NES be friends!
Having just released last week on the Nintendo Switch, it is now the turn for Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition to get multiple waves of icons released periodically via Nintendo Switch Online. The first wave is available now and adds 18 Character icons. A total of 180 Platinum Points are required to get them all.
For a peak at the complete line-up, look no further:
About Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition:
BRING THE NINTENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO YOUR LIVING ROOM! – 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.
Do you have what it takes to be a champion? The tougher challenges may truly test your limits!
PUT YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST – Relive memorable moments with big and small challenges across 13 classic NES games*. 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!
SELECT A CHALLENGE – There are more than 150 challenges to choose from across multiple difficulty levels. 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. You can grow the skills you need to take on tougher challenges as you go!
SEE HOW IT’S DONE – Before you get started, you can watch a video clip showing how to complete the challenge. Use this info as a guide for your own run.
SPEEDRUN LIKE THE WIND – Complete challenges to earn a letter ranking. If you play a challenge again, your previous best run will play side by side with your current run. See if you can set a new personal best!
UNLOCK MORE STUFF – Complete challenges to earn in-game coins. Use them to unlock even more challenges to take on!
GO BIG WITH LEGEND CHALLENGES – When you feel ready, take on longer and more difficult Legend Challenges! Speed your way through Super Mario Bros. using Warp Zones, the entire first dungeon of the Legend of Zelda™ game, and more in the ultimate tests. Check out the Classified Information for tips and tricks if you need a little help!
COMPETE AGAINST PLAYERS AROUND THE WORLD – Take your speedrunning skills to the world stage with any Nintendo Switch Online membership**!
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MODE – 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. You can also watch a replay of the fastest run in the world for each challenge.
SURVIVAL MODE – Choose your division—Silver for easier, Gold for harder—and match up against ghost data of players from around the world in this elimination mode. Can you outlast all seven of your rivals in your division’s three weekly challenges?
CUSTOMIZE YOUR PROFILE – Show off your accomplishments (and gaming taste) to other players! Customize your in-game profile with unlockable icons, earnable badges, and fun Hype Tags. Make it your own!
CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS IN PARTY MODE – Up to 8 players*** can enjoy Party Mode—all on a single system! Take on individual challenges or run through a series of moments in themed challenge packs. With an automatic rewind feature to undo mistakes, even completely new players can have fun competing.
TAKE ON CHALLENGES FROM 13 CLASSIC GAMES:
- Balloon Fight
- Donkey Kong
- Excitebike
- Ice Climber
- Kid Icarus
- Kirby’s Adventure
- Metroid
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
- The Legend of Zelda
- Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
