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The '''Pacific Northwest''' (often acronymized to '''PNW''') is a ''Smash'' region in the United States. The PNW generally refers to the states of Oregon, Washington (which is typically further split into Eastern Washington and Western Washington due to the difficulty of travelling across the state) and the province of British Columbia (BC). Additional regions like Alberta, Idaho and Montana may occasionally be grouped in, but in most cases the region is exclusively the coastal states and provinces. | The '''Pacific Northwest''' (often acronymized to '''PNW''') is a ''Smash'' region in the United States. The PNW generally refers to the states of Oregon, Washington (which is typically further split into Eastern Washington and Western Washington due to the difficulty of travelling across the state) and the province of British Columbia (BC). Additional regions like Alberta, Idaho and Montana may occasionally be grouped in, but in most cases the region is exclusively the coastal states and provinces. | ||
The Pacific Northwest harbors one of the most active ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' scenes in the United States, as well as one of the most active [[P+]] scenes. The scene is most populous in Western Washington. | The Pacific Northwest harbors one of the most active ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' scenes in the United States, as well as one of the most active [[P+]] scenes. The scene is most populous in Western Washington, where attendance count for locals such as {{Trn|Orbitar}} are remarkably high and - in the case an attendance cap is needed - reach capacity quickly. However, the region has struggled to obtain mainstream relevancy on the same level as other regions due to a number of factors, from geographic isolation to other regions scheduling larger events over the PNW's own. Despite this, very strong players for all ''Smash'' games have come out of the region, including {{Sm|SilentWolf}}, {{Sm|Bladewise}}, {{Sm|Ka-Master}}, {{Sm|moxi}}, {{Sm|Big D}}, and {{Sm|Pikmon}}. | ||
The Pacific Northwest has also received a significant amount of direct support and events from [[Nintendo]], as the Nintendo of America headquarters is located in {{s|wikipedia|Redmond, Washington}}. Examples include attending the annual conventions [https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/ Emerald City Comic Con] and {{s|wikipedia|Penny Arcade Expo}}'s PAX West with dedicated booths. While not officially affiliated, PAX also has its [[PAX Arena]] tournament, which usually features at least one ''Smash'' game | The Pacific Northwest has also received a significant amount of direct support and events from [[Nintendo]], as the Nintendo of America headquarters is located in {{s|wikipedia|Redmond, Washington}}. Examples include attending the annual conventions [https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/ Emerald City Comic Con] and {{s|wikipedia|Penny Arcade Expo}}'s PAX West with dedicated booths. While not officially affiliated, PAX also has its [[PAX Arena]] tournament, which usually features at least one ''Smash'' game. Nintendo also has a traveling booth that they fill with games and events and bring to local festivals like [https://www.seafair.org/ Seafair] and the [https://www.seattlestfoodfest.com/ Seattle Street Food Festival]. More minor examples include Nintendo sponsoring technology based institutes like [https://www.digipen.edu/ Digipen Institute of Technology], but direct support of local competitive tournaments has remained sparse. | ||
==''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''== | ==''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''== | ||
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Due to US/Canada land border complications, Canadian participation in American tournaments has plummeted dramatically - and vice versa, with the only player regularly crossing the border being {{Sm|Capsize}}. This also led to numerous BC players being unable to attend {{Trn|Port Priority 6}}, the Pacific Northwest's first truly undisputed major for ''Ultimate'' with over 600 entrants. | Due to US/Canada land border complications, Canadian participation in American tournaments has plummeted dramatically - and vice versa, with the only player regularly crossing the border being {{Sm|Capsize}}. This also led to numerous BC players being unable to attend {{Trn|Port Priority 6}}, the Pacific Northwest's first truly undisputed major for ''Ultimate'' with over 600 entrants. | ||
===Notable players=== | ===Notable players=== | ||
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==Instances of overlapping major events with other regions/organizations== | ==Instances of overlapping major events with other regions/organizations== | ||
Pacific Northwest events have been prone to being scheduled over by other larger organizations or events, | Pacific Northwest events have been prone to being scheduled over by other larger organizations or events, oven splitting or crushing viewership for the northwest. | ||
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!PNW Event | !PNW Event | ||
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|{{Trn|Port Priority 7}}||{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022}}||November 11th-13th, 2022||Ultimate||Ultimate Fighting Arena (UFA) announced an ''Ultimate'' event with a 10,000€ prize pool without placing itself on the Smash Calendar in advance, which Port Priority did in October of 2021. While not detrimental to attendance and likely not detrimental to viewership, it did reserve the weekends of multiple top players Port Priority was seeking, diminishing its prestige. | |{{Trn|Port Priority 7}}||{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022}}||November 11th-13th, 2022||Ultimate||Ultimate Fighting Arena (UFA) announced an ''Ultimate'' event with a 10,000€ prize pool without placing itself on the Smash Calendar in advance, which Port Priority did in October of 2021. While not detrimental to attendance and likely not detrimental to viewership, it did reserve the weekends of multiple top players Port Priority was seeking, diminishing its prestige. | ||
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*[[:Category:Oregon tournaments|Oregon tournaments]] | *[[:Category:Oregon tournaments|Oregon tournaments]] | ||
*[[:Category:Washington tournaments|Washington tournaments]] | *[[:Category:Washington tournaments|Washington tournaments]] | ||
[[Category:Smash regions]] | [[Category:Smash regions]] | ||
