Official Nintendo Magazine, or
ONM, is a
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video game magazine which covers the
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and
WiiThe is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of both...
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s released by
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. Originally published by
EMAPEMAP is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
as
Nintendo Magazine System, the magazine first covered the
Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia in . In most of Asia, including Japan , China, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines, it was released as the , commonly abbreviated as the...
,
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and
Game BoyThe is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America on , and in Europe on . In Southern Asia, it is known as the "Tata Game Boy" It is the first handheld console in the Game Boy line...
consoles, and was later renamed to
Nintendo Magazine,
Nintendo Official Magazine then, briefly,
Nintendo Official Magazine UK.
Official Nintendo Magazine, or
ONM, is a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
video game magazine which covers the
Nintendo DSThe is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in Canada, the United States, and Japan. The console features a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP, with two LCD screens inside—with the bottom one being a touchscreen...
and
WiiThe is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of both...
video game consoleA video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
s released by
Nintendois a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel...
. Originally published by
EMAPEMAP is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
as
Nintendo Magazine System, the magazine first covered the
Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia in . In most of Asia, including Japan , China, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines, it was released as the , commonly abbreviated as the...
,
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
and
Game BoyThe is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America on , and in Europe on . In Southern Asia, it is known as the "Tata Game Boy" It is the first handheld console in the Game Boy line...
consoles, and was later renamed to
Nintendo Magazine,
Nintendo Official Magazine then, briefly,
Nintendo Official Magazine UK. Under these names, it was published by EMAP for twelve years, before the rights were sold to its current publisher, Future Publishing.
The first issue by Future Publishing was released on 16 February 2006.
History
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, a long-standing British games magazine, split into two separate magazines, focusing on the two then-major video games console companies;
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and Nintendo. The Sega-based magazine retained the original title,
Mean Machines Sega, while the Nintendo magazine was named
Nintendo Magazine System. The first issue of
Nintendo Magazine System was released on 1 October 1992. Its name was later changed to
Nintendo Magazine,
Nintendo Official Magazine then
Nintendo Official Magazine UK, before its publisher was changed from EMAP to Future Publishing. After this change, the magazine was renamed to its current name,
Official Nintendo Magazine, and received a new set of staff. Its numbering was also reset.
On 15 December 2008, the first issue of
Official Nintendo Magazine for Australia & New Zealand, a monthly video game magazine based on
Official Nintendo Magazine, was published by Future Publishing. It is the second officially-endorsed Nintendo magazine released in Australia and New Zealand, succeeding the Australian
Nintendo Magazine SystemNintendo Magazine System was the official Nintendo magazine of Australia. In publication for seven years until 2000, the magazine was a branch of Official Nintendo Magazine, the UK's official Nintendo magazine, which was also called Nintendo Magazine System at the time. On the 12th November 2008 a...
, which ceased publishing in 2000.
General layout
ONM features a large number of tips, tricks, and reviews designed to either advertise, help, or entertain readers. Occasionally, there are miscellaneous sections which focus on accessories and challenges relating to the franchise. Players are tempted to beat the challenges and post a photo to ONM HQ to be evaluated. Interviews with video-game developers are sometimes conducted in order to get a feel for what the new game will look like when it is completed. There are also numerous comedic jokes and puns scattered across the articles written. Readers may post mail or e-mail to ONM HQ regarding a question, complaint, or a picture of an ONM front cover for which the readers themselves draw or edit using editing software. The introduction usually contains a paragraph of writing composed by the editor, who gives a rough idea of the types of articles included in the magazine. There is also a content page and selected Nintendo news written. Advertising posters are implemented into the magazine. Forum poll results are presented in a grey box in the "Feedback" section.
See also
- Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now run independently. As of issue #240 , Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US....
- Nintendo Magazine System (Australia)
Nintendo Magazine System was the official Nintendo magazine of Australia. In publication for seven years until 2000, the magazine was a branch of Official Nintendo Magazine, the UK's official Nintendo magazine, which was also called Nintendo Magazine System at the time. On the 12th November 2008 a...
- NGamer
NGamer is a British magazine which covers mainly the Nintendo DS and Wii video game consoles released by Nintendo, and also, but to a much lesser extent, Sony and Microsoft consoles. The first issue was released on 13 July 2006...
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