I don’t want to do this, I really don’t want to be negative, but man, what Nintendo just announced isn’t sitting right with me. See, they announced the Nintendo World Championships NES Edition, and I just feel like this is a bit of a bait and switch, no pun intended. I attended the Nintendo World Championships back in the day, that competition focused on 3 different games. You had to collect 50-coins as fast as possible in Super Mario Bros, get past the first track in Rad Racer, and with the remaining time, you tried to get as high of a score as possible in Tetris. The problem with this release? It’s not that ROM, it’s not that game, and in such, it’s not truly the Nintendo World Championships.

Looking at the teaser trailer, this “game” appears to be more about continuing the legacy of what was NES Remix 1 and 2 on the Wii U and the 3DS. And don’t get me wrong, I have those games and love them, they are so much fun, but they are not a Nintendo World Championship ROM. Now, if this releases has the Nintendo World Championships cart setup PLUS the other options, ok, that’s fantastic. But right now, meh, I am not as excited now as I was after hearing the initial news.

From Nintendo:

Test your speedrunning skills across more than 150 challenging moments from 13 classic NES games! Compete against players around the world online, challenge your friends on the couch, or try to see how far you can push your personal bests.

With "byte-sized" challenges, you don't need to master entire games to
feel like a Nintendo World Champion. And don’t worry if you’ve never played a millisecond of the original games—newcomers are welcome!


Relive memorable moments with challenges across 13 classic NES games. Start small by seeing how quickly you can blaze through the first level of the Super Mario Bros. game or how fast you can gobble up an enemy in the Kirby’s Adventure game.

Jump into the World Championship Mode with a Nintendo Switch Online membership! Aim for a spot on the leaderboards in five challenges that rotate each week. Compare your personal best times with others at the end of each week, or sit back and watch the fastest run for each challenge.

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