Many may recall that Nintendo resurrected this tournament-style format back at E3 2015, although the company left it dormant during 2016. Still, it managed to generate enough excitement back then to be seen as a viable option for 2017, and it turns out that gamers eager to test their mettle won’t be waiting all that long either.
Once again partnering with Best Buy, fans will be able to go to participating stores in an attempt to qualify. Admittedly, the game that players are tasked with playing in order to make it to The Nintendo World Championships 2017 is one that many likely wouldn’t have expected, with Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS being the game of choice in this particular instance. These tryouts will be broken into two different age brackets and will play out as follows:
More information regarding where and when the tryouts for the World Championships will kick off can be found on the event’s official website. Those just wanting to scope out the action without getting too competitive will also have the opportunity to play both Super Mario Odyssey for Switch and Metroid: Samus Returns for 3DS while all of the action goes on around them.
Meanwhile, My Nintendo members can opt in to receive an extra 100 Platinum Points by checking in with their My Nintendo QR Code, and the first 200 members to arrive for each event will also receive a limited My Nintendo pin. Those freebies may not be all that grand, but at least there’s an incentive for those less-than-skilled at the kart racer to make the trip out.
The Nintendo World Championships 2017 are set for October 7th in New York at Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom.
