Just wondering if Future will continue to make NGC at all?   What with them 
now having Nintendo Official Magazine with issue one just released this 
month?

Maybe NGC will be wound down and then stopped.  Not sure what Future 
Publishing plans are for NGC now.  Got to read the new NOM issue and see if 
it's good or not.

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Skipai

In article <7xEJf.66668$0N1.45085@newsfe5-win.ntli.net>,
   Skipai Otter  wrote:
> Just wondering if Future will continue to make NGC at all?   What with them 
> now having Nintendo Official Magazine with issue one just released this 
> month?

I really can't see much of a future for NGC. It might last until the Rev
comes out, then morph into something else, as in the case with N64/NGC.

> Maybe NGC will be wound down and then stopped.  Not sure what Future 
> Publishing plans are for NGC now.  Got to read the new NOM issue and see if 
> it's good or not.

I have to say that I really don't enjoy reading NGC as much as I used to.
A lot of my favourite sections are gone, and I didn't find the free gifts
in the last few issues particularly useful. Colour picture cards? They
went in the bin.

William

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"William McNee" <wullie@hame.the.noo.invalid> wrote in message 
news:4dfb223a11wullie@hame.the.noo.invalid...
> In article <7xEJf.66668$0N1.45085@newsfe5-win.ntli.net>,
>   Skipai Otter  wrote:
>> Just wondering if Future will continue to make NGC at all?   What with 
>> them
>> now having Nintendo Official Magazine with issue one just released this
>> month?
>
> I really can't see much of a future for NGC. It might last until the Rev
> comes out, then morph into something else, as in the case with N64/NGC.

Well, NGC has gotten smaller, like last months issue shrunk in size again 
and went into the style of stapled like BBC Wildlife or Focus magazines. 
Never know, with them having official status, what's the point in carrying 
on with the unofficial title?

>> Maybe NGC will be wound down and then stopped.  Not sure what Future
>> Publishing plans are for NGC now.  Got to read the new NOM issue and see 
>> if
>> it's good or not.
>
> I have to say that I really don't enjoy reading NGC as much as I used to.
> A lot of my favourite sections are gone, and I didn't find the free gifts
> in the last few issues particularly useful. Colour picture cards? They
> went in the bin.

Well, the first issue here has stick on stickers to put onto the DS.  From 
Mario Kart, Nintendogs and Animal Crossing.  That's if you want to put 
stickers on your DS that is.  At least there's a decent subscription offer 
with a game of your choice, mind you, most will probably have the titles 
anyways.  It's a choice from Metriod Prime 2, Pikimin 2 or Donkey Konga 
(With bongo's)

Issue 2 will have another video dvd with stuff from Zelda, Revolution etc. 
It's okay, bit like NGC but like it used to be in size and various stuff in 
it.  Have to see if NOM will eventually get demo disc's.  Something that 
Nintendo should really look into now to be honest but that's up to NOE to 
sort out etc.

-- 
Skipai

"Skipai Otter"  wrote in message 
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> Just wondering if Future will continue to make NGC at all?   What with 
> them now having Nintendo Official Magazine with issue one just released 
> this month?
>
> Maybe NGC will be wound down and then stopped.  Not sure what Future 
> Publishing plans are for NGC now.  Got to read the new NOM issue and see 
> if it's good or not.
>
> -- 
> Skipai
>
>

You can see the ABC figures 
http://www.abc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=nav/abc&noc=y (type in NGC on the 
top right), are not good.

11,200 for the last term (jun-dec 05) down from 13,000 5I think) for jan-jun 
05.
 When you think that Cube started to have problems when figures went as low 
as 27,000, and theABC figure before they went down (Jan 05 - Jun 05) was 
around 21,000.

And N.O.M they were selling 37,000 at the same period, which did not stop it 
from having to momentarily stop.

Antonin.

"Antonin Pavil"  wrote in message 
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> You can see the ABC figures 
> http://www.abc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=nav/abc&noc=y (type in NGC on 
> the top right), are not good.
>
> 11,200 for the last term (jun-dec 05) down from 13,000 5I think) for 
> jan-jun 05.
> When you think that Cube started to have problems when figures went as low 
> as 27,000, and theABC figure before they went down (Jan 05 - Jun 05) was 
> around 21,000.
>
> And N.O.M they were selling 37,000 at the same period, which did not stop 
> it from having to momentarily stop.
>
> Antonin.

Cube was in my opinion better than NGC but that's another debate altogether 
:)  I'll give this relaunch/renew NOM a go for a few issues and see if it's 
better than it was before.  Mind you, they probably do better if they end up 
with Revolution demo disc's.  Nintendo should really get onto that as well. 
I know they don't like anyone seeing anything unfinished and all but it be 
nice to see how things are going and all.  Ho hum.

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Antonin Pavil wrote:
> 
> And N.O.M they were selling 37,000 at the same period, which did not stop it 
> from having to momentarily stop.
> 
Er, it had to stop because they lost the license.

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