Nintendo Power Issue 244

The Nintendo Power issue 244 is also called the August 2009 issue. It featured Mario and Luigi:Bowsers Inside Story on the cover.

Main Articles
This issue featured the Best of E3 article focusing around new games revealed during the E3 Expo 2009. Such games included, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Sin and Punishment: Star Successor, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Metroid Other M. Other featured articles included a preview on No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, a preview on Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story, and a sneak peek on Wii Sports Resort. Also Trauma Team was featured in this issue.

Other Articles
Some previews in this issue were Metroid Prime Trilogy, released in August 2009, and Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes which was released in October 2009. Some review scores were Little King's Story with a 9.0 rating, and Dawn of Discovery with an 8.5 rating. The Next Month section states that Nintendo Power Issue 245 will include a review of Wii Sports Resort, as well as a preview of Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.