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  • Nintendo adds Pokkén Tournament DX to the E3 line-up


    06/06/2017

    Nintendo adds Pokkén Tournament DX to the E3 line-up

    6th June, 2017 – Joining the already announced ARMS and Splatoon 2 tournaments, Pokkén Tournament DX for Nintendo Switch will complete the triad of social, competitive games in action at Nintendo’s booth next week at the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles. Fans around the world can watch all the tournament action in English at Nintendo of Europe’s E3 2017 website, as well as on Nintendo’s Twitch channels with a chatroom available in viewers’ local language.

    Here’s a schedule of events for the week:

    Tournaments

    2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational

    Date: Tuesday 13th June

    Time: 22:30 BST*

    Details: For the first time ever, competitors from four different global regions will compete for world dominance in Splatoon 2. The four four-person teams – from the United States, Japan, Europe, and from Australia/New Zealand – defeated their local rivals and gained the chance to take on competitors at E3.

    Format: Teams will battle in a round-robin Turf War tournament that will decide seeding for the next round. All teams will play one another and get a chance to scope out their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses. In the next round, teams will battle in the game’s Ranked Battle modes. The semifinal stage will be a best-of-five battle, while the championship will be best-of-seven.

    Prize: The winning team will win global bragging rights and a special Splatoon 2 trophy engraved with their names.

    Casters: Jordan Kent, Ashley Esqueda, and Nintendo of America’s Eric Smith

    Pokkén Tournament DX Invitational

    Date: Wednesday 14th June

    Time: 18:30 BST*

    Competitors: Eight YouTube and Twitch stars

    Format: Crew battle with four teams and two players per team. Random draft order. The first person in each crew must choose one of the new characters, the other person can choose one of the original characters.

    Prize: Both winners will each receive a Pokkén Tournament DX art piece signed by Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, and members of the development team.

    Casters: D1 and VikkiKitty

    2017 ARMS Open Invitational

    Date: Wednesday 14th June

    Time: 23:30 BST*

    Competitors: Four professional competitive fighting game players (Alex Valle, Kelsy “SuperGirlKels” Medeiros, Daniel “Tafokints” Lee, and Marie-Laure “Kayane” Norindr) will take on four E3 attendees who rise to the top by competing in Nintendo’s booth.

    Format: Single elimination

    Prize: The coveted 2017 ARMS Open Invitational Belt

    Casters: D1 and VikkiKitty

    Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3

    What: Members of Nintendo’s Treehouse will once again delve into the details of the Nintendo Switch console and games for Nintendo 3DS family systems, including Super Mario Odyssey and Pokkén Tournament DX. Viewers will get an in-depth look at gameplay and hear behind-the-scenes details about Nintendo’s line-up for E3.

    When: On Tuesday 13th June, the show starts right after the Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 presentation at approximately 17:30 BST. On Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th June, the show starts about 18:00 BST.*

    Who: Treehouse members, as well as developers and other game experts, including Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company. Mr Ishihara and various developers will talk about the upcoming Pokkén Tournament DX game for Nintendo Switch.

    *Times subject to change

    For further updates:

    Nintendo of Europe’s E3 2017 website http://e3.nintendo-europe.com

    Nintendo UK on Twitter https://twitter.com/nintendouk

    Nintendo Switch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NintendoSwitch

    Nintendo UK on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/NintendoUK

    Nintendo UK on Twitch http://www.twitch.tv/nintendouk

    Nintendo UK on Instagram https://instagram.com/nintendouk/