Topic: New Nintendo World Champion Crowned

[Shaymin]

A wild collection of games produced a deserving champion.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/45604/new-nintendo-world-champion-crowned

A new Nintendo World Champion was crowned tonight in New York City.

Thomas G survived a star studded field including 2015 champion John Numbers, actors, speedrunners, professional wrestlers and more to take the crown. The full list of games presented tonight:

• Round 1: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Shield Racing), Super Smash Bros for Wii U (Home Run Contest), Metroid: Samus Returns (Diggernaut escape)
• Round 1 "Underground": Balloon Fight
• Round 2: Super Smash Bros for Wii U (8 player Smash)
• Round 2 Underground: Bird & Beans
• Round 3: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (50cc Mount Wario, 200cc Electrodome)
• Round 3 Underground: Donkey Kong Country Returns (World 4-3 Time Trial)
• Round 4: Splatoon 2 (Tower Control)
• Round 4 Underground: Tetris (GB)
• Round 5: ARMS
• Round 5 Underground: Mario Party 2
• Grand Final: Super Mario Maker race, Super Mario Bros Deluxe (Mario v Luigi mode), Super Mario Odyssey (three levels including a boss fight)

[Enner]

It was really fun watching the whole show. The lack of a big new announcement will disappoint some, and cynically you can think of this as a long 4.5 hour ad to buy Nintendo and Super Mario Odyssey.


But it was really cool and cute to see such a wild (and sometimes cruel) competition using a lot of Nintendo games.

[pololmejor]

I absolutely loved all the Gameboy. Seeing Tetris and Super Mario bros. Deluxe was pretty amazing and it feels good to know that Nintendo still remembers. I have the best memories with SMB Deluxe.

[rlse9]

I watched about 5 minutes of this before losing interest, just not my thing.  However, the tweets from one James Jones during the Nintendo World Championships were quite entertaining.

[Lemonade]

I watched the whole thing live and loved it. They need to do it every year.