Nintendo Power Issue 184

Departments:

• Player's Pulse - Letters! You write 'em, we answer 'em.
• Nintendo Online - Websites you'll want to visit.
• Game Watch - The Nintendo DS is coming, and so are a slew of new games like...
  • Mario Tennis
  • Mega Man Zero 3
  • EA sports 2005 releases
  • Mario Pinball Land
  • Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
  • WWE: Day of Reckoning
• Power Charts - What's dominating, and what's slipping, in the world of video game sales.
• Power On - Screenshot-themed comedy and some Amazing Island character creator nonsense.
• Classified Information - Hints, tips, and strategies for those who would cheat their way to victory in:
  • Mega Man Anniversary Collection
  • Tales of Symphonia
• Player's Poll Sweepstakes - You could win the DragonBall Z GBA Video cart and 19 more titles to beef up your collection.
• PokéCenter - Cards you'll want to add to your trading card game deck, and a look at Trainer Matt's lineup for a vicious Pokémon Colosseum smackdown!
• Epic Center - Epic news on Baiten Kaitos, X-Men Legends, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and other RPG goodness.
• Now Playing - Reviews for the latest releases straight from the pros:
  • Pikmin 2
  • Madden NFL 2005
  • Pokémon FireRed
  • Pokémon LeafGreen
  • Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II Plus
  • Amazing Island
  • Catwoman
  • Astro Boy: Omega Factor
  • Around the World in 80 Days
  • Digimon Racing
• NP 411 - Everything you need to know about contacting Nintendo of America, the Nintendo Power staff, and the Game Counselors.
• The Nindex - What was covered in the previous five issues, plus an index of all games mentioned in this month's mag.
• Next Issue - Preview of next month's coverage, incluing:
  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  • Metroid Prime 2: Echose
  • WWE: Day of Reckoning
  • Mario Pinball Island
  • Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
  • Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
  • ...and much, much more!

Game Strategies:

• Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions
• Pikmin 2
• Phantasy Star Online I & II Plus
• Tales of Symphonia
• Madden NFL 2005 (GameCube and Game Boy Advance)
• Donkey Konga
• Amazing Island
• Astro Boy: Omega Factor
• Shaman King: Master of Spirits
• Thunder Alley

Special Features:

• The Five Powers of Second Sight
• Metroid Prime 2: Echose
• SRS: Street Racing Syndicate (includes fold-out poster)
• Metroid: The Past Meets the Future
• Power Previews:
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
  • GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
  • TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
  • NASCAR 2005: Chase For the Cup
  • The Urbz: Sims in the City
  • NBA Live 2005
• F-Zero GP Legend

Ads (in order of appearance):

• Pokémon LeafGreen / Pokémon FireRed bundles (GBA)
• Second Sight (Xbox/GC/PS2)
• WWE: Day of Reckoning (GC)
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (DVD)
• DragonBall Z: Buu's Fury (GBA)
• DuelMasters: Rampage of the Super Warriors CCG
• Big League Chew gum
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow film
• SD Gundam Force (PS2 / GBA)
• Dungeons & Dragons 30th Anniversary
• Digimon Racing (GBA)
• Digimon Rumble Arena 2 (PS2 / XBOX / GC)
• Best Buy 10% off any GBA title coupon
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Assault (GBA)
• Wal-Mart GameCube ad
• Amazing Island (GC)
• Nintendo Power Metroid Prime 2: Echose bonus disc subscription offer
• Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
• Terminator 3: The Redemption (PS2 / XBOX / GC)
• Wendy's Super Value Menu
• Nintendo Fusion Tour presents: Story of the Year
• Game Boy Advance Video sweepstakes
• Nintendo Power subscription card
• Custom Robo (comic)
• Legend of Zelda Ocarina instrument offer
• Pokémon Trading Card Game FireRed and LeafGreen expansion
• Official Nintendo Power strategy guides:
  • The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
  • Pokémon Colosseum
  • Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
  • Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
  • Sword of Mana
  • Metroid: Zero Mission
• Ribbit King (GC / PS2)

Notable Stuff:

• Ginger S. of South Carolina won issue 167's Mega Man Player's Poll Sweepstakes, which included a trip to Japan, a meet-up with Keiji Inafune (Mega Man's creator), and a ton of Mega Man swag. Ginger, if you're out there, leave us a comment and tell us more about your trip!
• The interview with Nate Bihldorff, an Associate Localization Producer, on pages 24-25 is a great look into the mind of a guy who has to translate and localize games for a US audience.