STACK #149 Mar 2017

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Founder Nic Short Editor-in-Chief Paul Jones Film & DVD Editor Scott Hocking

Music Editor Zoë Radas StaffWriter Alesha Kolbe Creative Directors Justin Buxton, Michelle Black DVD Consultant Kerrie Taylor Games Consultant Andre Eivik Music Consultants Mike Glynn, Fleur Parker Chief Contributors Bob Jones , Amy Flower, John Ferguson Contributors Savannah Douglas, Graham Reid, Gill Pringle, Michael Dwyer, Jeff Jenkins, Emily Kelly, Simon Lukic, Chris Murray, Billy Pinnell, Denise Hylands, Simon Winkler, Adam Colby, Tim Lambert, Jake Cleland Social Media Manager Sally Carlier-Hull Photographer Chip Mooney Production Manager Craig Patterson Accounts Coordinator Tracy Kingman

Issue 149 MARCH 2017

WELCOME Nintendo has always remained focused on its unique vision. Undeterred by which direction its hardware competition is heading, the Japanese gaming giant’s unerring conviction in its product is admirable. The company has drawn upon the strengths and weaknesses of its console business over the last 11 years and designed hardware to appeal to its core fanbase and casual users alike; the result is the new experimental ‘hybrid’ mobile/home console, Nintendo Switch, out this month. The video game industry always sits up and takes notice when Nintendo release a new console and initial groundswell surrounding the Switch has been positive. Nintendo’s strength is nostalgia and there is an enviable pond of gaming franchises from which to fish, but the key to Switch’s success lies in a good mix of its back catalogue and new creative software – both first and third-party – that will intelligently utilise the innovative platform. For gamers, the launch of new hardware is always an exciting prospect and by the time you read this, the Switch will be available at your local JB. All we need now is a consistent line- up of titles to follow in its wake. Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief

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