Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tailgate Tour Going to Colleges This Fall

Written by Brandon Hofer on September 12, 2018

News: If you are going to some college football games you might get the opportunity to check out the new Super Smash Bros. game beforehand.

Nintendo has revealed that they have partnered up with the Tailgate Tour to bring the new Super Smash Bros game to college campuses this Fall. To lead up to the game’s launch on Dec. 7, Nintendo is partnering with Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour, the largest traveling fan experience in college football, to bring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to notable football matchups to let fans play the game before heading into the stadium to cheer on their favorite team. The setup will feature a customized Super Smash Bros. Ultimate branded trailer with six gameplay stations and a large LED screen in dedicated tailgate areas outside of major college stadiums so fans can gather, play and cheer each other on as they compete in battles featuring their favorite video game characters – and maybe even emerge victorious against their own real-life rivals.

“Many of our biggest fans are now in college and have memories growing up playing one of the games in the Super Smash Bros. series,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We want to bring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate directly to longtime and first-time players, and what better way than to combine two of college students’ favorite pastimes: video games and football.”

Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour will kick off on Sept. 22 at the Stanford @ Oregon game. The complete schedule is as follows:

Sept. 22 – Stanford @ Oregon

Oct. 6 – Alabama @ Arkansas

Oct. 13 – Wisconsin @ Michigan

Oct. 20 – Oklahoma @ TCU

Oct. 27 – Clemson @ FSU

Nov. 3 – South Carolina @ Ole Miss

Nov. 10 – TCU @ West Virginia

Nov. 17 – Miami @ Virginia Tech

Nov. 24 – Michigan @ Ohio State

Dec. 7 – The launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!

Jan. 1, 2019 – Teams and location to be determined

When visiting the tour, fans will be treated to a setup in the parking lot that will host multiple Super Smash Bros. Ultimate impromptu competitions. Fans that play will not only have the chance to demo Super Smash Bros. Ultimate before it launches, but they will also earn bragging rights if they emerge victorious. The setup itself will be highly visual and perfect for photo ops, so even fans that decide not to play will have fun pics to share on their social media channels. Players who outplay their opponents in mini competitions will receive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate branded promotional items (while supplies last). Admission is free and there is no age restriction. For more information about the tour, visit https://smashbros.nintendo.com/events/college-tailgate-tour/.

Are you going to try and get your hands on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at one of these tailgate parties? Will you be picking it up on Nintendo Switch when it releases this Fall? Tell us what you think below.