Rate the Nintendo World Championship

[S.Peelman]

Wow, just spend the entire day watching the NWC one bit at a time, and this was certainly the best video-game related show I've ever seen. The live setup with a passionate audience for the ambience makes it clear what the Digital Events are missing.

Sure, the competition itself was perhaps a bit questionable when a lot of the games were team-based but the end result was an individual win, but that didn't matter to me though because the entertainment value was sky-high. After a while I was actually cheering with the rest of the crowd. They did a good job showcasing each game and mostly the contestants were quite skilled. Some were obviously unfamiliar with one of the games though, like the two that didn't really know what to do against Mother Brain. No biggie though, can't be an expert at everything, I know I sure ain't!

The Blast Ball game or whatever was a bit mediocre though, but it feels like it's actually part of something bigger somehow. On the other hand, the Mario Maker finale, or should I say, Super Mario Maker finale, was pure genius. Absolute brilliance. They made great levels that really showcased the features of this game and the setup of the fourth round was great. It's too bad Cosmo struggled on that first part of the fourth level there, otherwise it could have been pretty tense. Miyamoto making an appearance at the end was the cherry on top, what a legend.

You want a grade here in this thread, okay. I'm a harsh judge though, so don't expect a 10/10. The kid at the Splatoon section (who I wasn't really bothered with until he started shouting "10! 9! 8!" etcetera at the end of the last couple matches) and the mediocre the mediocre Blast Ball part kick the score down a notch. I'll excuse the fact that team-based games were probably not the best way to come to an individual winner, simply because of the entertainment value and that they were great games to showcase. 8.5/10

Anyway, Nintendo, what an awesome way to start E3 this year!