{"id":30735,"date":"2022-05-03T02:53:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T02:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/ninja-nintendo-plans-500k-smash-evo"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:38:41","slug":"ninja-nintendo-plans-500k-smash-evo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/ninja-nintendo-plans-500k-smash-evo","title":{"rendered":"Ninja admits Nintendo halted plans to add $500k pot to Smash at Evo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year is 2018, amid the hype for the release of the latest Smash Bros<\/a> title, Ultimate, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins promises something incredible to the entire community. Four years later, we finally know what happened to that thing he was “cooking up.”<\/p>\n

As it turns out, the promise of shocking news that would surprise Smash fans was donating a hefty sum to 2019’s Evo Smash Ultimate pot. An outstanding $500k, as he mentioned to fellow content creator and former Twitch sensation, Ludwig Ahgren. <\/p>\n

Sadly, as it’s often the case with outsiders trying to support the Smash competitive community, it seems Nintendo decided that Ninja supporting them was a no-go, according to the streamer himself. <\/p>\n

Ninja reveals frustrated plan to fund Smash tournaments with $500k pot<\/h2>\n

Ninja was one of the many high-profile content creators invited to Ludwig’s massive poker extravaganza streamed on 1st May that also included the likes of Félix “xQc” Lengyel, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, and more. <\/p>\n

Ludwig, a Smash aficionado himself, being an important community member of the Melee scene long before he became Twitch’s poster boy and YouTube megastar, enquired about the now-infamous “Ninja is cooking something for the Smash community meme.”<\/p>\n

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Ninja’s now infamous tweet from 2018. (Picture: Ninja)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The streets are wondering,” Ludwig casually said to Ninja. He responded<\/a>: “That was on Nintendo, not me. All I wanted to do, I literally wanted to juice Evo, like $500k.”<\/p>\n

After revealing his plans, Ninja added that Nintendo “ghosted” him and the crew that was ready to set up the, unarguably, biggest event in Smash and FGC history. Ludwig, who’s experienced first-hand how Nintendo’s archaic policies have hurt the community, added: “The worst thing is I believe you a 100%”<\/p>\n