The Nintendo World Champion Of 2017 Has Been Crowned

This year’s Nintendo World Championships has finally come to a close in New York City, and a new winner has been crowned.

After many intense rounds of battles, Thomas Gonda of Oakland, California has emerged as the winner of the Championships.

In case you missed it, check out the full Nintendo World Championships 2017 video, photos, and details below.

The Nintendo games played in the tournament included the following:

Stage	Game	Original System
Stage 1, Game 1	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Nintendo Switch
Stage 1, Game 2	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Wii U
Stage 1, Game 3	Metroid: Samus Returns	Nintendo 3DS
Underground Stage 1*	Balloon Fight	NES
Stage 2	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Wii U
Underground Stage 2	Bird & Beans	Nintendo DS
Stage 3	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Nintendo Switch
Underground Stage 3	Donkey Kong Country Returns	Wii
Stage 4	Splatoon 2	Nintendo Switch
Underground Stage 4	Tetris	Game Boy
Stage 5	ARMS	Nintendo Switch
Underground Stage 5	Mario Party 2	Nintendo 64
Finals, Game 1	Super Mario Maker	Wii U
Finals, Game 2	Super Mario Bros. Deluxe	Game Boy Color
Finals, Championship Game	Super Mario Odyssey	Nintendo Switch

* The Underground Stages were competitions between the contestants that failed to advance in the normal Stages. The winner of the Underground stages rejoined the main tournament in the Finals.