Comment on GameStop Shuts Down Game Informer, The Longest-Running Gaming Magazine In The US
millie@beehaw.org 4 months ago
Bummer. Game Informer was the leading game magazine when Game Pro and Nintendo Power were around, though? I think not. Game Informer was third fiddle at best.
GammaGames@beehaw.org 4 months ago
Let’s compare circulation numbers:
I’d say they led by at least a few copies
millie@beehaw.org 4 months ago
2006 is a bit late in the game. Game magazines as a relevant medium peaked in the 90s. By 2006 you have a pretty robust internet, what’s the point? Yeah, sure, if you stick them in every single B&N they’ll sell, but Game Pro and Nintendo Power were institutions in the 90s. If you wanted to know about games, that was the way.
GammaGames@beehaw.org 4 months ago
Fair point! Looks like Nintendo Power had well over a million throughout the 90s and Game Pro sat around half a million. GI didn’t start until 1991 so it would’ve been significantly lower, but it started getting pushed harder by 2000 so it started to grow.
We’ve probably done more research in this thread than the person writing the article lol
millie@beehaw.org 4 months ago
Honestly I mostly just know because I have a big stack of old Game Pros and Nintendo Powers from the 90s and I only ever remember seeing Game Informer in Barnes and Noble once those became a thing.