The Nintendo World Championships 2017 Have Been Announced

Never watched these. The reward last year was pretty epic I think. I kinda want to compete but I just don't have that kind time anymore, lol.

Well that and they never have locations near me.

I wonder what would happen if if someone got the best time trial using the respawn glitch on GBA Bowser Castle 1.

Awesome that it is coming to Dallas. That is an easy drive for me.

They need to stop calling these "World" Championships if they're US only. -_-

Why do I think this won't in fact be "world" and just an event in America without reading the story first?

Edit: And there you go. Muck!

It should be called The Nintendo World limited to 7 States in America Championships 2017.

@MarioFanatic64 tell baseball to stop doing that first.

That's... underwhelming...

They have a chance to make a big tournament using familiar name, promoting their competitive games like Splatoon 2, ARMS and even Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. But oh well...

@ballistic90 I used to think the same but then learned that it got its name from the New York World newspaper who used to sponsor it.

If you readthe small print at the end, it's only open to US and Canadian citizens.
WORLD championship's my arse

A "world" championship based in just 8 locations in America using a 6 year old game? That's really the best they could come up with!?

@jeffri Those games will probably be in the main event, remember the 2015 one? Qualifier was Ultimate NES Remix and the main event was:
Splatoon
Metroid Prime Blast Ball
Mario Kart 8
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Mario Maker
Super Metroid
The Legend of Zelda
Balloon Fight

Where the Wii U/3DS games were main rounds and the classic games were elimination rounds.

World???? don't they mean America.

@MarioFanatic64 I agree, but that's what we do! We often & wrongly assume we're the best.

I enjoyed NWC 2015, so I'll definitely tune into this one.

Metroid Prime Blast Ball was announced at NWC 2015, so I wonder what new game will be announced at NWC 2017, if any at all...

It should actually be The Nintendo USA Championships, if it was a "World Championship" then there should be qualifying events held around the world!

Once again, Canada gets left out even though Nintendo of America is actually responsible for overseeing all of North America (Nintendo Canada is actually just a social media account and an address to put on eShop receipts...nothing more). That said, this is one pathetic World Championships.

It's a marketing event.....why isn't NoE running something similar? Japan too? I get the, pfft it isn't really a world championship, but it could be. It seems like the other territories don't want to run the promo?

So the 8-12 year olds get a decent chance at being in the World Championships, but for everyone else 13+ it's just the few that somehow pull out? ok...

I seriously think Ninty could benefit from e-sports. Not Melee but from other games.

I'm in LA, but Torrance would be quite the drive from my address. I'll have to pass.

@Gerbwmu It's because NoE is far too busy doing a better job at everything else than NoA! Great discounts, great exclusives, preorders you don't have to wait months for like it's an upcoming court date!

Not getting my hopes up, but this would be the perfect setting to announce Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch (or at least Virtual Console featuring Melee). It would make for a pretty incredible final round of the competition.

Just saying, Nintendo...

Why are they using Mario Kart 7 and not MK 8?!?!?

Still cool to see this kind of thing returning.

Those complaining this is only being held in the US: I recall every other gaming 'World' championship qualifications and finals being held in South Korea.

@sp_initiate-001
Yes, but in those cases it was open to people all over the world. As the contest page states, this is only open to residents of the US and Canada.

@sp_initiate-001 Europeans,other Asians and Americans have been part of the League of Legends World Championships AND the Starcraft World Championships.

This should have been during E3...

As usual, nowhere near me. Lame.

It's just a name. Everyone gets that they don't mean to say the rest of the world doesn't exist. Even the Nintendo store in New York is called Nintendo World.

Excellent. I'm sure Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS, and Splatoon 2 will be part of the main event. Pokken seems quite possible as well.

If I were to guess, they'll announce something there. The logical guesses would be ports of Smash or Mario Maker, but I'd love to see something out of left field.

World Championships excluding most of the world! lol

Actually, the less hype announcement, but the one I'm going to predict in order to keep expectations in check, is a new fighter for ARMS and a new ranked mode for Splatoon 2, with no new game announcements

@SLIGEACH_EIRE you didn't know Murica is the World?

All 5 of their Pro Sports leagues call the champion the World Champion

@SLIGEACH_EIRE there's a world outside America? 😭 my worldview has been shattered!
On a serious note, yeah, its pretty bogus that we do that with everything. It was more excusable before the internet. Now everyone knows about our insanity.

Of course the Florida location is nowhere near where I live...

Time to bring back this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmekqtP6nxs

Dang it, I live really close to one of these, but I'll be gone that weekend for the solar eclipse! Dang it! The one time a Nintendo event is accessable to me the cosmos literally align to prevent me from going.

@MetaRyan Ha! How unfortunate.

I don't see why people are complaining about the choice of game being Mario Kart 7. The 2015 Nintendo World Championships had you qualify in just one game too - NES Remix (though, I can't remember which entry). Mario Kart 7 remains one of the best 3DS titles and given how easy it is to get a 3DS and the game, it means the Championships will remain accessible to all without requiring a Switch.

I'm just intrigued about what games will actually feature in the finals. Perhaps a new game, or some third-party ones? Time will tell, I suppose.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE lol about as limited as the typo host heats. No heat in this limited space lol

I'll always be annoyed that they have a subsidiary in Austin, yet they fail to do events like this in Austin.

Nintendo's big multiplayer games (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2, and Arms) will almost certainly be at the event. I suspect Mario Odyssey and Metroid Samus Returns will also make an appearance as well.

I hope at least one of the games at the event will be something completely new.

Maybe we'll see the return of MINI WHEAT!!! 🤣🤣🤣

These events are always so cool.

I dont do smash or mario kart. Call me when they have the Bomberman championships.

Not only is it only seven states, but seven on the outer borders of the US.
Of course New York and California have to have them.
Minnesota probably only gets in because that location is probably the Best Buy corporate HQ.
(the Washington location is probably of some relation to NoA)

I hope they don't bring in any e-celebs like Arin (can't stand the guy now, he's now a shell of what he used to be), because I feel it detracts from authenticity of it and just get a pass because they're internet famous. Or at least bring some in that have actual gaming skills.

Should hold something like this every year. But why Mario Kart 7? Why not Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?