Prima Games
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| Prima Games | |
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| Founded | 1990[1] |
| Current president | Debra Kempker |
Prima Games is a publisher of video game strategy guides that was founded in 1990 and is based in Louisiana. The company is a division ofRandom House.
Prima Games published several officially licensed guidebooks for games of theSuper Mario franchise, which competed with concurrentNintendo Power guides. FollowingNintendo Power's sale byNintendo of America and acquisition byFuture US, Prima entered a partnership with Nintendo in 2007.[2]
Early in its life, Prima released several unofficial guides (often suffixed with "Unauthorized Game Secrets") to games it did not have a license for. Such guides were made forSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars,Diddy Kong Racing, andMario Kart 64, among others.
On November 8, 2018, publisherDK announced that the Prima Games imprint would be discontinued in spring 2019 due to a large decline in strategy guide sales.[3] However, on March 14, 2019, Asteri Holdings acquired the digital assets of Prima Games from DK Publishers.[4]
List ofSuper Mario guides[edit]
Nintendo 64[edit]
Prior to obtaining a license from Nintendo, Prima published several game guides for theNintendo 64. After becoming licensed, Prima released a few editions that included several games in the one guide. Many of the games that were covered by such editions were the games Prima published before becoming licensed, such asYoshi's Story.
Nintendo 64 Game Secrets guide
Pocket edition for the N64, which includes a bonus section for theGame Boy
Game Boy / Game Boy Color[edit]
Many of the games on theGame Boy andGame Boy Color were not vast enough to each have their own game guide, so like for the Nintendo 64, several "mash up" editions were published. Two of them featuredMario on the cover. The gameSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe was the onlySuper Mario game for the Game Boy Color to get its own guide.
Game Secrets 1999 edition
Game Secrets 2001 edition
Nintendo GameCube[edit]
The following six guides were published forSuper Mario games on theNintendo GameCube.
Game Boy Advance[edit]
SixSuper Mario game guides were published for theGame Boy Advance.
Nintendo DS[edit]
Few guides were made forSuper Mario games on theNintendo DS. A total of six games was covered, but four of them were part of a compilation.
The Pocket edition, coveringNew Super Mario Bros.,Mario Kart DS,Super Mario 64 DS, andMario Party DS
Wii[edit]
NineSuper Mario games were covered by Prima for theWii. Both a premiere and a collector's edition were published forSuper Mario Galaxy andSuper Mario Galaxy 2. The collector's edition included bonus content, such as original concept art.
Super Mario Galaxy (premiere edition)
Super Mario Galaxy (collector's edition)
Super Mario Galaxy (French version)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (premiere edition)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (alternative premiere edition)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (collector's edition)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (French version)
Nintendo 3DS[edit]
SevenSuper Mario games for theNintendo 3DS have received guides. Two of these,Mario Kart 7 andNew Super Mario Bros. 2, were also covered in a "Player's Guide Pack" alongsideAnimal Crossing: New Leaf andThe Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, featuring truncated renditions of their guides, though the guide's download code also allows readers to unlock the full versions of said guides on the Prima website. Unlike the rest of the guides, theNew Super Mario Bros. 2 complete guide is opened upwards. There is a guide forSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, although the guide is shared with theWii U version as well.
Player's Guide Pack
Wii U[edit]
There are five Wii USuper Mario games that have been covered by Prima. A smaller guide in the style of the 3DS game guides was also released forSuper Mario 3D World. There is also a guide forSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, although the guide is shared with the 3DS version as well.
Super Mario 3D World (collector's edition)
Nintendo Switch[edit]
The guide forMario Kart 8 Deluxe is available both as a "starter guide" digital-only version on theNintendo eShop and as the full guide, which is available in print.Super Mario Odyssey was released in two formats: a standard, paperback version and a hardcover "Collector's Edition" that comes with a poster.
Super Mario Odyssey (hardcover)
Super Mario Odyssey (paperback)
Super Mario Odyssey (French version)
References[edit]
 | Wikipedia has an article onPrima Games. |
- ^About Us | Prima Games.Prima Games. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^Nintendo Power Magazine.Nintendo of America (American English). Archived June 22, 2007, 18:59:16 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^Sommers, Erin (November 8, 2018).People, Etc.: DK to Close Prima Games.PublishersLunch (English). Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^Sinclair, Brendan (March 14, 2019).Asteri acquires Prima Games.gamesindustry.biz (English). Retrieved June 9, 2019.
