Nintendo Fun Club News

Nintendo Fun Club News was an newsletter for the members of Nintendo Fun Club published by Nintendo of America.

Overview
Since the release of Nintendo Entertainment System for North American markets in 1985, Nintendo of America warehouse manager and game enthusiast Howard Phillips wanted to establish a game counseling system to provide tips and guidance to players free of charge. Together with the marketing head Gail Tilden, they decided to form a database of customer information with registeration cards included in game packages. Those who filled the cards and sent them to Nintendo became members of Nintendo Fun Club, started in 1987, and received Nintendo Fun Club News for free.

Nintendo Fun Club News included such content as game tips, sneak peeks and advertisements of upcoming games, a mailbox section for reader comments and questions, and activities such as crossword puzzles. The newsletter was at first released quarterly and then every two months, and expanded from six pages to 32.

As the number of Fun Club members grew, the newsletter was discontinued in favor of more expansive video game magazine Nintendo Power.

Links
Scans of Nintendo Fun Club News on Internet Archive