Announcing the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Streamer Showdown! | News

Introducing the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Streamer Showdown!

Taking place on Saturday, October 26th at Paris Games Week, eight players from across Europe will descend on the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles to compete for the crown on the main Grande Scène stage.

Two groups of four will battle it out on the NES Cup ’88-‘93 Challenge Pack, with the top two in each group progressing to the final for a rapid retro run-off in The Ultimate Speedrun. The competitors will be training hard beforehand, so keep an eye on their social channels to catch their progress. Here are your entrants who’ll be vying for glory:

Rocket Beans TV

Mynthos

Ray Bacon

Joesephyr

VKingPlays

Samora

AnnieFuchsia

Mr Seto Kami

You can catch all the action from the event on our official YouTube channel from 15:00 UK time on Saturday, October 26th.

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition features over 150 bite-sized retro speed-running challenges and is available now on Nintendo Switch. Find out more by visiting the gamepage.