Gus Rodríguez

Despite some improvement, Rodríguez died in the company of his family at the age of 61 after an allergic reaction to treatment worsened his condition on April 10, 2020.

The magazine produced more than 200 issues, publishing until February 2019.

In 2019 Rodríguez joined Televisa Networks to host Retro game and Game-Volution, both broadcast on BitMe.

Rodríguez was diagnosed with mesothelioma in early October 2019. He lost a lung and his physical condition diminished gradually.

In 2015 he hosted Zero Control which was broadcast on TeleHit and later (2016) on Televisa Deportes Network as E-Sports de Zero Control with focus on Esports.

From 2014 to 2015 Rodríguez hosted a show with a similar concept in Power Up Gamers, broadcast on FOROtv.

In the 2010s he collaborated in the adaptation of the Spanish television comedy "Aquí no hay quien viva" to the Mexican sitcom "Vecinos" (Literal translation: "Neighbors").

From 2005 to 2010, Rodríguez was in charge of the direction of "Vecinos" (2005–present), a sitcom produced by Derbez.

In news media, Rodríguez collaborated with the humor section of the newscast «Primero Noticias» (2004–2016), along with Mexican journalist Carlos Loret de Mola.

The concept became a television show, Nintendomanía, which aired in 1995 and lasted until 2000, when (despite its popularity) was canceled due to rising production costs associated with the rising popularity of the internet.

As a screenwriter, Rodríguez was best known for his scripts and roles in shows starring or produced by Eugenio Derbez, as "Al Derecho y Al Derbez" (1992–1995), "Derbez en cuando" (1998–1999), "XHDRbZ" (2002–2004) and "La familia P. Luche" (2007–2012).

Launched in December 1991 by Rodríguez and José Sierra, the project of the brochure evolved to the monthly magazine of Club Nintendo, which became one of the first and most important video game magazines in Latin America.

In 1991 Derbez had a participation in "La Movida" (literally: "The Move"), a television series hosted by actress and host Veronica Castro. Rodríguez and Sierra wrote Derbez's material, and this marked the beginning of the laboral relationship between the three: Derbez as comedian with Gus Rodríguez and José Sierra as head writers.

In 1988 Rodríguez bought a Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt and Legend of Zelda, the latter being his main and first approach to the games of this company.

One of the agency's clients was a Mexican entrepreneur named Jorge Nogami. Nogami decided to try his luck importing videogames to Mexico, and in the late 1980s, he opened the first Nintendo Official store in Mexico City.

Rodríguez begin to study publicity in 1977. After graduation, he founded the agency Network Publicidad with his friend and also publicist, José "Pepe" Sierra.

According to Rodríguez himself, his taste for videogames started in 1976 with the NESA PONG, a home version of Pong.

Gustavo Rodríguez (May 27, 1958 – April 11, 2020) was a Mexican publicist, comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer, TV director, gamer, and video game journalist.