Nintendo Switch tournament series continues through E3 2019
E3 2019 is still a couple months off but rest assured, the Nintendo Switch Tournament Series will continue into the show when it happens mid-June. The regional qualifiers and finals have wrapped, and the champions of the Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 at PAX East are headed to the global events in Los Angeles. The world championships kick off Saturday, June 8th and will continue into E3 2019, which runs June 11-13.
Personally I think it's genius marketing that Nintendo hosts these tournaments and embraces the competitive spirit around some of their biggest games. With many of the big publishers forgoing showy press conferences, Nintendo's tourneys recapture some of that old E3 pomp and circumstance. It will also be interesting to see how NOA's new president, Doug Bowser, does taking over the MC duties from Reggie.
Nintendo Switch Tournament Series Continues During Nintendo’s Activities at E3 2019
The Winners of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 and Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 Finals to Compete in Global Championships
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- After weeks of qualifiers and regional finals, the winners of the Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 tournaments were just crowned at the PAX East video game convention in Boston. The four-player team FTWIN splatted its way to victory in the Splatoon 2 final event, while the three-person team from the Southeast region of the U.S., composed of Wrath, Devonte and Poltergust, smashed their opponents to emerge as the victors in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate finals. Poltergust won the final match using Yoshi.
Poltergust, Wrath and Devonte of the Southeast Region tournament take home the top prize at the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at PAX East in Boston. (Photo: Business Wire)
But the finals at PAX East are not the end for this exciting series of Nintendo Switch tournaments. The winners of these tournaments will now head to Los Angeles to represent North America in the global championships for both Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The epic team-based Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3 and the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019 tournaments will take place on Saturday, June 8, in Los Angeles. Both events will feature players from North America, Europe, Japan and Australia/New Zealand. More details about this exciting event, including how to attend or watch live online, will be revealed in the future. Keep an eye on e3.nintendo.com for more information.
“We will showcase some of the best players of some of our biggest games on a huge international stage,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Whether you’re cheering for a favorite player or you just love to watch top-level competitive play, you’ll see how these events highlight the Nintendo community and bring people together.”
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