News: E3 Magazines
Posted 11 Jul 2004 at 18:58 by Ashley Jones
E3 has been and gone for the online world, but the magazine world always is a bit behind. Find out about what the magazines are doing for their E3 specials.
Every year in June and July magazines bring out their "E3 edition" which focuses heavily on the show of the year. Here is a small roundup of what the magazines are doing. This news piece will be updated as we hear more about the other magazines.
Nintendo Official Magazine
NOM have included a free CD-ROM with their latest issue. The CD-ROM features movies from the biggest games of E3. A full list can be found below, thanks to forum member "Hero-of-Time".
- Donkey Kong: King of Swing
- Donkey Kong Country 2
- Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
- Donkey Konga
- F-Zero Legend
- Geist
- Hamtaro
- Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
- Mario Pinball
- Mario Golf Advance
- Mario vs Donkey Kong
- Pikmin 2
- Paper Mario 2
- Metroid Prime 2
- The Legend of Zelda: 4 Swords Adventures
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- Starfox 2
- Pokémon Fire Red
- Pokémon Leaf Green
- The Legend of Zelda
- And Some DS Games
This of course includes Game Boy Advance games as well.
EDGE
EDGE and Gamer TV have teamed up for another year to produce a DVD. While there is not much focus on Nintendo titles it does contain trailers for the new Zelda title, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Resident Evil 4. Thanks to Jimmy3000 on the forum for supplying the information.
Unfortunately subscribers did not receive the DVD but EDGE are currently sending out copies. They apologise for the inconvenience.
NGC
NGC seems to have gotten themselves out of their recent rut with their latest issue. This issue also contains a DVD with trailers and videos on and a full listing can be found below. Thanks to Satchef1 for the information.
GameCube
- The Legend of Zelda
- Resident Evil 4
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Starfox 2
- Viewtiful Joe 2
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
- Paper Mario 2
- GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
- Timesplitters: Future Perfect
- Second Sight
- Spiderman 2
- Baten Kaitos
- Killer 7
- Def Jam: Fight for New York
- Tales of Symphonia
- WWE Day of Reckoning
- The URBZ: Sims in the City
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2
- The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
- X-Men Legends
- T3 Redemption
- FIFA 2005
- Mega Man X Command Mission
- King Arthur
- Spyro: A Hero's Tail
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
- Lemony Snickets
- Madden NFL 2005
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Nintendo DS
- Super Mario 64x4
- Metroid Prime: Hunters
- WarioWare Inc DS
- PictoChat
- New Super Mario Bros
- Animal Crossing DS
Game Boy Advance
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green
- Mario Pinball
- DK King of Swing
- Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
- Mega Man Battle Network 4
There were also a few bonus extras included. All these magazines are currently in shops now.