Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
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Publisher | Nintendo | ||||||||||||||||||
Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch | ||||||||||||||||||
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Language(s) | English (United States) French (France) French (Canada) German Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Latin America) Italian Dutch Portuguese (Brazil) Japanese Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean | ||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Compilation | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer | ||||||||||||||||||
Format | Nintendo Switch: | ||||||||||||||||||
Input | Nintendo Switch:
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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is an upcoming game for the Nintendo Switch based on the Nintendo World Championships competitions, set to be released on July 18, 2024. Similar to the NES Remix series, the game revolves around completing challenges based on various first-party Nintendo Entertainment System titles, including games from the Super Mario franchise such as Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, and Super Mario Bros. 3. The game was revealed on May 8, 2024, in a trailer that featured past winners and participants of the Nintendo World Championships.[2]
Gameplay
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition features three single-player modes — Speedrun Mode, World Championships, and Survival Mode — as well as a multiplayer Party Mode.[9]
In Speedrun Mode, players compete in over 150 challenges that entail completing a specific action in an NES game in the fastest amount of time possible, such as reaching a goal, collecting an item, or defeating a boss or group of enemies. Each challenge has a difficulty level rated on a scale of one to five stars, and the player is assigned a letter rank based on how fast they completed the challenge. While a challenge is being played, a timer is displayed at the bottom-left corner of the screen; the player's personal best time and button inputs are also displayed on the left, and their profile (which displays their set name, icon, and favorite NES game) on the right. If the player loses, the game automatically rewinds to before they lost, though the timer will continue counting up.[10] Before a challenge, the player can view a demo video that shows how the challenge is played or a replay of their personal best run; for five star-difficulty challenges, the player can also view "classified information", which contains a visual guide showing how the player can complete them.[11]
Coins are awarded for completing challenges, which are used to unlock more challenges. The number of coins earned depends on the challenge's difficulty and the player's rank. Extra coins are also awarded for clearing certain objectives, such as achieving a new personal best time or participating in the World Championships.[12][2]
In World Championships, players with a Nintendo Switch Online membership compete in a weekly set of five challenges and have their scores ranked on a global leaderboard.[2]
Survival Mode is another online mode in which the player competes against ghost data of other players around the world in an elimination tournament consisting of three rounds: the first with the starting eight players, the second with the top four players, and the third with the top two players. The tournament has two divisions: a Silver Division and a more challenging Gold Division with higher-ranking players.[9]
In Party Mode, up to eight players race against each other locally in challenges. They can choose to play a series of challenges in themed challenge packs or individual challenges.[9]
The player can also earn pins when completing challenges with an A rank or higher or winning in the Survival Mode divisions for the first time, which can be equipped to their profile and displayed under the game screen during challenges.[9]
Featured games
Thirteen NES games are featured, five of which are from the Super Mario franchise.[12]
Super Mario-themed challenges
Estimated play times are displayed in Party Mode.[9]
Super Mario Bros.
Title | Objective | Difficulty | Setting | Estimated play time |
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Mushzoom[2] | Get the Super Mushroom.[9] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
World 1-1 | 5 secs. |
Loose Change[12] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
World 1-1 (sub-area) | 5 secs. | |
Step It Up[12] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
5 secs. | ||
One on 1-1[2] | Hard ★★★☆☆ |
World 1-1 | 30 secs. | |
Hit the Bricks[9] | Hard ★★☆☆☆ |
20 secs. | ||
Shoo, Lakitu![10] | Hard ★★☆☆☆ |
World 4-1 | ||
In the Zone[12] | Master ★★★★☆ |
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Sink or Swim[2] | Master ★★★★☆ |
World 2-2 | ||
Mario Master[11] | Use Warp Zones to clear World 8. | Legend ★★★★★ |
Entire game | 10 mins. |
Donkey Kong
Title | Objective | Difficulty | Setting | Estimated play time |
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Bottom Rung[9] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
25m | ||
Hammer Hustle[12] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
15 secs. | ||
Barrel Roll[2] | Hard ★★★☆☆ |
25m | 30 secs. | |
Jumping Jacks[10] | Master ★★★★☆ |
75m | ||
Construction Destruction[9] | Pull out all the bolts. | Master ★★★★☆ |
100m | 50 secs. |
Super Mario Bros. 2
Title | Objective | Difficulty | Setting | Estimated play time |
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Door to Door[2] | Enter the door.[9] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
World 1-1 | 5 secs. |
Veggie Plucking[9] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
World 1-1[10] | 5 secs. | |
Leap to the Peak[11] | Reach the mountain summit.[9] | Hard ★★★☆☆ |
World 1-1 | 15 secs. |
Desert Dash[10] | Enter the pyramid. | Hard ★★★☆☆ |
World 2-1 | |
Destroyer of Dreams[10] | Master ★★★★☆ |
World 1-3 |
Super Mario Bros. 3
Title | Objective | Difficulty | Setting | Estimated play time |
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Mushzoom 2[2] | Get the Super Mushroom.[12] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
World 1-1 | |
Coin Collector[9] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
5 secs. | ||
Super Leaf in the Wind[2] | Get the Super Leaf.[9] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
World 1-2 | 5 secs. |
Hammer Bro KO[2] | Defeat the enemy, and get the treasure chest.[9] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
Grass Land Enemy Course | 5 secs. |
Lookie, Tanooki![9] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
5 secs. | ||
1-1 of a Kind[2] | Hard ★★★☆☆ |
World 1-1 | 30 secs. | |
Curtain Call: Larry[2] | Hard ★★★☆☆ |
World 1-![]() |
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Beat the Heat[10] | Hard ★★★☆☆ |
World 2-![]() |
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Rotary Rush[10] | Master ★★★★☆ |
World 5-4 | ||
Hammer It Out[13] | Defeat the boss, and get a magic ball. | Master ★★★★☆ |
World 6-![]() |
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Curtain Call: Lemmy[10] | Master ★★★★☆ |
World 6-![]() |
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Title | Objective | Difficulty | Setting | Estimated play time |
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Not Lichen It[2] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
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Paratroopa Toppling[9] | Normal ★☆☆☆☆ |
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Divemaster[10] | Master ★★★★☆ |
World 9-1 |
Release
The game is set to be released on the Nintendo eShop worldwide as well as physically in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Australia as part of a Deluxe Set (known as the Special Edition in Japan) that contains a golden NES cartridge replica similar to the Nintendo World Championships 1990 cartridge, 13 cards depicting the cover art of the featured NES/Famicom games, five pins (depicting Mario, Link, Samus, Donkey Kong, and the game's logo),[2][3][4] and, in the Japanese Special Edition, two Famicom Controller Joy-Con.[14]
Gallery
Mario in Donkey Kong
Princess Peach in Super Mario Bros. 2
Mario in Super Mario Bros. 3
Raccoon Mario in Super Mario Bros. 3
July 2024 desktop calendar from My Nintendo
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | ニンテンドー ワールドチャンピオンシップス ファミコン世界大会[?] Nintendō Wārudo Chanpionshippusu Famikon Sekai Taikai |
Nintendo World Championships Famicom Tournament | |
Chinese (traditional) | Nintendo World Championships Famicom世界大會[?] Nintendo World Championships Famicom Shìjiè Dàhuì |
Nintendo World Championships Famicom Tournament | |
Korean | 닌텐도 월드 챔피언십 NES 에디션[?] Nintendo Weoldeu Chaempionsip NES Edisyeon |
Nintendo World Championship NES Edition |
External links
- Official Japanese website
- Official United States game page
- Official UK & Ireland game page
- Official Mexico game page
- Official Brazil game page
- Official South Korean website
References
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (May 8, 2024). Nintendo World Championships ファミコン世界大会 初公開映像. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Nintendo of America (May 8, 2024). Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition — Announcement Trailer — Nintendo Switch. YouTube (American English). Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ a b @NintendoEurope (May 8, 2024). Nintendo World Championships "🏆 The Nintendo World Championships return with a twist! Take on over 150 retro speed-running challenges in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, launching 18/07 on #NintendoSwitch.". X (British English). Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ a b NintendoAU (May 8, 2024). Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition – Launching July 18th (Nintendo Switch). YouTube (Australian English). Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ 한국닌텐도 공식 채널 (May 8, 2024). Nintendo World Championships NES Edition 최초 공개 영상. YouTube (Korean). Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (May 8, 2024). 《Nintendo World Championships Famicom世界大會》初出影片(香港). YouTube (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (May 8, 2024). 《Nintendo World Championships Famicom世界大會》初出影片(台灣). YouTube (Traditional Chinese).
- ^ Release Schedule. Nintendo of Singapore (English). Retrieved June 1, 2024. (Archived June 2, 2024, 04:47:57 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Nintendo of America (July 3, 2024). Nintendo Treehouse Plays Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition — Nintendo Switch. YouTube (American English). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nintendo of America (July 11, 2024). Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition — Overview Trailer — Nintendo Switch. YouTube (American English). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c Nintendo of America (June 18, 2024). Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition – Survival Mode & Legend Challenge – Nintendo Switch. YouTube (American English). Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Nintendo World Championships: NES™ Edition. Nintendo of America (American English). Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo of America (June 27, 2024). #NintendoWorldChampionshipsNES Edition - Hotline Hints 1 - Super Mario Bros. 3. YouTube (American English). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo World Championships ファミコン世界大会 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved May 10, 2024.