<p>As we inch closer to E3 time, we&#8217;re getting a better idea of just what Nintendo plans on doing for the event. A day after it <a href="https://bagogames.com/nintendo-set-to-reveal-its-e3-plans/">teased a big workout</a> ahead of the festivities, Nintendo&#8217;s announced that it&#8217;ll be holding a World Championship game tournament for the first time in 25 years.</p>
<p>As the first of its kind since the company held them in 1990, the new Nintendo World Championship will kick off on <strong>May 30th</strong>, with regional events held nationwide Best Buys. The company&#8217;s E3 championship, meanwhile, will commence Sunday, <strong>June 14th</strong>, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles which will be streamed for us out-of-town viewers.</p>
<p>You can watch Nintendo&#8217;s own Reggie Fils-Aime get in shape for the event in the company&#8217;s tongue-in-cheek announcement of the tournament below.</p>
<p><amp-youtube layout="responsive" width="500" height="281" data-videoid="zbvzyY1FKr0" title="Nintendo - Get Ready for E3 2015!"><a placeholder href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbvzyY1FKr0"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zbvzyY1FKr0/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Nintendo - Get Ready for E3 2015!"></a></amp-youtube></p>
<p>For its show announcements, Nintendo will be hosting a special Nintendo Direct at 9 a.m. Pacific / 12 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, <strong>June 16th</strong>. Following that, the company will be live-streaming game demos for the rest of E3.</p>
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<p><strong>Via</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGIY_O-8vW4rfX98KlMkvRg">Nintendo on YouTube</a></p>

Nintendo’s Holding a World Championship Again This E3
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By Tim Gruver

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