Nintendo and Super Smash Bros. Are Tailgating This Fall

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 02, 2014

News: Nintendo has revealed that they will be joining the college football atmosphere by tailgating and showing off the new Super Smash Bros game.

Nintendo has revealed a Tailgate Tour for Super Smash Bros for both Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS. Before the players hit the gridiron, fans from rival schools will be able to settle it in Smash by competing in head-to-head matches, playing their own part in these classic rivalries. Nintendo will be keeping score as fans compete, with a visual display indicating whether the home or away team has the edge with the Super Smash Bros. action. A demo version of the Wii U version of the game will be used to pit fans of the rival school against one another, while the Nintendo 3DS game will be focused on letting friends settle their scores.

"College football fans need to get their game faces on and their Super Smash Bros. skills ready," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Each week we're going to track the number of Super Smash Bros. winners from each school and announce who comes out on top on Facebook, so bragging rights are on the line."

Tailgaters will be able to face off against friends or rivals for fun. The Tailgate Tour will make stops at the following games with Mario and Luigi costumed characters planning to attend the Florida-Georgia game to cheer on the action:

October 4 - LSU at Auburn
October 11 - Penn State at Michigan
October 18 - Georgia vs. Arkansas
October 25 - Alabama at Tennessee
November 1 - Florida vs. Georgia
November 8 - Alabama at LSU
November 15 - Florida State at Miami
November 22 - Louisville at Notre Dame
November 29 - Michigan at Ohio State

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