Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is currently underway, marking competition number 20
Nintendo has introduced a new challenge-based event for its Nintendo Switch Online members, called the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. This exciting event features over 150 bite-sized moments from 13 classic NES games, making it accessible for both seasoned players and newcomers to NES titles.
Challenges and Gameplay
The event showcases iconic NES games such as Super Mario Bros., Kirby's Adventure, and many more. Each challenge is designed as a short, goal-specific objective, like speeding through the first level of Super Mario Bros. or quickly defeating an enemy in Kirby. Players can earn in-game coins by completing these challenges, which unlock further challenges to maintain engagement.
The challenges award letter rankings based on performance, and players can race against their previous best times by running simultaneous ghost runs, showing both attempts side by side for improving times.
Duration and Event Timing
The Nintendo Switch Online service offers these NES challenges as a permanent feature. However, the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition event, as part of Switch Online, had specific rotation events and challenges, sometimes rotating weekly with 5 challenges featured on leaderboards.
A related event window for the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition runs from August 5, 2024, to September 2, 2024, but the challenges can be continuously played beyond this timeframe, especially by subscribers.
Rewards and Competitive Aspects
Completion of challenges grants in-game coins, which players can use to unlock new challenges. Leaderboards allow global competition among Nintendo Switch Online members, and ranking letters (e.g., A, S) let players track their personal progress and speed improvement.
Participation requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership and a Nintendo Account, plus internet access for online features and leaderboards.
Key Features
- Players can try to improve their personal bests in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
- Players can challenge friends on the couch in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
- Replays may provide insights to improve participants' own times.
- The game may test players' limits with tougher challenges.
- Participants can watch replays of the top runs for each challenge.
- The game features more than 150 challenging moments from 13 classic NES games.
- Only a Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and a Nintendo Account are required for online features.
- The competition features five challenges: Bottom Rung (Donkey Kong), Seek & Destroy (Kid Icarus), Bonus or Bust (Ice Climber), Deadeye (The Legend of Zelda), and Poppin' Wheelies (Excitebike).
- Participants can check their overall placement and birth year ranking after the competition.
- Internet access is required for online features in the game.
- The competition will end on December 2, 2022, at 1:59 a.m. PT.
- Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode (sold separately).
- NES games are not included in their entirety in the game.
- Players can compete against others worldwide online in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
- These challenges are available in both World Championships and Survival modes.
- The competition is part of the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition game.
- Nintendo Switch Online membership auto-renews after the initial term.
- Nintendo Switch Online members can participate in Competition #20 of the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition game from now until December 2 at 1:59 a.m. PT.
Get ready to put your skills to the test and dive into the world of classic NES games with the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition on Nintendo Switch Online!
- players can earn in-game coins by completing challenges in the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition on Nintendo Switch Online, which can be used to unlock further challenges
- the game features more than 150 challenging moments from 13 classic NES games, including Donkey Kong, Kid Icarus, and The Legend of Zelda
- to participate in the competition, players need a Nintendo Switch Online membership, a Nintendo Account, and internet access for online features and leaderboards
- Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition features both single-player challenges and multiplayer mode (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer, sold separately)
