The E3 bonanza in Los Angeles is always a yearly high point for gamers, and in 2014 Nintendo put on a terrific show with a special Digital Event, a Super Smash Bros. Invitational and an impressive run of live streaming from the Nintendo Treehouse team.
The company has now announced its plans for E3 2015, and they bring a return of a the Digital Event, the Nintendo Treehouse live sessions, and Mario Maker will be playable in Best Buy stores. The big announcement, though, is Nintendo World Championships - a host of qualifying rounds will take place at Best Buy stores around the US before a live final in LA during the expo.
As for a breakdown of times and dates revealed so far, here it is:
Nintendo World Championships 2015
- 30th May, regional heats will be hosted at selected Best Buy stores around the US
- 14th June, qualifying players will compete with invited guests in live finals at the NOKIA Theatre in LA
Nintendo Digital Event
- 16th June at 9am Pacific / Noon Eastern / 5pm UK / 6pm CET
Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3
- Running from 16th-18th June, we can expect more details nearer the time, but we'd anticipate it'll be largely similar to the extended sessions of E3 2014, with more developers and coverage promised.
Mario Maker at Best Buy
- Sessions will be held in Best Buy stores around the US from 4-9 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 17, and noon-5 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 20. Attendees will receive a 30th anniversary Super Mario Bros. pin while supplies last.
Rather like last year these details have come with a rather humorous video; it even ties in with the bizarre tweeting antics of Nintendo of America's Bill Trinen earlier today.
So there you have it. More specific details will naturally come ahead of the main event, but let us know how excited you are in the comments below.
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You're fired, Bill.
Goodfellas: "You told them nothin' and they got nothin'"
Hahaha! That was magnificent!
That kid had one job to tell them to make F-Zero and he still failed.
Well done Nintendo......I hope the Nintendo World Championship is a eShop title
Never saw Nintendo World Championship before. This would be my first.
June 16th is such a long wait...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4
Nintendo World Championships!! Yeah!
I still dont believe Bill Trinen bing fired until I get some official confirmation. I mean think about it he does have a pretty major position which is one that is not easy to replace
That workout routine lol but i am so stoked now.
@Wolfgabe it was a joke, at the end Reggie "fired" Bill and replaced him with a kid.
Training with the Virtual Boy? Competition: how long can you play before vomiting due to nausea.
I love Nintendo. lol
Hell yeah!
@Haiassai He was building up a resistance to nausea. Virtual Boy training is the only way.
Video was absolutely hilarious! The part with the Power Pad was priceless.
So excited for the Nintendo World Championships, I may play through the mode on Ultimate NES Remix tonight.
And I'm glad they are doing a Best Buy tie in - although it won't be nearly as popular as the Smash Bros last year, but still a good chance to get a lot of Streetpasses and free Nintendo goodies!
Let the sleepless nights commence
I am tired of Nintendo doing stupid skits. I liked it more when it was more serious and to the point. This is like a 50 year old man trying to sound hip.
These are the 90s more.
Loved the skit and now pumped for e3, let the hype train begin!
Hard to match last years Fils a mech but that was still a pretty funny way to get the relevant information out.
Not a fan of "timed' in store demos, but I guess they're trying to get some exposure and maybe Best Buy is helping cover the costs of things.
Anybody have a link to the list of the WC games? I was hopeing for an on stage 4x4 Splatoon tournament myself.
Oh, and the Trinen tweets was a nice touch
Weirdly enough Nintendo seems to be the only gaming company that likes to have fun and doesn't take itself too seriously. The others should follow suit. We game to have fun
@Jazzer94 LMAO... Best comment I've seen today!
+1mil
@Jazzer94 lol what's a kid know about F-Zero? Way before his time
One month to go! Yay!
@rjejr: Please, no more Splatoon. I have seen enough.
Gotta love a montage
I was expecting game announcements...
Is it June yet?
I'm looking forward to this game where you can do anything.
Grand Theft Nintendo, anyone?
Nice and funny, as always. Let's see what this Digital Event will be made of!
Oh God the Gamecube free weights KILLED me.
That was great. I loved the part with the Virtual Boy!
Not the "select Best Buy stores" thing again! I'm tired of the nearest participator being over 100 miles away! DX
Great video. Love the return of the Nintendo World Championship!
Its a joke. There's no way that Bill would be fired.
I like how Nintendo is trying to emulate that viral youtube jokes that youtubers make. Its like they are understanding the consumers behavior better.
So does anyone actually know what "Nintendo World Championships" actually means?
"Bill, you're fired". I love nintendo for moment like this. and I don't feel like it's bad jokes or trying too hard. It's original and funny as hell.
@wisdomsprince Look it up. It's a game. You should know this if you were a real Nintendo fan.
This is the greatest video Nintendo has ever done. And there wasn't any new games involved. Bravo to them.
E3 is already won. I don't think Sony or MS should even bother with a press conference.
Ya know, I think nintendo should get the guys to make these videos, and get them to make the commercials
Seen the video. I burst out laughing the moment the kid popped up and haven't stopped since. Also, Reggie's "I GOT IT!" was hammy as hell. Way to go!
@wisdomsprince I'm thinking June 18th because otherwise Smash will devour Splatoon sales.
@minotaurgamer agreed
Cool another new Nintendo World Championship! I hope they make a limited edition cart (and gold version) for this so it'll become horrendously expensive like the one from the 90's!
ha ha ha so funny I love it
This entire video was just glorious. Especially that ending song.
Thank you, Nintendo, for always being fun.
You're a virtual tiger on the back of a big lion, riding a falcon that is flying through some fire!!!!
EpicLOLZ!
@XCWarrior Don't chide @wisdomsprince for not knowing what Nintendo World Championship is. I didn't know either and I've been playing Nintendo games since the 1980's.
I like the light-hearted video, but the Nintendo World Championships things is meh. E3 should be all about the announcements. It's a trade show, not a convention.
They've scheduled the Live Event for the exact same time as Square Enix's E3 Press Conference, guess someone's gonna have to budge.
@Jazzer94 I know, but I'm ok with the 'U can do everything' game too, though.
Brilliant video. At least nintendo have a sense of humor. METROID AND FZERO PLEAAASE. Looking forward to Starfox!!!!
@Ryno - Seen enough? It hasn't even released yet. You know Nitneod doesn't start advertising its games until after they release. And you'll be listening to Spaltoon music every time you go into the Wii U eShop for the next 3 months. And I don't think this site has even started covering Spaltoon amiibo shortages yet.
Summer of Splatoon. All Splatoon, all the time. Splatoon and nothing but Splatoon for the next 3 months.
W/ 3 days of E3. Hopefully those 3 days are good ones.
@tsukipon If he is younger than 11 (probably is) then you are right but there is still VC, Smash and MK representation so he should know better.
Wow! They acknowledged the existence of the Virtual Boy! Nice!
@Jazzer94 Yea but he did tell them to make Minecraft. So in a way he know what sells
Please nintendo make F-Zero!
Just looked it up and it seems like a bunch of games not just one. I think they'll modernize it, Smash, Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, Dr. Luigi. This is why I think you can get Smash tournaments by May 30th, because they'll setup a tournament in all these games to widdle down those who will play in the big one. Ok this is just my dream
Yes, Nintendo 'World' Championship.
"Nintendo WORLD Championships 2015"
Not like I would really expect them to remember Brazil exists, but at least europe.
@Jenraux - Man seriously? Nintendo scheduled it's taped video to be broadcast the same time as Squenix's live stage event that they announced almost a month ago? Freakin' brilliant.
I'm sure most of us on here would rather watch the ND but there's a whole video game world out there that still likes live events, and are waiting impatiently for FFXV and Kingdom Hearts 3. bah
@Takerkaneanite6 Indeed. Would like to know how to participate in the WORLD Champs from Europe.
I guess the World ends at America's borders then.....
Nintendo World Championships is something im excited to see i MEAN why didnt i hear anything about THIS?! and i'm even 18?!
really like see that there digtal event was pretty good last year, so will this year's
@Jenraux @rjejr To be fair, Nintendo has had its press conference/digital event at 9 on the first day every year for several years now. As soon as Square Enix announced their intent we knew it was going to be at the same time as Nintendo's...
@rjejr digital Events can be watched at anytime. I doesn't benefit Nintendo or anyone else if it's watched live or 3 hours later. Personally I care much more about Nintendo the Square so it's not even a question of what I'll be watching
So The Wizard 2 starring Fred Savage is confirmed?
Last time they had the Nintendo World Championships, Mario Kart and Smash Bros didn't exist. I imagine that Kart 8, Smash Wii U, and Splatoon will be featured. Probably going to feature a mixture of new and classic games.
@Tazcat2011
I have been WONDERing that for YEARS
"You could make a game that you could do anything."
Hang on a second...Was that a hint at maybe some kind of Skylanders/Disney Infinity/Lego Dimensions type Nintendo game for the amiibo figures?! That would be a pretty big announcement, especially if it's that kind of game done in proper Nintendo style with all the little touches that often make Nintendo's take on stuff like this special and unique.
Maybe I'm just getting carried away.
Also; if this is really the return of the Nintendo World Championships, classic style, then it could be so awesome and a brilliant move by Nintendo! This could even make up for not having a proper presentation if it's done right, it would have so much atmosphere and just energy, alongside all the other great alternative show stuff it's had for the last couple of years.
Now all Nintendo needs to do is deliver a bunch of great games that genuinely leave people excited, alongside a few big surprises.
@Ryno Thank you!
Yay can't wait! I hope we get a new Paper Mario game.
So good omg I love Reggie ;-;
yay more Treehouse Live!
@Knuckles I can accept that
@NorthLightSuplx LOL. I see what you did there.
Is the "a game where you can do anything" boy/skit foreshadowing an open world toy box minecraft amiibo game?
Time to dig through the video and start wildly speculating on anything that could mean anything and pulling out info to make predictions about reveals I want at E3 only to be proven wrong and foolish
And @Kirk beat me to the Amiibo game idea......darn it my slow thumbs.....
Loved the song, especially the virtual tiger. Someone needs to start a petition to get this song in Guitar Hero Live, Wii U version. Full text below:
When you're playin with power, you gotta give it all your be-e-est.
When you're training for tomorrow, there's no time to re-est.
It's so high in the sky, you will fly, don't you cry, you gotta hit it with some zest!
You're a virtual tiger on the back of a big lion, that is riding a falcon, that is flying through some fire!
You're a digital eagle that is in a big volcano! (song cuts out)
Sorry... is this news, though? For some reason I feel like NL talked about this being a possibility. I mean, this confirms it, but hasn't this idea been leaked here before? Or am I trippin?
@minotaurgamer yeah let's make it modern because that's better #girlwood
Awesome:) lovely video haha:D
Reggie went crazy, lol...
Also...there's a 99% chance the Best Buy where I live won't be doing anything, go figure.
@Gerbwmu LOL
Not enough time playing with classic Nintendo controllers using the d-pad. Gotta train that Nintendo thumb!
PS. I thought that was a great fun cheesy video, so kudos to Nintendo
@DeathUriel Yeah, I never got the American obsession with "World" this, "World" that, when in truth they mean " U.S." this and "U.S." that. See: baseball.
That was a nice little skit. It was funny. Nintendo World Champions. Wasn't that kid that starred in that movie have a huge mole on his face. What was his name Kirk Cameron or something. I don't remember. It was a great hype video that didn't really tell us much. They could of gave us a teeny tiny hint.
Loved the video, short, sweet and funny. They even poke fun at the Virtual Boy and Bill Trinen.
@Kirk It would be bigger though if you could find any amiibo
@rjejr Yeah, Summer of Splatoon is pretty much guaranteed!
Fred Savage that's it.
@Nico07 It reminded me of Team America and the "gonna take a montage" song when Gary is training.
I LOL'd at the Powerpad scene haha
@rjejr: Good thing I bought a used Vita to get away from the Splatoon madness that has infected Nintendo fans.
Reggie using GameCubes as hand weights got me haha
@DeathUriel They didn't just forget Europe but they forgot that North America has more than one country.
@ezer there was a rumour on Nintendo Enthusiaist, that I read a couple days ago, saying that a new paper mario for wifi u was in development. I think they said intelligent systems was working on it. Have your salt close to hand though.
@Kirk That kid was a reference to this:
https://youtu.be/Pv61yEcOqpw
@Kirk I think it might be a hint at Minecraft, since kids also love Minecraft.
Anyway, it's the Nintendo World Championship and only the US gets to compete? You could have at least made it an online tournament, Nintendo. Plus, there's no equivalent to the Best Buy demos of games. Not even eShop demos. -_-
@ericwithcheese2 That was brilliant. lol
Ah well...we can dream...
Reggie during Virtual Boy training: "These games are great!"
Come on, Nintendo. Stop teasing me and release some VB games on the 3DS Virtual Console. I've wanted this since 2011.
E3 officially started in a wonderful way for me.
@Gerbwmu I seriously hope you're kidding.
So long, Bill!
@wisdomsprince - But b/c the Sqenix event is live that's where the immediate coverage will be from whatever tv channel or magazine or blog or website that covers games will be. By the time they are done covering what will probably be a 2 hour event the 45 minute or so Nintnedo Direct will be long over and the general gaming press will have moved on. Nintnedo fans will watch Nintendo, but the rest of the gaming press will be watching - and more importantly promoting - a live event.
@Shadowkiller97 - "As soon as Square Enix announced their intent we knew it was going to be at the same time as Nintendo's..."
Well I didn't know that But I do recall Nintedo at noon the past couple of years, so it's all Squenix fault then. They probably knew going against a taped Nintnedo Direct was a better choice than going against a live EA or Ubi or Microsoft or Sony event.
Will the digital event and treehouse streams be available to view after the event? I do alternating shift work and e3 is my weekend on,am doing 12 hours a day so can't even stay up late once I'm finished.
I don't know why... but that dialogue about game you can do anything in... Im calling it a tease. AMIIBO!
@JonWins - I never kid......I'm always a billion percent serious
Not sure which comment you are replying too but I assume you mean Nintendo World Championship as an eShop title. I enjoy the 6 minute version on NES Remix 2 so depending on the games involved, yes I would like to have it available on eShop to buy and play with an online leader board similar to how it is done in Remix.
I was convinced Bill Trinnen had got a part in Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D as Phil Coulson's younger evil brother Bill Coulson.
YOU'RE A VIRTUAL TIGER!
ON THE BACK OF A BIG LION!
THAT IS RIDING A FALCON!
THAT IS FLYING THROUGH SOME FIRE!
lol epic lyrics! been posting these everywhere!
Lol. Everyone thought that a new Punch Out was getting released because of the teaser picture from yesterday. Now we know it was for the World Championships.
Oh man if they do Splatoon at the championships it'll be fascinating. Can't wait to see the competitive scene.
Well played, Ninty.
My body is ready. For e3. And hopefully pokemon z announcement.
omfg that was awesome! the virtual boy part made me laugh the most
This is so awesome.
@rjejr
As Squeenix already said they wont be showing FFXV or KH3 in their presentation I doubt that there'll be much of real interest.
That's awesome!
I love when Reggie is being a goofball I laughed out loud several times! LET THE GIFS COMMENCE
Looking forward to the Championships! Whatever that entails... I hope they'll have a Smash Tourney again, that was fun!
@Duggie_Brown
Iron Tiger
Big Fang
Blue Falcon
Fireball
F-Zero UX confirmed!
@rjejr I'm pretty sure the same people who cover Square aren't the same people who cover Nintendo. Even if they are, Nintendo is what people will care about. Everyone wants to know what Nintendo is up to. That won't change because there is some competition. Kingdom Heart and Final Fantasy, is this what that company is known for? Great! I'm not concerned, they won't be able to match what Nintendo is doing. I'm much more interested in Nintendo and I venture to think so is everyone on this site
Case in point, look how excited people get when Nintendo announces an Announcement about when they will announce whatever they will announce at E3
I have no interest in playing Mario Maker at Best Buy. Sorry, Nintendo.
@CaPPa - Well that's a good point, it's looking to be mostly about smart device games, but it's live, and live always gathers interest regardless.
Would be interesting to see though the metrics on which stream has more viewers, Sqenix or Nintnedo. I think Sqenix.
@wisdomsprince - "so is everyone on this site"
Well that's a given, considering how little Sqenix supports Ntineod - Bravely Default is all that comes to mind. And if it was some random Tuesday in Feb maybe Nintendo would gather more interest in general. But this is a scheduled live event during E3, the general tech sites - Kotaku, Wired, Endgaget, Destructoid - will give more coverage to a live event than a taped one on Youtube.
Really enjoyed that, business announcements in that style is exactly why I love Nintendo!!
@rjejr Nintendo is a platform holder,of course they will give more coverage to Nintendo.Besides Nintendo might set up exclusives for certain websites.Last year IGN got to exclusively reveal Devils Third.
World Championships!? Californiaaa! One more reason to watch E3 this year
This is all genius. Here's hoping I could compete in my area, would love to go to LA.
Once again, Nintendo shows its pulse in a hilarious way. Love these guys.
@NandN3ds IGN sure got the short straw there, the only game which went completely MIA ever since the final day of E3.
Only in the US would they host a national competion and call it a "World Championship". So funny
@Mk_II
Anyone can enter, the qualifiers just happen to be in the U.S. And since it's also their brand they can call it world championships, since the brand is exclusive.
Just had to nitpick on that, sorry.
Come on another load of US exclusive stuff?! Absolute rubbish!!
This was good, funny and precise. It is almost as good as last years! Can't wait!
So... no press conference again then.
I was just recapping what happened at last year's E3 for comparison. They announced 10 new games as well as introduced amiibo. Out of that, all but 4 games are out (will be out) before this year's E3! Not to mention the other things that were announced and released in between (MM3D, Xenoblade Chronicles, P&D, etc) Can't wait to see what all get's announced this year!
Here is the announcement list I came up with:
Kirby Rainbow Curse
Captain Toad
Mario Maker
Splatoon
Bayonetta 1
Zelda
Code Name Steam
Amiibo
Star Fox
Mario Party 10
Devils Third
Plus more info on previously announced games:
Smash
Yarn Yoshi
Bayonetta 2
Hyrule Warriors
Pokémon OR & AS
Loved the ending lol, maybe I can get a job at Nintendo if I learn Japanese.
That ending just reminded me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k08pQDoPmXc this old video. Man I hope that was their intention. Guess Bill's job wasn't so secure with his "Japanese skills" after all
So is Reggie really participating or not?
Also anyone else notice he was playing the wii version of Wii Sports boxing and not the new one?
Great video, awesome event!
Still a month to go!
We have to plan carefully so that we can participate and watch through all E3.
It's going to be all classic games. Reggie said so at 2:24 in the video.
@Shadowkiller97 That doesn't necessarily mean this year's will have the same balance of old and new. There's a lot more old games to cover this year than there were last year, so I'm expecting less new announcements this year.
Mario Maker? What an odd game to be made playable at Best Buy. Why try to create something for only 2 minutes, and not get to save that level for later?
I guess I won't be doing anything this E3 except watching the Digital Event. I'm not interested in the tournament.
@Nicolai You're not interested in Treehouse either?
@Bolt_Strike
Maybe I'll watch it, if I have time. Last year, I waited until it was made available on YouTube, then skipped through all of the boring parts. Of course, there were a lot of games I wasn't interested in; I mostly just wanted to see Splatoon in action. It was the least exciting thing for me compared to the Digital Event, the Smash tournament, and the hour-and-a-half trip to Best Buy to play smash early.
Nintendo WORLD Championships 2015....only in the U.S.....
@BLPs I loved that scene.
Well that was all kinds of awesome. I never realised the Virtual Boy was so small.
Well that was all kinds of awesome. I never realised the Virtual Boy was so small.
the ending... my sides are in orbit
Reggie is so uncomfortable to look at. He looks like a potato. Or a Monchichi.
Weightlifting with GameCubes = GC-VC Confirmed.
But honestly, that video was hilarious And thats what i call a perfect hype starter for E3.
Also, youre all fired !
@ezer I wholeheartedly agree with you.
Don't ogre hype this,don't ogre hype this! Damn i did
@bro2dragons
LOL thats exactly my first thought when i heard that line but i dnt think so. .. but u never know haha
And Mario Maker want make it to our Best Buy because my state is boring and crappy.
LOL their videos are so cheesy but I love them! That workout routine was hilarious! Haha
@BLPs Argh, what Missy did to that guy is what Moffat did to Dr Who in S8. ALthough Missy didn't turn that guy into a soap with no direction or point and lots of bad twists and obvious big emotional moments...
I think there may be an interesting secret surrounding the announcement of this Nintendo World Championships. In the film The Wizard based loosely around original 1990 competition, the final round had the contestants playing Super Mario Bros 3 that no one had ever seen before. It was an ingenious way of revealing a new game before the advent of the Internet and social media. I would harbour a guess that we could possibly see a reveal of a brand new game as the final round of this World Championships. Anyone want to throw some guesses out there as to what it might be? New Mario game anyone? Either way, this has me excited even though I can't participate.
Haha, Reggie asking for his job back at the end was so cute.
@Jazzer94
Lol that is so true
@NandN3ds - If Nintendo and Squenix were both doing live shows I would agree Nintnedo would get more coverage. If Nintnedo and Squenix were both doing pre-recorded videos I would agree Nintendo would get more coverage.
But all of those people sitting in attendance at the Squenix live event are going to be posting about what is going on on stage. They may very well be watching the Nintnedo Direct on their smart phones, but they will be blogging about the LIVE event. Most of them will watch the Nintnedo Direct after they get out of the auditorium, after they blog about that event.
Live >>> pre-recorded video That's just the way it works.
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