Nintendo Switch Tournament Series Continues During Nintendo’s Activities at E3 2019

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.

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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.”

For more information about these Nintendo Switch tournaments, visit e3.nintendo.com.

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