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As frustration with the state of netplay grew and online attendance waned, a surprise announcement was made on June 22nd, 2020. {{Sm|Fizzi}} had announced that the team behind [[Project Slippi]] had managed to introduce [[Wikipedia:GGPO|rollback netcode]] into ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', allowing ''Melee'' netplay to work over large distances with little latency. With the arrival of a viable, practical alternative to major international tournaments, many ''Melee'' players, along with some ''Ultimate'' players who were frustrated with the game's online service, began flocking to the netplay scene, thus allowing it to thrive. | As frustration with the state of netplay grew and online attendance waned, a surprise announcement was made on June 22nd, 2020. {{Sm|Fizzi}} had announced that the team behind [[Project Slippi]] had managed to introduce [[Wikipedia:GGPO|rollback netcode]] into ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', allowing ''Melee'' netplay to work over large distances with little latency. With the arrival of a viable, practical alternative to major international tournaments, many ''Melee'' players, along with some ''Ultimate'' players who were frustrated with the game's online service, began flocking to the netplay scene, thus allowing it to thrive. | ||
With the increased attention to Project Slippi, however, came concerns that Nintendo would soon go after it and cancel events | With the increased attention to Project Slippi, however, came concerns that Nintendo would soon go after it and cancel events running it. On November 19th, 2020, the team behind The Big House, a series which saw tournaments sponsored by Nintendo, announced that Nintendo had sent them a {{Iw|wikipedia|cease and desist}} letter over their use of Slippi for {{Trn|The Big House Online}}, the online replacement to the cancelled 10th installment of the tournament. This sparked outrage amongst the community and the hashtag "#FreeMelee" began trending on [[Twitter]] within minutes. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[The Smash Brothers]] - documentary about seven of the greatest players before the era of the gods, with Mew2King and Mango being part of both groups | * [[The Smash Brothers]] - documentary about seven of the greatest players before the era of the gods, with Mew2King and Mango being part of both groups | ||