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==Involvement with ''Super Smash Bros.''== | ==Involvement with ''Super Smash Bros.''== | ||
In addition to {{Sm|Gideon}} selling the [[Smash World Forums]] to the organisation, two games of the ''Smash'' series, ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' have been part of previous competitions. In addition to giving more recognition to the two games, some Smashers from the MLG scene later became celebrities in their own right; {{Sm|Ken Hoang}}, for instance, credits the league with helping him pay for college, and he has since appeared in other television shows. | In addition to {{Sm|Gideon}} selling the [[Smash World Forums]] to the organisation, two games of the ''Smash'' series, ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', have been part of previous competitions. In addition to giving more recognition to the two games, some Smashers from the MLG scene later became celebrities in their own right; {{Sm|Ken Hoang}}, for instance, credits the league with helping him pay for college, and he has since appeared in other television shows. | ||
''Melee'' was added to the circuits of MLG in 2004; it was retired in 2007 due to declining interest in ''Melee'' with the development of ''Brawl'' underway, as well as an increasing focus in the MLG to seventh generation consoles. Adding to this, an increased independent tournament scene began developing, which sometimes undermined the MLG's own tournaments. | ''Melee'' was added to the circuits of MLG in 2004; it was retired in 2007 due to declining interest in ''Melee'' with the development of ''Brawl'' underway, as well as an increasing focus in the MLG to seventh generation consoles. Adding to this, an increased independent tournament scene began developing, which sometimes undermined the MLG's own tournaments. | ||
In 2010, ''Brawl'' was added to the MLG circuits, as a replacement to ''Melee''; this inclusion, while not as popular as the ''Melee'' scene, did lead to ''Brawl'' experiencing a similar surge in popularity. Despite its popularity as an "alternate" fighting game, MLG later removed ''Brawl'' for the 2011 Pro Circuit; reasons have have not been disclosed, though common theories include dwindling attendance at events (the MLG Raleigh tournament, for instance, only attracted 148 singles entrants); growing interest in grassroots tournaments; a lack of sponsors (most notably Nintendo's refusal to let MLG livestream ''Brawl'' events); and that two of the most well-known ''Brawl'' players, {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|ADHD}}, were found guilty of [[bracket manipulation]] at its October event in Washington, D.C. | In 2010, ''Brawl'' was added to the MLG circuits, as a replacement to ''Melee''; this inclusion, while not as popular as the ''Melee'' scene, did lead to ''Brawl'' experiencing a similar surge in popularity. Despite its popularity as an "alternate" fighting game, MLG later removed ''Brawl'' for the 2011 Pro Circuit; reasons have have not been disclosed, though common theories include dwindling attendance at events (the MLG Raleigh tournament, for instance, only attracted 148 singles entrants); growing interest in grassroots tournaments; a lack of sponsors (most notably Nintendo's refusal to let MLG livestream ''Brawl'' events); and that two of the most well-known ''Brawl'' players, {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|ADHD}}, were found guilty of [[bracket manipulation]] at [[MLG DC 2010|its October event]] in Washington, D.C. | ||
Neither ''Melee'' nor ''Brawl'' returned for MLG events in 2012 or 2013. Furthermore, on 27 November 2012, [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=330262 MLG sold the Smash World Forums] to {{Sm|AlphaZealot}} through his company Xyelot LLC, in a move that was viewed by some smashers as an attempt to even further the separation between ''Smash'' and MLG. | Neither ''Melee'' nor ''Brawl'' returned for MLG events in 2012 or 2013. Furthermore, on 27 November 2012, [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=330262 MLG sold the Smash World Forums] to {{Sm|AlphaZealot}} through his company Xyelot LLC, in a move that was viewed by some smashers as an attempt to even further the separation between ''Smash'' and MLG. | ||