<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
(	O
NWC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
nationwide	O
video	O
game	O
competition	O
series	O
,	O
organized	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
at	O
no	O
particular	O
interval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
was	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
touring	O
29	O
American	O
cities	O
,	O
being	O
hosted	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
CA	O
twice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
custom	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
System	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
which	O
would	O
historically	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
rare	O
and	O
valuable	O
NES	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
reminiscent	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
Remix	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
emulation	O
and	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
for	O
amateur	O
global	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
took	O
place	O
for	O
its	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
2015	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
was	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preceding	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Challenge	O
Championship	O
(	O
NCC	O
)	O
was	O
in	O
Canada	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
1990	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
100th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
assumed	O
full	O
distribution	O
and	O
marketing	O
from	O
its	O
partners	O
and	O
rebranded	O
its	O
competitions	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
began	O
March	O
8	O
–	O
11	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Fair	O
Park	O
's	O
Automobile	O
Building	O
in	O
Dallas	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
and	O
toured	O
29	O
cities	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
runners-up	O
won	O
a	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
and	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
contestants	O
played	O
a	O
special	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
1990	I-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
contains	O
three	O
customized	O
minigames	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
popular	O
games	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Tetris	B-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Hansen	O
won	O
in	O
the	O
under-11	O
category	O
,	O
Thor	O
Aackerlund	B-Application
won	O
in	O
the	O
12	O
–	O
17	O
category	O
,	O
and	O
Robert	O
Whiteman	O
won	O
in	O
the	O
18+	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
competition	O
ended	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
informal	O
face-off	O
between	O
the	O
three	O
winners	O
,	O
with	O
Thor	O
Aackerlund	B-Application
taking	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Hansen	O
taking	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
Robert	O
Whiteman	O
finishing	O
third	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
winner	O
in	O
each	O
age	O
category	O
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
U.S.	O
savings	O
bond	O
,	O
a	O
1990	O
Geo	O
Metro	O
Convertible	O
,	O
a	O
40	O
"	O
rear-projection	O
television	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
golden	O
Mario	B-Application
trophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runners	O
up	O
in	O
each	O
age	O
category	O
received	O
a	O
$	O
1,000	O
U.S.	O
savings	O
bond	O
and	O
a	O
silver	O
Mario	B-Application
trophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
after	O
winning	O
the	O
NWC	O
,	O
Thor	O
Aackerlund	B-Application
became	O
the	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
spokesperson	O
for	O
Camerica	O
Corporation	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
sponsored	O
similar	O
competitions	O
including	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Campus	O
Challenge	O
in	O
1991	O
and	O
1992	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
PowerFest	O
'	O
94	O
,	O
and	O
revived	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
competition	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
titled	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
unknown	O
how	O
many	O
gray	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
were	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest	O
numbered	O
is	O
#353	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copies	O
of	O
the	O
gray	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
were	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
ninety	O
finalists	O
after	O
the	O
championships	O
concluded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
twenty-six	O
gold	O
copies	O
are	O
known	O
to	O
exist	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
gold	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
design	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
given	O
as	O
prizes	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
contest	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
1990	I-Application
Game	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
valuable	O
NES	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
for	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
event	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
E3	O
2015	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
each	O
location	O
,	O
contestants	O
competed	O
for	O
the	O
high	O
score	O
in	O
a	O
custom	O
mode	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
live	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
event	O
was	O
streamed	O
online	O
from	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
;	O
commentators	O
included	O
Audrey	O
Drake	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Treehouse	O
and	O
competitive	O
Pokémon	B-Application
VGC	O
commentator	O
Justin	O
Flynn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
contest	O
consisted	O
of	O
custom	O
levels	O
within	O
the	O
then	O
unreleased	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
on	O
Wii	O
U	O
,	O
played	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
finalists	O
:	O
professional	O
Smash	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
player	O
John	O
Numbers	O
,	O
the	O
qualifying	O
player	O
from	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
;	O
and	O
professional	O
speedrunner	O
Narcissa	O
Wright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamesradar	O
said	O
Numbers	O
demonstrated	O
"	O
impulsive	O
mastery	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
levels	O
which	O
were	O
"	O
hellish	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
sadistic	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
evil	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
truly	O
weird	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
made	O
a	O
surprise	O
appearance	O
to	O
present	O
a	O
trophy	O
to	O
the	O
winner	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
autographed	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
system	O
to	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
finalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
announced	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
event	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
Manhattan	O
Center	O
's	O
Grand	O
Ballroom	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
streamed	O
via	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Twitch	O
,	O
and	O
simulcast	O
on	O
Disney	O
XD	O
's	O
"	O
D|XP	O
"	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
said	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
levels	O
were	O
"	O
hellish	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
sadistic	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
evil	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
truly	O
weird	O
"	O
,	O
summarizing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
climax	O
ended	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
championships	O
on	O
a	O
pitch-perfect	O
retro	O
note.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Contestant	O
Joshua	O
Ovenshire	O
of	O
Smosh	O
Games	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
should	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
staple	O
at	O
every	O
E3	O
...	O
</s>
