(lit. "Nintendo Shock") is a Japanese gaming magazine published by

ASCII Media Works , formerly , is a Japanese Publishing, publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It originally formed on April 1, 2008, as a result of a Mergers and acquisitions, merger bet ...

(formerly MediaWorks). The magazine mainly covers information pertaining

Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi ...

games and consoles.

History and profile

The magazine was originally named ''Dengeki Super Famicom'' and first went on sale on December 26, 1992. When the Nintendo 64 was released, the magazine's name was altered to ''Dengeki Nintendo 64'' in 1996. This was again changed in 2001 when it was changed to ''Dengeki GB Advance'' to reflect the launch of the

Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, and to international markets that June. It was later released in mainland China in 2004, under the name iQue Game Boy Advanc ...

. In 2002, it was renamed to ''Dengeki GameCube'' and again to ''Dengeki Nintendo DS'' in April 2006. Starting with the May 2012 issue, the magazine was retitled to ''Dengeki Nintendo for Kids'', and was renamed to its current title ''Dengeki Nintendo'' with the June 2013 issue.

Special editions

; ''Dengeki Games'' : ''Dengeki Games'' was a special edition version of ''Dengeki Nintendo DS'' which was first published on October 13, 2006 under the title ''Dengeki DS Style'', but the title was changed to ''Dengeki DS & Wii Style'' on April 13, 2007 with the third volume. The title again changed after a renewal of the magazine on July 4, 2008 to ''Dengeki DS & Wii'' and finally to ''Dengeki Games'' on September 25, 2009 until its final publication on May 26, 2011. The magazine primarily covered information pertaining to the

Nintendo DS The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens worki ...

and Wii video game consoles. The magazine was sold monthly. ; ''Character Parfait'' : ''Character Parfait'' was the second special edition version of ''Dengeki Nintendo DS'' which was first published on December 15, 2006. The magazine became independent with the publication of volume ten on December 1, 2009. The magazine is intended for young girls in elementary school and serializes

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

intended for the same audience. The magazine is published bimonthly and primarily contains information on games for the

and Wii intended for young girls.

References

External links

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