It's 100% copyright infringement, I've never claimed fair use. But I'm definitely not the first, or the last - hasn't Nintendo Power featured a few of us in the past? If it really bothers you, don't buy it! Ask someone who has to send you a copy.
I used up my "hi, I'm new" in the Follin tribute thread. But HAY GUYS I'M NEW!!!
If I don't post much, it's only because I always end up with my foot in my mouth somehow. So I try to stay quiet. I'm only sort of coming out of the lurker closet.