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Nintendo Power, issue 9 (1989-11)

Nintendo Power editors. 1989. “Nintendo Power, issue 9 (1989-11).” Nintendo Power, vol. 9. Nintendo of America.

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Nintendo Power 9
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Scan in the Internet Archive item "Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127".
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Read for its Top 30 (later Top 20) chart, the players' poll ranking; see scratch/quotes-nes-popular.md.

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Nintendo Power's Top 30 for November-December 1989 put Mega Man II first, then Super Mario Bros. 2, Zelda II, Ninja Gaiden, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.pp. 80-81 (PDF 82-83), Top 30Magazine
Universal's film The Wizard, released on 14 December 1989, ends in a tournament played on Super Mario Bros. 3, two months before the game's North American release; Nintendo Power promoted it as a preview of the game. Sheff writes that Nintendo was paid a licensing fee and approved the script and the game footage.pp. 89-90, "The Wizard"pp. 89-90pp. 89-90Magazine