Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Event to be livestreamed this weekend
In a press release today, Nintendo announced that the livestream will start approximately between 9 a.m. PT and 12 p.m. PT on Saturday, Feb. 9, for all regions, on their Twitch and YouTube channels. Or right below:
The tournament will have 16 players compete in the first online final event this Saturday. Fans of the Super Smash Bros. fighting scene might recognize such players as Narcissa, who was a runner-up at the Nintendo World Championships in 2015, competing in this weekend’s finals. Professional Super Smash Bros. player ESAM will also be a special guest on the livestream, joining VikkiKitty, Toph and Jordan Kent – commentators well known in the Super Smash Bros. community.
Afterwards, the winners of the Online Event 1 final will join the winners of the second and third online event finals on March 2 and March 16 to compete in the final event at the PAX East video game conference in Boston on March 30.
Another tournament happening this weekend is the online qualifiers for the Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019. Happening on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 9 a.m. PT, teams of four will also compete and out of more than 400 registered teams, only eight teams will advance to the online qualifier finals on March 2. From there, the top four teams will compete at PAX East in Boston.
More information on both events are available on Nintendo's official events page linked below.
Nintendo Events Page
SOURCE: GBAtemp Inbox