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2022’s first Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Major tournament, “Let’s Make Big Moves,” was held in New York this past weekend. Chris “Quidd” R., a Pokemon Traner main, was relatively unknown to the smash community outside of New York. Nevertheless, he dominated the tournament, taking his first-ever Major tournament victory over Kolawole “Kola” Aideyan. Quidd’s Tournament…
On December 17-19, 2021, “Beardog Events” held the first “Smash World Tour” for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in Orlando, Florida. Outside of the Last Chance Qualifier tournament that took place on the first day of the event, all players qualified through seven regional tournaments. With forty contenders from around the world and a $75,000 prize…
Doubles has always been a staple in the Super Smash Bros. competitive scene. While doubles isn’t the main attraction at major tournaments, it is a fun and exciting event that kicks off most tournament weekends. There have been dominant teams in the past, such as the legendary CLG duo known as “PewFat,” getting its name…
Smash Ultimate Summit 3 pools is in full swing. While the Smash Ultaitme competitive scene is not in its strongest state, Summit has successfully revitalized it. With the biggest prize pool in Smash Summit history of $156,000. Pools have come and gone with some major upsets for Smash Ultimate Summit 3 pools. Winner of Smash…
Charles “MoistCr1TKaL” White Jr. is known for his react videos on Youtube, stream on Twitch, and the occasional smash tournament/commentary. He has now decided to start a new venture, creating an esports organization known as Moist Esports. Moist Esports MoistCr1TKaL added Kolawole “Kola” Aideyan to the Moist Esports team. Kola is a Roy main in…
Beyond The Summit is back with Smash Ultimate Summit 3 this summer. Scheduled for August 26-29, the event features nine invited players and six players chosen by the community. Following the success of Smash Summit 11, Smash Ultimate’s third Summit event has big shoes to fill. Though Smash Ultimate is quite different from Melee, Beyond…
Japan’s first Super Sash Ultimate supermajor, Kagaribi 4, was held in Tokyo this past weekend, June 26-27. The tournament was rescheduled twice due to COVID-19. The roster was stacked with most of Japan’s top players in attendance (excluding Isami “T” Ikeda, Noriyuku “Kirihara” Kirihara and “Ron”) such as Sota “Zachray” Okada, Shuto “Shuton” Moriya, “ProtoBanham,…
This is a biweekly series on non-Meta characters within Smash Ultimate. The goal is to dive into a few of the character’s shortcomings and why they are not usually seen in an offline competitive setting. Kirby’s Standings Kirby doesn’t have much of a presence when it comes to competitive Smash. With him only being a…
For most of Smash Ultimates’s lifespan, Diddy Kong has been seen as a mid-tier. Many in the Smash community noticed that Diddy didn’t play as he did in Smash 4, where he was revered as one of the best characters in the game. As a result, the character fell out of favor and many players…
This is a biweekly series on non-Meta characters within Smash Ultimate. These will dive deep into character shortcomings and compare them to other characters in Smash Ultimate’s competitive meta. Introduction When Banjo & Kazooie (Banjo) was first announced, the Smash community was ecstatic. Banjo & Kazooie, the characters from the days of the Nintendo 64,…
Luigi, despite his attributes, is often considered a mid-tier in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate due to his setbacks. Since the inception of the Super Mario Bros. over 35 years ago, Luigi has notoriously been overshadowed by his brother, Mario. Other than the Luigi’s Mansion series, Mario has had more spotlight than his brother in each…
Frostbite 2020 delivered some of the most hype moments the Smash community has ever seen. With tense sets and crazy upsets, Frostbite didn’t disappoint. A lot of storylines came out of the event. However, there are three that stand out. Here are the biggest storylines coming out of Frostbite 2020. Japan didn’t have the greatest…
With a new year comes a new set of hopes that the Overwatch community has for its beloved game. At the top of the list, it seems that most are asking for heroes. Not only more of them in 2020, but also more unique types of heroes. In 2018, players were introduced to three new…
In the early days of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s competitive life, many were not impressed with Zero Suit Samus. It appeared as though she had lost many of her greatest tools from the previous game, to the point where Nairo, the best ZSS player back in the Wii U days, dropped her entirely. Along came…
Super Smash Bros Ultimate is moving forward with the community. As Momocon and Combo Breaker end, it’s time to reflect on the past few months. Since release, 37 majors have allowed the community to have some idea of the metagame. Through this time, some players found ways to shine more than others, consequently solidifying themselves…
Update 3.0 absolutely took everyone by surprise when released this past Wednesday and bringing along many new additions.The biggest of theses additions is clearly Joker from Persona 5 finally being playable. However the balance changes made in the patch are also a huge highlight. Smash Ultimate received smaller balance changes in previous patches, but 3.0…
Defensive options are very important in every fighting game. Blocking, dodging, countering, parrying, are all fighting game mechanics that are just as, if not more integral to a match as attacking. Smash is no exception, as defense is a big part of every smash game. Blocking in smash is unique from most traditional fighters because…
Super Smash Bros has always been a very volatile fighting game. The ability to KO an opponent at any moment adds an interesting layer of fear to every match. One slight mistake can lead to a lost stock, which is quite the scary situation. In a game where death can come at any moment, no…
As we close in on almost 4 months of Smash Ultimate, The competitive scene is thriving. As more tournaments go by, the PGR is beginning to shape up. Many of the top players from Smash 4 are thriving in Ultimate, which is to be expected. However out of all of the top Ultimate players, very…
With Super Smash Bros Ultimate thriving so well, many have left Smash 4 memories in the past. However, nothing from Smash 4 has been left in the past like Bayonetta has. Bayonetta was added to the Smash 4 roster as DLC in early 2016 and immediately shot up the tier list. She was the best…
