"Karissa the Destroyer" was a Marketing Hoax

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

You thought the 10 y/o was playing. But it was ME, DIO!
sorry

Dont be sorry, you did good, son

 

[Tino]

Well, this should be very interesting. I wonder who was pulling the strings over there...and does Nintendo know anything about that?

 

[Squii The Fish]

#Karissagate begins

 

[Sleek Media]

Disappointing. I've never thought of video games as a professional sport, but I did at least think they were above "professional" wrestling. Guess not.

 

[TopTierPichu]

It is nice to see that people like Milktea are pointing out the other social implications that are involved with this issue,

 

[Ragna22]

On one hand the idea of a 10 year old child beating competetive Smash plyers with probably experience since the day Smash 64 came out or at least Melee would make that child look like a hero and set an example.

On the other hand if this WERE real, the guys who think Smash is too kiddie to be considered a fighting game would've gotten a lot more ammunition to make fun of Smash fans with so it all kinda evens things out.

 

[DethM]

Didn't seem real in the first place.

 

[Vigilante]

I hope Nintendo has nothing to do with this... I really, really do.

 

[Vaidya]

This is why I have trust issues.

Tbh, I did have suspicion as to how she had that much skill. I mean, she was using some advanced level techniques. I kinda even entertained the thought of someone playing for her. Damn.

 

[King Donkey Kong]

It's believable, she was using Sheik and said she mains Rosalina? Such braindead characters I'm sure a 10 yr old could master them...

 

[Mythra]

In the end everybody will lose with this, Karissa probably messed up her actress career, the players involved in the hoax will lose credibility, and GS will lose more $$$ (actually Im ok with the last one)

 

[Psionic]

nevermind----

 

[sWiTcHeRoO [疾~斬]]

It's believable, she was using Sheik and said she mains Rosalina? Such braindead characters I'm sure a 10 yr old could master them...

My thoughts exactly.

This is all pretty disappointing honestly.

 

[victinivcreate1]

My god.

The hype train 'dun ran off a cliff.

 

[Sarki Soliloquy]

Awright, Gumshoe Hotcakes has a few questions:

1) If this is a marketing hoax, then what exactly is it promoting? Just posing 6 gamers to play a 10-year-old girl at a public game demo doesn't exactly sound like a publicity stunt. There seemed to be no presence of any cameramen or agents either, so what sort of exposure would come of a few raw videos circulating in a small community?
2) What is the controversy at hand? On the surface, I only see a young girl appears to be kicking pro-players' asses in a video game. While the real prodigy is controlling the game behind closed doors (mmm, dat Wii U controller range). Doesn't seem like anymore of a farce than some player appearing to play good when they're actually faking their skill through external means.

It is nice to see that people like Milktea are pointing out the other social implications that are involved with this issue,

pl0x?

 

[Aurane]

I called this. I knew it was a hoax. A ten year old with that kind of skill just isn't likely. That and I've played enough cod in the past to know when shenanigins are about.

****ing shenaniginizers.

 

[The Quarter Master]

This is why I have trust issues.

Tbh, I did have suspicion as to how she had that much skill. I mean, she was using some advanced level techniques. I kinda even entertained the thought of someone playing for her. Damn.

I know how you feel, man. You can't trust nobody these days. I'm glad I learned that a long time ago before I started using the internet more (holy crap...).

 

[TopTierPichu]

pl0x?

its her twitter
https://twitter.com/_lilchen

 

[Mach5Mike]

I... just wanted to believe...

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

My god.

The hype train 'dun ran off a cliff.

with her in it?

 

[Auramaniji]

My god.

The hype train 'dun ran off a cliff.

Project M gets the shove a day before and now the community is in chaos because a hoax.

The hype train might be slowing down...But one more heart sinking action will derail it.

 

[LazyDoctor]

"The girl being an actress sets a bad example for all young girls looking to play games."

If you are going to make a claim then could you back it up? Preferably with something other than blind hatred.

 

[evildevil97]

This story is such a bummer. I love a good underdog story, and it was unveiling right before our eyes. With it being a hoax... well, it's a bigger letdown than the Ice Climbers.

 

[Trickerhere]

This makes me really curious to see who was on it.

 

[StarBot]

Err, okay?
So what's the big deal?

It's a joke, a funny joke to exact.

No need to harass the little girl and GameStop.

 

[victinivcreate1]

Are we allowed to place our guesses on who was the pro player?
Guessing DEHF

 

[Sahfarry]

Still unknown is who was playing the character on screen behind the curtains as well. The several thousand dollars that went behind this hoax likely paid off for a little while as the first video initially exploded to over 80,000 YouTube views. Who was behind the hoax - Nintendo of America or GameStop, also remains to be seen.

It's Nintendo. This is them testing out their amiibos. They're learning and making them more and more powerful. Soon, not even the greatest out there could come close to beating a level 50. Nintendo tried to get involved in the competitive scene with the invitational, and now they're going to take it over.

All hail amiibo!

 

[Space Stranger]

Err, okay?
So what's the big deal?

It's a joke, a funny joke to exact.

No need to harass the little girl and GameStop.

This is the internet. All rational action is left at the door.

 

[BobVance_]

That sucks, but what's even more frustrating is the "pros" who played along with it. Then again, I guess when push comes to shove, no one really wants to be "That guy" and burst the bubble.

 

[Thirdkoopa]

look on the brightside

gamestop is a ***** and she's a good actor

and nothing of value is lost

moving on

Spoiler

I'm waiting for the first person who takes the gamestop part personally for god knows whatever reason

 

[Loki]

Wow, so much hatred, so many broken hearts, so much... wtf guys, seriously?

This thread is filled with way more drama than a mexican soap opera, and over such a silly and pointless thing. The pros, casters and sites losing credibility for this?, Nintendo and Gamestop having to explain things? No wonder why people wants to have little to nothing to do with the smash community.

Seriously guys, we should stop being so entittled to ourselves and take things for what they are. When they are jokes, they are jokes... no one got hurt from this.

 

[Thirdkoopa]

Wow, so much hatred, so many broken hearts, so much... wtf guys, seriously?

This thread is filled with way more drama than a mexican soap opera, and over such a silly and pointless thing. The pros, casters and sites losing credibility for this?, Nintendo and Gamestop having to explain things? No wonder why people wants to have little to nothing to do with the smash community.

Seriously guys, we should stop being so entittled to ourselves and take things for what they are. When they are jokes, they are jokes... no one got hurt from this.

which is exactly why my post was just there making fun of gamestop and saying "what a good actor"

the irony is i've probably purchased there more than most people on smashboards

 

[Ridley22]

You would think that she faked her way into EVO grand finals by the way some people are acting. It was a joke. A joke for marketing purposes. Who cares?

 

[Bearbuddy4]

This is a serious letdown. I really believed in the top players of smash. I guess every celebrity/mini celebrity can be tempted by corruption. The reason I get upset about this is because I feel like I've been lied to by people I looked up to.

 

[ＪｎＬ]

NOW I WANT SEE "Karissa vs Nairo" or vs Mew2king

this could be outrageous!!!! :o

 

[Mr. KoopaTurtle]

Let this be a lesson to you children:

Trust no one.

 

[mjwuLFe94]

I feel like D1 is like acting in the video.
If i were to be losing to a girl, i would not be focusing on saying stuffs like unbelievable or stuffs like that, i would focus even more because despite the looks of the opponent, what comes down to is skill. i would be busy focusing on the game more and mouthing words would be a distraction on my part.
If one sees a girl play better than you, not like scrub better but like really better and you are technical, experienced and a seasoned veteran, it's not a question of gender that's up to the matter, but a question of what player is really better, and pride can get in.

 

[Comet7]

I don't have a problem with publicity stuff, but this is taking it way too far. First, they didn't even do it well, which is pathetic. This is also obnoxious to the community and the whole idea is poorly thought out. If she's never played the game before, then there's no way she should know about the advanced techs or even have the ability to do that. You know that Ken guy? He bodied everyone and couldn't even wavedash when he started. It's also kinda rude to the community if people who've played the game MUCH longer than her get bodied, regardless of how good she would be. It's basically saying "you guys suck and shouldn't be so serious with the game".

tldr; Horrible execution and outrageous, so anybody involved in this should feel bad about themselves.
actually the actors don't deserve much hate but whoever came up with this really pisses me off

 

[ClubbyBear]

We "the Smash Pros" now?

 

[StarBot]

They always brag and act like brats when they win.

Sounds like the whole smash compitive commuinty.

But seriously though as a 13 year old, stop stereotypeing and generalizeing.