Official Nintendo Magazine Issue 99

This issue was cover-dated October 2013 and cost £4.50

Incoming
The Big Story - Matthew Castle - 2 pages (8-9)


 * In the light of disappointing figures Associate Editor Matthew Castle looks to 3DS to see how Nintendo plans to turn Wii U's fortunes around.

Mouthpiece - Takashi Iizuka - 2 pages (10-11)


 * Mr Sonic himself tells us how Wii U is rebooting the series and why Big the Cat getting his very own fishing game is always a possibility.

World of Nintendo - 2 pages (12-13)


 * The Wii U continues its post-E3 march towards global gaming supremacy.

MiiVerse
MiiPlaza - 2 pages (20-21)


 * Check out what's hot in the Official Nintendo Magazine community this month.

Connect - 2 pages (22-23)


 * How do you communicate with ONM? Let us count the ways...

Legends - 2 pages (24-25) ONM Rant - 2 pages (26-27)
 * Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii) - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (24)
 * Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - Matthew Castle - 1 page (25)


 * Tropical Freeze: This is Hardcore - Alex Jones

Network - 2 pages (28-29) Smash Update - 2 pages (30-31)
 * Miiverse (Online) - 5 stars - 1 page (28)
 * Fire Emblem: Awakening Xenologues - 4 stars - 1 page (29)


 * Picking through the month's Super Smash Bros. news, with a little help from our friends...

Features
The Link Between Games - 8 pages (34-41)


 * A trio of Zelda adventures sit in the hands of one man. ONM meets the Zelda series' second son to talk about his defining role at the heart of Nintendo's greenest pastures.

Indie, I Love You! 20 games that'll define Wii U's eShop - 6 pages (60-65)

Previews
Pokemon X &amp; Y (3DS) - Chris Schilling - 4 pages (44-47)

Sonic Lost World (Wii U / 3DS) - Joe 'Supersonic' Skrebels - 2 pages (48-49)

The Lego Movie Videogame (Wii U / 3DS) - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (50)

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (3DS) - Matthew Castle - 1 page (51)

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Wii U) - Andy Kelly - 2 pages (52-53)

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know (Wii U / 3DS) - Alex Dale - 1 page (54)

Regular Show: Mordecai & Rigby in 8-Bit Land (3DS eShop) - Alex Dale - 1 page (55)

Previews Round-Up - 2 pages (56-57)

Continue
The making of... Pikmin 3 - 4 pages (92-95)

Rewind: Lemmings - Alex Dale - 4 pages (96-99)

How to... Kill Everything you meet in Pikmin 3 - 2 pages (100-101)

How to... Make Sense of The Wonderful 101 - 2 pages (102-103)

The best of... FAQs... Official Nintendo Magazine Animal Crossing Diary - 2 pages (112-113)
 * Nintendo Wii U - 2 pages (104-105)
 * Nintendo 3DS - 2 pages (106-107)
 * Nintendo eShop - 1 page (108)
 * Nintendo Wii - 1 page (110)
 * Nintendo DS - 1 page (111)
 * Nintendo 3DS - 1 page (109)


 * The monthly goings-on in Chansted, CoolTown, The Void and [CENSORED]

Official Nintendo Magazine Animal Crossing Gallery - 1 page (114)


 * Share your favourite moments from your alternate life as the cartoon mayor of animal town

Other Credits
Associate Editor


 * Matthew Castle

Staff Writer


 * Joe Skrebels

Online Editor


 * Tom East

Video Producer


 * Gavin Murphy

Production Editor


 * Jim Findlay

Art Editor


 * Dale Pratley

Deputy Art Editor


 * Will Morse

Contributors
 * Alex Dale, Ben Griffin, Andy Kelly , Simon Parkin, Chris Schilling