Top Splatoon 2 and Smash Bros. Ultimate teams head to Japan for global tournament

For the first time, the Nintendo Live event in Japan is inviting players from other countries to compete in Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments. Fans can represent North America in the global tournament by winning the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North American Online Open August 2019 or Splatoon 2 North American Online Open Summer 2019.

Below are the full details:

The North American Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate teams will be decided by upcoming online qualifying tournaments – the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North American Online Open August 2019 and the Splatoon 2 North American Online Open Summer 2019. The rule set for the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North American Online Open August 2019 will be 3-stocks, no items and best of three. A full rule set can be found here. Registration for the Splatoon 2 North American Online Open Summer 2019 will take place on Aug. 15. A full rule set can be found here.

The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North American Online Open August 2019 tournament will take place on Aug. 17. The Splatoon 2 North American Online Open Summer 2019 tournament will take place on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. This series of tournaments is a great opportunity for the top Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players in North America to compete for a chance to face off against the best players in Japan at Nintendo Live in Kyoto. Who will emerge victorious?

More information can be found on the official website here. The Nintendo Live tournament will kick off on October 12 in Kyoto, Japan.

Source: Nintendo PR