ONM responds to new game (NiGHTS) speculation - Not April Fools joke, star image could be anything
March 18th, 2007
Reader Dunn_ace sent a link my way to a thread over at the Official Nintendo Magazine forums that is discussing the exclusive game coming next issue. ONM team member Chandra took the time to post on the all the coverage that the piece is getting.
Hi.
Im very aware how much coverage our Next Month page is getting across the globe right now. I have to admit I thought it was a cool little teaser when we did it but I didnt anticipate it blowing up quite so much! Ive seen everything from Family Guy to Woody Woodpecker fitting perfectly in that star cluster! Very Happy
Anyhoo, Im here to iron a few things out. This is not an April Fool. I remember once I did an April Fool on CUBE with Gannondorf Photoshopped into Soul Calibur II and people got really upset when they found out it wasnt true so we dont do those kind of things anymore. I think theyre just a bit of a laugh but obviously other more sensitive people dont. . .
Also, we do have respect for our readers and we dont set out to purposely mislead people. The whole point of the Next Month image is to be a teaser and to get people guessing. Its just A BIT OF FUN. There are no lies in there. Innevitably the situation might change between the time of the mag going to print and the release of the next issue (it is a good six weeks after all). The game may end up being announced online before we hit the shelves. Ocassionally these things happen and its completely out of our control. However, the point is that we are not misleading you there is a new game due to be announced.
In summary then, please take a deep breath and count to ten when youre thinking about this. There are quite a few images that perfectly fit into that star cluster. Weve never mentioned any names it could be anything.
Well, at least we know it isnt an April Fools joke.