Nintendo has been on a bit of a competitive streak lately, and by that we mean they’ve been pretty great at holding yearly World Championship competitions at E3! This year, instead of having a mixture of multiple games in one tournament, or having a singular tournament focusing on one game, they held three separate tournaments showcasing three different games: “Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019,” “Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019,” and “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3.” For those of you who want to get right to the point, we’ve compiled the winners of each tournament here!
Starting what would become a full day of close moments, The Mario Maker 2 Invitational was won by AdallahSmash026 who edged out The Completionist in what was an intense final race within custom levels created by Nintendo themselves. In another surprise moment, Game Producer Takashi Tezuka was the one who presented Abdallah with his trophy.
Following up Super Mario Maker 2, Splatoon 2 had its moment to shine, and what a moment it was! The team from Japan (GG BOYZ) won 4-0 in the finals against the team from the USA (FTWin) in some incredibly close matches that caused the crowd to jump out of their seats cheering multiple times. The fun didn’t stop there, however, because Splatoon Producer Hisashi Nogami not only handed GG BOYZ the Sterling Squid Trophy but followed up the victory with the announcement of the final Splatfest: “Splatocalypse”.
And finally we ended the afternoon with a unique take on competitive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: a 3v3 tournament! Team Japan came out on top against Team Europe 3-1 in what became some of the most fun arguments (even if they aren’t rock-solid arguments) to include items in more big-name tournaments. Team Japan’s members (Konbu, Zackray, Kuro and alternate Akasa) were handed their winning trophies by Doug Bowser who was making his first official appearance after being named President of Nintendo of America — complete with “Bowser” chanting from the crowd.
Now that Nintendo World Championships have become a mainstay in Nintendo’s E3 presence, it’s fun to see how they mix up the format from year to year. What would you like to see in future tournaments? Is there a particular game that needs more competitive representation?
You can watch the full competition here!
