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TL;DR Nintendo announces Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 Online Tournament

Have you been honing your skills online in Smash or Splatoon 2? Nintendo is hosting their second online tournament which features Super Smash Bro. Ultimate and Splatoon 2. Here are the rules below

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Sign up on Battlefy.com.

Each region will be split up based on parts of North America. Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast. You can check your region here. Each region starts Qualifiers will be held February 2, 2019. Finals will be held February 9, 2019. The registration period for the Regions Online Event 1 is January 22, 2019, through February 2, 2019, at 9:00 AM PT. Check your standard times!

  • Format: One-on-One (1 player vs. 1 player), single elimination (Best of One)
    • Seeding will be determined by Battlefy prior to the start of the Tournament. Battlefy to determine seeding based on player ranking and/or play history.
    • All game results must be reported on Battlefy
    • Style: Time
    • Time Limit: 7:00
    • FS Meter: Off
    • Spirits: Off
    • Damage Handicap: Off
    • Items: Low
      • Smash Ball: On
    • Stage Morph: Off
    • Stage Hazards: Off
    • Launch Rate: 1.0x
    • Underdog Boost: Off
    • Pausing: Off
  • Only Top 4 will advance to the Online Events Final Rounds

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Jan. 22 – Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. PT
The team captain must register all four members (and one optional alternate) of the team online via Battlefy.com.

All results must be registered through Battlefy

INK POOLS ONLINE QUALIFIER

FEBRUARY 10

Starts at 9 a.m. PT and ends when the top eight teams have been determined.

 

Required Gameplay and Settings: Once the two designated Teams are in the Private Battle room, the host must select Turf War with the following settings:

  • Stage : Stages will be pre-determined by Sponsor and displayed on the Battlefy bracket and the Tournament chat before the start of the match.
  • Weapons/Gear: Anything player has unlocked may be used, except that Splatfest Tees are not allowed to be worn. Any player wearing a Splatfest Tee may result in an automatic loss for their Team in Sponsor’s discretion.
  • Settings: The host must press X Button for more options, and then set the following settings:
    • No Secondary abilities: OFF
    • Use amiibo Gear: ON
    • Use amiibo User Name: OFF
    • Reset Options Every Match: OFF

Yakuza Kiwami launches for PC on Feb

Feel the HEAT! Yakuza Kiwami is releasing on Steam on February 19th. This continues the trend of SEGA porting their titles to the PC. The port was announced during E3 2018 alongside Yakuza 0 and Valkyria Chronicles 4. Catherine “Classic” (the original released on PS3 and Xbox 360) was released on Steam earlier in January. SEGA usually doesn’t release other titles besides Sonic to PC. These may be signs of the company changing their release methods to consoles and PC rather than consoles exclusively.

What SEGA game do you want on PC?

Mortal Kombat 11: The Reveal Trailers

Didn’t get to watch the Mortal Kombat stream? Catch up to all the showcases below. Mortal Kombat 11 releases April 23rd, 2019.

Story Mode:

The story continues after the events of MK X but a new character with the ability to time travel arrives. More is down below.

Gameplay and Customization

The gameplay is as bloody and brutal as ever. New mechanics such as an Offensive and Defensive meter has been introduced. Fatal Blows are similar to X-Rays but are only usable once your health is down to 30%. Of course, there are many new fatalities.

Gameplay Matches

Last but not least, the event hosted many professional pro Mortal Kombat players to showcase the game.

Are you excited for the game?

The Cutest Starter Pokemon in Japan

Everyone loves Starter Pokemon but there are always arguments on who is the best starter. (It’s Charmander btw) However, the cutest starter is also a hot competition. Last month on Japan’s polling site, Goo Ranking, they asked fans to vote for the cutest starters. The list is below.

  1. Piplup – 525 votes
  2. Charmander – 309 votes
  3. Squirtle – 294 votes
  4. Chikorita – 231 votes
  5. Bulbasaur – 220 votes
  6. Torchic – 188 votes
  7. Cyndaquil – 149 votes
  8. Rowlet – 104 votes
  9. Fennekin – 93 votes
  10. Litten – 86 votes
  11. Oshawott – 81 votes
  12. Snivy – 62 votes
  13. Mudkip – 48 votes
  14. Popplio – 35 votes
  15. Froakie – 34 votes
  16. Totodile/Chimchar – 33 Votes
  17. Tepig – 27 votes
  18. Turtwig – 25 votes
  19. Treecko – 23 votes
  20. Chespin – votes

Who are your favorite starter Pokemon? Do you agree with the list?