Textual Analysis: Official Nintendo Magazine

Masthead

The magazine's masthead is the actual logo for the company that the magazine is about, Nintendo. By looking at the masthead, we recognise it and realise what it is about. The masthead is very unique as it's a logo for a company at the same time. Most gaming magazines are like this. Its the visual marketing of the magazine by the fact that we know the target audience just by looking at it.

Cover lines

There aren't a lot of cover lines on this magazine cover. The cover lines are very spaced out from each other and they don't make the cover look busy and overcrowded. It makes it look more mature for it's audience. The cover lines have all sticked to the same colour scheme, which is orange, brown and white. These have been chosen to match the main cover line which makes the magazine look professional. The colours that have chosen have made the cover lines stand out from the image. This makes them easier to read and easier for it's audience to view them. The cover lines appeal to the audience very well and tell us about certain topics that we might want to know about. They interest the reader which makes them intrigued to buy it.

Main image

The main image is what draws in the target audience. The way the main image is on this cover is slightly different to how most magazines. The main part of the image is towards the bottom of the cover. This is pretty much unique but however it still obeys the rule of thirds as the main characters are in the middle vertical third. The main image is of the latest Animal Crossing game, Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Anyone who is interested in this latest release, would be wanting this magazine. This links in with the fact that the main image attracts the audience.

Main cover line

The main cover line is the largest cover line on the cover and usually links with the main image or is the  most important topic within in the magazine. The main cover line captures the attention of the audience first after we see the main image. For this magazine cover, the main cover line is the most unique I have seen. They have put the main cover line in the middle of the cover which is different to most magazine covers. This causes our attention to draw to that first before that main image that is below it. The main cover line is also made up of the official logo for the game, Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The fact that it says "A whole month inside Nintendo's glorious new world!" tells us what the topic is actually about. This would interest the audience as it will give them an insight of what you can do on the new release. This will make it the major component of success of the magazine due to the fact that some people would just buy the magazine just for what it says in the main cover line.