Nintendo Power Issue 273 (November 2011)

Systems Covered

• Nintendo Wii
• Nintendo DS
• Nintendo 3DS
• Nintendo GameBoy
• Nintendo WiiWare
• Nintendo Virtual Console
• Nintendo DSiWare
• Super Nintendo

Pulse

• Seeing Stars
• What a Twist!
• Mad about Mido
• Corrector’s Corner: The Revenge
• Dark Tidings
• Legal Trouble
• Lost Classics
• Which Came First
• Not in the Cards
• What are you waiting for to buy a Nintendo 3DS handheld?

Power Up

• Kid Icarus: Uprising
• Animal Crossing*
• Fire Emblem*
• Mario Tennis*
• Paper Mario*
• Culdcept*
• Luigi’s Mansion 2
• Monster Hunter
• PokeMon Global Link
• Dragon Quest X
• Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
• Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
• Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
• Nekketsu Koha Kunio-Kun Special
• New Love Plus
• Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright

Star Power

• Earthworm Jim

Poster

• Shinobi (NDS)

Download

• VVVVVV
• Go Series Undead Storm
• Pokedex 3D
• Aya and The Cubes of Light
• Escapevektor: Chapter 1
• Motoheroz
• Trenches Generals
• Break Tactics
• Bugs ‘n’ Balls
• Defense of the Middle Kingdom
• Dotman
• Escape Trick: Ninja Castle
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition
• Go Series Fishing Resort
• House MD Episode 2: Blue Meanie
• Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge
• Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
• Golf
• Pac-Man
• 3D Classics: Twinbee

Previews

• Sonic Generations
• Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Resident Evil: revelations
• Fortune Street
• Mario Kart 7

Think Inside The Cube

We celebrate 10 years of the Nintendo GameCube with the definitive list of the top 25 games that you need to own.

1. Resident Evil 4
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
4. Super Smash Bros. Melee
5. Metroid Prime
6. Soul Calibur II
7. Super Mario Sunshine
8. Pikmin
9. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
10. Resident Evil
11. Viewtiful Joe
12. Beyond Good & Evil
13. Mario Kart: Double Dash
14. Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
15. Luigi’s Mansion
16. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
17. Price of Persia: The Sands of Time
18. Skies of Arcadia Legends
19. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
20. Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II
21. Tales of Symphonia
22. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
23. F-Zero GX
24. Animal Crossing
25. Ikaruga

Power Profiles

• Randy Pitchford

Playback

• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island

Reviews

• Super Mario 3D Land (9.0)
• Shinobi (7.5)
• James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes (5.0)
• Pokemon Rumble Blast (7.5)
• Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures (7.0)
• Captain America: Super Soldier (5.0)
• Go Vacation (7.0)
• Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic (5.0)
• Fishing Resort (7.5)
• Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy (7.5)
• Nano Assault (7.0)
• X-Men Destiny (Wii) (2.5)
• X-Men Destiny (NDS) (2.0)
• Back To The Future: The Game (6.5)
• Rayman Orgins (9.5)
• Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic Games (7.0)
• Spider Man: Edge of Time (N3DS) (6.0)
• Spider Man: Edge of Time (NDS) (5.0)
• Spider Man: Edge of Time (Wii) (7.0)
• Fossil Fighters: Champions (8.0)
• Cave Story 3D (8.0)
• Pac-Man Party 3D (4.5)
• Michael Jackson: The Experience (5.0)
• The Sims 3 Pets (7.5)
• Centipede: Infestation (6.5)
• Disney Universe (4.5)

Community

• Checkmate! (Legend of Zelda Chess)
• The Commute Continues (Game Boy Rap)
• Greedy Bank (Wario Bank)
• Treasure Trove(Super Mario Powerup Case)
• Smashing Creations (Custom Smash Bros figures)
• Crafty Gamer (Cosplay of Corey Hitchcock)

Next Month

• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Mario Kart 7