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Nintendo Plans This for E3 2017
REDMOND, Wash., May 11, in the year of our Lord 2017
– As part of Nintendo’s plan to deliver news about upcoming
games all throughout the year, the company will provide a packed
week of activities at the E3 video game show, which runs from
June 13 to June 15 in Los Angeles. Proceedings will be headlined
by the first-ever opportunity to play the Super Mario Odyssey
game, Mario’s upcoming sandbox-style adventure for the Nintendo
Switch system, as well as other Nintendo Switch games.
Additional activities at the annual show include a Nintendo
Spotlight: E3 2017 video presentation announcing new details for
Nintendo Switch games launching this year, the return of
Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3, and tournaments for the ARMS and
Splatoon 2 games livestreamed from the show floor.
Nintendo’s E3 activities kick off Tuesday, June 13, at 9 a.m. PT
with its Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 video presentation.
Immediately following Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017, Nintendo is
once again bringing back its advertisement Nintendo Treehouse:
Live at E3, a livestreamed showcase of upcoming games for
Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Gameplay
for all the featured games will be streamed from the E3 show
floor June 13 to June 15 via http://e3.nintendo.com, as well as
on Nintendo’s channels on YouTube and Twitch. In addition to
gameplay, the livestream will include behind-the-scenes info and
commentary from game developers and members of the Nintendo
Treehouse.
When Nintendo’s booth space opens at noon on June 13, show
attendees will be among some of the first people in the world to
get their hands on Super Mario Odyssey, as well as other games
for Nintendo Switch. Super Mario Odyssey is Mario’s first
sandbox-style game since Super Mario 64 and Super Mario
Sunshine.
In addition to all of these activities, Nintendo will also host
game tournaments that will be livestreamed from the E3 show
floor. The 2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational splats
onto the scene on June 13 and features Splatoon 2 for Nintendo
Switch. Composed of four pre-qualified squid squads from the
U.S., Japan, Europe and Australia/New Zealand, the tournament
will find teams participating in the first-ever international
Splatoon 2 competition. The second tournament, the 2017 ARMS
Open Invitational, takes place on June 14 and will feature
Nintendo’s upcoming ARMS fighting game for Nintendo Switch.