Official Nintendo Magazine Issue 26 February 2008 Star Wars Force Unleashed Wii SKU 1516

Original Official Nintendo Magazine – Issue 26, February 2008, published by Future and covering Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and Game Boy gaming.

This issue has a striking Star Wars: The Force Unleashed themed front cover built around the Wii Remote being used as a lightsaber-style controller. The main headline reads “The Force Is Strong!”, with the cover promoting exclusive information and screenshots about using the Wii Remote to unleash the Force.

A particularly nice period piece from the Wii era, especially for collectors of Nintendo, Star Wars, Wii gaming and late-2000s video-game magazines.

Magazine: Official Nintendo Magazine
Issue: 26
Full Date: February 2008
Original Cover Price: £3.99
Publisher: Future
Platforms: Wii / Nintendo DS / Game Boy
SKU: 1516

MAIN STAR WARS FEATURE

The contents page confirms a major feature titled “Use The Force!”, beginning on page 20.

The feature covers Star Wars gaming from earlier Nintendo titles through to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Wii, with particular emphasis on Wii Remote lightsaber-style gameplay. The contents artwork prominently features Darth Vader, reinforcing the strong Star Wars theme of this issue.

OTHER CONTENTS

The photographed contents page shows a wide range of Nintendo coverage, including:

• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – DS
• Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
• Ninjatown
• Secret Files of Tunguska
• Final Fantasy Tactics A2
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
• PDC World Darts Championship
• Alone in the Dark
• Sega Superstars Tennis
• House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
• Wii Fit

REVIEWS

The review section shown includes:

• Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
• Ghost Squad
• Ultimate Mortal Kombat
• Medal of Honor: Heroes 2
• Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
• Who Needs Pokémon, Eh?
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
• The Golden Compass
• Ben 10: Protector of Earth
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
• Myst
• Cranium: Kabookii
• My Horse and Me

There are also game-guide sections for Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles and Virtual Console Cheats.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Other visible editorial material includes:

Witness The Fitness – a Wii Fit feature looking at whether the game can help with fitness.

2007: What A Year! – a retrospective covering Nintendo’s previous year.

A Site For Sore Eyes – coverage of Nintendo’s then-new website.

Regular sections include Letters, Website, Connect, Download, Retro, Challenges and Rated, giving the issue a broad snapshot of Nintendo gaming during the Wii/DS era.

CONDITION

Pre-owned and in heavily used / worn condition.

This copy shows substantial age and handling wear and should be bought as a reading/collector copy rather than a pristine example.

Visible condition points include:

• heavy edge and corner wear
• extensive creasing to the front cover
• noticeable surface rubbing and scratching
• wear and cracking around the spine
• worn and softened corners
• tears and splitting along sections of the outer edges
• significant damage and roughness along the lower edge
• bottom edge has visible tearing, creasing and paper loss
• upper edge is bent and creased
• outer yellow edging/backing is heavily creased, folded and damaged
• general handling marks throughout
• internal pages show some edge wear and age-related handling
• contents remain readable from the photographed pages

The condition is clearly reflected in the photographs, so please inspect all images carefully before purchasing.

ORIGINAL EXTRAS / FREE GIFTS

Any original free gifts, promotional items, discs, inserts, cards, stickers, supplements or other extras that may originally have been supplied with this magazine are no longer included unless they are specifically shown in the photographs.

This listing is therefore for the magazine itself and only the items visibly pictured.

PACKAGING

The magazine will be packed carefully to help protect it during transit.

UK orders: Sent in a hardback envelope for added protection.

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