Much like last year Nintendo are avoiding the traditional press conference at E3 in June and opting to highlight Super Smash Bros. with a tournament at Nokia Theatre (L.A. Live) and a Nintendo Digital Event at the time they would normally hold their press conference. For the folks back home it will likely not be that much of a difference as you should expect Nintendo to highlight a bunch of new releases during the Digital Event. Focus, however, is on 2014 so don't expect them to look too far into the future. Here's a rundown of the three main Nintendo offerings at E3:
Super Smash Bros. Invitational
2014 will see the arrival of not one, but two new Super Smash Bros. games: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. To commemorate this occasion, Nintendo is inviting 16 highly skilled Super Smash Bros. players to the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles to compete in a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament. Thousands of fans in the audience and countless more watching a live stream online will see new Super Smash Bros. characters clash with existing favourites in action for the first time. More important than declaring a winner, however, this event is a celebration of all things Super Smash Bros., and a great way for new and veteran fans to take part in a tribute to this legendary franchise. More information about the 16 invited participants in the tournament, the identity of the announcers, and how fans of the franchise can view the tournament in person and via webcast, will be communicated shortly
Nintendo Digital Event<b>
Every year, Nintendo looks for the best way to show its games and share its news with fans, media and other key audiences. In 2013, Nintendo decided to forgo a traditional press conference and use a video - in that case a Nintendo Direct - to share its news from E3. The company is building on that approach at E3 2014 with the "Nintendo Digital Event," a new kind of video programme that will reveal and provide further detail about the gaming experiences on the way for Nintendo platforms in 2014 and beyond. The Nintendo Digital Event will air at 18.00 CEST (17:00 BST) on Tuesday 10 June.
<b>Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3
This year, Nintendo will offer fans a deeper look at Nintendo's biggest games of E3, with information directly from the source. The "Treehouse," the Product Development department at Nintendo of America, will provide in-depth game demos live and unscripted from Nintendo's booth. This new programme will be live streamed during all hours of the E3 show. Fans can get settled in, open their browsers and experience the Nintendo games at E3 like never before.
Gamereactor will be on hand in Los Angeles to bring you impressions of all the latest games. And that includes everything Nintendo has to offer, regardless of whether they host a press conference or not.