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Inside the Super Smash Bros. Invitational: what it was like to attend the tournament in person

2,000 passionate fans, surprise appearances, and a whole lot of Smash. Random Nintendo attended Nintendo's first-ever Super Smash Bros. tournament, and reports back with a first-hand account and photo gallery.

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Wolffang3759d ago

Man I wish I had gone. Hopefully they do a touring tournament or something.

3-4-53759d ago

They are going to do a traveling Smash Brothers Tournament in 2-3 other big markets/cities.

Maybe have a top 32 tournament or something like that to keep the hype train rolling.

* One right before 3DS version and another right before Wii U version, to draw attention to each.

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If Nintendo's new "wireless device" is for tracking movement, let's hope it's for VR

Nintendo's new 'wireless device' patent suggests it tracks movement. Could it be a precursor for VR?

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OtterX7m ago

The prospect of having a proper Nintendo VR is exciting.

I'd die for another Astrobot on PSVR2, as the Rescue Mission on PSVR1 was incredible. Sony showed how amazing platformers can be in VR, and I have no doubt Nintendo could do some equally amazing things IF they were to embrace the platform.

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Nintendo To Go In 'Different Direction' To Current AI Trends, Says Miyamoto

Music to our ears.

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Jin_Sakai7h ago

“There is a lot of talk about A.I., for example. When that happens, everyone starts to go in the same direction, but that is where Nintendo would rather go in a different direction."

Good on Nintendo for not chasing the next big thing.

Aussiesummer2h ago

Well nintendo has always been about innovation so I'm not surprised.

KyRo49m ago

Always? I feel the last time off the top of my head that they were innovative was the 3DS/Wii era. They are very successful at what they do but I wouldn't say they are as innovative as they used to be.

Venoxn4g33m ago

Well, in my opinion they have popularised hybrid console which is the Switch

badz1492h ago

LOL simply because they don't want to invest in it and stick to their outdated approach. See the next pokemon game on Switch 2 will look like something that should come out during the PS3 gen

Profchaos43m ago(Edited 43m ago)

So a custom art style vs GTA trilogy style mistakes through their games

I'll take the art style thanks

WolfSeed2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Translation: We'll wait until it's cheaper.

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What’s this new mystery Nintendo device?

A new 24GHz wireless accessory has been filed with the FCC.

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