Event - E3 Invitational 2014 Who's Invited? [Speculation]

[Primeval Weasil]

Is it just me, or does no-one seem to care about who's going to be invited to the Invitational Tournament that's being hosted by Nintendo?

Also, am I going crazy, or was it just a coincidence that around the time Nintendo announced this, 'Youtubers' such as Pewdiepie and SmoshGames started to post Smash Bros. related content?

SmoshGames:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaWIVas3zms

Pewdiepie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4e1IXgvT24

I'm looking to get some second opinions on this so...

...Who would YOU like to be invited? (Besides yourself )

 

[Ash4830]

Uberhaxornova just to see him get his but kicked cause he was so cocky in creature talk episode #104. I know he was being sarcastic but still it would make a great video.
thecreaturehub:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psaplKipI4

 

[Oracle_Summon]

Is it just me, or does no-one seem to care about who's going to be invited to the Invitational Tournament that's being hosted by Nintendo?

Also, am I going crazy, or was it just a coincidence that around the time Nintendo announced this, 'Youtubers' such as Pewdiepie and SmoshGames started to post Smash Bros. related content?

SmoshGames:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaWIVas3zms

Pewdiepie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4e1IXgvT24

I'm looking to get some second opinions on this so...

...Who would YOU like to be invited? (Besides yourself )

Personally, I don't want either of those people there, but if I had to choose, I would pick SmoshGames. Since I find Pewdiepie nothing but Youtube Poop gutter trash.

I would like to see actual Smash experts for the tournament, like Mew2King.

 

[Ash4830]

Uberhaxornova just to see him get his butt kicked cause he was so cocky in creature talk episode #104. I know he was being sarcastic but still it would make a great video.
thecreaturehub:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psaplKipI4

 

[GraveJoker]

The only guy that I can remember off the top of my head is mew2king. Otherwise I don't really care who they are, I care more for how they use the characters since they must have some time with it before, and if we are going to get a reveal at the end of the tournament.

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

If Sakurai goes up against M2K, I'll throw my money at Sakurai. Sure I'll get kicked out, but whatevz.

 

[Aninymouse]

If Sakurai goes up against M2K, I'll throw my money at Sakurai. Sure I'll get kicked out, but whatevz.

Sure, I'll take your money.

 

[greenluigiman2]

Also, am I going crazy, or was it just a coincidence that around the time Nintendo announced this, 'Youtubers' such as Pewdiepie and SmoshGames started to post Smash Bros. related content?

SmoshGames:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaWIVas3zms

Pewdiepie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4e1IXgvT24

They're excited about Smash Bros (And Anthony is a huge Nintendo fan). That isn't really an indication about who Nintendo's inviting.

 

[Primeval Weasil]

Personally, I don't want either of those people there, but if I had to choose, I would pick SmoshGames. Since I find Pewdiepie nothing but Youtube Poop gutter trash.

I would like to see actual Smash experts for the tournament, like Mew2King.

I personally agree 100%, but we all know that Nintendo is going to have to invite some 'famous' people to hype the tournament up, otherwise it would be completely pointless from a profit perspective. They want to draw people in that haven't already been playing the series for 15 years...

(and I mean the internet kind of 'famous', not just the smash community 'famous'.(Though I don't doubt that there will be a lot of familiar smasher faces invited along.))

 

[Oracle_Summon]

I personally agree 100%, but we all know that Nintendo is going to have to invite some 'famous' people to hype the tournament up, otherwise it would be completely pointless from a profit perspective. They want to draw people in that haven't already been playing the series for 15 years...

(and I mean the internet kind of 'famous', not just the smash community 'famous'.(Though I don't doubt that there will be a lot of familiar smasher faces invited along.))

I really don't think Nintendo would invite them. Nintendo knows that, to get people excited for a Tournament you bring the best of the best. Why do some people get excited for a League of Legends Tournament? Because pros play the game and you know that pros make exciting nail biting matches.

Tournament Pros help bring more excitement, detail to mechanics, and shows that the game is able to compete with others when it comes to EVO.

Adding people like Pewdewpie would only repel people from the game, because that would make Nintendo look like sell outs and would put Nintendo in a worse light in the "Gaming Industry Community".

 

[yahooda]

Not to offend anyone who likes those channels but I personally would HATE it if they were chosen to play as "professionals." On the other hand, however, having someone like PewDiePie play the game would massively help popularize the game. For example, when he played Flappy Bird, suddenly it became one of the most popular smartphone apps. It literally went from about 100 downloads to several hundred-thousand in a few days after that.

 

[Aninymouse]

Not to offend anyone who likes those channels but I personally would HATE it if they were chosen to play as "professionals." On the other hand, however, having someone like PewDiePie play the game would massively help popularize the game. For example, when he played Flappy Bird, suddenly it became one of the most popular smartphone apps. It literally went from about 100 downloads to several hundred-thousand in a few days after that.

Exactly. And even if "famous" YouTubers were invited, I seriously doubt they'd comprise more than a few entrants. They're going to want some people who are actually great at Smash.

Think about the online modes: For Fun, For Glory. Sounds to me like Nintendo wants to appeal to both crowds, and I'm fine with that... As long as they ACTUALLY pander to do a sincere job of giving both kinds of players what they want.

 

[Oracle_Summon]

Actually, I looked up some information about this just a few minutes ago and if what I am commenting is true, then we will have these guys in the tournament:

• Lilan “milktea” Chen
• Hugo “HugS” Gonzalez
• Ken “LiquidKen” Hoang
• Daniel “LiquidKDJ” Jung
• Neha “Lilo” Chhetri
• Hendrick “DJNintendo” Pilar
• Kris “Toph” Aldenderfer
• Sam “PeachyHime” McNaughton
• Juan “Crs. Hungrybox” Debiedma
• Kevin “PewPewU” Toy
• Kevin “EG PPMD” Nanney
• Dakota “TheRapture” Lasky
• Cristin “Crismas” DesSaro
• McCain “MacD” LaVelle
• Masaya “aMSa” Chikamoto
• Gonzalo “CT ZeRo” Barrios

Source:

http://wiiudaily.com/2014/05/nintendo-announces-super-smash-bros-players/

Here is a video by Nintendo Themselves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMQySEjyCUw#t=26

 

[Ultima777]

Too bad for no M2K.

 

[Hong]

Too bad for no M2K.

His hands have gotten pretty bad, though. I rather he takes care of himself.

I like that they got Amsa in there. Japan will be hype.

 

[Ultima777]

His hands have gotten pretty bad, though. I rather he takes care of himself.

I like that they got Amsa in there. Japan will be hype.

Really? I didn't know his hand were in such bad condition. O___O

 

[GamerGuy09]

Yay, no dumb youtubers.

 

[Shellshock821]

List of players looks very good to me. There's a couple people that might of been expected that aren't in it (Mew2King mainly of course), but they did a great job regardless with who they picked. I'm also happy that Nintendo got a couple ladies as well. I will say the thing that has me most hyped in a way is the commentators they chose. Thankfully it means we won't have to listen to cringe inducing dialogue by people that obviously aren't used to talking about the sort of matches we'll probably see.

 

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Since the players have been announced I'm going to go ahead and lock this thread. If you wish to discuss them please use the stickied main invitational thread.