Month: February 2016

Pokkén Tournament is set to receive a ton of new content in its transition to Wii U next month, including playable Pokémon like Braixen and Garchomp as well as a support roster made up of Cubone, Diglett, Magneton, Quagsire, Espeon, and Umbreon, among others.

While legendaries, the ultra-powerful Pokémon that make up much of the franchise’s lore, haven’t had any representation in the title apart from Mewtwo, two new support pairings featuring these titans popped up during a recent Nintendo Life broadcast.

According to the build on display, Yveltal is bundled with Latios while Reshiram and Cresselia form their own squad. They all seem rather powerful, as is befitting Pokémon of their importance, and are capable of debilitating the opponent with a variety of status effects.

Pokkén Tournament is set to release for Wii U worldwide on March 18. Be sure to check out Nintendo Life’s entire stream below for footage of some of these newcomers in action.

Source: Nintendo Life via Serebii

Earlier this morning, Red Bull finalized their list of invitations for this year’s Kumite event with a pair of Evo champions: Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara and Olivier “Luffy” Hay.

The final two players for Red Bull Kumite are here: @Louffy086 and @daigothebeast! pic.twitter.com/o3SurmC0g7

— Red Bull ESPORTS (@redbullESPORTS) February 18, 2016

Daigo obviously needs to introduction, with championships spanning decades at this point. In recent years, the Japanese legend opened Street Fighter IV’s tenure at the Evolution Championship Series with back-to-back victories in 2009 and 2010, and would go on to have success in each successive iteration.

Luffy, on the other hand, is a relative newcomer. He first gained notice at World Game Cup 2010, where he sent Daigo to the losers bracket, and his notoriety would grow steadily until he secured a first-place finish at Evo 2014. Since then, he has parted ways with longtime sponsor MeltDown to pursue a career with Red Bull.

This pair will join Twitch’s Bruce “GamerBee” Hsiang, Evil Geniuses’ Justin Wong and Yusuke Momochi, r/Kappa’s Lee “Poongko” Chung-gon, Razer’s Kun Xian Ho and Lee “Infiltration” Seon-woo, Alioune Camara, Ryota “Kazunoko” Inoue, Keoma Moutsatsos Pacheco, and Red Bull’s Darryl “Snake Eyez” Lewis and Masato “Bonchan” Takahashi, and Mad Catz’ Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi as they compete in Street Fighter V just a few months out from its official launch.

Two more competitors will be decided by last-chance qualifiers held the day of the event, registration for which opens on February 20.

Red Bull Kumite 2016 is scheduled for April 23-24. More details can be found here.