Tough times for geeks and gamers

JMH · Aug 25, 2012

Even though this was an incredible summer for geeks with The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises, lately there’s been tough times with geek media, which is unsurprising, especially given the current state of print.
  
Yes, we just reported that book stores are doing better than ever, especially thanks to Fifty Shades of Gray, but that’s for a whole market that’s been virtually ignored, namely randy middle-aged women.

It wasn’t even a year ago that Future Publishing, who put out Nintendo Power and music mags such as Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado, was said to be struggling, and now the stalwart Nintendo Power is indeed done for after a 24 year run.

According to CNET, Future couldn’t get a new deal set up with Nintendo to keep the magazine going, with the Japanese-based corporation refusing to help expand their online content.

http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/65693-tough-times-for-geeks-and-gamers

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Tough times for geeks and gamers

JMH

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