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Post by Nester the Lark on Jan 27, 2016 14:45:48 GMT -5
Both Melee and Smash 4 are coming back to Evo this year, and they're being joined by Pokken Tournament. ( Source) It's weird seeing all these Nintendo games at a fighting game tournament, but being that Nintendo is one of the sponsors, I guess it's to be expected. Joy Mecha Fight for Evo 2017!  |
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Post by Nester the Lark on Feb 27, 2022 10:27:05 GMT -5
Bump. No one really cares about this around here anymore, but just to close the book, Nintendo has officially withdrawn Smash from EVO. It's perhaps due to Sony now owning the event, plus Nintendo partnering with Panda Global. Also, Smash wasn't included in last year's online EVO event due to Smash not having good enough net code. Kind of an end of an era. |
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Post by Spud on Feb 27, 2022 10:53:41 GMT -5
Oof, at least it can be chalked up to corporate politics. But it's still another step on a long road of Nintendo and the FGC just not getting along.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Mar 7, 2022 10:59:26 GMT -5
Here's a little more insight into Nintendo pulling out of EVO from Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, formerly of Nintendo of America and former hosts of Nintendo Minute. (They left NoA in January, and have started their own independent podcast.) Basically, it was because of 1) Sony buying EVO, 2) various scandals in the fighting game community, and 3) Nintendo wanting to create their own Smash competition ecosystem, but haven't been able to put everything together yet. |
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