Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo announced for January 20th/21st [Update: cancelled]

Update: Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo has been cancelled. More details in this post!

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This week-end, the very first Nintendo Live event in North America (Nintendo Live 2023 Seattle) will take place in Seattle, United States (alongside PAX West). And that’s not the only Nintendo Live event on the horizon: Nintendo has just announced that the next event in Japan, Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo, will take place in January!

Unlike the previous Japanese events (which were all held in Kyoto), Nintendo Live 2024 will take place in Tokyo at Tokyo Big Sight, on January 20th and January 21st. It will feature the following events and activities:

• World tournaments with the Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024, featuring the winning teams from the various tournaments held in Europe, North America, Japan, and other parts of the world
• Live music performances with The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon 3 music
  • The Legend of Zelda: orchestral performance of music from the series
  • Splatoon 3: new live performance from Deep Cut
• Game tournaments: Splatoon 3 (Salmon Run), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Stage events
• Game demos
• Photo Spots
• Goodies

As with previous Nintendo Live events, Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo will be livestreamed on YouTube, so even if you cannot attend personally, you will be able to enjoy the festivities from the comfort of your home!

Here’s the schedule so far:

Tournaments

• Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 (livestreamed)
  • January 20th: Preliminary League
  • January 21st: Finals
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024 (livestreamed)
  • January 21st
• Splatoon 3 Salmon Run Shift Team Contest (livestreamed)
  • January 20th
• Smash Ball Cup Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (livestreamed)
  • January 20th: The Strongest Tag Team Championship, Elementary School Division
  • January 21st: The Strongest Tag Team Championship General Division

Music performances

• Splatoon 3 Bankara Live Gou
  • January 20th
    • 10AM JST: 1st performance
    • 12.15PM JST: 2nd performance
  • January 21st
    • 4.30PM JST: 1st performance
    • 1AM PT / 4AM ET / 9AM GMT / 10AM CET / 6PM JST: 2nd performance (livestreamed)
• The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Concert
  • January 20th
    • 4.30PM JST: 1st performance
    • 1AM PT / 4AM ET / 9AM GMT / 10AM CET / 6PM JST: 2nd performance (livestreamed)
  • January 21st
    • 10AM JST: 1st performance
    • 12.15PM JST: 2nd performance

Stage events

• January 20th
  • Nintendo Minna no Challenge (livestreamed)
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge (Livestreamed)
  • Kachinuki! Mario Dojo Special Stage (TV Show-like Mario quizz) with Charles Martinet as special guest (livestreamed)
  • Famicom Shop Kobayashi Omochaten (livestreamed)
• January 21st
  • Yoiko no ○○ Seikatsu (livestreamed)
  • Kachinuki! Mario Dojo Special Stage (TV Show-like Mario quizz) with Charles Martinet as special guest (livestreamed)

Game Trials

• January 20th
  • Kachinuki! Mario Dojo (TV Show-like Mario quizz)
  • Pikmin 4
  • Princess Peach: Showtime!
  • Splatoon 3 Salmon Run Challenge at Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2 Renshou Challenge (Encore)
  • Hyon Super Basha Iyaa Yattemimashou!
• January 21st
  • Kachinuki! Mario Dojo (TV Show-like Mario quizz)
  • Pikmin 4
  • Princess Peach: Showtime!
  • Splatoon 3 Salmon Run Challenge at Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2 Renshou Challenge (Encore)
  • Hyon Super Basha Iyaa Yattemimashou!

Photo Spots

• January 20th
  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie
  • Super Mario (Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi)
  • Splatoon 3
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Pikmin (Pikmin, Oatchi)
• January 21st
  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie
  • Super Mario (Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi)
  • Splatoon 3
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Pikmin (Pikmin, Oatchi)

Exhibition

• January 20th
  • Famicom 40th Anniversary Booth
• January 21st
  • Famicom 40th Anniversary Booth

Important note: players interested in attending Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo and/or take part in the game tournaments will need to register beforehand, and only those selected (via lottery) will be able to participate:

• October: registration for the tournaments
• November: registration for admission

More details about the event will be shared at a later date, so stay tuned!

Source: Nintendo