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Super Smash Bros. Invitational
E3 2014 Invitational.png
Dates June 10, 2014
Venue NOKIA Theatre
Address/City Los Angeles, CA USA
Attendance 16
Entry fees —
Pot size(s) —
Results

To commemorate the release of Super Smash Bros. 4, and the Super Smash Bros. series as a whole, Nintendo hosted an invitational tournament during E3 2014, at the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

The game played was Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. 16 "highly skilled" players were invited to participate. The tournament had 3,000 in-person spectators with costumed fans receiving priority seating,[1] and there event was streamed live with commentators.

A video contest was held, the winner of which would be awarded a VIP trip to the event and have the opportunity to play one of the tournament winners. The winner was revealed to be justinanthonylennox.

The host of the event was Geoff Keighley.[2]

Players

The following players participated in the tourney.[3]

Smasher Character played
Japan Masaya "aMSa" Chikamoto Yoshi (SSBM) Olimar (SSB4) Olimar
USA Cristin "Crismas" DesSaro Peach (SSBB) Zero Suit Samus (SSBB) Zelda (SSB4) Zelda
USA Hendrick "DJ Nintendo" Pilar Fox (SSBM) Samus (SSBM) Bowser (SSBM) Bowser (SSB4) Bowser
USA Hugo "HugS" Gonzalez Samus (SSBM) Mega Man (SSB4) Mega Man
USA Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma Jigglypuff (SSBM) Kirby (SSB4) Kirby
USA Ken "Ken" Hoang Marth (SSBM) Marth (SSB4) Marth
USA Daniel "KoreanDJ" Jung Marth (SSBM) Fox (SSBM) Rosalina (SSB4) Rosalina
USA Neha "Lilo" Chhetri Peach (SSBM) Wii Fit Trainer (SSB4) Wii Fit Trainer
USA McCain "MacD" LaVelle Peach (SSBM) Greninja (SSB4) Greninja
USA Lilian "milktea" Wei Peach (SSBM) Pikachu (SSB4) Pikachu
USA Sam "Peachyhime" McNaughton Peach (PM) Villager (SSB4) Villager
USA Kevin "PewPewU" Toy Marth (SSBM) Mario (SSB4) Mario
USA Kevin "PPMD" Nanney Falco (SSBM) Marth (SSBM) Fox (SSB4) Fox
USA Dakota "Rapture" Lasky Kirby (SSBB) Little Mac (SSB4) Little Mac
USA Kris "Toph" Aldenderfer Fox (SSBM) Pit (SSB4) Pit
Chile Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios Fox (SSBM) Meta Knight (SSBB) Zero Suit Samus (SSB4) Zero Suit Samus

Announcers

Matches were announced by the following commentators.[4]

  • D'Ron "D1" Maingrette
  • Wynton "Prog" Smith
  • Bobby "Scar" Scarnewman

Available characters

Most characters that were revealed at the time of the tournament's original announcement at the end of April will be playable, including all six confirmed newcomers, though several confirmed veterans were omitted.

Mario (SSB4)
Mario 		Rosalina (SSB4)
Rosalina 		Bowser (SSB4)
Bowser 		Donkey Kong (SSB4)
Donkey Kong 		Link (SSB4)
Link 		Zelda (SSB4)
Zelda 		Samus (SSB4)
Samus 		Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)
Zero Suit Samus 		Kirby (SSB4)
Kirby 		Fox (SSB4)
Fox
Pikachu (SSB4)
Pikachu 		Greninja (SSB4)
Greninja 		Marth (SSB4)
Marth 		Pit (SSB4)
Pit 		Olimar (SSB4)
Olimar 		Little Mac (SSB4)
Little Mac 		Villager (SSB4)
Villager 		Wii Fit Trainer (SSB4)
Wii Fit Trainer 		Sonic (SSB4)
Sonic 		Mega Man (SSB4)
Mega Man

Rules

The following rules were in effect:[5]

  • Before the tournament begins, the players will choose characters in random order. Characters may not be chosen by multiple players, and players cannot switch characters at any time.
  • Each match will have 4 players. Matches will have 4 stock with a 5-minute timer. The top 2 players in terms of score advance; if there is a tie between 2 and 3, the number of KOs is the tiebreaker, and a further tie is broken by fan vote.
  • The final match will take place on Battlefield, and have a timer of 8 minutes, as an explicit homage to the competitive Smash community.
  • Items will be on medium for round 1, low for rounds 2 and 3, and off for the final.
  • Stages are to be revealed at the tournament.

Announcement Trailer

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Results

Fan-Favorite Tournement

Between matches, the audience chose a fighter of the previous round that came in 3rd or 4th place, and the fighter with the most votes was transferred to the Fan-Favorite Tournament. The winner of the tournement was Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, who played as Fox.

Invitational Tournement

The winner of the actual Invitational Tournement was Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios who played as Zero Suit Samus. His trophy was presented by Reggie Fils-Amie, president of Nintendo of America.

Gallery

  • milktea, HugS, Ken, and KoreanDJ revealed.

    milktea, HugS, Ken, and KoreanDJ revealed.

  • Lilo, DJ Nintendo, Toph, and PeachyHime revealed.

    Lilo, DJ Nintendo, Toph, and PeachyHime revealed.

  • Hungrybox, PewPewU, PPMD, and TheRapture revealed.

    Hungrybox, PewPewU, PPMD, and TheRapture revealed.

  • Crismas, MacD, aMSa, and ZeRo revealed.

    Crismas, MacD, aMSa, and ZeRo revealed.

  • Prog is revealed as a commentator.

    Prog is revealed as a commentator.

  • D1 is revealed as a commentator.

    D1 is revealed as a commentator.

  • Scar is revealed as a commentator.

    Scar is revealed as a commentator.

References

  1. ^ http://www.gonintendo.com/s/228622-nintendo-invites-public-to-super-smash-bros-invitational
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMQySEjyCUw&t=1m30s
  3. ^ http://wiiudaily.com/2014/05/nintendo-announces-super-smash-bros-players/
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMQySEjyCUw&t=1m19s
  5. ^ http://e3.nintendo.com/tournament/info/
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