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Others in the community have instead focused on VGBC's role in the situation, as despite Nintendo initiating the dialogue and offering them the chance to get licensed, the SWT proceeded without a license and was ultimately cut short as a result. This has been commonly attributed to how VGBC gave Nintendo only two months to evaluate their licensing application before announcing SWT 2022 without their approval (something that took the Panda Cup, an exclusively North American circuit, three years to accomplish). They also point to Nintendo's own statements on the matter over health & safety concerns by accusing VGBC of not having provided sufficient security at their events, such as how {{Sm|Technicals}}, a player who was banned from [[Double Down 2022]], was allowed to enter the venue unimpeded due to a complete lack of security presence at the time of the incident,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCqgRuostPA The UNSOLVED Mystery of Smash World Tour]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIeRcIQbMKA Why Nintendo Shutdown Smash Tournaments]</ref> an issue that {{Sm|GimR}}, president of VGBC, would acknowledge but deny responsibility for.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jifour98_/status/1640378250122887168?s=20|title=GimR's response to Double Down's security problems}}</ref>
Others in the community have instead focused on VGBC's role in the situation, as despite Nintendo initiating the dialogue and offering them the chance to get licensed, the SWT proceeded without a license and was ultimately cut short as a result. This has been commonly attributed to how VGBC gave Nintendo only two months to evaluate their licensing application before announcing SWT 2022 without their approval (something that took the Panda Cup, an exclusively North American circuit, three years to accomplish). They also point to Nintendo's own statements on the matter over health & safety concerns by accusing VGBC of not having provided sufficient security at their events, such as how {{Sm|Technicals}}, a player who was banned from [[Double Down 2022]], was allowed to enter the venue unimpeded due to a complete lack of security presence at the time of the incident,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCqgRuostPA The UNSOLVED Mystery of Smash World Tour]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIeRcIQbMKA Why Nintendo Shutdown Smash Tournaments]</ref> an issue that {{Sm|GimR}}, president of VGBC, would acknowledge but deny responsibility for.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jifour98_/status/1640378250122887168?s=20|title=GimR's response to Double Down's security problems}}</ref>


Nintendo released an official response on the matter to Kotaku and IGN, stating that although a partnership with the Smash World Tour did not come to fruition, they did not request the cancellation of the 2022 circuit nor the cancellation of the championship, as they knew that it would have negatively impacted those who had already qualified. Nintendo also stated that their decision to not license SWT was not influenced by Panda Global, and they reiterated that the reasons being was instead due to SWT having not met their guidelines pertaining to health & safety and branding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/nintendo-smash-world-tour-fgc-shut-down-panda-esports-1849833867|title=Nintendo Shuts Down Smash World Tour, Organizers 'Losing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars'|accessdate=2022-11-30|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|date=2022-11-29|publisher=Kotaku}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-issues-full-statement-over-smash-world-tour-cancellation|title=Nintendo Issues Full Statement Over Smash World Tour Cancellation'|accessdate=2024-11-26|last=Kim|first=Matt|date=2022-12-03|publisher=IGN}}</ref> Smash World Tour released [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8Km4iIZ-i5nadyjNWexfsfz1LeFjljV7UkGdz8_Cwc/edit a follow-up statement] holding onto their claim that Nintendo sent to them in writing that they would not grant their license to run the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships or any SWT activity in 2023. This was without them applying for a 2023 license at all, and despite applying for the championships' license seven months prior in April, Nintendo wanted them to secure a license well in advance of any public announcement. When asked if they were able to operate without a license like past years, Nintendo stated that those "times are over."
Nintendo released an official response on the matter to Kotaku, stating that although a partnership with the Smash World Tour did not come to fruition, they did not request the cancellation of the 2022 circuit nor the cancellation of the championship, as they knew that it would have negatively impacted those who had already qualified. Nintendo also stated that their decision to not license SWT was not influenced by Panda Global, and they reiterated that the reasons being was instead due to SWT having not met their guidelines pertaining to health & safety and branding. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/nintendo-smash-world-tour-fgc-shut-down-panda-esports-1849833867|title=Nintendo Shuts Down Smash World Tour, Organizers 'Losing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars'|accessdate=2022-11-30|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|date=2022-11-29|publisher=Kotaku}}</ref> Smash World Tour released [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8Km4iIZ-i5nadyjNWexfsfz1LeFjljV7UkGdz8_Cwc/edit a follow-up statement] holding onto their claim that Nintendo sent to them in writing that they would not grant their license to run the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships or any SWT activity in 2023. This was without them applying for a 2023 license at all, and despite applying for the championships' license seven months prior in April, Nintendo wanted them to secure a license well in advance of any public announcement. When asked if they were able to operate without a license like past years, Nintendo stated that those "times are over."


Panda also made two responses on the matter. The first statement, released on December 2nd, remarked that, while Panda held regret over the manner of interaction between Bunney and BTS and sought to fix the situation quickly, they held zero influence in the SWT's cancellation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1598741395870605312|title=Panda's first response}}</ref> Following this statement, {{Sm|Plup}}, {{Sm|iBDW}}, and {{Sm|WaDi}} announced their resignations from Panda. The second response was released on December 5th; it announced that Alan had been removed as CEO, the Panda Cup would be postponed due to security concerns, and that Panda would undergo "an internal restructure and a rededication to our values as members of this community."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1599631343159480321|title=Panda's second response}}</ref>
Panda also made two responses on the matter. The first statement, released on December 2nd, remarked that, while Panda held regret over the manner of interaction between Bunney and BTS and sought to fix the situation quickly, they held zero influence in the SWT's cancellation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1598741395870605312|title=Panda's first response}}</ref> Following this statement, {{Sm|Plup}}, {{Sm|iBDW}}, and {{Sm|WaDi}} announced their resignations from Panda. The second response was released on December 5th; it announced that Alan had been removed as CEO, the Panda Cup would be postponed due to security concerns, and that Panda would undergo "an internal restructure and a rededication to our values as members of this community."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1599631343159480321|title=Panda's second response}}</ref>

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