Nintendo is opening the event to a lucky 3,000 fans for free. In a first-come, first-served window the first 3,000 who get there at 9:30am will get bracelets for 2:30pm entry later in the day. A bracelet will get you in, so after that you're free to wander. Be prepared to sit for a while, the events no until 4pm that day.
Nintendo ask for fans not to line up before Tuesday morning.
You won't miss the event if you don't go. The Super Smash Bros. Invitational will be live-streamed on Twitch’s E3 channel and Nintendo’s Twitch channel,but seeing it in person, come on?
Those who cosplay as Nintendo characters have a chance seating closer to the action as they want cosplayers near the the front of the audience. So, if you want to get better seats dress like Link or Zelda or Toad.
press release:
E3 Expo 2014
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Nintendo invites fans in the Los Angeles area to attend and observe the
first-ever public tournament of its new Super Smash Bros. for Wii
U. On Tuesday, June 10, Nintendo will welcome 16 previously selected
highly skilled Super Smash Bros. players to NOKIA Theatre L.A.
LIVE in Los Angeles to celebrate Super Smash Bros. fan culture
and find out who will emerge victorious on the big stage. The Super
Smash Bros. Invitational will entertain thousands of spectators
in person, and will also be live-streamed on both Twitch’s
E3 channel and Nintendo’s
Twitch channel to let countless others around the world be among the
first to see the new game in action.
As a special treat for the biggest fans, attendees who dress up as their favorite Super Smash Bros. characters may be selected for priority seating right in front of the stage on which the tournament will occur. The event will be photographed and filmed, so the best costumes might appear on Twitch or Nintendo’s YouTube channel, where the event can also be viewed.
Here are the details for Tuesday, June 10:
| 9:30 a.m.: | Wristband distribution begins at NOKIA Plaza at L.A. LIVE, 777 Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles. A wristband is required for entry, and 3,000 wristbands are available to Nintendo fans on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Fans are requested to not line up prior to Tuesday morning. Once a wristband is obtained, fans can leave the plaza area and then return later that day, closer to the start of the event. The order that wristbands are obtained in the morning does not impact the order of entry into the venue in the afternoon. | ||
| 2:30 p.m.: | Doors open | ||
| 4 p.m.: |
Super Smash Bros. Invitational begins
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For more information about the Super Smash Bros. Invitational, visit http://e3.nintendo.com/#2014/
