Official Nintendo Magazine Issue 89

This Christmas issue cost £4.50 and was released in November 2012.

Incoming
The Big Story - Chandra Nair - 2 pages (8-9)
 * Editor-In-Chief Chandra Nair gives his honest viewpoint on buying a Wii U and which launch games you should be looking out for...

Mouthpiece - Michel Ancel - 2 pages (10-11)

World of Nintendo - 2 pages (12-13)
 * The Wii U launch is taking the planet by storm: here's what on Earth is going on.

Feature
Here's looking at... U - 8 pages (16-23)
 * What is the Wii U - 2 pages (16-17)
 * What's in the box - 2 pages (18-19)
 * Launch day bonanza - 2 pages (20-21)
 * Win a Wii U! - 2 pages (22-23)

Mii Plaza - 2 pages (26-27)
 * Check out what's hot in the Official Nintendo Magazine community this month

Download - 2 pages (28-29)
 * This month's biggest Nintendo Network news and reviews of all the latest DLC content

Legends - 2 pages (30-31)
 * Awesome Wii and DS bargains, playable on your Wii U and 3DS
 * Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii) - Chris Scullion - 1 page (30)
 * Chrono Trigger (DS) - Chandra Nair - 1 page (31)

Connect - 2 pages (32-33)
 * Letters

Extra Time - 2 pages (34-35)
 * ONM Rant - Joe Merrick - 1 page (34)
 * Should Pokemon games move on or are they fine as they are?
 * ONM Gamenight - 1 page (35)
 * Mario Kart 7

Advertorial: Namco Bandai - 4 pages (36-39)
 * Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - 1 page (37)
 * Rise of the Guardians - ½ page (38)
 * Ben 10 Omniverse - ½ page (38)
 * Tank! Tank! Tank! - ½ page (39)
 * Family Party: 30 Great Games - ½ page (39)

Ready to Launch! - 6 pages (60-65)
 * Lasting memories from past Nintendo launches

Previews
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 3DS - Chris Scullion - 4 pages (44-47)

Ace Attorney 5 - 3DS - Daniel Robson - 1 page (48)

The Wonderful 101 - Wii U - Joe Skrebels - 2 pages (50-51)

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney - 3DS - Daniel Robson - 1 page (52)

Rayman Legends - Wii U - Matthew Castle - 2 pages (54-55)

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS - 3DS - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (56)

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies - 3DS - Matthew Castle - 1 page (57)

Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper - Wii U - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (58)

Funky Barn - Wii U - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (59)

Continue
Rewind: Balloon Fight - Chris Schilling - 4 pages (114-117)

Developer Diary... Diary of the Dead: Part 3 - ZombiU - 4 pages (118-121)

The best of...
 * Nintendo Wii - 2 pages (122-123)
 * Nintendo 3DS - 2 pages (126-127)
 * Nintendo DS - 1 page (128)

FAQs...
 * Nintendo Wii & Wii U - 1 page (125)
 * Nintendo 3DS - 1 page (129)

The month ahead... To-Do List - 1 page (130)

Other Credits
Associate Editor
 * Matthew Castle

Staff Writer
 * Joe Skrebels

Online Editor
 * Tom East

Video Producer
 * Gavin Murphy

Production Editor
 * James Findlay

Art Editor
 * Dale Pratley

Deputy Art Editor
 * Will Morse

Contributors
 * Chris Scullion, Chris Schilling, Daniel Robson, Alistair Parr, Kevin Pruitt