Nintendo DREAM

Nintendo DREAM (ニンテンドードリーム), originally The 64DREAM (ザ・ロクヨンドリーム), is an ongoing Japanese video game magazine which focuses on Nintendo. It is currently edited by Ambit and published by Tokuma Shoten.

Overview
Beginning as The 64DREAM published by Mainichi Communications (currently MyNavi), the first issue was released at the same time as the Nintendo 64 in Japan, on July 5, 1996. From November 1996 on, it became a monthly publication released every 21st day. It is targeted for all ages. The magazine changed its name from ”The 64DREAM” to the current ”Nintendo DREAM” in 2001. It came to be known with nicknames ”Rokudori” and ”Nindori”.

In addition to coverage on games such as articles, previews and game developer interviews, The 64DREAM focused from the beginning on the content submitted by fans which included fan art and post cards. Fan corners such as ”64 Forum” often contained critisicm of Nintendo's policies and practices at the time. Supplements such as stickers and soundtrack CDs were included in most issues.

In 2000, Mainichi Communications became the publisher of another gaming magazine Nintendo Stadium, which was the successor to Family Computer Magazine published by Tokuma Shoten. Nintendo Stadium ceased publication in August 2002 as it was intergrated with Nintendo DREAM and came to be released twice a month on the 6th and 21st day at the time. Editing was handled by Ambit, where most of the Nintendo DREAM staff set an editorial department.

In 2010, the publication of Nintendo DREAM moved from Mainichi Communications to Tokuma Shoten.

Related publications
Strategy guides written and edited by The 64DREAM / Nintendo DREAM staff have been known under the following labels:


 * "MYCOM ブック" (MYCOM Book): The original label, which references the publisher Mainichi Communications.
 * "任天堂ゲーム攻略本" (Nintendo Game Strategy Guide): The label used after Mainichi Communications started publishing Nintendo Stadium. The logo was originally ”Nintendo DREAM x Nintendo Stadium”, and after the latter was cancelled only ”Nintendo DREAM” was used.
 * "完全攻略本" (Complete Strategy Guide): The current label after Tokuma Shoten became the publisher. This label was earlier used for the guides edited by the Famimaga staff.

Nintendo
Both Nintendo and Nintendo DREAM has collaborated with each other on several occasions. Up to 2007, the magazine included the official Nintendo staff Q&A section where Mitsuaki Hagishima from Nintendo's planning department answered questions from the readers.

In addition to being credited as a supervising editor or a collaborator for many of the publications related to Nintendo DREAM, Nintendo themselves were involved in distributing their guides for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The guide covering the beginning of the game, released alongside issue 28, was also available as a bonus for purchasing the game when it first came out. For the Master Quest, walkthrough contents of the guide released with issue 81 are found on the official Japanese site for The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.

Nintendo Power
While it is unknown how deeply the two are connected, their respective guides for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time used the same maps for dungeons. The 64DREAM also included Nintendo Power' related prizes.

Links
Nintendo DREAM WEB- Official site (Japanese)