Sure, anything in print tends to be considered obsolete nowadays. But it kinda bugs me that people are so quick to not only care that Nintendo Power is gone, but to actually be happy about it's demise.
Obviously countless subscribers were lost due to the internet, with the abundance of free guides and walkthrus. It's hard to compete with that. Especially since NP was asking $20 for a year. That's $1.66 per issue. Can't even buy a pad of paper for that... Plus you got to choose a free Players' Guide, which is good to have on hand if you're playing with friends who are new to a game.
Another phrase that's been used to describe the magazine is "thinly veiled advertising". What can be expected from a magazine published by Nintendo? New game reviews tended to be biased, but I really didn't care. I just took it for what it was... A free player's guide, and a thick stack of video game screenshots, previews and newly released games every month. Not to mention the cool artwork and posters.
I haven't subscribed to the magazine in well over a decade, and the last issues I received tended to cater mostly towards the 10-13 year old audience... Still, I somehow think the world needs quirky monthly magazines like this one.
