Apparently, nintendo is sponsoring evo

[Mighty_Guy100]

http://evo.shoryuken.com/ (at the bottom)
So nintendo is sponsoring evo. This is a complete 180 for them

What do you doods think about a possible announcement! I wouldn't bet on anything being announced but it seems like a perfect time to reveal Captain Falcon!!

 

[RODO]

Sounds good to me

 

[Zzuxon]

HOLY CRAP
This is amazing news.

 

[Pyra]

Woah. That's neat.

Good on ya, Nintendo.

 

[mimgrim]

Totally awesome.

 

[xLemmy_KoopaX]

Man, Nintendo really came closer to its fans.

 

[BridgesWithTurtles]

"No way! I don't believe it!" -

 

[MasterOfKnees]

Not sure about an announcement, the finals are on a sunday iirc and usually at Evo that's when announcements are made. It's not impossible, but I find it unlikely.

Regardless this is great news, Nintendo more than just learned from their mistake from last year, they have become actually supportive of the scene.

 

[Renji64]

That is pretty crazy for a company that hates competitive gaming.

 

[Vann Accessible]

Aw Nintendo, sweet heart. I guess I'll take you back.

 

[TewnLeenk]

Gotta love Nintendo.

 

[proxibomb]

We went from Nintendo trying to close down streams, to making a Smash 4 tournament, making a gamecube adapter, and sponsoring EVO? Smash will never die at this point.

 

[Mighty_Guy100]

We went from Nintendo trying to close down streams, to making a Smash 4 tournament, making a gamecube adapter, and sponsoring EVO? Smash will never die at this point.

All that's left is for reggie to join and win evo

 

[Substitution]

Well at least Reggie can finally fulfill the prophecy he made.

 

[LIQUID12A]

Inb4 character reveal at EVO.

 

[TheDMonroeShow]

Inb4 character reveal at EVO.

I would love if it was captain falcon considering ya know fan favorite but if a trailer was revealed during evo for a newcomer I couldn't imagine it getting more hype...unless they gave captain falcon a sonic style trailer.

 

[True Blue Warrior]

Pretty interesting, but I doubt any character will be revealed there.

 

[Sarki Soliloquy]

Looks like they were serious about continuing community support after E3!

 

[Pyra]

That is pretty crazy for a company that hates competitive gaming.

I feel like Nintendo's higher ups could join a big-named tournament and you'd still have that attitude.

This is a pretty big advancement, I think.

 

[Jedisupersonic]

This is pretty darned awesome ^^

 

[8-peacock-8]

Good to see.

 

[NoiseHERO]

smash4 confirmed for competitive

 

[pickle962]

Now im REALLY anticipating the release of Smash 4! The game doesn't have to be exactly like Melee right down to the exact same art style lol. However, as long as Sm4sh feels fast and fluid enough and has enough competitive depth so that it completely distances itself from the slap in the face called Brawl while also being accessible enough for newbies who want to get good enough for competitive play who may have been intimidated by the high level playstyle of Melee, that's all I care about in the end Oh and I look forward to Reggie making good on his promise at the invitational someday

 

[Tristan_win]

Well that's a great foreshadowing for things to come.

 

[Mighty_Guy100]

Maybe sakurai will consider the e3 player feedback.

 

[κomıc]

I don't really follow EVO, but I am assuming Super Smash Bros. Brawl was never part of the line-up?

That is pretty crazy for a company that hates competitive gaming.

They've never hated competitive gaming. Considering in the 90s, they often held game tournaments for NES and some SNES games.

 

[Mighty_Guy100]

I don't really follow EVO, but I am assuming Super Smash Bros. Brawl was never part of the line-up?



They've never hated competitive gaming. Considering in the 90s, they often held game tournaments for NES and some SNES games.

Brawl was at Evo 2008
They had items on and CPU won

 

[WheelerFGC]

I just posted this to my local smash facebook group.
This is awesome!

 

[Mighty_Guy100]

I just posted this to my local smash facebook group.
This is awesome!

Yeah, get the word out!!

 

[κomıc]

Brawl was at Evo 2008
They had items on and CPU won

Just finished watching the match between Ken and CPU- why were items on? And was this the deciding factor to not have Brawl in later EVOs?

 

[Sun & Moon]

They've never hated competitive gaming. Considering in the 90s, they often held game tournaments for NES and some SNES games.

WHAT? This actually happened?
Also, about the topic, I think that Nintendo is actually supporting competitive smash for real this time.
And to think that just a year ago they tried to shut down Melee at EVO.

 

[κomıc]

WHAT? This actually happened?
Also, about the topic, I think that Nintendo is actually supporting competitive smash for real this time.
And to think that just a year ago they tried to shut down Melee at EVO.

Yep, it was called Nintendo World Championships.

EDIT: I was mistaken- no SNES games. I vaguely remember reading on this event.

 

[Gold_Jacobson]

Really is amazing.

It's in Nintendo's best interests afterall. Glad, they are making it happen. Win-Win.

 

[Baskerville]

This is amazing!

 

[Mighty_Guy100]

Just finished watching the match between Ken and CPU- why were items on? And was this the deciding factor to not have Brawl in later EVOs?

I think items were on for more excitement (which is dumb) , but I don't really know, I wasint around back then

 

[Renji64]

I feel like Nintendo's higher ups could join a big-named tournament and you'd still have that attitude.

This is a pretty big advancement, I think.

It is good progress that is about it.

 

[TheDMonroeShow]

Brawl was at Evo 2008
They had items on and CPU won

Reading this I was put under the impression that a cpu won with items on and that just sounded so brawl to me.

 

[Flaxr XIII]

Definitely a nice change of pace compared to last year's EVO. Not that I watched it but the whole Nintendo wanting to shut it down was bad news regardless.
And don't hold your breath on a character announcement. They waited till a press only round table to announce Pacman instead of the Invitational, which would have generated WAY more hype. Instead all we got there was yet another explanation of Smash Run even though they've already gone over it like 5 times!

 

[Jack Kieser]

I think items were on for more excitement (which is dumb) , but I don't really know, I wasint around back then

I was around for that; I even discussed the item list with a few of the organizers. It wasn't done for hype, it was done because the FGC aren't scrubs and try as hard as possible to refrain from banning things until they are proven in bracket to be broken, and since we, as a community, refused to use items in tournaments, Mr. Wizard and co. determined that it was their responsibility to have as full a ruleset as possible.

CPU won that set fair and square. Ken admitted that he didn't practice with items at all before the event, and it shows in his play; he has no idea how to use anything on the stage. Meanwhile, CPU understood and showed mastery of all of the legal items, used them properly, and thus trounced the out-of-practice and under-informed former-king-of-Smash. When you don't practice the game with the rules used, you lose.

The only reason that event was railed on by us was because Ken entered, and we all assumed he'd win for emotional reasons. When the event's results didn't match our expectations, we blamed the game, instead of doing the rational thing and having Ken take responsibility for his poor Brawl play.

 

[Mighty_Guy100]

I was around for that; I even discussed the item list with a few of the organizers. It wasn't done for hype, it was done because the FGC aren't scrubs and try as hard as possible to refrain from banning things until they are proven in bracket to be broken, and since we, as a community, refused to use items in tournaments, Mr. Wizard and co. determined that it was their responsibility to have as full a ruleset as possible.

CPU won that set fair and square. Ken admitted that he didn't practice with items at all before the event, and it shows in his play; he has no idea how to use anything on the stage. Meanwhile, CPU understood and showed mastery of all of the legal items, used them properly, and thus trounced the out-of-practice and under-informed former-king-of-Smash. When you don't practice the game with the rules used, you lose.

The only reason that event was railed on by us was because Ken entered, and we all assumed he'd win for emotional reasons. When the event's results didn't match our expectations, we blamed the game, instead of doing the rational thing and having Ken take responsibility for his poor Brawl play.

Oh ok, thanks for the knowledge.