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'''Nintendo Power''' is an official print and online publication created and distributed by [[Nintendo]]. It started in August, 1988 as a subscription based magazine by an in-house journalism department at Nintendo of America. The magazine was a spiritual successor to the {{s|wikipedia|Nintendo Fun Club}}, which lasted for seven issues and was canceled in favor of its followup. Nintendo Power specifically provided new and upcoming information and content relating to the company, their games, reviews, and game strategies. {{s|wikipedia|Future US}}, the American branch of British publisher Future, took over production in December, 2007 with Nintendo still overseeing in a producing role. The Magazine was officially discontinued on December 2012 after 285 issues. The brand was revived on December 20, 2017 with the Nintendo Power Podcast, with new installments being made to this day. The podcast is run by many of the same staff that worked on the original magazine, and serves a similar function, albeit in a less formal fashion.
[[File:NPSSBMPG.jpg|thumbnail|Front cover of the Melee Player's Guide]]
The '''Nintendo Player's Guide''' was a line of strategy guides written and distributed by the department of [[Nintendo]] that also ran [[Nintendo Power]]. Originally starting in 1988 along with the magazine, the Player's Guides are dedicated pieces of literature that goes further in-depth of aspects of the game than the magazine typically went into. While the most current guide was typically sent to new subscribers for free along with their first issue, a Player's Guide being sent to every subscriber was a rare exception. the guides were most often sold seperately, with the ability to mail-order and find one at book and video game stores. While each guide initially covered several games in brief, this eventually evolved into each guide providing extensive coverage on a single game or topic. The guides were discontinued in 2007 after 110 guides. The main reasons for the discontinuation were the rise of independant guides like [[Prima Games]] and the the World Wide Web made the guides redundant.


Several issues featured content from from the the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, including development coverage and guides on features and how to play. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' even received a full {{s|wikipedia|Nintendo Player's Guide|Player's Guide}} upon release.
==Relevance to the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series==
An official guide for [https://archive.org/details/SuperSmashBros.MeleeOfficialPlayersGuide/mode/2up Super Smash Bros. Melee] was published alongside the release of the game. The guide is 124 full color pages in length. The guide is divided into five broad sections:


==Issues==
===Battle Basics===
==Player's Guide==
Goes through how to play the game.
===1-P Mode===
Goes through single player content.
===Vs. Mode===
Goes through mulitplayer content.
===Trophies===
A list of trophies and how to get them.
===Smash Cache===
Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into any other category.
 
==References==
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