Nintendo Power was a monthly Nintendo news and video game strategy magazine. It ran from 1988 to 2012. The first issue, released in July/August 1988, spotlighted the NES game "Super Mario Bros. 2". From 1988 to 2007, the magazine was published by Nintendo of America. Starting in 2007, it was published by Future US, the United States branch of British publisher Future. The last issue was in December 2012, spotlighting the Wii U game "New Super Mario Bros. U".