Wednesday 6th July 2011

games™ partners with Nintendo to reveal Wii U to the world

Imagine Publishing joins forces with Nintendo to celebrate the announcement of its next-gen console

On Thursday 7 July, issue 111 of games™ goes on sale across the UK and the world with a special celebration treatment featuring Nintendo’s recent next-gen announcement, the Wii U.

After an impressive string of creative cover treatments, including the industry’s first ever augmented reality cover, games™ partners with Nintendo once again to further prove itself as one of the most creative and innovative magazines on the market. This time, it delivers a celebration package that is sure to prove a hit with all Nintendo lovers everywhere – a die-cut slipcase that perfectly showcases the ideas behind Nintendo’s Wii U console and controller.

To accompany this celebration cover, the issue features a wealth of Nintendo content. This includes an in-depth piece on the Wii U console, coverage of every Wii, DS and 3DS title on the horizon and a four-page look back at The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time to tie in with the release of the hugely anticipated 3D version on 3DS – the ultimate package for any Nintendo fan.

“It was great to work with Nintendo on such a superb celebration issue,” said Rick Porter, Editor in Chief of games™.” Nintendo is showing its commitment to creativity and innovation as we move towards the next generation of consoles, and I’m happy to be right there alongside it, offering innovative, fun and effective ways of showing its products. This slipcase and die-cut treatment is the perfect way to introduce gamers to Nintendo’s unique new console.”

games™ issue 111 is available to buy on the newsstand from 7 July, and is available direct from www.imagineshop.co.uk

Imagine Publishing is one of the UK’s fastest-growing consumer specialist publishers. Formed in May 2005, Imagine now publishes 20 regular print magazines, 30 digital apps, and 28 websites in the technology, videogames, photography and knowledge/science markets. An Imagine magazine is purchased every ten seconds.

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