Nintendo Confirms Support for Upcoming Competitive Smash Bros. Event, Genesis 3

Big name players also lined up, including Mango and Armada

by Thomas Whitehead Mon 11th Jan 2016

Fans of competitive Super Smash Bros. tournaments have something to look forward to in the coming week - Genesis 3 is taking place in San Jose, with thousands of entrants and an ongoing rivalry lined up.

The rivalry in question is between Mango and Armada, who made the Melee top two in 2009 and 2011 in the previous two Genesis events - their progress in the tournament will no doubt be a focus for plenty that watch. Mew2King and Hungrybox are also confirmed among various others, with those two well-known competitors doubling up in the Melee and Wii U events. In total there are apparently 1840 signed up for Melee, 1097 for Smash Bros. 4 and 239 for the N64 original.

Nintendo is also backing this event for the first time.

The event is running from San Jose on January 15th-18th, and we're planning to share the live streams once they're up and running.

Will you be following this event to get your competitive juices flowing for 2016?

Tom has been involved in the games industry for over a decade, mostly writing about it or struggling to sell Indie games. Loves reading, writing, hunting Capcom’s fiercest monsters and watching baseball.

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sandman89
Mon 11th Jan 2016

Awesome can't wait

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Jamotello
Mon 11th Jan 2016

officially starting the unfounded rumor that nintendo will use the event to introduce 3d printed custom amiibo based on your mii. that way, tournament players tap their amiibo then their characters, colors, button settings, team, and fight handle will all be set up onscreen instantly. usable outside tournaments like when you visit a friend's house.

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GreenX1
Mon 11th Jan 2016

For those living in the Midwest, I highly recommend going to Frosty Faustings VIII in Northbrook/Chicago, IL this January 22nd!

www.frostyfaustings.com

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2xDair
Mon 11th Jan 2016

One question: whit is Nintendo's support going to provide for the event? More setups or funding for Genesis, or just a gesture of goodwill towards the community?

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Snivy102
Mon 11th Jan 2016

@2xDair it confirms that Nintendo won't shut the event down like they tried with EVO

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Snivy102
Mon 11th Jan 2016

Also, lots of Splatoon ads

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KingMike
Mon 11th Jan 2016

Can I play Smash Bros. on my Genesis 2 as well?

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LinkSword
Mon 11th Jan 2016

My cheers go to Mew2King and HungryBox for the most part, but I also really like Armada, so I'll be happy if any of them takes 1st place in Melee.

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Gold
Mon 11th Jan 2016

Read that as Nintendo confirms Smash game for NX haha

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Dr_Corndog
Mon 11th Jan 2016

Nintendo, gettin' with the times! Some big names at this tourney, too.

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NintendoFan64
Mon 11th Jan 2016

Alright. It's time for Nintendo to start supporting these events, so this is good.

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SM4SHshorts
Mon 11th Jan 2016

This should be interesting!

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Blakenator
Tue 12th Jan 2016

Does this mean that Nintendo will be adding a pot bonus for the prize pool? Or does it mean that Nintendo will just use the event as a platform to advertise Splatoon or other merchandise like they did at Apex 2015? I hope it's the former for everyone's sake.

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PlywoodStick
Tue 12th Jan 2016

Interesting, much more participation for Melee than Smash 4. Probably gives an indication that it's the most popular form of Smash... And so it needs the most support!

It's too bad what happened to Project M, though... Unfortunately, it won't ever be used for tournaments now... I think it had potential. But alas, Nintendo is ensuring such a thing would never happen. (And yes, I'm still salty over that )