After a recent leak, theNintendo World Championships: NES Editionhas officially been announced by the Japanese game company. Nintendo has confirmed 13 games will be involved in this competitive spin on retro gaming for theSwitch, includingIce Climber,Super Mario Bros.,andThe Legend of Zelda.
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Has Us Competing In Challenges
Based on the competitive event of the same name,Nintendo World Championships: NES Editionhas us taking on 150 speedrunning challenges to beat our friends online or on the couch. Releasing July 18, this Switch exclusive features 13 games which the challenges revolve around. They include:
Unfortunately, no third-party games likeMegaman 2orContrawill be involved in the competitive action. There is a single player mode encouraging you to beat the times of your rivals. Additionally, there’s a party mode that can be played by up to eight players at once. All eight instances of the game are played on one screen; this could certainly be a hit in a gaming event likePAXor Retropolooza.
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“Nintendo Switch members can also enter World Championships Mode to submit their best times in five challenges that rotate each week and compete for a spot on the global leaderboard,” explains the official Nintendo press release for the game.
There’s A Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Deluxe Set
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition will be available both physically ($59.99) and digitally ($29.99). The physical edition is the Deluxe Set. It includes
The gold-coloured Nintendo World Championships cart is legendary among the retro game scene because only 26 were ever made, according toSteemit.
Nintendo will be busy over the next few months and year. On Tuesday, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa announced a Nintendo Direct will be streamed live in June. We know that the Direct will focus on the Switch’s lineup for the rest of 2024. Additionally,a Nintendo Switch successorwill be announced sometime this fiscal year. Hopefully, games likeNintendo World Championships: NES Editionwill tide us over until the next Nintendo system is revealed.
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