Nintendo claims it did not shut down Smash World Tour, but the community isn’t buying it

On the eve of Mainstage and right after one of the biggest shut-downs in Super Smash Bros. history, Nintendo has released a full statement regarding the Smash World Tour and why it made the decision to deny the tournament organizer an official license—along with a light mention of Panda’s involvement. 

According to Nintendo’s statement to IGN, the decision to refuse a license to the SWT team was “solely based on our assessment of the proposals submitted by the SWT and our evaluation of their unlicensed activities” and nothing else. 

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