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[[File:X 2023.svg|200px|thumb|X's logo after its rebrand in July 2023.]]
[[File:X 2023.svg|200px|thumb|X's logo after its rebrand in July 2023.]]


'''X''', formerly but still colloquially known as '''Twitter''', is an American online news and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets".  
'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', is an American online news and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets".  


On July 23, 2023, {{iw|wikipedia|Elon Musk}}, a business magnate who bought the platform in October 2022, began the process of rebranding Twitter to X.  
On July 23rd, 2023, {{iw|wikipedia|Elon Musk}}, a business magnate who bought the platform in October 2022, began the process of rebranding Twitter to X.  


==Relevance to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==
==Relevance to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==
[[Nintendo]] owns and operates a host of X accounts to promote games and products, as well as provide general corporate updates and announcements. More specifically, Nintendo operates an account called '''Nintendo Versus''', which focuses on competitive games, including the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games, while in Japan, Nintendo runs the account '''@SmashBrosJP''' that solely shares news and other content related to ''Smash''.
[[Nintendo]] owns and operates a host of Twitter accounts to promote games and products, as well as provide general corporate updates and announcements. More specifically, Nintendo operates an account called '''Nintendo Versus''', which focuses on competitive games, including the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games, while in Japan, Nintendo runs the account '''@SmashBrosJP''' that solely shares news and other content related to ''Smash''.


Starting on December 27, 2019, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] started using his [https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai X page] to post daily images of ''Ultimate'' at 11 PM EST (3 AM {{s|wikipedia|UTC}}), similar to his "[[Pic of the Day]]" series on {{b|Miiverse|social network}}. He retired from uploading these pictures of the day on August 23, 2022 due to running out of pictures to upload. On May 9, 2024, Nintendo announced they are dropping Twitter's support for the [[Nintendo Switch]] on June 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1788375084886892947|title=Nintendo of America on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|date=May 9, 2024|accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/65057|title=Discontinuation of X (formerly Twitter) Integration and Social Media Integration for the Friend Suggestions Feature on Nintendo Switch|publisher=Nintendo|date=May 9, 2024|accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref> This was done via a firmware update, version 18.1.0, removing the ability to post screenshots from the hardware's album to [[Smash World]] in the Nintendo Switch Online app.
Many popular Smashers own Twitter accounts and often post various things about ''Super Smash Bros.'' on their accounts, including promotions for their ''Super Smash Bros.'' related YouTube videos, as well as comments about tournaments or even asking their followers questions or making a poll about the games.


==Community participation==
Tournament directors also use Twitter to promote their event, tweeting out when and on what stream a tournament is starting, what bracket is being streamed, and sometimes results of a recent match, or the whole tournament.  
In the mid-2010s, "Smash Twitter" rose to become one of the most integral parts of the ''Smash'' community as a whole. Many popular Smashers own X accounts and often post various things about ''Super Smash Bros.'' on these accounts, including promotions for their ''Super Smash Bros.'' related YouTube videos, as well as comments about tournaments or even asking their followers questions or making a poll about the games. Players will affectionately refer to X activities within the ''Smash'' community as "Smash Twitter".  


[[Tournament director]]s also use X to promote their event, tweeting out when and on what stream a tournament is starting, what bracket is being streamed, and sometimes results of a recent match, or the whole tournament. Groups that manage [[power rankings]] such as [[Panda Global|PG Stats]] use X to post updates on the power ranking, as well as the rankings themselves when the season is over.
Groups that manage [[power rankings]] such as [[Panda Global|PG Stats]] use Twitter to post updates on the power ranking, as well as the rankings themselves when the season is over.


Starting around the launch of ''Ultimate'', high level players began to notice the prevalence of misleading clips of combos performed by various fighters, which gave the impression that the fighters in question had a significantly stronger combo game that what could practically be achieved in competitive play. They were usually performed against low level CPUs in Training mode, but were sometimes taken from online play as well, and a new wave of them would often be posted every time a new fighter was released. These were given the sarcastic name of "Twitter combos", and are often regarded as dubious by high level players.
Starting around the launch of ''Ultimate'', high level players began to notice the prevalence of misleading clips of combos performed by various fighters, which gave the impression that the fighters in question had a significantly stronger combo game that what could practically be achieved in competitive play. They were usually performed against low level CPUs in Training mode, but were sometimes taken from online play as well, and a new wave of them would often be posted every time a new fighter was released. These were given the sarcastic name of "Twitter combos", and are often regarded as dubious by high level players.


X played an essential role in the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations]], which resulted in the bans of various high-level competitors.
Starting on December 27th, 2019, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] started using his [https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai Twitter page] to post daily images of ''Ultimate'' at 11 PM EST (3 AM {{s|wikipedia|UTC}}), similar to his "[[Pic of the Day]]" series on [[Miiverse (social network)|Miiverse]]. He retired from uploading these pictures of the day on August 23rd, 2022 due to running out of pictures to upload.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[SmashWiki:Twitter|The SmashWiki X account]]
*[[SmashWiki:Twitter|The SmashWiki Twitter account]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/ X's home page]
*[https://twitter.com/ Twitter's home page]
*[https://twitter.com/Nintendo Nintendo official account] <small>(Japanese)</small>
*[https://twitter.com/Nintendo Nintendo official account] <small>(Japanese)</small>
*[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Nintendo of America official account] <small>(English)</small>
*[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Nintendo of America official account] <small>(English)</small>
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*[https://twitter.com/NintendoVS Nintendo Versus official account] <small>(English)</small>
*[https://twitter.com/NintendoVS Nintendo Versus official account] <small>(English)</small>
*[https://twitter.com/NintendoUKVS Nintendo UK VS official account] <small>(English)</small>
*[https://twitter.com/NintendoUKVS Nintendo UK VS official account] <small>(English)</small>
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