There's a a rumor going around that The Official Nintendo Power Magazine might be calling it quits. It might has something to do with that other rumor of some of Nintendo's employees having to be relocated.

 

I really hope this isn't true, as I currently subscribe to it and have since I was a kid. But it makes sense, I suppose. According to IGN, Nintendo is either going to call it quits or fully revamp the magazine by September. IGN has this to say:

"May 14, 2007 - Hot on the heels of the news last week that Nintendo of America was planning to move a significant chunk of its marketing and sales departments from Seattle to either San Francisco or New York, IGN has learned that the company may be planning to close or restructure its official Nintendo Power magazine. Sources close to the publication tell IGN that mass layoffs are underway and that employees are being told to look for new work by September of this year.

Calls placed to Nintendo of America for comment went unanswered in time for publish.

Founded in 1988, Nintendo Power magazine has over the years faced an emerging threat from game-focused websites, which have the means to provide more timely news, previews, reviews, walkthroughs and cheats. Even so, the publication has maintained a loyal subscriber base.

Without an official confirmation one way or the other, we're still in rumor territory, but what is undeniable at this point is that the magazine is either undergoing a rebirth of some kind or is on its last legs. Some insiders have suggested that Nintendo Power will continue on, but will be published by a third party source."

GameRadar will have more on this when, well, when we find out more!

 

(via IGN)