Highlights
- The Nintendo Switch could see a new version of the highly sought-after Nintendo World Championships game.
- The rare cartridge goes for thousands of dollars, making it a popular collector’s item.
- The new version of the game rated by ESRB hints at a much bigger scope and possible microtransactions.
According to recent leaks, the Nintendo Switch could soon be receiving a revamped version of Nintendo World Championships. Created specifically for the titular Nintendo World Championships esports competition, the Nintendo World Championships 1990 NES cartridge is one of the rarest video games of all time, with only a little over 100 confirmed to be in existence. As one might imagine, this has made Nintendo World Championships highly sought-after by collectors.
Copies of Nintendo World Championships 1990 have gone for thousands of dollars, through auctions and private sellers. The cartridges being so incredibly rare means that the vast majority of Nintendo fans have never played Nintendo World Championships 1990, which featured customized, curated sections of Rad Racer, Super Mario Bros., and Tetris. Now it seems a new version of the game could be coming to the Nintendo Switch.
New Switch Exclusive Game is Having a Rough Time
A newly-released Nintendo Switch exclusive game is unfortunately having a rough time when compared to other Nintendo-published titles.
As spotted by Twitter user Stealth40k, a game called Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition has been rated by the ESRB. The ESRB rating outs the game as a “collection of 2D challenges and platformer games” and mentions that it also features “pixelated characters using small swords or arrows to strike at enemies.” This suggests that the version of Nintendo World Championships coming to the Nintendo Switch will be quite different from the original NES cartridge. Until Nintendo reveals the game itself, though, we can’t be 100% sure what Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is bringing to the table compared to the original NES cartridge.
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Leaked for Switch
Ultimately, the ESRB gave the game an E for Everyone rating, noting that it has “Mild Fantasy Violence” and “In-Game Purchases.” The possible existence of microtransactions in this new version of Nintendo World Championships points to the game having some online elements, though that remains to be seen. Perhaps the “game” will be free and players will have to purchase the games-within-the-game separately, but that’s just speculation at this time. Again, fans will have to wait for Nintendo to make the official announcement before they truly know what to expect from Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
On paper, it sounds like the kind of thing that would be perfect for the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service as a freebie for Expansion Pack subscribers or something. Whether that’s the case or if Nintendo tries to release it as a standalone product is still up in the air, but hopefully, clarification about this newly-leaked version of Nintendo World Championships comes sooner rather than later.
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Players can game on a large TV or in handheld mode with this versatile gaming system. Nintendo’s famously exclusive franchises, such as the Legend of Zelda, Kirby, and Mario games are all available to play with the Switch!
