End of An Era
Around mid-2007, Nintendo seemed to have quietly discontinued the series after the publication of the guide for Pokémon Battle Revolution. Guides for popular games, including recent releases, are going out of stock at the Nintendo Online Store. No guide was published for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption,The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, or Endless Ocean, and none have been announced for soon-to-be-released major Nintendo projects.
This end of guide production was apparently due to the impending switch from in-house publication of NP to publication by Future US, which occurred in November 2007.
In a recent issue of Nintendo Power, an NP subscriber wrote to Nintendo, asking about the status of the Player's Guide series. Nintendo replied that the series is indeed discontinued indefinitely. They also pointed out that Prima Games was their official partner for making strategy guides, which they have been making for the aforementioned recent releases. Additionally, Prima has recently made special strategy guides for The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and Mario Kart Wii as well as possibly future titles. These guides were released exclusively as bonuses for Nintendo Power subscriptions or renewals. These guides even carry the label "Special Digest Version: Supplement to Nintendo Power Magazine."
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