Official Nintendo Magazine Issue 101

This issue was cover-dated December 2013 and cost £4.50.

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


 * Accosciate Editor Matthew Castle wonders when Nintendo suddenly got good at eShop and whether Wii Fit U can fix years of Wispa abuse.

Mouthpiece - Yoshifumi Hashimoto - 2 pages (12-13)


 * Harvest Moon's formidable farmer-in-chief, Yoshifumi Hashimoto, explains the secret to digital crop rearing and the pleasure of chores...

World of Nintendo - 2 pages (14-15)


 * Go global with an entire planet's worth of the very hottest gaming news.

Features
Hiroshi Yamauchi 1927-2013 - 2 pages (10-11)


 * The Nintendo we know and love today is the legacy of the inspiration and dtermination of its third president. ONM pays tribute to a gaming colossus on his passing.

Back 2 Basics - 4 pages (20-23)


 * Our hands-on look at Nintendo's pared down handheld.

World of Possibilities - 6 pages (36-41)


 * With just over a month until our favourite emblem of home maintenance returns, we take a look at what Super Mario 3D World has in store

Tokyo Game Show and The Great Nintendo Hunt - 6 pages (50-55)

Beauty & The Beasts - 4 pages (58-61)


 * As the Pokemon series undergoes the biggest evolution in its history, ONM talks to GAME FREAK's master trainers to find out how they nurtured it to release.

The 25 Madest Games You'll Never Play - 6 pages (64-69)

Room 101 - 4 pages (90-93)

MiiVerse
Mii Plaza - 2 pages (26-27)


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

Connect - 2 pages (28-29)


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

ONM Rant - 2 pages (30-31)


 * Layton Should Have Left Long Ago - Joe Skrebels

Smash Update - 2 pages (32-33)


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

Previews
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) - Craig Owens - 2 pages (44-45)

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U) - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (46)

Kirby 3DS (3DS) - Ben Griffin - 1 page (47)

Child of Light (Wii U) - Chris Schilling - 1 page (48)

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS) - Chris Schilling - 1 page (49)

Continue
Rewind: Resident Evil 4 - Ben Griffin - 2 pages (96-97)

Time Capsule - Matthew Castle - 2 pages (98-99)

Classic Moment - Chandra Nair - 2 pages (100-101)


 * Guardia Courtroom

How to... The best of... FAQ... Legends Animal Crossing Gallery - 1 page (114)
 * Make Link the healthiest he can be - 2 pages (102-103)
 * Improve your squad in Pokemon X & Y - 2 pages (104-105)
 * Nintendo Wii U - 2 pages (106-107)
 * Nintendo 3DS & 2DS - 2 pages (108-109)
 * Nintendo 3DS & 2DS eShop - 1 page (110)
 * Nintendo 3DS & 2DS - 1 page (111)
 * Nintendo Wii - Rune Factory: Frontier - 1 page (112)
 * Nintendo DS - Pokemon HG / SS - 1 page (113)


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