“The decision to suspend N•Revolution has been taken because it has become increasingly obvious that Nintendo’s strategy for Wii and DS is no longer in line with Imagine Publishing's target readership, and has moved increasingly away from the hardcore gaming community that is our specialty. With many new launches and especially acquisitions coming to fruition, we believe the resources and manpower are better spent in other markets where advertising revenue and PR support are stronger and sustained. Imagine will continue to drive purchases of Nintendo software with games™, Retro Gamer and our new multiformat videogames website, NowGamer.com, and we hope to work closely with Nintendo in the future on those magazines.” - managing director Damian Butt

Well, that's not what I was expecting to hear. We learned of the closure a week or so ago, and now this bombshell hits us. Do you think that is a valid reason, or just an excuse to trim some fat in a tough economy? Thanks to DrDark for the heads up!

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