Nintendo Switch offers a ton of different games ranging from new releases to beloved classics. A new classic, of which it was extremely difficult to find a legal copy, could reach the platform. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition has been rated by the ESRB, meaning it should be out in the near future.
X user @Stealth40k saw the listing for the first time in the ESRB website (through IGN). The game is rated “E for All” as it does not contain any objectionable content unless you find high grades of classic Nintendo games objectionable.
It is difficult to get an original Nintendo World Championship cartridge. Currently, there is one listed on eBay, and the seller asks for $175,000. Only a few were made in the 1990 US tournament. The cartridge included difficult mini-games based on Super Mario Bros., Rad Racer and Tetris, three popular games at the time.
If an exact version of the game is released on Switch, it will be interesting to see if the value of the actual cartridge is affected. It could lead to a crash, as people will no longer need to buy one to play it legally (emulators have always been an option to play it illegally). It could also cause a spike if players decide they want the real product after trying it on their Switch.
Interestingly, however, it doesn’t appear to be a faithful recreation of the original, at least according to the ESRB’s description of the game:
“This is a collection of 2D challenges and platform games in which players go through various modes (e.g. speedrun, survival),” the ESRB description reads. “Several challenges involve reaching specific points, while others prompt players to defeat small enemies or survive brief battles. Some games feature pixelated characters using small swords or arrows to attack enemies; enemies are usually stunned or They disappear in an instant.”
As nintendo life Notes, that sounds a lot more like the NES Remix game, which was released on Wii U and 3DS in 2013. It might be a game based on the Nintendo World Championship theme, but it doesn’t actually include the original minigames from the 1990 cartridge. It could also be a placeholder list; time will tell.
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