Smasher:DJ Nintendo

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DJ Nintendo
DJ Nintendo.jpg
Character info
Melee main Fox
Other Melee character Bowser
Retired Melee character Pikachu
Brawl main Bowser
Smash 4 main Bowser
Other Smash 4 character Ike
Ultimate main Ike
Project M main Ike
Other Project M character Fox
Team info
Former crews Control (CTRL), S.W.A.T.
Rankings and results info
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$8,394.09
Project M ~$441.00
Personal and other info
Real name Hendrick William Pilar
Birth date (age 39)
Location Bronx, NY United States

DJ Nintendo is a former Dominican-American Melee Fox main from New York City. He played Melee competitively from 2002 to 2020. He almost exclusively teamed with La Luna in doubles tournaments, and their team was known as ""Grab n'Go". He was known for being proficient with most of the characters in Melee and was considered to be one of the best Bowser players in the world alongside WarriorKnight, along with having a solid Pikachu, Mario, and Samus. He was also known for having some of the most consistent survival DI in the world. DJ Nintendo was previously ranked 8th on the New York City Power Rankings and 76th on the 2017 SSBMRank.

Background[edit]

DJ Nintendo was widely known as the "voice" of the East Coast Melee scene, a role similar to that of HomeMadeWaffles on the West Coast, as he commentated on tournament livestreams. Being bilingual, DJ Nintendo casted in Spanish for Pound 2016's Melee singles top 8 simulcast, alongside n0ne. DJ Nintendo was considered to be a mentor or "sensei", helping players improve their games with his advice. Some of his notable "students", such as Jman and The Moon, have reached widespread notoriety in the Smash community thanks to 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[edit]

In addition to his commentary, DJ Nintendo used 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
  • "Kicks!" - Another commonly used phrase said usually when a Falco or Fox lands a lands a particularly extravagant move using their legs (i.e. back air, up smash, and most notably Falco's forward smash.)
  • "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
  • "Construction Boots" - refers to Ganondorf's down aerial, because this move deals heavy damage using Ganondorf's boots.
  • "The Batmobile" - refers to Ganondorf's down special, due to the animation of the move.
  • "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
  • "Schlice" - any move involving Marth's sword

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

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
Smashtality IV August 16th-17th, 2008 17th 2nd Eggm
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 25th — —
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 13th 7th WarriorKnight
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 49th — —
Tipped Off 5 September 5th-6th, 2009 17th — —
Pat's House November 14th-15th, 2009 17th 13th HugS
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
Collision VI January 5th, 2013 3rd / 7 — —
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 — —
Bar Wars October 26th, 2013 5th 3rd Alukard
Revival of Melee 6 November 16th-17th, 2013 5th 3rd Alukard
Collision 8 January 11th, 2014 2nd 1st The Moon
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
Northeastern Smash Attack 2 March 29th, 2014 1st 1st The Moon
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 3rd 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$
Collision XI January 3rd, 2015 5th 1st The Moon
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
FINAL ROUND 18 March 20th-22nd, 2015 5th — —
NeoNebulous 7 March 29th, 2015 9th 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
Collision XII June 6th, 2015 5th 1st The Moon
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 25th — —
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 25th 17th The Moon
Super Smash Con 2015 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
Collision XIII April 16th, 2016 3rd 1st 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
S@X 153 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
Apollo 2 February 11th, 2017 4th 2nd The Moon
Apollo IV April 8th, 2017 7th — —
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 65th (DQ) 5th The Moon
The Come Up 2017 April 22nd-23rd, 2017 3rd 4th G$
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 33rd 4th The Moon
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 9th — —
OMEGA June 24th-25th, 2017 9th 3rd The Moon
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 49th — —
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 — 9th The Moon
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 17th 4th The Moon
Apollo X October 14th, 2017 — 2nd G$
Too Hot to Handle October 28th-29th, 2017 — 5th G$
RISE Melee Regional November 25th, 2017 — 3rd G$
Apollo XI December 2nd, 2017 9th 1st G$
SCORPIUS January 6th, 2018 5th 4th G$
Nebs After Dark 99 January 9th, 2018 2nd — —
We Tech Those 3 January 13th-14th, 2018 5th 1st BIG KID
Xanadu - End of an Era February 24th-25th, 2018 7th 5th Jerry
Nebulous Melee 116 March 3rd, 2018 — 2nd Papa John
GEMINI April 14th, 2018 — 5th La Luna
Nebs After Dark: the finale April 24th, 2018 — 2nd G$
Apollo XIII April 28th, 2018 — 1st La Luna
DreamHack Austin 2018 June 1st-3rd, 2018 — 2nd La Luna
Nebulous, Pioneers Edition! June 24th, 2018 — 4th PapaJohn
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 — 5th La Luna
Smash Factor 7 July 20th-22nd, 2018 5th 3rd La Luna
Apollo XIV July 29th, 2018 — 1st La Luna
5th Annual PSG Classic August 2nd-3rd, 2018 5th — —
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 — 5th La Luna
DreamHack Montreal 2018 September 7th-9th, 2018 — 1st La Luna
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 — 13th La Luna
Super AON 2018 October 20th, 2018 — 5th G$
See Me On LAN 2 November 10th, 2018 1st 1st La Luna
Fireside Open 2018 December 1st, 2018 — 1st iBDW
DIME 28 December 15th, 2018 4th 1st La Luna
Monday Night Melee 211 December 17th, 2018 5th 1st La Luna
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 — 17th La Luna
Super Smashed Out 8 April 6th, 2019 — 2nd G$
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 — 3rd La Luna
Low Tier City 7 July 12th, 2019 — 7th Zain
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 — 5th G$
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 — 7th G$
Hax's Nightclub 11/06 November 6th, 2019 1st — —
Hax's Nightclub 11/20 November 20th, 2019 4th — —
Mango's Birthday Bash December 7th-8th, 2019 — 5th La Luna
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 — 13th G$

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 4th — —
KTAR 7 July 6th-7th, 2013 2nd — —
Smash Brothers University 2.0 November 10th, 2013 3rd — —
Collision 8 January 11th, 2014 2nd — —
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 49th — —
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 7th 4th NinjaLink
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 5th 3rd The Moon
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
The Flex Zone January 18th, 2015 13th — —
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 13th 5th VaNz
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 17th — —
Project M in The Big House October 3rd, 2015 17th — —
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 17th Top 3 The Moon
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 4th — —
Do or DI March 11th-13th, 2016 9th 1st The Moon
Olympus October 28th-30th, 2016 97th 5th Luck

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Smashtality IV August 16th-17th, 2008 — 3rd Vex
Collision VI January 5th, 2013 25th / 32 — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational June 10th, 2014 9th — —
S@X 153 June 7th, 2016 49th — —
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 — 65th The Moon

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Let's Make Moves December 29th, 2018 97th / 448 17th / 64 La Luna
Glitch 6 January 19th-20th, 2019 97th 25th Mekos
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 — 193rd La Luna

Controversy[edit]

Rumors circulated as early as 2010 in the New York City Smash scene that DJ Nintendo had a history of inappropriately approaching and messaging women. On July 3rd, 2020, Aliylian came forth on Twitter with sexual harassment allegations against DJ Nintendo, alleging that he tried to groom her from 2016-2017.[1]

In response, DJ Nintendo posted a Twitlonger that claimed to "reflect" on the situation outlined by Aliylian [2]. He stated that the exchanges did happen and did not deny it, but dismissed the allegations as her "finding" their conversation offensive. His response was largely panned by the community for not only not being an actual apology, but for attempting to distract from the allegations levied against him by constantly bringing up the contributions he had made in the past. DJ Nintendo was indefinitely banned from NYC tournaments in response to these allegations.[3]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200704072153/https://twitter.com/Aliylian/status/1278931167861825536
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200710171754/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sraluj
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200704020715/https://twitter.com/RyobeatPeach/status/1279234396910993408
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