The countdown to E3 is certainly on. We are just 12 days away from one of the biggest gaming events of the year. Nintendo has just announced its E3 tournaments via @NintendoVS on twitter. There will be a Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Splatoon 2 world championships for 2019. A Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational will also be held
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#SmashBrosUltimate &#Splatoon2 World Championships 2019 are close, don’t forget to tune in to see who will be crowned Champion! The#SuperMarioMaker2 Invitational 2019 will kick off the action on 6/8 11am PT!
Super Smash Bros:
For the super smash bros championship there will be a 3v3 rule set. There will be four teams: USA, Japan, Europe and Australia. It will kick off at 2pm ET on 8th June. There will also be four announcers whom are;
Jordan Kent
EE
SuperGirlKes
Vish
The tournament format is split into three sections.
Tournament Format
Seeding round
1v1 & 2v2
Total Score
Items LOW, minus Poké Balls™, Master Balls, and Assist TrophiesBracket Rounds
Squad Strike: Tag Team
Best of 3
Single Elimination
Items LOW, minus Poké Balls, Master Balls, and Assist TrophiesFinals
Squad Strike Tag Team
Best of 5
Items LOW, minus Poké Balls, Master Balls, and Assist Trophies
The full rule set can be found here
Each member of the winning team will win a 3v3 medal and a trophy.
Splatoon 2:
The Splatoon 2 world championship will kick off at 2:30 PM ET. Once again there are four teams which are USA, Japan, Europe and Australia. The tournament format is as follows:
Tournament Format
Seeding round (Ink Pools)
Turf War
Semi-finals Ranked Modes (Best of 5)
Tower Control
Clam Blitz
Splat Zones
Rainmaker*
Tower Control*Finals Ranked Modes (Best of 7)
Tower Control
Rainmaker
Clam Blitz
Splat Zones
Splat Zones*
Rainmaker*
Tower Control*
Once again the full rule set can be found here for splatoon 2
Super Mario Maker 2:
The Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational will kick off at 2 pm ET so be careful as there may be a clash between Splatoon 2 and Super Mario Maker 2. The tournament format is as follows:
Players will take on a variety of original courses designed by Nintendo’s Tree house.
Round One
The four players will each compete in timed speed runs.
Round Two
Players will split into teams of two and work together to complete the course. The winning team will move onto the Finals.
Finals
The remaining two players will face off in three objective-based mini-courses and one final course to determine the champion.
The full rule set for Mario Maker 2 can be found here
Nintendo states that 4 members of the Super Mario Maker community will attempt these courses. They have told us to stay tuned for more information so I assume we will find out who the participants are in the coming days
I can most certainly not wait any longer for E3. I am especially excited to hopefully see some Animal Crossing gameplay and a few other games. Are you excited for this tournament? Leave your thoughts below. What game are you most excited to hopefully see at E3?
Sources: Nintendo VS / Nintendo Smash Bros / Splatoon 2 / Super Mario Maker 2
Categorised in: E3 News, Nintendo
This post was written by Max Waring