

It can be used to distinguish trusted community members or highlight specialized areas of knowledge someone may have. User flair creates a visual flag next to community member's username. In recent years, the platform holder has issued cease and desists to fan projects, such as Metroid 2 remake Project AM2R, and prolific leakers like Sabi.User flair is a special tagging system that you can choose to enable for your community. Nintendo is particularly aggressive when it comes to protecting its IP. "We are forced to comply with the order and cancel The Big House Online for both Melee and Ultimate. Sadly, all our competitions are affected," the event organisers wrote on Twitter. "We were informed we do not have permission to host or broadcast the event, primarily due to the usage of Slippi. The Big House 2020 was set to take place between December 4 and 6. The use of this tech seems to be at the core of Nintendo's problem with the event.

This would allow the organisers to run fan-made software, including introducing online functionality via the Slippi mod.

This year's online-only event was set to have fans brawling in Nintendo Switch title Smash Bros Ultimate, as well as GameCube release, Smash Bros Melee.Īs the latter doesn't have an online mode, The Big House was planning on running the game using GameCube and Wii emulator, Dolphin. The Big House is a US Smash Bros tournament that has been taking place every year since 2011. The event organisers announced the news via Twitter, saying that Nintendo of America ordered it to cancel the tournament over its use of mods. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. tournament, has been cancelled after Nintendo issued a cease and desist order.
