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'''The Big House Online''' was to be a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' online tournament held from December 4th-6th, 2020. Due to the [[2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive play|COVID-19 pandemic]], which canceled {{trn|The Big House 10}}, it was then switched into an online tournament and rescheduled into December, rather than October as with all previous The Big House tournaments. | '''The Big House Online''' was to be a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' online tournament held from December 4th-6th, 2020. Due to the [[2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive play|COVID-19 pandemic]], which canceled {{trn|The Big House 10}}, it was then switched into an online tournament and rescheduled into December, rather than October as with all previous The Big House tournaments. | ||
On November 19th, 2020, the organizers announced that Nintendo of America had sent a cease and desist letter to them due to the use of [[Project Slippi]] for the ''Melee'' event. <ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/TheBigHouseSSB/status/1329521081577857036?s=20|title=Nintendo C&D}}</ref>. As a result, the organizers were forced to cancel both events. This has resulted in outrage in the community, with many players complaining how the C&D was unwarranted, as Slippi is unaffiliated with Nintendo and is perfectly legal. Within an hour, the tag #FreeMelee became trending on Twitter. Nintendo later released a response stating that ROMs | On November 19th, 2020, the organizers announced that Nintendo of America had sent a cease and desist letter to them due to the use of [[Project Slippi]] for the ''Melee'' event. <ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/TheBigHouseSSB/status/1329521081577857036?s=20|title=Nintendo C&D}}</ref>. As a result, the organizers were forced to cancel both events. This has resulted in outrage in the community, with many players complaining how the C&D was unwarranted, as Slippi is unaffiliated with Nintendo and is perfectly legal. Within an hour, the tag #FreeMelee became trending on Twitter. Nintendo later released a response stating that ROMs were required to use Slippi, which could be obtained illegally through pirating. In addition, they initially reached out to the team asking them to stop, but the team refused.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/pshanley88/status/1329544558288400384|title=Nintendo's statement}}</ref> | ||
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| Dates | Ultimate: December 4th-5th, 2020 Melee: December 5th-6th, 2020 |
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The Big House Online was to be a Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate online tournament held from December 4th-6th, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which canceled The Big House 10, it was then switched into an online tournament and rescheduled into December, rather than October as with all previous The Big House tournaments.
On November 19th, 2020, the organizers announced that Nintendo of America had sent a cease and desist letter to them due to the use of Project Slippi for the Melee event. [1]. As a result, the organizers were forced to cancel both events. This has resulted in outrage in the community, with many players complaining how the C&D was unwarranted, as Slippi is unaffiliated with Nintendo and is perfectly legal. Within an hour, the tag #FreeMelee became trending on Twitter. Nintendo later released a response stating that ROMs were required to use Slippi, which could be obtained illegally through pirating. In addition, they initially reached out to the team asking them to stop, but the team refused.[2]
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