Official Nintendo Magazine Issue 51 January 2010 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Yoshi Metroid (1445)

Original Official Nintendo Magazine Issue 51, dated January 2010, with a major Super Mario Galaxy 2 cover and preview feature.

The front cover features Mario and Yoshi travelling through space alongside a large Wii Remote, with planets, stars and enemies from the Super Mario Galaxy universe. The headline promotes Nintendo’s upcoming 2010 releases and describes Super Mario Galaxy 2 as leading one of Nintendo’s strongest release years.

This issue contains a broad selection of Wii and Nintendo DS previews, reviews, guides, retrospective features and interviews, making it particularly suitable for collectors of Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pokémon and Nintendo gaming memorabilia.

Main Cover Feature

The principal feature is an early preview of:

• Super Mario Galaxy 2
• Mario and Yoshi cover artwork
• Wii platform coverage
• Discussion of the game’s new features and its place among Nintendo’s major 2010 releases

Games and Characters Featured

Prominent games and characters visible in the photographed contents include:

• Super Mario Galaxy 2
• Mario
• Yoshi
• Metroid: Other M
• Samus Aran
• The Legend of Zelda
• Link
• Pokémon HeartGold
• Pokémon SoulSilver
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• Super Mario 64
• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
• Resident Evil Archives: Zero
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Mobilized
• Rabbids Go Home
• Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
• Epic Mickey
• Okamiden
• James Cameron’s Avatar
• LEGO Rock Band
• Jambo! Safari
• Wheespin
• Round Up
• Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
• Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop
• A Boy and His Blob
• Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel
• Dragon Quest IX
• Ace Attorney Investigations
• Golden Sun DS
• Pokémon Rumble
• UNO
• Bomberman Blitz
• Touch Golf

Magazine Features

The photographed contents show a particularly strong selection of Nintendo-focused features, including:

• Major Super Mario Galaxy 2 preview
• Preview of Metroid: Other M
• The Legend of Zelda feature with producer Eiji Aonuma
• Round-up of major Nintendo games expected during 2010
• Feature covering notable moments from 2009
• Behind-the-scenes look at Rabbids Go Home
• Game guide for New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• Retrospective feature on Super Mario 64
• Wii and Nintendo DS review sections
• Previews for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
• Coverage of more than fifty upcoming Nintendo games
• News, artwork, reader feedback, challenges and Wii Shop coverage

Magazine Details

• Publication: Official Nintendo Magazine
• Issue: 51
• Date: January 2010
• Main cover game: Super Mario Galaxy 2
• Cover characters: Mario and Yoshi
• Platforms covered: Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS
• Language: English
• Publisher: Future
• SKU: 1445

Condition

Good used condition overall, with noticeable age-related handling and storage wear.

Observed condition details include:

• Front cover remains bright, glossy and strongly coloured
• Main Mario and Yoshi artwork is clean and highly presentable
• Light surface scratches, scuffs and small pressure marks across the cover
• Noticeable crease and wear running along the lower-left spine area
• Bottom-left corner has visible creasing, rubbing and a small area of edge damage
• Light wear and whitening around the outer cover edges
• Small bends and minor corner knocks, particularly along the lower edge
• Slight curling and waviness to the magazine from storage
• Spine remains intact, although it shows rubbing and compression
• Back cover has light surface wear and a few faint creases
• Interior pages shown appear clean, colourful and fully readable
• Pages appear securely bound in the photographed sections
• No obvious major tears, missing pages, writing or heavy staining are visible
• General signs of normal reading and handling are present throughout

Please inspect all supplied photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

SKU: 1445