History Funny / NintendoPower

** His reaction to cutting his finger off? "Just call me Mr. Butterfingers. Wow, is my face red." [[Film/{{UHF}} Sound familiar?]]

-->"I've heard speculation about a UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 that can play any type of CD—even a UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube! Is this rumor true?"

* The final issue had this recollection in the letters section.
-->I remember the time I got my first issue. It was ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' issue. On that day my friend and I were doing a window watch for the mailman. We had been looking outside the window for four hours. (That's how desperate we were to read your magazine.) \\

** Volume 77 announced a contest for one subscriber to appear as an extra in a sequel to ''Film/TheMask''. Though a winner was announced, this project fell through due to Creator/JimCarrey wanting no part of it. An unrelated sequel, ''Film/SonOfTheMask'', was eventually made long after the winner opted for the cash equivalent. In the final issue, ''NP'' acknowledged it with: "To whoever won that contest: sorry."

* One fan sent an incredibly long letter about [=NP's=] recent debate about whether video games are better now than they were twenty years ago. The letter ran for the whole length of the page, and was eventually interrupted by a picture of an NP staffer's head exploding.

* The section of Nintendo Power normally reserved for cheat codes or advanced strategy had a section on ''VideoGame/MilonsSecretCastle'' called ''Getting Started''.

** NP replied by announcing that their test subject had a new nickname: "Steaming Puddle of Goo".

We ran up to him as he got out and I guess he was scared of us because he threw the mail on my lawn and sped away. From that day on, we would do this every time we knew a new Nintendo Power issue was coming. I will miss doing this and thank you for such an awesome magazine.
** Volume 77 announced a contest for one subscriber to appear as an extra in a sequel to ''Film/TheMask''. Though a winner was announced, this project fell through due to Creator/JimCarrey wanting no part of it. An unrelated sequel, ''Film/SonOfTheMask'', was eventually made long after the winner opted for the cash equivalent. In the final issue, NP acknowledged it with: "To whoever won that contest: sorry."

* [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/images/np2.jpg This letter]] talking about ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' and [[Film/StreetFighter the Street Fighter movie]].

** In another letter, someone named Mr. Immortal said whenever they played ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'', every time they tried to jump over a lake they'd fall in the water. So when someone threw their keys across a pool, rather than risk certain death they just walked around the side and grabbed it. NP then wondered [[FridgeLogic why someone named Mr. Immortal was worried about certain death]].
** Then there was someone who claimed to have been in a plane when it started to go down, ran into the cockpit and hit the button they saw in ''VideoGame/PerfectDark''. The plane leveled out and they saved more than 250 people in flight. Nintendo Power said they were a real hero, then wondered why they hadn't heard about it on TV or the news, and concluded someone was pulling their chain.

** Nintendo Power then responded.

* One fan [[http://videogamemagazineletters.tumblr.com/post/103478321189/all-in-the-family wrote in]] asking since Morton Koopa was a Jr., did that make Bowser Morton Koopa Sr.? Nintendo Power responded that the Bowsers were in the middle of a family spat, and the matter didn't seem likely to be resolved. Bowser shouted "Son? I have no son!" and threw Bob-Ombs at them until they ran away.
* Immediately after the Wii was released, a fan wrote in asking what the following console would look like. NP claimed to have broken into Nintendo's headquarters and gotten a picture of the next console... which turned out to be of a guy wearing the Virtual Boy, the Power Glove, and standing on the Power Pad.
* One fan wrote a message about the [=GameCube=] and its lunchbox-esque design. NP responded with a photo of Chris Shepperd using his [=GameCube=] as a lunchbox... [[ButtMonkey and naturally, having all of his lunch fall out!]] The look on Shepperd's face is the icing on the cake.

* [[http://videogamemagazineletters.tumblr.com/post/102762763929/underwear-its-under-there An anonymous reader]] in Volume 143 wrote in asking if Ganondorf wore boxers or briefs. NP wrote back saying this.

* The "Now You're Cooking With Power!" article in the May 2007 issue, featuring Chris Hoffman covering cooking games accompanied by humorous images and a narrative of him attempting to cook in real life. Naturally, the results aren't pretty. For starters, in one of the photos, he accidentally ''cuts his finger off with a knife'', then responds "at least I have nine more". He later gets attacked by a NotQuiteDead octopus, fails to bake a cake in ten seconds, and then gives Chris a delicious sourdough sandwich [[spoiler:that accidentally contains his severed finger in it]]. Chris Hoffman himself later admitted that this article was easily one of his favourite parts of his tenure with the magazine.

** This becomes even more funny when the winner eventually revealed himself to be [[spoiler:André from WebVideo/GameXplain]].

** This becomes even more funny when the winner eventually revealed himself to be [[spoiler:André from Website/GameXplain]].

** In general, Chris Shepperd being a MemeticLoser. Such highlights include his "dabbling in magic" resulting in a photo of Shepperd with [[VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall Ai-Ai]] [[Franchise/{{Alien}} bloodily exploding out of his chest.]] The joke is later repeated with Pichu and a Mini-Shepherd.

* During the early days of the ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Nintendo Wii's]]'' early development - back when it was simply known as the ''"Revolution"'' - NP's Pulse was asked if they had any insight into what the finished product would be like. In response, the Pulse informed its readers that [[BlatantLies they had gained exclusive photos of the in-development system in action.]] Said photo was of a guy standing on a Power Pad, holding a Virtual Boy to his face with one hand and wearing a Power Glove on the other.

** A later issue has the Pulse FAQ being asked "What would you do for a Klondike Bar?" The answer is givenm by photo of Chris Shepperd cheerfully holding one while a woman with a baseball bat sneaks up behind him.

* During the early days of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} ''Nintendo Wii's'']] early development - back when it was simply known as the "Revolution" - NP's Pulse was asked if they had any insight into what the finished product would be like. In response, the Pulse informed its readers that [[BlatantLies they had gained exclusive photos of the in-development system in action.]] Said photo was of a guy standing on a Power Pad, holding a Virtual Boy to his face with one hand and wearing a Power Glove on the other.

* During the early days of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Nintendo Wii's]] early development - back when it was simply known as the "Revolution" - NP's Pulse was asked if they had any insight into what the finished product would be like. In response, the Pulse informed its readers that [[BlatantLies they had gained exclusive photos of the in-development system in action.]] Said photo was of a guy standing on a Power Pad, holding a Virtual Boy to his face with one hand and wearing a Power Glove on the other.

* During the early days of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Nintendo Wii's]] early development - back when it was simply known as the "Revolution", NP's Pulse was asked if they had any insight into what the finished product would be like. In response, the Pulse informed its readers that [[BlatantLies they had gained exclusive photos of the in-development system in action.]] Said photo was of a guy standing on a Power Pad, holding a Virtual Boy to his face with one hand and wearing a Power Glove on the other.

* During the early days of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Nintendo Wii's]] early development - back when it was simply known as the "Revolution", NP's Pulse was asked if they had any insight into what the finished product would be like. In response, the Pulse informed its readers that [[ BlatantLies they had gained exclusive photos of the in-development system in action.]] Said photo was of a guy standing on a Power Pad, holding a Virtual Boy to his face with one hand and wearing a Power Glove on the other.

* A reader pointed out the lack of a scabbard on Link in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', and asked how his sword is able to [[SticksToTheBack stay on his back]]. The editors response? Velcro. "Hylian Velcro", as they put it.

* [[http://videogamemagazineletters.tumblr.com/post/101663119639/letter-of-the-month-for-june-2002 One letter]] was from an extremely overenthusiastic ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'' fan who was singlehandedly trying to turn him into Chuck Norris. About halfway through he ran out of powers DK actually had, and starting making things up, leading up to "...he can shoot fire and ice, and he can DO DONKEY FLARE AND WIPE OUT THE PLANET WITH HIS MIND!"

-->"I've heard speculation about a PlayStation3 that can play any type of CD—even a UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube! Is this rumor true?"

-->"I've heard speculation about a PlayStation3 that can play any type of CD—even a NintendoGameCube! Is this rumor true?"

* One fan wrote a message about the GameCube and its lunchbox-esque design. NP responded with a photo of Chris Shepperd using his GameCube as a lunchbox... [[ButtMonkey and naturally, having all of his lunch fall out!]] The look on Shepperd's face is the icing on the cake.

* One fan wrote in asking since Morton Koopa was a Jr., did that make Bowser Morton Koopa Sr.? Nintendo Power responded that the Bowsers were in the middle of a family spat, and the matter didn't seem likely to be resolved. Bowser shouted "Son? I have no son!" and threw Bob-Ombs at them until they ran away.

* [[http://videogamemagazineletters.tumblr.com/post/102762763929/underwear-its-under-there An anonymous reader]] in Volume 143 wrote in asking if Ganondorf wore boxers or brief. NP wrote back saying this.