The very first Super Smash Bros. 4 tournament took place on June 10, 2014, during E3 at the NOKIA Theater in Los Angeles, California. This somewhat wacky event was hosted by Nintendo themselves, and invited 16 of the franchise's best players to compete before the game had even released.
Though the tournament didn't necessarily follow the format that most Smash players are used to, it may have been the most important competition in the history of Super Smash Bros. 4. The event's winner, Gonzalo "TSM|ZeRo" Barrios, has stated before that had he not won that day, he would have quit Smash as a whole.
ZeRo is not single-handedly responsible for the evolution of Smash 4's competitive scene, however, the magnitude of his impact is undeniable. We certainly would not have seen anyone replicate the run that he has been able to create over the last few years.
As of right now, Barrios is the only player that has earned over $100,000 by playing Super Smash Bros. 4 -- which is nearly double that of the second highest earning player. This in a scene that does not have a "pro tour" directly supported by the creator company, like other fighting game scenes.
His 56-tournament win streak for the game is a feat that has been recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, and he has won nearly every tournament, major or otherwise, in the years of 2014 and 2015.
To celebrate the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Anthony and Kenny look back on 25 of the Best Smash 4 songs. Did your favorite make the cut?
GameRevolution: "You may have noticed by now that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch is poised to be a runaway success. We’ll learn about its sales numbers and attach rates in the weeks to come, but in the meantime it’s already managed to win over critics with a Metascore of 94, a full six points higher than the original Wii U version. I’m not aware of any other recent gaming redux accomplishing the same, and it’s clear that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s added battle mode and comprehensive DLC inclusion are largely to thank for the positive response."
GOTY editions of games always work. There's nothing new about it. Surprising it took Nintendo this long to join the basic trend.
They were pretty slow to adopt DLC, so it kind of makes sense. They were still one of the pioneers of the "HD Collection" if you think about Super Mario Bros. All Stars.
Hope Smash gets a surprise Fall release. Having Smash and Kart in the catalog means there's always a reason to play.
They've had enough time and games to still get in on the act. I wouldn't call making 16-bit editions of 8-bit games HD collections.
It'd be interesting if Nintendo included both 3DS & Wii U content in a possible GOTY edition.
Back in 1993 turning 8-bit games to 16-bit was.
I sincerely hope that if a deluxe edition of smash 4 comes out, it will include all the Wii U and 3ds content. If so, I'll be buying it Day 1.
There are many gamers that didnt have a wii u. Porting a few of the best games can really help the switch in the early going.
I agree. I was one of those who didn't get a Wii U. I'd love to see some of it's games ported to the Switch.
Not me, I had a Wii U, I played those games, if people wanted to play them, they would've bought one.
We live at a time where it seems like anything is possible, and so is US politics affecting esports athletes. The recent ban on seven Muslim-majority countries puts not only people residing in those countries at risk of not entering the country, but also disallows several esports athletes entrance to the country.
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These articles are more frequent than the spambots now. Why not just combine your forces? Instead of new articles just spam every topic
"Trump has banned travel on 64,000 so far this year in 7 Muslim majority countries and it's a temporary ban that has been suspended until a Supreme Court hearing"
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just because you're unaffected doesn't mean this is relevant to gaming. This is about e-sports competitions and players that were invited but cannot participate. Just because your freedoms have been unaffected doesn't mean you have to act like a free d***head
so nobody has actually been denied yet. this is just like mo farah moaning when he was actually allowed into the country
@Mark_Parch
Wrong, there were a number of British doctors (full British citizens, born in the UK, of middle eastern descent), who couldn't enter America despite having all the right Visa's and paperwork. They were supposed to be comparing data and research with their American counterparts.
This was before the stay was announced.
The whole thing is bogus anyway. The 7 countries involved have no history of US terror attacks, but Saudi Arabia and Egypt (both having terrorists responsible for 9/11) are not on the list (Trump has business ventures in both).
But it's all for the safety of Americans, we don't want another "Bowling Green Massacre" (for those that don't know, it's a fictitious massacre that Trumps team invented and then said the reason nobody had heard of it was because of a media cover-up....It never happened).
Trump is trying to portray Europe as being in crisis with immigrant terrorists running rampant. The truth is you are 4.7x more likely to meet a violent end in America than in the UK.
.... well you have to understand this affects gaming Culture by those professional Gamers clearly directly being affected.
Sorry buddy but this is still relevant
No its not. You have NY Times and Breitbart to read that crap. Keep it out of N4G, we are already divided enough by fanboyism.
Bud regardless of what your feelings are you still have to understand this is still relevant to the Gaming Community especially if it's affecting Pro gamers.
If you don't like to see the article because of emotional reasons don't click on the article and avoid it.
I don't know what to tell you but regardless of whether you agree or disagree with the subject matter you have to understand it's actually still relevant considering the topic.
If it's affecting Pro gamers it 100% still has relevance to this site.
In my opinion all things gaming culture need to still have relevance on this site.
That actually means such laws affecting Pro gamers.
did you think that the subject never being brought up on this site with some how to keep Gamers United? Because it sounds like you're desperately trying to hold on to this false hope of being united, that sounds more so like ignorance.
For you to seriously think that Gamers would be United simply because they never talked about all these other topics in my opinion is quite naive.
It's basically hoping that ignorance would pave the way lol
No bud.
I'm pretty positive we all have different opinions regarding politics religion and other believes what have you
Ignoring the differences is not going to somehow unite a community.
That is a bit naive.
Regardless I've took a look at the article and it is more than relevant to be on this site.
This falls right under gaming culture
would anybody like to list the esports gamers that have been denied entry because I'm pretty sure there isn't anybody yet
"No its not. You have NY Times and Breitbart to read that crap."
I'm not in the US so I don't read those, heck didn't even know what Breitbart was until I looked it up, have to say, doesn't sound like a reliable news source on this subject 😉
No one is forcing you to join, or even read these debate comment sections.....
no one cared when Obama did it for 6 months in 2011, now haters go apeshit about it.
Obama didn't ban anyone. People still came in to the country each and every month, just less people as it was stricter vetting and it only affected 1 country (not 7 where most countries had nothing to do with any terror attacks and they leave out Saudi Arabia where 9/11 hijackers were from...). Also, it was as a result of an actual threat, not made up facts or "alternative facts"...
As for the people being unable to compete in the esports competitions, the ban has been suspended now so hopefully things work out for the.
- The Chinese Exclusion Act. Signed on May 6, 1882. It banned "skilled and unskilled labourers and Chinese employed in mining" from entering the US for 10 years. President Chester A. Arthur.
- FDR - Drawing on fears that Nazi spies could be hiding among them, the country limited the number of German Jews who could be admitted to 26,000 annually.
- Anarchist Exclusion Act. Signed on March 3, 1903. It banned anarchists and others deemed to be political extremists from entering the US. President Theodore Roosevelt.
- President Jimmy Carter cut diplomatic relations with and imposed sanctions on Iran. He also banned Iranians from entering the country. April 7, 1980.
Etc. Trump could tell that federal judge to get lost if he wanted too. He is working under statutory authority like many presidents before him. It's nothing new.
I know for a fact Obama didnt do the same thing as Trump. Obama did it to Iraq not seven countries. If you're gonna hate on Obama atleast come with some truth.
You guys are the Trumps of this site. Those that agree with you dont know American politics or history. Lol.....
Since none of you can look up facts and just spit your rhetoric, here's some actual research for you, or is this just fake as well?
http://www.politifact.com/t...
@JJshredder
Politifact is a fake joke. "Actual research and fact" is a joke. First off it opens with
"After a weekend of nationwide demonstrations in protest of immigration restrictions on entry from seven nations." And that's not leading or bias at all. A politifact would be the silent majority not giving a shit.
"So, are the policies similar as Trump claimed? In the most superficial of ways, yes. They both limit immigration into the United States on a temporary basis. But there are two significant differences that Trump omits."
Temporary limits on immigration are superficial? Nah lol that's the meat and potatoes.
"In 2011, there was a specific threat."
Haha is this a joke? There is the same specific threat. "It's preemptive it's not the same!" Yeah I know, preemptive is smarter. Still the same.
2. "Obama’s order was narrower in scope"
To say Obama had a narrow scope for any of the countries on that list is laughable. He toppled a few dictators to create worse people. Left others to rot in a power vacuum. Some of those countries have been seriously damaged by that administration. They have good reason to hate us. The only country that has made out is Iran with their billion in secretive crate cash and lifted sanctions. Different currencies btw like a drug deal lol.
You guys all realize that the countries Trump banned were picked by Obama, right? Trump didn't just randomly pick these countries because they are Muslim countries. They were already picked out by Obama as "trouble" countries. There are plenty of other Muslim countries that didn't get banned. If it was a Muslim thing they would have been banned too.
I'm not a Trump supporter but look at facts.
@lexhazard
7 war torn countries that hate our guts or house people that do. Countries Obama and Clinton ruined with the Arab spring. It's a 120 days to revamp the vetting process. If he's actually going to start fighting isis then it's important. It's going to get rowdy around here like it does in France. Maybe you want that with your protests and whatnot but I don't lol.
Obama did do the same thing only to the Cuban refugees. On his last week of office too or close to it, dick move lol. We'll take Syrian refugees but the Cubans have to fuck right off back to their dictatorship that we're cool with now. The Cubans don't hate our guts lol...
There is no reason to be banned for discussion. You just don't like what you hear. I don't like what I hear either lol.
those 7 countries have nothing to do with isis, others that are linked to isis were not banned
Saudi Arabia and Egypt have a history of terror attacks on the US (9/11) none of these 7 countries do.
But then Trump has business ventures in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, so why would he ban them?
@Angeljuice
Um, those 7 countries where chosen by Obama in the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015. It was signed into law on December 18, 2015, as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of FY2016. Trump had no input on that ban because his team used a Law that was already established by Obama for reference and banned those 7 countries that had been chosen by Obama already.
Can you name just 1 business deal ? just one please
@hotabang
They are the unstable countries that obama and Clinton ruined like Libya, Yemen and Iraq. Syria has nothing to do with Isis? Iraq has nothing to do with Isis? You also forget our ambassador raped and killed in Libya?
@angeljuice
I love Egypt. Remember when they had their first democratic election and they put it the obama backed Muslim brotherhood guy? Then their military threw his ass out to secure their secular state? I gained mad respect for Egyptians on that day. I think they will be a key figure in stabilizing the region. I couldn't care less about saudi, ban them too.
