If you followed the dizzying drama to the smashed World Tour you may have seen Nintendo’s new statement regarding the sudden cancellation of the tournament. That Mario Manufacturer has said that it “takes care of it Super Smash Bros. Fans” expressly points out that the eSports organization Panda Global has no influence whatsoever on this Video Game Boot Camp wraps up the $250,000 event. It’s all a bit confusing and hard to follow. So let’s break it down to see where we stand with one of this year’s biggest smashed tournaments.
smashed World tour canceled, organizers blame Nintendo and Panda Global
This was announced on November 29th smashed World Tour has been cancelled. The organizers of the event, the Video Game Boot Camp, lobbied both Nintendo and Panda Global for throwing the tournament from the start. in the his initial Middle expression, Video Game Boot Camp said the cancellation came “without warning,” despite organizers having been in touch with Nintendo “over the past 12 months.” The reason for the unceremonious formwork? Video Game Boot Camp was not licensed like Nintendo Panda Global’s Panda Cup tournament was. That did a lot Headache for the Video Game Boot Camp, and organizers pointed fingers at Dr. Alan Bunney, the CEO of Panda Global, for his “attempts to smashed World Tour” by threatening to cancel him and other tournaments and “wanted exclusive broadcasting rights”. Essentially a monopoly on the smash bros. Scene.
Nintendo issues a statement on the lack of licensing
After the Video Game Boot Camp, Nintendo and Panda Global moved in for the smashed World Tour will no longer take place, Nintendo announced my city in an email statement that the two parties — Nintendo and Video Game Boot Camp — simply couldn’t reach an agreement on licensing. The company said it “has not requested any changes or cancellations of the remaining events in 2022, including the 2022 championship event.” Nintendo seemed to be suggesting that while it couldn’t host events in 2023, the Video Game Boot Camp could still end this year’s tournament “taking into account the negative impact on players already planning to attend” if the event were cancellededit
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smashed World tour claps back amid Panda Global silence
Video Game Boot Camp said Nintendo’s statement about the two “being unable to reach an agreement” was completely false. in the a short google doc, Video Game Boot Camp expressed confusion at the company’s pull-back, saying that despite asking to go ahead as an unlicensed event with hopes of renegotiating a license agreement in 2024, organizers were told “these times be over now”. Video Game Boot Camp was also said because the smashed World Tour has neither “met expectations regarding health and safety guidelines” nor “complied with internal partner policies,” Nintendo would “not grant a license for it smashed World Tour Championship 2022 or any smashed World Tour activity in 2023.” No matter that according to the Video Game Boot Camp, the organizers applied for a license in April, to no avail.
my city Panda Global has reached out for comment.
smashed Fans plan to boycott global Nintendo and Panda events
As the drama quickly unfolds, the Super Smash Bros. Community of casual fans, pro gamers and longtime commentators protest both Nintendo and Panda Global. People from across the community are in attendance, including other tournament organizers like AITX eSports and Beyond the Summit boycott now the two entities. Captain Falcon lead Jas “Fizzi” Laferriere and Falco player Shephard “Fiction” Lima both narrated my city via Twitter messages that they will not be attending Panda Global events in the future, with numerous other people online sharing the same opinion.
Nintendo says it “takes care of it”. smash bros And the community
Nintendo came back with another statement and told my city it takes care of it via email Super Smash Bros. Fans and its community very much.” The company explained its reasons for not licensing smashed World Travel. The decision was based “exclusively on our assessment of the proposals submitted by the smashed World Tour and our assessment of their unlicensed activities” to clarify that this had nothing to do with Panda Global or any other outside party. Despite what the Video Game Boot Camp has said about the cancellation, Nintendo specifically stated that the organizers were under no obligation to “cancel the 2022 finals because of the impact it would have on players.” As such, according to Nintendo, the summarily closure of this year’s anyway smashed Tournament “was and is [Video Game Boot Camp’s] own choice.”
The company also said it is open to partnering with other organizations for larger projects Events outside of Panda Global’s Panda Cup, as long as they “meet to the high standards that we require”. This includes adhering to health and safety protocols, adhering to trademark and IP policies, and adhering to professional and organizational best practices.
“We are committed to working hard to bring joy and fun to the community through tournaments, while ensuring that we and our partners operate positively and responsibly,” the company said my city.
smashed World Tour ‘struggling to understand Nintendo and its decision making’
in the a separate Google doc, Video Game Boot Camp, elaborated on Nintendo’s most recent statement, saying it’s “difficult to understand why Nintendo even contacted us last week if they really wanted us to move on.” The organizers repeated what they claimed of Nintendo, namely that this year’s smashed World Tour couldn’t happen and neither could it smashed World Tour events would take place in the future, making it clear that it is confused by the company’s actions. The Video Game Boot Camp also shared its disappointment that Nintendo called Panda Global a key partner given the “countless corroborating testimonies from other community leaders and organizers” about Panda Global’s conduct.
“We stand by ours first degree from our original statementsaid Video Game Boot Camp in it is Post. “We urge Nintendo to reconsider how they are approaching the smashed community and ask you to re-evaluate your relationship with key partners who are doing so much harm.”
Panda Global is finally issuing an answer to the ongoing drama
After days of silence, Panda Global tweeted a statement touching on everything that happened. The organization said it was just as “surprised as the public” to see both smashed The World Tour is canceled and the Video Game Boot Camp’s attacks on “the hard work and ethics of those behind the Panda Cup”. It echoed Nintendo’s comments, saying that the Video Game Boot Camp had no obligation to cancel this year’s tournamentas well as clarified that “any implication that the Panda Cup team had any bearing on it [the alleged cancellation of the event] is wrong.” According to Nintendo and now Panda Global, the decision is to end the smashed World Tour was the Video Game Boot Camp and her alone.
However, Panda Global acknowledged that its CEO, Dr. Bunney for engaging in inappropriate behavior when interacting with other tournament organizers. The organization said that Dr. While Bunney was “one of the most vocal supporters” of the game’s community and smashed World Tour specifically he had “spoken [to Beyond the Summit] in a way that neither reflects Nintendo’s guidance nor our own standards.” As such, Panda Global has “[taken] Efforts to remedy the situation” by assembling a dedicated team to manage Panda Cup activities to “eliminate the possibility of future miscommunications”, at least in theory.
That’s the long and short of it. The Video Game Boot Camp pointed the finger at Nintendo and Panda Global while Nintendo pointed the finger back at the Video Game Boot Camp and the smashed World Travel. And now Panda Global has pointed the finger at the Video Game Boot Camp. It’s like a soap opera at this point. Who knows what the next development in this area will be neverending saga?
Updated 12/2/22 4:05pm ET: Added explanation from Panda Global.
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