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Smash Melee joins EVO Roster!

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EVO organizers announced today that Super Smash Brothers Melee would officially be included on this years game roster. Over a month ago organizers said they were reserving a spot for the game - if Nintendo gave approval. This announcement means that talks with Nintendo have reached a point where organizers are comfortable announcing the game as part of their official 2014 lineup.

In 2013 Super Smash Brothers Melee was briefly canceled at EVO by Nintendo - after the community had raised nearly $95,000 for breast cancer research just to be included in the tournament. Melee stole the show from nearly all other games, including the EVO staple Street Fighter, when it briefly broke and held the record for most watched fighting game ever. Melee had 696 entrants at last years tournament.

Evo 2014 Lineup
  • Super Smash Brothers Melee
  • Ultra Street Fighter IV
  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
  • Killer Instinct
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us
  • King of Fighters XIII
  • BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma

 

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<- Ahead of the information curve circuit.
I can't wait!!
 
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I woke up to a snow day today, and then found out about this? Today's just getting better and better
 

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#thankyounintendo


I honestly had my doubts that Nintendo would go through with this. But now I can lay my doubts to rest... for this year at least.
 

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Very very glad to see Nintendo being cooperative on this front. Hopefully this is the start of a bump-free future from now on.
 

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Awesome to hear that Melee is going to be featured in all these events. I'm hoping Smash 4 will come close to the success of Melee's.
 

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Awesome to hear that Melee is going to be featured in all these events. I'm hoping Smash 4 will come close to the success of Melee's.
At the very least these successes in talking with Nintendo should suggest that if the community supports Smash 4, Nintendo won't get in the way.
 

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I cannot put up enough Yesh videos to explain my happiness.
 
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