You're probably looking too much into it, but Nintendo have surprised before, so who knows!

We live in hope.

And why would they make a Smash tournament 6 months after its launch?

So far the possible uses that I see for it are:

• Several Online tournaments: Smash and Splatoon are obvious choices but with 3 days they could also go with Mario Kart and others.
• Simply to show off the Pikmin movies.
• Use it behind closed doors to talk to the business retailers that attend E3 and explain their QoL "thingy".
• Who knows? It's Nintendo!

I'd certainly prefer the first one, but can always count on the last one.

My only doubt about it is that of all the meeting rooms available, they chose one specific for animation pictures.
If they intended to let all their invitees be part of a tournament there were bigger meeting rooms there to choose from. Rooms that probably offer better conditions for that kinf of thing.

My guess is that they plan to show something in video form - hence choosing a theatre. It could still be Pikmin. Nintendo had a corner's kid this year, they could just aswell show Pikmin to kids next year.
Anything could happen there. I just think it's to show and not to play.

@Conegamer:

Maybe i am. But given Nintendo's history - or at least what i remember - some things can be excluded.
For example, product presentations are normally given to big audiences in Nokia Theatre. Even smaller one like this year's Smash roundtable, was given in a meeting room; 3DS showcase in 2012: a meeting room aswell. Even retail/investor presentations were in large halls.

I can't recall something like this, so my mind wanders! :D

EDIT: It seems i was wrong, the 3DS E3 2012 was in a theatre aswell.

Again, anything goes!

Well, only seven months to know >.<

You think that's bad? I have to wait until Boxing Day until I can play Smash! It's going to be painful

It won't be so hard to wait. I get distracted easily! :D

@Conegamer: Different kind of pain. You know what will happen in Boxing Day and that makes you impatient, eager to play it, but we don't know anything about Nintendo's intentions for next E3 and that makes us expectant to know more.

@DélioPT: Lucky you

Oh no.. now that you say Pikmin movies, I'm scared to think that might actually be the room's purpose. Its Miyamoto's pet project, and Nintendo seems to give him whatever he wants. I wouldn't be surprised if Miyamoto asked Nintendo to set aside room so he could show those movies to fans/the press.

I can only hope that's not the case though -_-

You think THAT'S bad?! I have to wait for christmas so my sister visits us. And she might not have bought the game!

http://nintendoeverything.com/aonuma-says-zelda-wii-us-visuals-were-inspired-by-japanese-animation/