{"id":25779,"date":"2018-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/whatsnew\/detail\/c5ZHHt9vMYcBs0eZQ_TuhwjnOSvf5-Ps"},"modified":"2018-06-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T00:00:00","slug":"nintendo-crowns-tournament-winners-makes-new-announcements-throughout-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/12\/nintendo-crowns-tournament-winners-makes-new-announcements-throughout-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo crowns tournament winners, makes new announcements throughout the day"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"row\"> <\/section>\n<h2 class=\"h4\">Nintendo crowns tournament winners, makes new announcements throughout the day<\/h2>\n<p> Nintendo finished the first day of the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles with two competitive champions and a host of bonus announcements that built on today\u2019s Nintendo Direct: E3 2018 video presentation. <\/p>\n<p> Nintendo crowned ZeRo of Chile the champion of the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 tournament. A longtime player of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashbros.com\/wiiu-3ds\/us\/wiiu\/\"><i>Super Smash Bros. for Wii U<\/i><\/a>, ZeRo defeated seven other top-ranked <i>Super Smash Bros<\/i>. players from around the world to successfully defend his title from Nintendo\u2019s Super Smash Bros. Invitational in 2014. ZeRo emerged as the top player of the new <i><a href=\"https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\/games\/super-smash-bros-ultimate-switch\/\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a><\/i> game for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/switch\/\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> system. In the final match, ZeRo used Mario to defeat runner-up MkLeo of Mexico, who played as Sonic. <\/p>\n<p> In both head-to-head and two-on-two matches, the tournament showcased new fighters like Ridley from the <i>Metroid<\/i> series and returning favorites from past games in the franchise. <\/p>\n<p> In other competitive news, the GG BoyZ of Japan emerged triumphant at the <i><a href=\"https:\/\/splatoon.nintendo.com\">Splatoon 2<\/a><\/i> World Championship. Made up of Taiji, etona, yamamicchi and Dynamon, the GG BoyZ inked their way to glory by defeating BackSquids, the German team representing Europe in the competition. <\/p>\n<p> For details on the two tournaments visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\/tournaments\">https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\/tournaments<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> For fans who are excited to jump into new <i>Splatoon 2<\/i> action for themselves, Nintendo revealed new details about the <a href=\"https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\/games\/splatoon-2-octo-expansion-switch\/\">Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion DLC<\/a>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The new Octo Expansion for <i>Splatoon 2<\/i> launches on the evening of Wednesday, June 13. This first paid DLC for <i>Splatoon 2<\/i> adds a new single-player mode that features 80+ missions, new stories and the ability to play as an Octoling for the first time. The full version of the game is required to use Octo Expansion, which will be available in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch for $19.99. <\/li>\n<li> An amiibo three-pack of an Octoling Girl, an Octoling Boy and an Octoling Octopus are coming later this year. <\/li>\n<li> Nintendo will continue to support <i>Splatoon 2<\/i> with free updates to gear, weapons and stages through the end of 2018. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Today\u2019s Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2018 show was host to some additional reveals throughout the day as well: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> New amiibo figures for <i>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/i> were shown for the first time. These figures, which included Ridley from the <i>Metroid <\/i>franchise and Inkling from the <i>Splatoon<\/i> franchise, go on sale at the same time as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo also confirmed that a Daisy amiibo figure was on the way. <\/li>\n<li> Viewers got their first in-depth look at <a href=\"https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\/videos\/#super-smash-bros-ultimate-gameplay-nintendo-treehouse-live\">live gameplay<\/a> of the new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game for Nintendo Switch. <\/li>\n<li> Viewers also got their first look at live gameplay for the <i>Super Mario Party<\/i> game for Nintendo Switch. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Finally, in a live-streamed presentation, Nintendo showed off <a href=\"https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\/videos\/#pokmon-lets-go-pikachu-pokmon-lets-go-eevee-nintendo-treehouse-live-e3-2018\">world premiere gameplay<\/a> of the <i><a href=\"https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\/games\/pokmon-lets-go-pikachu-pokmon-lets-go-eevee-switch\/\">Pok\u00e9mon: Let\u2019s Go, Pikachu!<\/a><\/i> and <a href=\"https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\/games\/pokmon-lets-go-pikachu-pokmon-lets-go-eevee-switch\/\"><i>Pok\u00e9mon: Let\u2019s Go, Eevee!<\/i><\/a> games for Nintendo Switch. <\/p>\n<p> To stay up to date on all of Nintendo\u2019s activities at E3 2018, keep an eye on <a href=\"https:\/\/e3.nintendo.com\">http:\/\/e3.nintendo.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> Games Shown:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/nintendo-crowns-tournament-winners-makes-new-announcements-throughout-the-day.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo crowns tournament winners, makes new announcements throughout the day Nintendo finished the first day of the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles with two competitive champions and a host of bonus announcements that built on today\u2019s Nintendo Direct: E3 2018 video presentation. 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