Super Mario Party, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate playable at EGX 2018

News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson Former News Editor

Published on Sept. 6, 2018

Quick update for folks planning to attend EGX 2018 later this month: Nintendo games will be playable.

EGX 2018 attendees will be able to get their grubby paws on Super Mario Party, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

On Saturday, September 22, the next Splatoon 2 UK Championship 2018 Octo League qualifier will be hosted. Nintendo is now accepting pre-registration from full teams of 4 or 5 people.

To secure your team’s place in the tournament, just send an email to NintendoCommunity[at]Nintendo[dot]co[dot]uk with the subject line “Splatoon 2 Tournament EGX 2018”, providing the names or tags of your team members.

That's not all: more playable games, tournaments and stage activities are in the works from Nintendo. More on what else the company has in store for EGX attendees will be announced soon.

EGX 2018 takes place in Birmingham and it is a major UK gaming event put on by Gamer Network. It takes place September 20-23, and you can buy tickets here.

Here's a running list of playable games at EGX 2018. We will continue to update the list ahead of the event.