Nintendo continues to sour its relationship with the Smash Bros. community, as the company released new guidelines to ensure no organization can use the popular fighting games. While these rules might be hard to enforce, this just goes to show how out of touch Nintendo is with Smash fans.
The company released these community guidelines on their UK and Japanese websites, though both essentially relay the same message. Some of the more egregious guidelines include a minimum of 200 contestants per tournament, monetization and sponsor limitations for organizations, and no cash prizes, among other things.
Understandably, many fans are upset over the news, as Nintendo continues to limit tournament options for Smash Bros. players. Many pro players are calling out Nintendo for their poor treatment of the community, as all they want to do is play the game the way it was envisioned.
“Forget Smash Bros. tournaments, what we should do is host the world's largest Urban Champion tournament. See if Nintendo C&Ds a crowd of people playing an NES game,” says Akfamilyhome.
“Ah yes, it is that time of the year where Nintendo remembers to ruins the day of every Smash player,” said Smash pro Samuel “Dabuz” Buzby.
“F**k Nintendo, they are like a 5 year old screaming for attention at all times when it comes to competitive Smash,” says pro Smash player Adam Lindren.
Sadly, the news is far from surprising for Smash Bros. players, as Nintendo often battles with fans over their IP. The company forced EVO to stop putting Smash Bros. Ultimate in tournaments, for no particular reason. It seems that Nintendo would rather host their own shows, even if it angers their fans.
Expect even fewer Smash community tournaments from here on out, which is disappointing. Many of these shows were done for Charity and the fact that Nintendo also prevented this will anger fans for a long time.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available now on Nintendo Switch, just don’t think of doing a community tournament.