Imagine standing on the big stage, controller in hand. Everyone in the audience is cheering your name, and even more are watching live at home. After advancing through the tournament, you are about to start the finals. If you win this round, you will be named the Nintendo World Championships 2017 tournament winner. Your heart is beating. The competition begins…

Make this scenario your reality this October 7 by taking part in the Nintendo World Championships 2017 tournament in New York at Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom.

Yes, the Nintendo World Championships is back again this year after its grand return at E3 2015 in Los Angeles and fans of all ages and walks of life competing in a variety of Nintendo games, both recent and retro!

Here’s how it all works:

Starting on Aug. 19, select Best Buy stores around the country will host qualifying events in eight locations around the country. Players will be divided into two groups based on their age, and both groups will play Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. The first age group, 12 and Younger, will play as Mario on the Nintendo DS “Luigi’s Mansion” course using Standard Kart, Standard Wheels and Super Glider. The second age group, 13 and Older, will play as Bowser on the Game Boy Advance “Bowser Castle 1” course using Standard Kart, Standard Wheels and Super Glider. The player with the best Time Trial entry in each age group at the end of the two-day event at each location will qualify for the Nintendo World Championships 2017!

Additionally, anyone who visits these events at Best Buy will be able to try demo versions of the Super Mario Odyssey game, launching Oct. 27 for the Nintendo Switch system and the Metroid: Samus Returns game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, arriving on Sept. 15. Plus, visitors who are My Nintendo members will be able to check in using their My Nintendo QR Code at any of the qualifier event locations to receive 100 Platinum Points. My Nintendo members who are one of the first 200 to check in daily at each location will receive a My Nintendo pin as an added bonus.

During the Nintendo World Championships event in New York, players will battle their way through a variety of games where they will be eliminated or will advance their way through the tournament based on their performance.

“The format of the Nintendo World Championships means that anyone has a chance to become the winner,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Audiences are hungry to watch competitive video games in action, and many of our most classic games, both old and new, are well-suited to competition by players of all ages.”

The qualifying rounds will take place at the following Best Buy stores:

Participation in the qualifying events is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tickets to attend the final event in New York will be limited. Details on ticket availability and distribution will be shared in the coming weeks.

For more information about the Nintendo World Championships 2017 and full rules for the qualifying events, visit this link.

 

[miqrojamie]

'Nintendo World Championships' and it's only hosted in a few parts of the USA? At least show some love for Japan and Europe...

Also, if they did retro games to qualify, they should have picked MKSC, the hardest one to control

 

[magico29]

'Nintendo World Championships' and it's only hosted in a few parts of the USA? At least show some love for Japan and Europe...

Also, if they did retro games to qualify, they should have picked MKSC, the hardest one to control

japan has their own events,to me they do have the best consoles editions.some of them only 1 console as contest prize.

 

[WhiteMaze]

As happy as this makes me, to see such an old competition rise back from the ashes after so long, I must say, as a graphic designer and illustration artist, the logo looks absolutely horrible for today's standards.

Please update the logo for this wonderful championship. Right now it looks like a badly Photoshoped 90's sticker.

I know this is nitpicking but it really bothers me.

 

[flame1234]

Nintendo World Championships, sponsored by Best Buy.

 

[Pluupy]

Love that America-exclusive World Championship. That's not how it works Nintendo lol

If anything, it should only take place in New York considering New York City is a center of culture for the world. The Bronx is close to the United Nations.

 

[kehkou]

Nintendo must really hate the American southwest.

 

[magico29]

Nintendo must really hate the American southwest.

 

[GameSystem]

Closest one to me is the NY one, but I'm sure if I go, I'll have to compete with all the people who have WR speeds uploaded or are borderline TAS. I'll sit back and enjoy watching the monsters duke it out.

For anyone who wants to study the route.

 

[WiiHomebrew+Snes]

Gonna try and enter because the closest one to me starts on my birthday! It's still 3 HRs away but I definitely want to try

 

[magico29]

Gonna try and enter because the closest one to me starts on my birthday! It's still 3 HRs away but I definitely want to try

am gonna try too,good luck my friend and enjoy the show

 

[Xabring]

Gonna try and enter because the closest one to me starts on my birthday! It's still 3 HRs away but I definitely want to try

good luck to ya! whoever you are that CAN go there! (Id actually wish to go but Need to find my VISA in the first place)

 

[magico29]

good luck to ya! whoever you are that CAN go there! (Id actually wish to go but Need to find my VISA in the first place)

thank you very much!!

 

[SirKelly]

"World Championship" "US"

 

[WiiHomebrew+Snes]

Thanks to magico29 and Xabring for wishing me luck! Going to practice my mario kart now!

 

[CoolFangs]

true, but mk7 has been out for longer.

putting in 8 instead would make a bias for the people who have money, because not everyone has a switch atm (or any experience with it for that matter)

Except Mario Kart 8 has been available on the Wii U for over 3 years.

 

[Sketchy1]

Except Mario Kart 8 has been available on the Wii U for over 3 years.

which is exactly my point. if they wanted to promote their LATEST one, it wouldve been deluxe, not the wii u version. plus mk7 was still out longer.

 

[chrisrlink]

me either then again I'll be a qualifier round 1 knockout (I mean every tornament (yugioh TCG mainly) i lose round 1

 

[Nerdtendo]

Closest one to me is the NY one, but I'm sure if I go, I'll have to compete with all the people who have WR speeds uploaded or are borderline TAS. I'll sit back and enjoy watching the monsters duke it out.

For anyone who wants to study the route.

Is this even possible with standard frame, wheels, and super glider? I've managed to get my time down to 1:20.611 which I thought was pretty good but I didn't think of cutting corners.