{"id":1084,"date":"2019-08-08T09:07:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T09:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/smash-ultimate-new-evo-viewership-record"},"modified":"2024-07-22T06:29:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T06:29:56","slug":"smash-ultimate-new-evo-viewership-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/smash-ultimate-new-evo-viewership-record","title":{"rendered":"Smash Ultimate sets new EVO viewership record"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a> has officially set a new viewership record for EVO, with the highest peak viewership at an EVO event ever.<\/p>

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The game has faced its fair share of criticism in recent months, especially within the esports community. Then, when it took the place of Super Smash Bros. Melee at EVO, there was outcry<\/a>. Fans simply couldn’t believe that a stalwart of esports and of fighting games would be replaced by its younger, arguably “less-competitive” brother. Now, though, I imagine they see why.<\/p>

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Esports consultant and journalist Rod “Slasher” Breslau tweeted the fact initially, posting a screenshot of 278,000 people tuned in to Smash content.<\/p>

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Smash Bros Ultimate has set the record for the highest peak viewership in EVO history for any game at over 279,000

Smash 4 lyfe
#EVO19<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yTdc3PyrLu<\/a><\/p>— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) August 5, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>