In the week leading up to E3, Nintendo will be holding a competition where a select few get to be the first of the public to try out the upcoming Smash Bros game for the Nintendo Switch. Eight of the supposed best Smash Bros. players have been selected, and will play in an invitational tournament which will be livestreamed, and will be the first time we get to see some actual gameplay. Professional Smash players such as Armada, ZeRo, MkLeo, Abadango, Lucky, Mr. R, Mang0, and Plup, all of which are top tier EVO or GENESIS competitors.

The invitational will take place right after the Splatoon 2 World Championships on the first day of E3 2018. Afterwards, there will be two playable demos available to the public, one on E3's show floor, and one at the New York Nintendo World Store.

Who will emerge victorious when eight talented players from around the world compete in the Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo Switch system? The world will find out during the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 tournament taking place the same week as the E3 2018 trade show in Los Angeles.

In a recently released video, Nintendo revealed a global list of invited players that will compete to see who will reign supreme in the upcoming livestreamed event. The announced lineup of competitors includes:

MkLeo – A professional Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player from Mexico. His favorite Nintendo game is Fire Emblem. He was the champion at GENESIS 4 and GENESIS 5. He was also the EVO Japan 2018 champion.

ZeRo – A professional Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player from Chile. His favorite Nintendo game is Xenoblade Chronicles. His hobbies include writing and motocross. He was the champion at EVO 2015 and GENESIS 3. He also won the Super Smash Bros. Invitational in 2014.

Armada – A professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Sweden. His favorite Nintendo game is Super Mario 64. His hobbies include ice hockey and table tennis. He’s the GENESIS 2 singles champion and the GENESIS 4 doubles champion.

Abadango – A professional Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player from Japan. His favorite Nintendo franchise is the Xenoblade series. His hobbies include watching anime and reading. He was the runner-up at EVO Japan 2018. He also ranked in the top five at EVO 2016 and GENESIS 4.

Plup – A professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Florida. His favorite Nintendo game is Super Metroid, and his favorite Nintendo memory is beating Super Metroid for the first time. He was the champion at GENESIS 5.

Mr. R – A professional Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player from the Netherlands. His favorite Nintendo game is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. His hobbies include reading manga and traveling. He was the runner-up at EVO 2015.

Lucky – A professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player from California. His favorite Nintendo game is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. He ranked in the top five at EVO 2017 and at GENESIS 5.

Mang0 – A professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player from California. His favorite Nintendo game is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. He was the champion at EVO 2014.

Each of these players will be playing the Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo Switch system for the first time at this event. Anything could happen! There will also be some other invited guests that might be playing Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch. More information will be announced at a later time.

Nintendo’s festivities at E3 kick off with two days of high-level competitive action. On Monday, June 11, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. PT, international teams will ink their way to glory in the opening rounds of the Splatoon 2 World Championship tournament. The finals will take place the following day on Tuesday, June 12, immediately followed by the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 tournament.

Source: GBAtemp Press Inbox

 

[LittleFlame]

fuckin hell Mr. R has gotten far

 

[PrincessLillie]

I'm not seeing Etika anywhere on the list...
Guess he won't be destroying anyone at the Invitational.

 

[Stephano]

In before people get upset over the gameplay... like myself

 

[tozevleal]

I'm not seeing Etika anywhere on the list...
Guess he won't be destroying anyone at the Invitational.

JOYCON BOIS!

 

[WhiteMaze]

What? You mean I wasn't invited?

Crapbaskets.

 

[RedoLane]

missed opportunity to say "and they are ready to smash".

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JOYCON BOIS!

"MAH D&*K! ....MAH D%#K!"

 

[Deleted User]

Interesting how Nintendo seems to be embracing the competitive scene, as opposed to a few years back.

The fact that they've invited competitive Melee players in particular makes me wonder how exactly this Smash is going to play like. Wishful thinking, but perhaps they're re-introducing a few high-level Melee mechanics?

 

[Deleted member 420418]

Can't wait to see some smash 5 gameplay.

 

[dAVID_]

What about Etika?

 

[Nevermore]

No HungryBox? That's a surprise, they're usually his PR-friendly person they go to.

Invitational will probably be items on, with FFA like the previous ones lol

 

[DKB]

Surprised about no HungryBox or Mew2King.

 

[Stash23]

No HungryBox? That's a surprise, they're usually his PR-friendly person they go to.

Invitational will probably be items on, with FFA like the previous ones lol

Too much BM the last time he was there. xD

 

[Xzi]

Pros from different Smash games. Pretty much confirmed a new game at this point.

 

[cagycee]

The announcer sounded like the one from Smash 4. Hm...... Or am I tripping? Hm...

 

[DarkShinigami]

Im glad kirby i think he went by aint in. The champion of when they did this for smash 4 aint there. He had an ego that made ego's look small(bonus points for reference).

 

[VitaType]

Hm. The logo still just says "Super Smash Bros.". Interesting. Maybe they will stick with this title

 

[supergamer368]

can’t wait to see some gameplay. I’d never be able to do these things, i suck at smash and also some people are just waaaaaay too dedicated to the game

 

[Vorde]

can’t wait to see some gameplay. I’d never be able to do these things, i suck at smash and also some people are just waaaaaay too dedicated to the game

Thats a silly mindset, being "too dedicated" to something. Well, guess its time to never become good at anything

 

[supergamer368]

Thats a silly mindset, being "too dedicated" to something. Well, guess its time to never become good at anything

what i meant is like they dedicate their WHOLE LIFE just to a single video game, that's all they do. I can understand loving video games (like literally everyone on this site), but you must have a lot of time on your hands if you can dedicate so much into a single game.