Nintendo News Virtual Boy Coverage

KR155E wrote:
Found one more issue mentioning Virtual Boy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/322237325634

Thanks for the heads up but that one is gonna have to wait for my next pay. Hopefully it’s still there.

But check this out…

I’m starting to think that these newsletters were Not something that was given out at trade shows. Instead, I think they were only given to store managers that had subscriptions to Nintendo Power magazine. And here’s why…

Look at the picture provided below and you will notice that the vol 2 issue 11 newsletter looks like a page that was ripped right out of Nintendo Power #75.

Now notice the newsletter says “USE MAGIC GLASSES TO EXPERIENCE OUR FIRST 3-D NEWSLETTER”. Well, we all know that NP#75 came with “MAGIC” glasses, and they work perfectly with the newsletter since it has the same color scheme as the NP#75 magazine.

Check out the back of the newsletter, it’s filled with information that would only mean something to a store manager.

And now look at the cover of newsletter vol 2 issue 9 and compare it to the cover of NP#77, notice anything?! The newsletter matches the NP magazine.

And then they punched 3 holes through the newsletters so they could be placed in a binder since they weren’t attached to the magazine.

What do you think?

Oh, and speaking of the Virtual Boy mall tour (Nintendo news vol.2 issue 9 page 2), here’s a Virtual Boy mall tour pamphlet…

There is one of these already pictured on this site, but this one is in its most purest form, meaning that it never had a “schedule of events” or a “mall stamp” ever placed on the last page.

Benjamin Stevens wrote:

Your pamphlet doesn’t just seem to be of a “purest” form but rather of a different form. If you compare yours to mine, you’ll notice that the “3-D” on the front of my pamphlet is white, while yours is red, and the back of your pamphlet has a “MALL STAMP HERE” note, while mine evidently never had one. It appears that these are two different versions of the pamphlet made at two different times of printing.

Wow, I didn’t notice that. Nice find there!

Actually, looking at them now, I can notice that the red color on the background of your pamphlet fades away in a lined pattern as it nears the bottom, where as mine seems to just gradually fade away.

But what I think is really cool and funny at the same time is this…

Take a good close look at the picture of the Virtual Boy on the cover of your pamphlet, notice the positioning of the unit and the way it’s sort of leaning…

Now have a good look at the picture of the Virtual Boy on my pamphlet, and you’ll Notice that under the legs of the stand are the display props that were used to give the ‘lean’ to the Virtual Boy on the cover of your pamphlet.

Hmm. I’m starting to think there’s a possibility for my pamphlet being a pre-production maybe?

Ben.

What do you get for measurements on your pamphlet when it’s closed?

I get a little over 3 and a half inches across, and 8 inches high.

Also, does your pamphlet feel smooth like a magazine page?

Mine almost feels like it was printed on construction paper.

Benjamin Stevens wrote:
My pamphlet is stored at my apartment, and I don’t think I’ll be returning there for a few days, so I will have to make myself a reminder to check it out and measure it.

I do want to say that I think the lined pattern of the red as it nears the bottom is some sort of distortion created by my scanner. I’m pretty sure that to the naked eye, it appears to gradually fade away the same as yours, but this is something else that I will verify when I check it again.

Thanks man, that would be much appreciated.