Nintendo’s plan for E3 2017 announced
Nintendo has had quite a year so far. Switch is definitely a hit, even exceeding planned sales, while the popularity of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has caused even Wii U to pick up the slack. This year’s E3 again won’t see a large-scale press conference, however, they did confirm a games spotlight video event, as well as live tournaments during the Nintendo Treehouse show.
Here are the details, straight from the horses mouth:
Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 (June 13 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET)
Nintendo’s E3 activities kick off Tuesday, June 13, at 9 a.m. PT with its Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 video presentation. Available to view live at E3Nintendo.com, this presentation will offer more details about Super Mario Odyssey and other Nintendo Switch games, with a focus on games launching in 2017.
Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3 (June 13 to 15)
Immediately following Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017, Nintendo is once again bringing back Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3, a live-streamed 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 E3Nintendo.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.
Live Tournaments
In addition to all of these activities, Nintendo will also host game tournaments that will be live-streamed 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.
Many people will be expecting to see what third party games might show up during the event, and there will also be some of the 64 indie games announced for Switch.
