Nintendo has always had a rather complicated relationship with social competitive competitions in games such as Super Smash Bros. Recently, after officially revealing a more complete set of guidelines, players have expressed concerns about the use of Nintendo games in the e-sports field. Future developments are also starting to feel more worrying. Nintendo has disclosed a series of regulations for “community” competitions on its official websites in the UK, Japan, and the United States. In addition to the fact that the competition must be held in a non-profit format, the organizer cannot cooperate with any sponsors.
The specifications also mention that the total number of participants in any competition related to Nintendo games such as “Super Smash Bros.” cannot exceed 200, and the total prize pool is less than $5,295. It is also prohibited to use modified games during the competition, such as “Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” The popular modified version of “Super Smash Bros. DX” “Project M”. In addition, food, drinks and peripheral merchandise are not allowed to be sold.
Advertisement (Please continue reading this article)
According to regulations, if the organizer intends to hold a commercial e-sports event for games such as “Super Smash Bros.”, it must first obtain direct authorization from Nintendo. However, Nintendo emphasized that it has full decision-making power on whether to authorize or not. However, considering Nintendo’s past behavior, many fans are very worried that the new regulations will lead to the complete suspension of many large-scale events, or the suspension of all competitions related to Nintendo’s games.
“Ah well, it’s that time of year when Nintendo comes out and tries to ruin the good mood of all the Smash Bros. players.” Samuel “Dabuz” Buzby, one of the world’s top professional Smash Bros. players, was the first to say. “Go to Nintendo of X. When it comes to the Super Smash Bros. e-sports competition, they are like five-year-olds who are always clamoring for attention.” Another professional player “Armada” Adam Lindgren also spoke out. Professional player “Hungrybox” Juan DeBiedma also directly stated that he will continue to hold his personal “Super Smash Bros.” related events until Nintendo’s legal department comes to visit him personally.
Advertisement (Please continue reading this article)
“I will hold Coinbox until January next year, until February, March and April next year, and I will continue to hold it every week until I receive notification from them in person. I will not because Scared and holding back. They have to come directly to me with documents. Until then, I can only call their bluff.”
DeBiedma has always criticized Nintendo for its indifference and restrictions on the e-sports community, unlike Capcom’s active investment in “Tornado” and other games. Nintendo had previously tried to block the Super Smash Bros. DX championship held by EVO, a well-known fighting game e-sports event, in 2013, but the brakes were finally put on the brakes due to player backlash. However, this indifference has turned into a kind of hostility in recent years, and many e-sports events have been forced to be removed from the shelves for using fan-made servers or modified software during the competition. After Sony officially acquired EVO in 2022, “Super Smash Bros.” was completely removed from the competition.
Although Nintendo is supposed to have an official Super Smash Bros. tournament hosted by Panda Global. However, after many Video Game Boot Camp’s Super Smash Bros. World Tour events were canceled in 2022, many players accused Nintendo and Panda Global of joining forces to suppress the competitive community. The league later disbanded in 2023 due to player boycotts.
After Nintendo announced a new tournament guide, the “financing pitch deck” prepared by Panda Global for the “Super Smash Bros.” league was also rumored to have leaked, revealing more details about the cooperation between Panda Global and Nintendo, including many professional A dream solution for e-sports players, it will also pay considerable fees to the organizers to help them cover the costs of hosting the competition.
Social event regulations are currently public in Europe, Japan, and North America. These new rules are expected to take effect on November 15, but a previous event that may be restricted by the new rules, Port Priority 8, will be held in Seattle first. Nintendo has yet to respond to the controversy caused by these specifications.
