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With the approaching of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and the shutdown of the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] (making it impossible without hacks to play ''Brawl'' online, the site's then main purpose), it was expected by most users that significant change would be coming. It was known (via mostly technical reasons more than official announcements) that the site would be renamed "Nintendo Dojo", and re-purpose its focus as covering Nintendo in general rather than just Smash, at some point in the near future as part of this. The site was officially renamed and moved to nintendodojo.com in October 2014; all previous content was carried over. | With the approaching of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and the shutdown of the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] (making it impossible without hacks to play ''Brawl'' online, the site's then main purpose), it was expected by most users that significant change would be coming. It was known (via mostly technical reasons more than official announcements) that the site would be renamed "Nintendo Dojo", and re-purpose its focus as covering Nintendo in general rather than just Smash, at some point in the near future as part of this. The site was officially renamed and moved to nintendodojo.com in October 2014; all previous content was carried over. | ||
However, even with the release of ''Smash 4'', the site has continued to decline and become increasingly less relevant, instead of experiencing a resurgence like other Smash-related sites did. The site remains riddled with bugs and features that do not work, including a particularly infamous glitch where users are randomly logged in another user's account (including potentially into an admin's account with the full control it would entail), and the complete inability to upload tournament results, while hired programmers have been unable to fix these bugs. The site has additionally failed to incorporate new features based around non-Smash Nintendo games, leaving the site still primarily Smash-focused despite its name and intended purpose, creating brand confusion among new users who joined the site expecting a Nintendo-based site rather than a Smash-centric site. The site's active userbase has also continually shrunk, with many of it users that once used it as a hub to interact with other smashers moving onto using [[Smashboards]], various Smash-centric groups on [[Facebook]], and [[reddit]]'s various Smash-centric subreddits instead, as these users grew dissatisfied with the site. And the site's once-prestigious and very active online Smash ladder remains a shell of its former shelf, having little activity and no longer being populated by well-renowned players, with most smashers moving onto | However, even with the release of ''Smash 4'', the site has continued to decline and become increasingly less relevant, instead of experiencing a resurgence like other Smash-related sites did. The site remains riddled with bugs and features that do not work, including a particularly infamous glitch where users are randomly logged in another user's account (including potentially into an admin's account with the full control it would entail), and the complete inability to upload tournament results, while hired programmers have been unable to fix these bugs. The site has additionally failed to incorporate new features based around non-Smash Nintendo games, leaving the site still primarily Smash-focused despite its name and intended purpose, creating brand confusion among new users who joined the site expecting a Nintendo-based site rather than a Smash-centric site. The site's active userbase has also continually shrunk, with many of it users that once used it as a hub to interact with other smashers moving onto using [[Smashboards]], various Smash-centric groups on [[Facebook]], and [[reddit]]'s various Smash-centric subreddits instead, as these users grew dissatisfied with the site. And the site's once-prestigious and very active online Smash ladder remains a shell of its former shelf, having little activity and no longer being populated by well-renowned players, with most smashers moving onto {{sm|Anther}}s' [[Smash Ladder]] or just playing [[For Glory]]. | ||
Nowadays the site is populated by a few dedicated users who been sticking around since the Brawl days, with little activity of any sort, and is looked on by the greater Smash community as an obsolete relic of the Brawl era, if not forgotten altogether. According to the site's administration, it continues to hemorrhage money, while JV is becoming increasingly unwilling to fund the site, which has lead to things such as the aforementioned hired programmers no longer being contracted, despite the site's many infamous bugs still remaining. Progress on improving the site has stalled, with administrators having no timetable on when promised features and other improvements will be implemented. | Nowadays the site is populated by a few dedicated users who been sticking around since the Brawl days, with little activity of any sort, and is looked on by the greater Smash community as an obsolete relic of the Brawl era, if not forgotten altogether. According to the site's administration, it continues to hemorrhage money, while JV is becoming increasingly unwilling to fund the site, which has lead to things such as the aforementioned hired programmers no longer being contracted, despite the site's many infamous bugs still remaining. Progress on improving the site has stalled, with administrators having no timetable on when promised features and other improvements will be implemented. | ||