NINTENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNING AFTER 25 YEARS

The Nintendo World Championships is coming back 25 years after its first and only edition back in 1990. For those looking for Super Mario glory, select Best Buys around the U.S. will hold qualifying rounds on May 30. Winners in each region will move on to the championship June 14 at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles.


The first championship was partially inspired by the 1989 film The Wizard, which starred Fred Savage, Christian Slater and Jenny Lewis. The 1990 tournament divided plaeyrs up into three age categories, and they had 6 minutes, 21 seconds to earn as many points as possible — first by collecting 50 coins in Super Mario Bros., then competing a course in Rad Racer and then playing Tetris until their time expired