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Upon the release of ''Ultimate'', Mr. Game & Watch's competitive reception was mostly poor; this was because many players considered the nerfs he received - particularly the lack of priority on his new forward aerial, the reduction of invincibility frames on his up smash, and the loss of his "Toot-Toot" KO confirm - as significant enough to outweigh the buffs he was given. Likely as a result, most players considered him a low tier or even a bottom tier character. It later became clear that the buffs were far more significant than the nerfs. In particular, Mr. Game & Watch has a strong aerial juggle game, an amazing out of shield option (as his up special is invincible on startup), and low ending lag on his smash attacks; down smash burying opponents allows for easy kills as well. Mr. Game & Watch also sports a strong matchup spread, having positive matchups against certain high tier and top tier characters such as {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Peach}}, {{SSBU|Snake}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, {{SSBU|Fox}}, {{SSBU|Ness}}, {{SSBU|Mega Man}}, {{SSBU|Olimar}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, {{SSBU|Wario}} and {{SSBU|Mario}}, but has disadvantageous matchups against {{SSBU|Palutena}}, {{SSBU|Shulk}}, {{SSBU|Cloud}}, {{SSBU|Ike}}, and {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}. | Upon the release of ''Ultimate'', Mr. Game & Watch's competitive reception was mostly poor; this was because many players considered the nerfs he received - particularly the lack of priority on his new forward aerial, the reduction of invincibility frames on his up smash, and the loss of his "Toot-Toot" KO confirm - as significant enough to outweigh the buffs he was given. Likely as a result, most players considered him a low tier or even a bottom tier character. It later became clear that the buffs were far more significant than the nerfs. In particular, Mr. Game & Watch has a strong aerial juggle game, an amazing out of shield option (as his up special is invincible on startup), and low ending lag on his smash attacks; down smash burying opponents allows for easy kills as well. Mr. Game & Watch also sports a strong matchup spread, having positive matchups against certain high tier and top tier characters such as {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Peach}}, {{SSBU|Snake}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, {{SSBU|Fox}}, {{SSBU|Ness}}, {{SSBU|Mega Man}}, {{SSBU|Olimar}}, {{SSBU|Roy}} {{SSBU|Inkling}}, {{SSBU|Wario}} and {{SSBU|Mario}}, but has disadvantageous matchups against {{SSBU|Palutena}}, {{SSBU|Shulk}}, {{SSBU|Cloud}}, {{SSBU|Ike}}, {{SSBU]Min Min}} and {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}. | ||
Initial results with the character were sparse. Over time, however, Mr. Game & Watch began to show strong signs of success at both a local and national level; {{sm|Snickeldorf}}, {{sm|Extra}}, {{sm|Regi}}, and {{sm|Skylar}} have made respectable placements in each of their respective regions, with Regi in particular placing 7th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}}. On a larger scale, however, {{Sm|Maister}} has made very strong strides on both a regional and national level, placing top 3 at several major events including {{Trn|Combo Breaker 2019}}, {{Trn|Ragnarok}}, {{Trn|Full Bloom 5}}, {{Trn|The Big House 9}}, {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}, {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}} and {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}. In the process of doing so, he has also taken sets off of high-level players including {{sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}, {{sm|ESAM}}, {{sm|Dark Wizzy}}, {{sm|MVD}}, {{sm|yeti}}, {{sm|Abadango}}, {{sm|Javi}}, {{sm|Glutonny}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, and {{sm|Samsora}}. Samsora and ESAM in particular have struggled against Maister, with them being 0-4 and 0-5 against Maister in sets, respectively. Maister was able to go from being unranked in the first PGRU to top 10 status in the second PGRU while solo-maining the character. | Initial results with the character were sparse. Over time, however, Mr. Game & Watch began to show strong signs of success at both a local and national level; {{sm|Snickeldorf}}, {{sm|Extra}}, {{sm|Regi}}, and {{sm|Skylar}} have made respectable placements in each of their respective regions, with Regi in particular placing 7th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}}. On a larger scale, however, {{Sm|Maister}} has made very strong strides on both a regional and national level, placing top 3 at several major events including {{Trn|Combo Breaker 2019}}, {{Trn|Ragnarok}}, {{Trn|Full Bloom 5}}, {{Trn|The Big House 9}}, {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}, {{Trn|Smash Factor 8}} and {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}. In the process of doing so, he has also taken sets off of high-level players including {{sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}, {{sm|ESAM}}, {{sm|Dark Wizzy}}, {{sm|MVD}}, {{sm|yeti}}, {{sm|Abadango}}, {{sm|Javi}}, {{sm|Glutonny}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, and {{sm|Samsora}}. Samsora and ESAM in particular have struggled against Maister, with them being 0-4 and 0-5 against Maister in sets, respectively. Maister was able to go from being unranked in the first PGRU to top 10 status in the second PGRU while solo-maining the character. | ||