AlternatorDelux | 68 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 A year ago, I started putting together a chronological list of NOA products just for fun, to see what I'd learn. I ended up diving deep enough that the result was a list I believe to be more thorough than can be found in any one place. I recently polished it up into a more convenient format, and I'm sure there are some here that could make use of it, so I'll post a link. This information shouldn't be taken as absolutely definitive, and I'm always adjusting things when I learn more. I regret not keeping track of specific sources along the way; I used everything from ancient forum posts to newspaper ads to narrow down release dates, along with my own memory of when items were available or advertised. I did use a color-coding system to reflect my level of certainty for each date. If anyone thinks there's a better way to do this, or to do the same thing for other companies/regions, you're free to use it as a base and take it in your own direction as long as you link back to it. I appreicate any information you can give me to add, but be sure to read the FAQ first; if something is missing, there's a good chance there's a reason for it. Here's a link that will stay updated: https://www.keepandshare.com/doc8/22871/chronicle-pdf-407k?dn=y&dnad=y 10 5 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller | 509 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Happy to say I'm your first follower. That's an impressive list. Kudos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 4,124 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Very cool man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 5,162 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 That seems shockingly thorough and complete down to some pretty off the normal type stuff people may have never heard of that kind of just slipped out there and got overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternatorDelux | 68 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Yeah, I couldn't have done this if I didn't have an extreme level of familiarity with the company, as otherwise I'd never even know what many of the things I should be looking for are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,308 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Wow! Great list, I went through and took a trip down memory lane haha. Thank you for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternatorDelux | 68 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 I added the sneaky My Nintendo rewards from last week, and specified for each card pack whether it's random or a fixed set, along with the number of cards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternatorDelux | 68 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 How mysterious. Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Pin Set #1 was renamed to Super Mario Bros. Collectible Pin Set before it was released. Either they've abandoned plans for a second set or it was an accident that they were hinting at one too early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,739 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Dang this is serious. Nice list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray | 2,501 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 You just gonna sit there and take this? @Mario_Friend1982 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,774 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,895 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Post it in https://www.videogamesage.com/topic/127-the-big-list-of-lists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESticles | 10 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 This is awesome! Super thorough, your a freakin legend (wo?)man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adorabear | 69 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Fantastic list! Thank you for sharing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,292 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 On 9/21/2020 at 8:06 PM, JVOSS said: Step inside for a special surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader | 154 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I'll take one of each. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternatorDelux | 68 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) A few missing items have been added after confirming that they're Nintendo-produced. Namely, the Pokémon Emerald tin and soundtracks for both Twilight Princess and Twilight Princess HD. These are all in the (1) pre-order bonus or (2) Nintendo Power subscription bonus categories; there's a chance there are more items in those categories where Nintendo can be confirmed as the publisher, so I'd appreciate any information on those from experts on the subject. And if anyone knows of a thorough guide to either of those categories already out there, that would be great. If you have specific examples to share, just remember that the producers of these categories of items are usually third-party, and typically can only be confirmed to be first-party if they're in the form of certain types of media. (In the Emerald tin's case, the printed materials it contains are conclusive enough). If you're not sure what I mean, I'd be glad to get more specific about why over any suggested items. Edited November 30, 2020 by AlternatorDelux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternatorDelux | 68 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 I've added a few items in the above-mentioned categories, namely the Nintendo Power Advance Headphones and two different Banjo-Kazooie soundtracks. For the next step, I want to add all of the posters and other printed materials such as decals that were obtained through Nintendo Power or its catalog, but were not included in the issues themselves. I currently don't have access to many of the catalogs between 1994 and 1999. Is there anyone who can help with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croagunk | 798 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Wow! So thorough! Thanks for doing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternatorDelux | 68 Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Things may have been quiet here for a while, but progress hasn't stopped. A huge number of pre-order items were added to the list today by holding them to a more expansive standard: Either when the item is known or has a very high likelihood of being produced by Nintendo, or when the packaging indicates it was supplied by Nintendo, even if the contents are known to be procuded by another company. I hope to do the same for Nintendo Power-related items next, but not until I have access to all of the Super Power Supplies catalogs, so that I can do it all at once. There's been a lot of progress on that front too, with 20 of the 24 catalogs accounted for. The last few have long been elusive. I could use the help of anyone who has these around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternatorDelux | 68 Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 I've been working on this step for ages, but I was finally able to compile the full list of products offered in Super Power Supplies along with a handful of other missing magazine-related bonus items. I've been wanting to do this all at once, so after narrowing them down to those that were more likely than not to be Nintendo-produced, I've expanded the criteria for what types of items are listed. Of course, if you have any information suggesting otherwise, don't hesitate to share. This project has now reached what I've always wanted to be its final form as far as scope is concerned, though updates will continue whenever new information comes along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,121 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 This is incredibly awesome and informative. I guess my only question would be why you didn't include their arcade releases? The actual amount of titles is extremely small relative to the rest of the work you've compiled here, and including them would make this an all-encompassing guide of products from essentially the day NOA opened their doors in America... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternatorDelux | 68 Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 I left arcade games out because everything here goes under what I see as the consumer products side of things, rather than things that were more designed to be in public places, which would also include stuff like store demo hardware and other items used during events. I'm still interested in the arcade games, but didn't really see them as part of the same side of Nintendo in the way all of these are. If I added just the arcade games continued to exclude those other things, it would be just for the sake of making the "game" list complete, which would be easy enough to do as its own thing. That said, the door is open for anyone to use this as a starting point for whatever list they'd want to compile themselves, as long as they link back to this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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