Smasher:DJ Nintendo

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DJ Nintendo
DJ Nintendo.jpg
Character info
Melee main Fox
Other Melee characters Pikachu, Bowser, Mario, Samus
Brawl main Bowser
Project M main Ike
Other Project M character Fox
Team info
Former crews Control (CTRL), S.W.A.T.
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee 2016 SSBMRank: 65th
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$8,394.09
PM Icon.png ~$441.00
Personal and other info
Real name Hendrick William Pilar
Birth date (age 38)
Location Bronx, NY United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Top professional
PM Icon.png Top professional

DJ Nintendo is a Dominican-American Melee Fox main from the Northeastern United States who currently resides in Bronx, NY. He has been playing Melee competitively since 2002, making him one of, if not, the longest continuously active players. He almost exclusively teams with The Moon in doubles tournaments, and their team is known as ""Grab n'Go". He is known for being proficient with most of the characters in Melee and is considered to be one of the best Bowser players in the world alongside WarriorKnight, along with having a solid Pikachu, Mario, and Samus. He is also known for having some of the most consistent survival DI in the world. DJ Nintendo is currently ranked 65th on the 2016 SSBMRank and 3rd on the New York City Power Rankings.

Information

DJ Nintendo is widely known as the "voice" of the East Coast Melee scene, a role similar to that of HomeMadeWaffles on the West Coast, as he commentates on tournament livestreams. Being bilingual, DJ Nintendo casted in Spanish for Pound 2016's Melee singles top 8 simulcast, alongside n0ne. DJ Nintendo is also a great mentor or "sensei", as he enjoys helping players improve their games with his accurate and helpful advice; some of his most notable "students", such as Jman and The Moon, have reached widespread notoriety in the Smash community under and beyond his coaching.

He was also invited to participate in the E3 2014-held Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. He used Bowser in the tournament.

Phrases

In addition to his commentary, DJ Nintendo uses an overt vocabulary during matches.

  • "No D.I." (said while elongating and exaggerating the "I" sound) - his most popular phrase, which he says when someone fails to optimize directional influence
    • "Drinking his DJs" (when someone DI's really well)
  • "More Coverage than Verizon" - said when a smasher covers most or all of an opponent's options
  • "Presshha!!" - an abstraction of the word pressure
  • "Knee of Love" - used when there is a well spaced knee
  • "Washing Machine" - refers to Peach's down smash
  • "Payless Shoes" - refers to Peach's down aerial, since Peach uses her shoes, which look like they are cheap shoes from a store like Payless.
  • "Papaya Smack" - refers to Samus's forward smash
  • "Celebrity Legs" - refers to Sheik's back aerial
  • "Ramen Noodles" - refers to when a player quickly edge-hogs an opponent at the last possible moment
  • "Judo Chops" - refers to Luigi's forward aerial
  • "The Splits" - refers to Fox's down smash
  • Some of his nicknames for Mr. Game & Watch's moves:
    • "Metro Card" - forward aerial
    • "Kingdom Hearts" - down aerial
    • "Franklin the Turtle" - back aerial
    • "Take a Seat" - forward tilt

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MLG New York Playoffs 2006 October 13th-14th, 2006 49th
MLG Long Island 2007 May 5th-6th, 2007 13th
Zenith 2007 September 29th, 2007 9th
Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 41st 13th Alukard
TGMTSBCO June 7th-8th, 2008 25th 7th Jman
FAST 1 July 17th-20th, 2008 9th 9th PB&J
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 25th
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 13th 7th WarriorKnight
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 49th
Revival of Melee 2 November 21st-22nd, 2009 17th 17th WarriorKnight
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 49th
Revival of Melee 3 November 20th-21st, 2010 25th
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 33rd 33rd Nando
Revival of Melee 4 November 19th-20th, 2011 17th 25th Nando
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 65th 7th Alukard
Zenith 2012 May 26th-27th, 2012 9th 5th Alukard
Revival of Melee 5 November 17th-18th, 2012 7th 7th Alukard
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 65th 13th Alukard
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 13th 9th Alukard
KTAR 7 July 6th-7th, 2013 2nd
Revival of Melee 6 November 16th-17th, 2013 5th 3rd Alukard
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 33rd 17th The Moon
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 7th 3rd The Moon
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 4th 2nd The Moon
NeoNebulous 7 March 29th, 2014 9th 2nd The Moon
Northeastern Smash Attack 2 March 29th, 2014 1st 1st The Moon
Get On My Level 2014 May 10th-11th, 2014 5th 3rd Sauc3
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 33rd 7th The Moon
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 17th 7th The Moon
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 33rd 25th The Moon
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 17th 5th The Moon
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 17th 9th The Moon
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 5th 2nd The Moon
Justice 4 October 11th, 2014 5th 2nd The Moon
BUST November 22nd, 2014 1st 1st G$
The Flex Zone January 18th, 2015 1st
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 25th 25th The Moon
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 4th 2nd The Moon
Super Nebulous 3 April 25th-26th, 2015 25th 3rd The Moon
Combo Breaker 2015 May 22nd-24th, 2015 1st 1st The Moon
Get On My Level 2015 May 30th-31st, 2015 5th 5th The Moon
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 25th
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 25th 17th The Moon
Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 25th 3rd The Moon
Nebulous Prime 1 August 14th-16th, 2015 3rd 2nd The Moon
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 25th 5th The Moon
Canada Cup 2015 October 30th-November 1st, 2015 3rd 1st The Moon
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 7th 7th The Moon
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 7th 2nd The Moon
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 65th 13th The Moon
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 5th 1st The Moon
Super Nebulous 4 March 27th, 2016 2nd The Moon
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 17th 7th The Moon
Quarterly Report 1 April 17th, 2016 2nd 1st The Moon
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo April 29th-May 1st, 2016 17th 4th The Moon
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 17th 5th The Moon
Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 6/8 June 8th, 2016 1st
KTAR XVIII June 11th, 2016 1st 1st The Moon
Apex 2016 June 17th-19th, 2016 4th 1st The Moon
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 33rd 9th The Moon
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 33rd 9th The Moon
Clutch City Clash August 6th-7th, 2016 17th 2nd The Moon
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 17th 5th The Moon
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 17th 13th The Moon
Collision XIV September 3rd, 2016 1st 1st The Moon
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 65th 9th The Moon
Nebs After Dark 36 October 28th, 2016 1st
Olympus October 28th-30th, 2016 9th 3rd The Moon
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-14th, 2016 9th 4th The Moon
KTAR XIX November 19th, 2016 Top 2 1st The Moon
Eden December 10th-11th, 2016 17th 4th The Moon
Apollo January 7th-8th, 2017 7th 1st G$
Atlantic Extravaganza January 14th, 2017 1st 1st G$
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 65th 17th The Moon

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 4th
KTAR 7 July 6th-7th, 2013 2nd
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 49th
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 7th 4th NinjaLink
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 193rd 5th Pink Fresh
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 13th 7th aMSa
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 3rd
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 13th 5th NinjaLink
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 9th 5th The Moon
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 13th 5th VaNz
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 4th
Olympus October 28th-30th, 2016 97th 5th Luck

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational June 10th, 2014 9th
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 65th The Moon

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