This issue was cover-dated May 2014 and cost £4.50.
Incoming[]
The Big Story - Joe Skrebels - 2 pages (8-9)
- As its creators look back on the making of Animal Crossing, News Editor Joe Skrebels explains how it could help developers turn over their own new leaf.
Nintendo Countdown - 6 pages (10-15)
- Blockarina of Time - 1 /12 pages (10-11)
- The Baron is Bricking it - 1/2 page (11)
- Webcomic Relief - 1 page (12)
- Pokemon take over G-Maps - 1/2 page (13)
- Ace Accessories: Jewel Destinies - 1/2 page (13)
- Mother Brick - 1/2 page (14)
- Plot your Pidgeot - 1/2 page (14)
- Ipswich and Bait - 1/2 page (15)
- Bed Rocks - 1/4 page (15)
- Do The Robot - 1/4 page (15)
Mouthpiece - Lorne Lanning - 2 pages (16-17)
- Fingers, fauna, farts and the future of indie videogame development: Oddworld creator, Lorne Lanning, joins us to talk all things Abe.
Nin-10D0 - 2 pages (18-19)
- Give Your Console A Little DLC
Yuga's Gallery - 2 pages (20-21)
World of Nintendo - 2 pages (12-13)
- A load of dots in the shape of a map, covered in some stories about Nintendo.
Connect[]
Connect - 2 1/2 pages (26-27, 29)
- How do you communicate with ONM? Let us count the ways...
Ask Official Nintendo Magazine Anything - 1 page (28)
MiiVerse Plaza - 1/2 page (29)
ONM Rant - 1 1/2 pages (30-31)
- VC Forgets The Little Gems - Kate Gray
MiiVerse Profile - 1/2 page (31)
Features[]
Guts and Glory - 8 pages (34-41)
- We've seen plenty of pieces along the way, but Masahiro Sakurai's only getting started. Here's how he's building the biggest Super Smash Bros. to date.
Play in Advance - 8 pages (58-65)
- As Nintendo's famed pocket rocket comes to Wii U Virtual Console, Team ONM weighs up the first batch of games to hit the service.
With Friends Like Miis... - 4 pages (66-69)
- ... who needs ene-Miis? ONM meets the men behind the new 3DS life sim that aims to get us talking for all the right reasons.
8 Hours with Mario Kart 8 - 6 pages (92-97)
- Team ONM takes a Möbius trip and talks through its appreciation of fine kart.
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Previews[]
Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) - Chris Scullion - 4 pages (44-47)
Watch Dogs (Wii U) - Michael Gapper - 2 pages (48-49)
Tomodachi Life (3DS) - Joe Skrebels - 2 pages (50-51)
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball (3DS eShop) - Kate Gray - 1 page (52)
Earthlock: Festival of Magic (Wii U eShop) - Tom Sykes - 1 page (53)
Previews Round Up - 2 pages (54-55)
- LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids, Island Days, Soni Pro, Inazuma Eleven Go, PSA World Tour Squash, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
Reviews[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Reviewer | Pages | Pg No(s) | Rating (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Nintendo | 3DS | Matthew Castle | 4 | 72-75 | 87 |
| Nintendo Pocket Football Club | Nintendo | 3DS eShop | Joe Skrebels | 2 | 76-77 | 67 |
| LEGO The Hobbit | Warner Bros. | Wii U | Kate Gray | 2 | 78-79 | 70 |
| Mario Golf: World Tour | Nintendo | 3DS | Tom East | 4 | 80-83 | 83 |
| Super Mario Kart | Nintendo | Wii U eShop | Alex Dale | 2 | 84-85 | 92 |
| Hometown Story | Rising Star Games | 3DS | Kate Gray | 2 | 86-87 | 50 |
| Ninja Gaiden | Tecmo Koei Games | Wii U VC | Chris Schilling | 0.33 | 88 | 58 |
| Mighty Bomb Jack | Tecmo Koei Games | Wii U VC | Chris Schilling | 0.33 | 88 | 76 |
| Skater Cat | Fun Unit | 3DS eShop | Kate Gray | 0.33 | 88 | 54 |
| Pure Chess | Ripstone | Wii U eShop | Kate Gray | 0.33 | 89 | 62 |
| Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger | Microvalue | 3DS eShop | Kate Gray | 0.33 | 89 | 56 |
| Cube Tactics | Teyon | 3DS eShop | Kate Gray | 0.33 | 89 | 65 |
- Kirby is more at home on 3DS than he ever was on Wii as HAL cooks up a delightful adventure that is perfect fodder for the young and young-at-heart,
- Like supporting any club, playing can be a joyful experience, but all too often you're wishing for it to end, just to be able to move onto the next game.
- Released somewhat prematurely, LEGO The Hobbit feels like more of a promotional tie-in than a proper standalone game. Still: lots of fun to be had.
- With six fantasy courses, Mario isn't taking his golf that seriously, but tournaments and challenges ensures there's plenty for serious sports fans to enjoy.
- Proof that good design never grows old, this is every bit as fresh and invigorating now as it was the year it came out. And that year was...
- A disappointing attempt to reinvent the rustic life sim, Hometown Story never lives up to what was promised. More like Hometown Bore-y.
- This punishingly difficult actioner becomes a tolerable challenge with judicious use of restore points.
- Mighty Bomb Jack is a fine, inventive platformer soured only slightly by sudden spawns. Well worth a look.
- Fun and sweet at first, but overall a bit of a cat-astrophe that would make more sense as an endless runner.
- If you're going to play virtual chess, play this one. It's like the real thing, but your dog can't eat the pieces.
Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger
- Not bad, as far as hidden-object games go, but utterly unnecessary on the 3DS. Get in on PC, if you must.
- Though the tempo is rather tricky, Fun Unit's offering takes the cube route to a decent eShop game.
Continue[]
Rewind: Wario Land 4 - Chris Schilling - 2 pages (100-101)
Time Capsule - Alex Dale - 2 pages (102-103)
- Top 10 Dystopian Futures - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Street Fighter 2010, Chrono Trigger, Syndicate, Sonic CD: Sonic Gems Collection, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Smash TV, Pikmin, Star Fox, Mega Man
Classic Moment - Chris Schilling - 2 pages (104-105)
- E-B-A! - Elite Beat Agents
The best of...
- Nintendo Wii U - 2 pages (106-107)
- Nintendo 3DS & 2DS - 2 pages (108-109)
- Nintendo Wii U eShop - 1 page (110)
- Nintendo 3DS & 2DS eShop - 1 page (111)
Legends
- Nintendo Wii - Pikmin - 1 page (112)
- Nintendo DS - Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - 1 page (113)
The ONM Forge - 1 page (114)
Other Credits[]
News Editor
Staff Writer
Video Producer
Production Editor
Art Editor
Deputy Art Editor
Contributors
External Links[]
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