Nintendo has distributed an announcement recapping all of the fun from today’s Nintendo World Championship 2019 tournaments. We have the lowdown on what happened with the Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3, and Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019. That includes announcements that were made by Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami.
Here’s the full press release:
Nintendo Minute – “E3 Vlog Day 0: Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019 & Nintendo Switch Road Trip”
The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta start their E3 2019 journey with the Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019 and more. Check out the full episode below.
How long will the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct go on for? If Niconico is anything to go by, we may have an estimate. The streaming site, which will host the presentation, claims it will be roughly 40 minutes long.
The Nintendo Direct for E3 2019 goes live at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe on June 11. In addition to covering upcoming games for Switch, the next DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be announced.
Nintendo will announce the next DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in its E3 Nintendo Direct, the company has confirmed. Director Masahiro Sakurai shared the news at the end of today’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3 tournament. Some were hoping that a reveal would take place during the actual tournament, but we’ll have to wait just a few more days.
The E3 2019 Nintendo Direct will air at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe on June 11.
Nintendo has announced a new 5.0.0 update for Splatoon 2, which is going live after the final Splatfest. In late July, it will add the Turf War (Splatfest) to the modes you can choose in Private Battle. Here players can battle out Turf War matches in all 24 Shifty Stations, including the new stage from the final Splatfest. You can also play the nighttime versions.
Nintendo has announced the final Splatfest for Splatoon 2. Players will be able to side between Team Chaos and Team Order. During the event, a new Shifty Station will be featured along with Shifty Stations from all previous Splatfests. Finally, unique new gear will be distributed.
The Splatfest kicks off on July 18. It’ll run until July 21, making it a 72-hour event.
Twin Robots developer Thinice Games has announced Concept Destruction for Switch, which is planned for the eShop. The car battler currently lacks a release date.
We have the following introduction and gameplay video for Concept Destruction:
IronFall developer VD-Dev initially released RISE: Race The Future at the end of last year. That game will now be available on Switch sometime in July, the studio has announced.
Here’s an overview of RISE: Race The Future, along with a trailer:
E3 2019 technically starts today with a trio of Nintendo tournaments. The Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019, Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3 will all be taking place over the next several hours.
Super Mario Maker 2 gets things started at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 7 PM in the UK / 8 PM in Europe. The other two tournaments will follow right after.
We’ve included a live stream below where you’ll be able to watch all three tournaments.
EA officially announced FIFA 20 today, the latest entry in its long-running sports franchise. The game will indeed be coming to Switch, but with a bit of a caveat.
According to EA’s website, Switch will be getting a “Legacy Edition” of FIFA 20. What this means exactly is unclear. One possible guess is that this will be a much more modest version of FIFA 20 compared to the main game on other platforms. Rather than packing in all of the new features functionality from the primary version, the Switch release might be closer to a roster update. In any case, we’ll need EA to clarify the details.
FIFA 20 Legacy Edition launches for Switch on September 27.
