Nintendo addresses controversial Smash World Tour fan competition closure in lengthy statement

At the time of its announcement, organisers said Nintendo's actions meant it would be"losing hundreds of thousands of dollars". It added the move was also something of a surprise, given that Nintendo had last year reached out"to see if [it was] interested in working with them and pursuing a license as well".

"When we notified the SWT that we would not license their 2022 or 2023 activities," the company wrote,"we also let them know verbally that we were not requiring they cancel the 2022 finals event because of the impact it would have on players. Thus, the decision to cancel the SWT 2022 was, and still is, their own choice.", writing,"We are struggling to understand why Nintendo contacted us at all last week if they truly wanted us to continue operating.

It's clearly a messy and difficult situation, but hopefully, with Nintendo having twice now given public approval for this year's Smash World Tour Championship to go ahead, organisers can still find a way to hold the event and bring the 2022 competition to a close.Nintendo would like to explain to all Super Smash Bros. fans and interested parties the background and rationale related to our decision to not grant a license to the Smash World Tour for their upcoming activities.

If it was “their own choice “ I don’t think there would be a news story…

Pretty funny that they blamed Nintendo expecting no push back, then Nintendo releases a statement putting them on blast so they scramble out with a nothing burger response.

I think it's high time for NintendoAmerica to set a team to manage eSports events, be those directly managed or licensed to third parties. Even if it just works for Smash Bros (which it won't, as most likely would also help Splatoon), it would help people know who to call.

Mario’s fighting dirty

Only a fool would believe Nintendo's version of events. They are always going to war with their Stockholm-syndrome fans.

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