{"id":23357,"date":"2021-10-18T15:21:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T15:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/smash-casters-criticised-for-accepting-nintendo-money"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:10:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:10:45","slug":"smash-casters-criticised-for-accepting-nintendo-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/smash-casters-criticised-for-accepting-nintendo-money","title":{"rendered":"Smash casters criticised for accepting &#8220;Nintendo money&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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\">Nintendo vs the Smash<\/a> community is a well-documented beef that&#8217;s been causing issues for the grassroots community for well over a decade at this point.<\/p>\n<p>However, in recent months, the situation has grown tenser amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with Smash fans seeking alternatives to play their favourite platform fighter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/super-smash-bros-melee\/what-is-slippi-the-smash-melee-mod-that-has-enraged-nintendo\">including mods to Melee<\/a>, allowing the 20-year-old game to feature rollback netcode or continuing to promote fanmade creations like Project M.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Big N has constantly issued cease and desist notices to multiple events, such as <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<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/nintendo-shuts-down-three-smash-events-at-low-tide-city\">Low Tide City<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/nintendo-shuts-down-riptide-project-tournament\">Riptide<\/a>, impacting community growth and in some cases, the livelihoods of tournament organisers, making an already damaged relationship that much worse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/mrO57CKTGTqXfXnu3_lzwTIGzhsTbyRmVgUyKRRtjqQ\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9TbWFzaC92aWtraV9zLmpwZw\" alt=\"vikkikitty smas\" width=\"799\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">VikkiKitty is one of the most popular casters in the Smash scene. (Picture: Behind The Summit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the entire community is aware they&#8217;re facing an uphill battle when against one of gaming&#8217;s juggernauts, many believe that maintaining a firm stance against Nintendo might eventually give them some leverage, which is why Smash casters Victoria &#8220;VikkiKitty&#8221; Perez and Kelsy &#8220;SuperGirlKels&#8221; Medeiros have come under criticism for helping broadcast the NintendoVS Fall Open.<\/p>\n<p>The casting duo could be heard on 16th October on the official Nintendo broadcast for their online event, which also happened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/moist-light-wins-first-career-major-at-smash-con-fall-fest\">to coincide with Smash Con<\/a>, an Ultimate major held offline. Popular tournament organiser Arian &#8220;The Crimson Blur&#8221; Fathieh tweeted out a take that sparked debate within the community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1449521389363351559&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fadmin.www.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F15078&amp;sessionId=d98d07a3c28b5a59019bfb3a23eda69bb9d1c31d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=fcb1942%3A1632982954711&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1634570596621450686=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i163457200213176016=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hope the Nintendo money was worth it<\/p>\n<p>smh<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lSmf5DyJTl\">https:\/\/t.co\/lSmf5DyJTl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Crimson Blur (@OXY_Crimson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OXY_Crimson\/status\/1449521389363351559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script><br \/>\nVikki quickly responded to his criticism, calling Blur&#8217;s statement &#8220;unprofessional&#8221; and &#8220;hypocritical,&#8221; using their previous past together, when Blur signed Vikki to work Smash partnered events for Twitch, as an example.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1449558784255406083&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fadmin.www.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F15078&amp;sessionId=4b01cf63289fc923caa4b47a940a807d974db612&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=fcb1942%3A1632982954711&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1449558784255406083\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1449558784255406083&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fadmin.www.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F15078&amp;sessionId=d98d07a3c28b5a59019bfb3a23eda69bb9d1c31d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=fcb1942%3A1632982954711&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1634570596621450686=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i163457200213176016=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NintendoDude hired ME for the Twitch partnered Nintendo events, this seems hypocritical.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SORA IN SMASH (@VikkiKitty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VikkiKitty\/status\/1449558784255406083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>Blur replied that the landscape was very different in 2017 when these events took place and that the Twitch partnership was an effort in &#8220;good faith&#8221; to make amends with Nintendo. &#8220;They repayed (sic) that by shutting down Big House &amp; more. You may want to go back to business as usual, but I certainly don&#8217;t,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OXY_Crimson\/status\/1449562425481596929?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">he added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/LQz0u1zEyugqdVNqgNd38_g82nM2Xxatqheqngi1U_o\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9TbWFzaC9wcm9qZWN0X21zLmpwZw\" alt=\"project m\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">The Smash community has been at odds with Nintendo for well over a decade. (Picture: Project M)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Melee pro player and content creator for Dignitas Hugo &#8220;HugS&#8221; Gonzalez also had some strong words for the casters deciding to help promote Nintendo ran tournaments after their tumultuous past.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HugS86\/status\/1449561155559694336?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">In a response<\/a> to SGK after she admitted to being &#8220;disappointed&#8221; by his initial reaction, HugS implied the casters were betraying the scene by accepting their money.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know what they&rsquo;ve been about, you know they&rsquo;re not anywhere in the realm of wanting to help the scene legitimately, and they&rsquo;ve actively hurt the people around you. If you feel they have good intentions, you&rsquo;re buying into the same lies they&rsquo;ve been pushing for years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone was against VikkiKitty and SGK, during the Smash Con Top 8 stream, colleagues Terrence &#8220;TKBreezy&#8221; Kershaw and Phil &#8220;EE&#8221; Visu, mocked the negative reactions derived from this drama.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1449917885137162246&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fadmin.www.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F15078&amp;sessionId=d98d07a3c28b5a59019bfb3a23eda69bb9d1c31d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=fcb1942%3A1632982954711&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1634570596621450686=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i163457200213176016=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TKbreezy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TKbreezy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EEvisu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EEvisu<\/a> are real ones for this LMAOOO <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OgHOzSocc7\">pic.twitter.com\/OgHOzSocc7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#127875; J. Jekyll hyde &#127875; (@JJTailsX2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JJTailsX2\/status\/1449917885137162246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen of both Vikki and SGK will be working with Nintendo in the near future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/smash-pro-drops-controller-in-toilet-moments-before-major-semi-final\">Smash pro drops controller in toilet moments before major semi-final<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>For more on all things Smash,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\">&nbsp;check out our dedicated section<\/a> filled with news, tournament results, and more.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of VikkiKitty<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo vs the Smash community is a well-documented beef that&#8217;s been causing issues for the grassroots community for well over a decade at this point&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1973,"featured_media":23358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smash-ultimate","genre-fighting-games","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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