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In their newest video, Stumblebee discusses banning fighting game characters and why it's almost impossible. This video brings up numerous games fighting games, both within and outside of the Smash Bros. series.

What do our communities sponsorships, scandals, and culture all have tying them together? Why, compared to other esports, is Smash financially stable? In our latest Editorial, we're here to talk about it.

Blackimar put some time aside at EVO to ask a few people about their fighting game histories and their thoughts on the event. Do these interviewees spell out the true meaning of EVO? Only one way to find out.

Is it finally happening!? Nintendo announces an official tournament with a competitive ruleset!

Should Hero be banned from competitive tournaments for too much RNG?

Tacna is known for three things: the independence movement, la Semana de Tacna, and of course, Smash 64.

Pokémon Sword and Shield shows new gameplay features, characters, and, of course, Pokémon

Come walk down memory lane with us as we listen to selected Banjo-Kazooie music that could potentially be included in Smash!

On Wednesday, June 26th, Justin “Wizzrobe” Hallett announced that he would no longer be Super Smash Bros. Melee’s far-and-away best unsponsored player.

Today we remember Nintendo fan and YouTube creator, Etika.

“God of War” art director Raf Grasetti shows off a different side of the Smash cast!

Joining the growing Nintendo mobile library is our very own resident doctor, Dr. Mario!

Nintendo's 2019 E3 is over. Let's take a look a the other games shown off other than Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!

On June 11th, 2019, Nintendo showed off some of the Switch’s big upcoming releases in their E3 Direct. With big names such as Animal Crossing and the highly anticipated Astral Chain on display, the show announced game after game for a full hour.

Nintendo's E3 is right around the corner, so we decided to work together on some predictions. Who's next? We don't know, but all nine of us put towards our best frantically estimated guesses. Come and join us!

E3 is around once more, and one of our writers throws out their predictions for what they think will happen at this Nintendo Direct. Any predictions you have? Come into the comments.

Super Smash Bros. Melee was released in North America and Japan for the 2001 holiday season, while it didn’t hit European and Australian shelves until May 2002. What was Nintendo doing in this intervening time, and why is this relevant today? Here are some things you might not know about how some of Nintendo’s choices around Melee’s release still affect the game today.

There’s been a lot of discussion recently about Ice Climbers’ place within Super Smash Bros. Melee. After Daniel “ChuDat” Rodriguez’s meteoric rise to 11th place on the 2017 SSBMRank and a similar climb from Bananas this year to 19th, Ice Climbers have rarely in Melee’s history been more prominent in the metagame. But with this prominence comes community discussion. Here’s what you need to know about the current wobbling ban discussion.

Johnathan Motes brings forth an exciting analysis of the Super Smash Bros. fandom and what brings millions of fans together on online forums and social media.

With the impending release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, several of us on Smashboards' news team wanted to take some time to talk about who we're most eager to get our hands on and why.