in 1990, recognising the console market was large enough to warrant a magazine of its own, rignall launched "mean machines". covering the top-selling video game systems of the time, such as the super nes and mega drive, "mean machines" became the largest-selling multi-platform publication in the united kingdom. at first the print run of the magazine was kept limited, to create demand. in 1992, "mean machines" was split into two separate publications: the officially endorsed "nintendo magazine system", now known as "official nintendo magazine", and "mean machines sega".