Issue #61: The Rule of Three – September/October 2022
Added 2022-08-22 19:33:16 +0000 UTCOK, everyone get the voice of the Count from Sesame Street in your mind. Ready?
"One. Two. THREE!"
Yes, 3 is the number of the day, as this edition of Nintendo Force has been made to mark a truly unique moment in video game history. For the first and probably only time ever, Nintendo is publishing three "3s" back-to-back-to-back.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 on July 29. Splatoon 3 on September 9. Bayonetta 3 on October 28!
I mean, what are the odds of three separate series all having their "3" games line up just like that? (In less than three months!?) You know how much we love to see a good common thread running through Nintendo's releases, and this one was just too obvious not to honor.
So, to celebrate this unique numerical nexus, we've put together The Rule of Three, an NF issue brought to you by the number 3. We have new coverage of our three cover games: a review (in progress) of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and fresh previews of Splatoon 3 and Bayonetta 3. Then we've got reviews of other "3" games (or "Three" games), including Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, River City Saga: Three Kingdoms and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Our main feature looks at some of the most prominent threequels in Nintendo history to ask "was the third time the charm?" and a secondary feature presents our wishlist for "3s" we still hope to see. The Retro section hosts articles on three different "3" games as well, and our Interview with Arc System Works' Kenji Sato circles back around to River City Saga: Three Kingdoms once more.
Hopefully all of this adds up to one fun reading experience!
Print subscribers, your physical copies are in production now and set to be mailed later this week. They should hit most mailboxes in the early days of September.
Digital subscribers, keep an eye on your email inbox this Wednesday, August 24. That's the day I'll send out the links to the PDF version.
Thanks as always to our long-time supporters, and welcome to all of the new arrivals who are just joining the Force for the first time with this issue!
~ Lucas M. Thomas
Comments
Was super happy seeing the Splatoon 3 poster with this issue, will look great on my wall with a bunch of other posters I've collected over the years (the majority of which are NF posters as well, lol)
2022-09-16 10:59:07 +0000 UTCI got mine yesterday, it’s my first issue. I’m a 40yo man, I opened it, sat down on the couch and it was like I was 8 again. You guys are making magic, bravo. Thank you.
Rich Beischer
2022-09-09 00:46:17 +0000 UTC
