

Yet Pit isn't the only Nintendo hero who is making a return this year. We bring you more amazing new info on Animal Crossing 3D which heads up a preview section that also includes Sega's excellent rhythm action game Rhythm Thief And The Emperor's Treasure and Square-Enix's 3DS RPG Heroes Of Ruin.

That's all to come in the future but this month we're all about Resident Evil Revelations. Capcom's survival horror game is released on 27 January and you can find out why it's the first must-buy game of 2012 by reading our review.

Throw in more Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 tips and you've got another essential issue.

Oh, and it also comes with a free Pokemon 2012 wall chart.

The new issue of Official Nintendo Magazine is on sale now. You can buy it in the shops or purchase it here. Don't want to miss an issue in the future? Subscribe and get a free Pokemon game.
 
 
Got it at the beginning of the week, have already read it cover-to-cover! :D
Mario84 12 Jan '12
Really good issue with this one, maybe I'm biased as a Kid Icarus fan, but even the rest of the mag seemed particularly interesting this month.

There's even shiny new Kid Icarus artwork I haven't seen before in the section. I want that stuff! Love the style.
Violet 12 Jan '12
i got a subscription at Christmas but this issue is still not here. i live in Ireland so does anyone know how many days after today i should get it? thanks
cormac1 12 Jan '12
Great mag guys. Just thought I'd let you know that subscribers don't get the slip covers, just red plastic liner :(
noobgamer9 12 Jan '12
Overall good magazine but one thing really agravated me:
ONM Mario Kart Wii Review
"Finally, the bikes. They were a controversial inclusion, but the truth is they work very well. They don't actually handle too differently from the karts. The main difference to consider is that they only get blue boosts when turning, not red. Although this may seem like it makes the bikes weaker than karts, there's a reason for this: your bike can also do a wheelie on any straight (for a slight speed boost) by flicking the Wheel up. Believe it or not (whisper it again), we actually ended up preferring the bikes to the karts." and then in this issue and the last few I found you calling them rubbish. YOU ARE SO TWO-FACED, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND ARE THE BIKES RUBBISH OR NOT?? SO, WHICH ONE IS IT THEN? :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
PhineasFerbStyx 13 Jan '12
Cruel Fate! I haven't been able to get my mag yet! I have the calendar now so I don't have to go into the shops just to find that it isn't out yet!

Can't wait to get it!
Spyro Cool 14 Jan '12
When is the next mag coming out
Joshuabell11 26 Jan '12
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