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=== This magazine contains examples of... ===
* [[Alien Autopsy]]: The walkthrough guide for ''[[Body Harvest]]'' for the N64 includes one level where the [[Player Character]] has to rescue a captured [[The Greys|Grey]] from Roswell. One picture caption for the level humorously tries to guilt trip readers into sympathizing with the alien and make them feel bad "for having laughed at that alien autopsy video."
* [[April Fools' Day]]: On April issues, they have printed articles on [[Super Mario Bros|Warp Pipe]] technology, [[Pokémon|Pikachu]] as an [[The Unintelligible|unintelligible]] Y2K expert, the Headless Snowman from ''[[Super Mario 64 (Video Game)|Super Mario 64]]'' [[A Day in The Limelight|getting his own game]] over Luigi, an interview with [[Donkey Kong]], a series of letters complaining about their contest prizes, etc...
** In regards to the Warp Pipe technology one, at least two readers actually thought it was for real, and when their letters were printed asking how it turned out, the magazine made no mention of the fact that it was just a joke.
* [[American Kirby Is Hardcore]]: Their [http://video-games.wikia.com/wiki/Nintendo_Power_54:_Secret_of_Mana coverage] of ''[[Secret of Mana]].'' More giant dragons, less of the cutesy sprites in the actual game.
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* [[From a Certain Point of View]]: Might not be intentional, but in his Nintendo Power review [[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|AVGN]] pointed out some interesting wording in reviews of bad games.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Probably has something to do with the magazine no longer being published by Nintendo, but rather by Future US. Even when it was published by Nintendo, there was still traces of this.
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Guy]]: Some writers, such as Scott Pelland, Casey Loe, Steven Grimm and George Sinfield have previously done work for strategy guides, video game translation, etc. This is often pointed out by fans in the "Pulse" section.
* [[Loony Fan]]: Somebody once sent in a collage consisting entirely of Chris Shepperd pictures. After that, he swore he'd try and cut down on the number of times his face appears in the magazine.
** Another claimed to be attracted to writer Andy Myers after seeing a photo of him the previous issue. The photo was of him [[Squick|holding a (fake) severed ear]].
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* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Steven Grimm, an Animal Crossing fan, has been spotted in the credits for ''[[Animal Crossing]]: City Folk'' and ''[[Mario Party]] 8''.
* [[Running Gag]]: Quite a few.
* [[Self -Deprecation]]
* [[Spin -Off]]: The short-lived ''Nintendo Power Advance'', concentrating on strategies for [[Game Boy Advance]] games. Also, one might consider ''[[Pokémon]] Power'' (a series of mini-magazines detailing ''Red and Blue'' versions and including a comic version of the first few episodes of the anime series) to be one.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: The magazine is actually a replacement for the Nintendo Fun Club News magazine, which focused only on games developed by Nintendo.
* [[Take That]]: To other gaming magazines.
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* [[But Now I Must Go]]: Howard's departure from the comic has him making such a speech to Nester, leaving him with his bowtie as a memento. In the first ''Nester's Adventures'' comic, Nester reveals that the bowtie was a clip-on.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: One installment has Howard accompanying a duck to the moon. The duck's name is never given, but from the fact that the episode in question was based on the ''[[Duck Tales]]'' [[NES]] game, it can be assumed that he is supposed to be Scrooge McDuck.
* [[Lawyer -Friendly Cameo]]: The [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] and the [[Looney Tunes|Tasmanian Devil]]'s guest appearances.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Howard after his real-life counterpart (Howard Phillips) left the magazine.
* [[Retool]]: Into ''Nester's Adventures'' following Howard's departure.
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