There’s something mysterious brewing over at Nintendo; a new listing for a previously unannounced Switch game, called Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, has been spotted on the US’ Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) website.
Helpfully, the ESRB – which has rated the game ‘E’ for ‘Everyone’ if you’re curious – has a few details on Nintendo’s mysterious new title, describing it as a “collection of 2D challenges and platformer games in which players traverse through various modes (e.g., speedrun, survival)”.
“Several challenges involve reaching specific points, while others prompt players to defeat small enemies or survive brief battles,” the ESRB description continues. “Some games depict pixelated characters using small swords or arrows to strike at enemies; enemies typically get stunned or disappear in a flash.”
And that’s everything we know so far, aside from the fact it’ll contain in-app purchases. But is there anything else we can discern? Well not , but it’s hard not to be reminded of Nintendo’s excellent, if short-lived NES Remix series for Wii U and 3DS, which bundled together numerous classic NES games then set players challenges that required them to approach each one in unusual ways – say, speedrunning or clearing an area without dying.