{"id":20681,"date":"2018-05-16T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/you_can_reserve_your_chance_to_play_smash_bros_switch_at_this_years_e3"},"modified":"2018-05-16T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:20:00","slug":"you-can-reserve-your-chance-to-play-smash-bros-switch-at-this-years-e3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/05\/16\/you-can-reserve-your-chance-to-play-smash-bros-switch-at-this-years-e3\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Reserve Your Chance To Play Smash Bros. Switch At This Year&#8217;s E3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/you_can_reserve_your_chance_to_play_smash_bros_switch_at_this_years_e3\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/you_can_reserve_your_chance_to_play_smash_bros_switch_at_this_years_e3\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Sign up and settle it!\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/you_can_reserve_your_chance_to_play_smash_bros_switch_at_this_years_e3\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/you_can_reserve_your_chance_to_play_smash_bros_switch_at_this_years_e3\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up and settle it!\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nintendo has revealed that it is using a special reservation system to allow players to get to grips with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros\"><strong>Super Smash Bros.<\/strong><\/a> at this year&#8217;s E3.<\/p>\n<p>The aim is to &#8220;shorten the time fans will need to wait in line&#8221; apparently, with pre-booked slots providing a &#8220;faster, smoother experience&#8221; so people can\u00a0&#8220;spend more time enjoying the rest of the June 12-14 show&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>How does it work?\u00a0Here goes!<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"10.2537688442\">\n<p>+ Anyone who registers for E3 2018 by\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 31<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will receive an email from E3 organizers on\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">June 5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with details about how to reserve one electronic ticket to play the game (available while time slots last). Attendees should make sure to add\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#8eebbdebf6fee1ceebbdebf6fee1a0ede1e3\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"1b7e287e636b745b7e287e636b7435787476\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to their safe sender lists so the email doesn\u2019t get lost in their junk folders.<br \/>+ Signing up to play the game ahead of time is mandatory. No on-site registration will be available.<br \/>+ Tickets will be in the form of QR Code patterns that can be stored on a smartphone or printed out.<br \/>+ For more details about ticketing, visit\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fe3.nintendo.com%2Fattendee-faq&amp;esheet=51807337&amp;newsitemid=20180516005472&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fe3.nintendo.com%2Fattendee-faq&amp;index=3&amp;md5=f27ef2ac30cb33b32298574c5c2a13bc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\/attendee-faq<\/a>\u00a0for continuing updates.<br \/>+ Reservations will not be taken for any other games at Nintendo\u2019s booth, which will be available to play on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all &#8211; if you bring your Switch system to the show, you could be selected by &#8220;roaming members of the Nintendo team&#8221; to receive an &#8220;exclusive, collectible Nintendo Switch pin&#8221; (while supplies last, of course).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America\u2019s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, had this to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p>We\u2019re always looking to improve the ways people can maximize the fun they have with Nintendo at E3. This year our focus is on the upcoming\u00a0<em>Super Smash Bros.\u00a0<\/em>game, and we want as many people as possible to give it a try.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Will you be booking a slot this year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has revealed that it is using a special reservation system to allow players to get to grips with Super Smash Bros. at this year&#8217;s E3. 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