the company changed its name to Kadokawa Game Linkage. Shūkan Famitsū and Gekkan Famitsū Famicom Tsūshin initially focused on the Famicom platform, but later it featured multi-platform coverage. Famicom Tsūshin was renamed to Famitsu in 1995. Shūkan Famitsū is a weekly publication concentrating on video game news and reviews, and is published every Thursday with a circulation of 500,000 per issue. Gekkan Famitsū is published monthly. Necky the Fox Famitsu magazine covers alternately feature pop idols or actresses on even-numbered issues and the Famitsu mascot, the Fox in odd-numbered issues. Year-end and special editions all feature Necky dressed as popular contemporary video game characters. Necky is the cartoon creation of artist Susumu Matsushita, and he takes the form of a costumed fox. The costumes worn by Necky reflect current popular video games. Necky's name was chosen according to a reader poll, and it derives from a complex Japanese pun: "Necky" is actually the reverse of the Japanese word for fox, and his original connection to Famicom Tsūshin is intended to evoke the bark of the fox, the Japanese onomatopoeia of which is . Necky makes a cameo appearance in Super Mario Maker. Special-topic Famitsu publications Famitsu publishes other magazines dedicated to particular consoles. Currently in circulation are: (previously ) is written for an older audience and covers retrogaming. It has been published monthly since November 2010. reports on online gaming. reports on Nintendo platforms (currently the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch). The magazine was formerly known as Famitsū 64 and then Famitsū Cube (among other variations of those two names) based on whatever platforms Nintendo was producing games for at the time. reports on mobile gaming via GREE. reports on mobile gaming via Mobage. Former special topics Famitsu spin-offs that are no longer in circulation include: (previously Famicom Tsūshin Kōryaku Special) was written for younger audiences and concentrated on video game hints and strategy. It was published monthly and was discontinued in September 2002. (previously Famitsū Comic) was a comic and manga magazine published irregularly between 1992 and 1995. reported on Sega platforms news and covered the Dreamcast. Previous incarnations of this magazine included Sega Saturn Tsūshin which covered the Sega Saturn, with earlier issues covering earlier Sega platforms. covered bishōjo games. covered the Satellaview. It was published monthly and ran for only 12 issues from May 1995 to May 1996. Its inaugural issue was the May 1995 issue of