{"id":21305,"date":"2021-08-27T21:51:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T21:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/nintendo-shuts-down-riptide-project-tournament"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:48:37","slug":"nintendo-shuts-down-riptide-project-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/nintendo-shuts-down-riptide-project-tournament","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo shuts down Riptide Project + tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems Nintendo doesn&#8217;t want the Smash community to thrive in any way, shape, or form, as they have issued a cease and desist to the Riptide tournament organisers, forcing them to shut down their Project+ event.<\/p>\n<p>The news was shared via the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiptideSSB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">official Riptide Twitter account<\/a>, explaining that Nintendo had directly contacted them, with the end result being the suspension of anything related to Project+.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/_43ViPJMrKux1ZU-DpDRaGRh2sG3wTOQnBKQGiPBkh4\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9HdWlsdHlfR2Vhcl9TdHJpdmUvcHJvamVjdF9zdC5qcGc\" alt=\"project+ statement\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Statement shared by Riptide via social media. (Picture: Riptide)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Riptide was contacted recently by a Nintendo of America, Inc. representative regarding our Project+ events. As a result of that conversation, there will be no Project+ tournaments or setups at Riptide,&#8221; the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>Project+, an updated Project M mod, aims to fix certain issues players have with Super Smash Bros Brawl, making it more similar to Melee in terms of movement and speed of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The new mod started development in 2018, with a 1.0 version released in 2019 and a 2.0 update in 2020 adding new character moves and even Knuckles the Echidna as a playable character.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/ultimate-summit-3-schedule-format-prize-pool-and-more\">Ultimate Summit 3: Schedule, format, prize pool, and more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ever since the release of Project M, Nintendo has been seemingly actively trying to mess with the scene, with statements from TOs pitting the blame on the company for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/super-smash-bros-melee\/nintendo-vs-the-smash-community-organisers-and-content-creators-reveal-company-s-mistreatment-of-the-scene\">game&#8217;s demise<\/a>. On top of this, the recent precedent of the company forcing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/super-smash-bros-melee\/smash-community-furious-after-nintendo-cease-and-desist-cancels-the-big-house\">The Big House to cancel<\/a> its online tournament back in December due to the usage of third-party tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/super-smash-bros-melee\/what-is-slippi-the-smash-melee-mod-that-has-enraged-nintendo\">Slippi<\/a>, it seems they&#8217;re ready to shut down any events that tamper with their titles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/EPwTK5clKxiFeZTcnhXzmAU85bbYtQeIHg2Yz8ingzw\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9HdWlsdHlfR2Vhcl9TdHJpdmUvdGhlX2JpZ19ob3VzZS5qcGVn\" alt=\"the big house nintendo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"392\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Nintendo recently shut down The Big House. (Picture: TBH)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unlike The Big House, Riptite&#8217;s other events will go as planned, including brackets for Ultimate, Melee, Rivals of Aether, and even Splatoon 2. 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