Nintendo Official Magazine 53 March 2010 Pokémon Ho-Oh Lugia HeartGold (1445)

Original Official Nintendo Magazine Issue 53, dated March 2010, with a striking Pokémon collector’s cover featuring the legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh and Lugia.

This issue contains extensive coverage of Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver, including an in-depth review and a beginner’s guide to the Pokémon series. It also revisits the classic Pokémon Red and Blue games.

The magazine covers a wide selection of Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS releases, previews, reviews, guides and retrospective features from early 2010.

Main Games and Characters Featured

• Pokémon HeartGold
• Pokémon SoulSilver
• Ho-Oh
• Lugia
• Pokémon Red and Blue
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
• Link
• Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll
• AiAi
• Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
• Miles Edgeworth
• Red Steel 2
• Mega Man 10
• Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
• Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
• Again: Eye of Providence
• Picross 3D

Pokémon Coverage

A major part of this issue is dedicated to Pokémon, including:

• Detailed review of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
• Large cover artwork featuring Ho-Oh and Lugia
• Beginner’s Guide to Pokémon
• Retrospective feature on Pokémon Red and Blue
• Discussion of the Pokémon series and its history
• Artwork and screenshots from the HeartGold and SoulSilver releases

Wii Coverage

The photographed contents pages show coverage of:

• Red Steel 2
• Mega Man 10
• Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
• Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll
• Endless Ocean 2
• Wii Sports 2010
• Just Dance
• World Challenge
• The Magic Marker
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
• The King 2
• Shadow Dancer: Secret of Shinobi
• Stunt Cars
• Stop Stress
• Tomena Sanner

Nintendo DS Coverage

• Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
• Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
• Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
• Again: Eye of Providence
• Dark Void Zero
• Sonic Classic Collection
• Infinite Space
• Picross 3D
• Phantasy Star 0
• Animal Kororo
• Bleach: The 3rd Phantom
• Dragon’s Lair
• Miami Nights

Additional Features

• Official Nintendo Magazine Reader Awards 2010
• Feature celebrating memorable videogame plot twists
• Examination of the Zelda timeline
• Behind-the-scenes feature on Muramasa: The Demon Blade
• Continued game guide for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
• Game guide for Tatsunoko vs Capcom
• Reader letters, artwork and forum content
• Wii and Nintendo DS ratings and challenges

Magazine Details

• Publication: Official Nintendo Magazine
• Issue: 53
• Date: March 2010
• Main cover franchise: Pokémon
• Cover characters: Ho-Oh and Lugia
• Main featured games: Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver
• Platforms covered: Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS
• Language: English
• Publisher: Future
• SKU: 1445

Condition

Fair used condition with substantial visible cover wear.

Observed condition details:

• Front cover remains colourful with clear Pokémon artwork
• Heavy diagonal creasing runs across much of the front cover
• Multiple long crease lines are visible through the Pokémon logo and Lugia artwork
• Additional creasing and cracking are present around the lower-right corner
• Noticeable rubbing and wear along the bottom edge
• Spine has creasing, rubbing and small areas of surface wear
• Top edge and corners show compression and handling wear
• Front cover has light scratches, pressure marks and general surface wear
• Magazine has some waviness and does not lie completely flat
• Interior contents pages remain bright, clean and readable
• Pages shown appear present and securely held
• Inner spine area shows age-related rubbing and handling wear
• Back cover has visible creasing, scratches and surface marks
• Lower back cover and spine area show additional bends and storage wear
• No obvious writing or large missing page sections can be seen in the supplied photographs

This is a visibly used reading copy rather than a high-grade collector’s example. Please inspect all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

SKU: 1445