Smasher:Nintendude
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| Nintendude | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Fox |
| Other Smash 64 characters | Mario, Captain Falcon, Samus |
| Melee main | Ice Climbers |
| Other Melee characters | Peach, Samus |
| Melee doubles mains | Jigglypuff |
| Brawl main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Smash 4 main | Zero Suit Samus |
| Project M main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Other Project M characters | Peach, Ike |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Splyce |
| Former crews | MC, Team Apex |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  64 League Rankings: 37th  2016 SSBMRank: 17th |
| Winnings | ~$8,032.25  ~$477.90 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Michael Brancato |
| Location | Northern California 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional Top professional  Semi-professional Professional
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Nintendude is a smasher from Ithaca, New York who currently resides in Northern California. He is currently ranked 2nd on the NorCal Melee Power Rankings and 17th on the 2016 SSBMRank, was formerly ranked 1st and 15th on the MD/VA/DE Melee and Project M Power Rankings, respectively, and 25th on the unfinished Smash 64 ELO Rating.
He is currently considered to be the best Melee Ice Climbers player in the world, having defeated top players such as Mango, Mew2King, Plup, Westballz, PewPewU, Hax, KirbyKaze, and Zhu. He is mostly known for his high use of wobbling, along with many creative setups to maximize its use. He is also a notable Fox player and a former Mario main in Smash 64, and has taken sets off high-level players such as Fireblaster, Revan and Stranded in tournament. For this reason, he is considered to be the best Mario player in North America, and even the world. He does play Mr. Game & Watch in Project M, but has not achieved the results of other top Game & Watch players such as MrLz and Dakpo.
Nintendude is also one of the most prominent tournament organizers on the east coast. In addition to being a staff member of Apex from 2010 until 2015, he administered the Smash @ Clarendon tournament series in Arlington, VA, in addition to other large local tournaments such as PrEVO 2015, he was a head organizer for Super Smash Con and PAX Prime 2015, and helped organize Pound 2016. He is a moderator on the /r/smashbros subreddit, where his username is "Elbedhar", and is currently a member of Splyce, which was formerly known as FolloweSports.com.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros.
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 2nd | — | — |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 5th | 1st | Isai |
| IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 2nd | — | — |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 9th | — | — |
| Zenith 2013 | June 1st-2nd, 2013 | 4th | — | — |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 5th | 2nd | Firo |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | — | 5th | Firo |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-26th, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Lord Narwhal |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 25th | 5th | Fireblaster |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | — | 2nd | Firo |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 21st-22nd | 13th | 1st | SuPeRbOoMfAn |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 33rd | 7th | Firo |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Fireblaster |
| Don't Park on the Grass | December 17th-18th, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | Fireblaster |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd 2017 | 25th | 7th | Joshi |
| B.E.A.S.T 7 | February 17th-19th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVO East | May 25th-27th, 2007 | 17th | — | — |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 65th | 33rd | SwiftBass |
| IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 9th | 7th | KirbyKaze |
| The Big House 2 | October 6th-7th, 2012 | 17th | — | — |
| Revival of Melee 5 | November 17th-18th, 2012 | 9th | — | — |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 49th | — | — |
| Sa2vation S | January 26th, 2013 | 4th | — | — |
| Zenith 2013 | June 1st-2nd, 2013 | 17th | — | — |
| KTAR 7 | July 6th-7th, 2013 | 3rd | 1st | Mew2King |
| The Big House 3 | October 12th-13th, 2013 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 12/11 | December 11th, 2013 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Sundays 12/22 | December 22nd, 2013 | 1st | 1st | Ether |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 33rd | — | — |
| Shuffle V | February 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Civil War VI | April 12th-13th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 17th | 13th | Wife |
| Fight Pitt IV | April 19th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 17th | 9th | Husband |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 17th | 9th | Bladewise |
| Smash @ Clarendon 7/18 | July 18th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu 7/22 | July 22nd, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 8/5 | August 5th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Clarendon 8/15 | August 15th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 8/19 | August 19th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Clarendon 8/29 | August 29th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 9/2 | September 2nd, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 9/10 | September 10th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 9/17 | September 17th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 9/24 | September 24th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 10/8 | October 8th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Clarendon 10/10 | October 10th, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
| Shell Shocked XVI | October 11th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Bad Moon Rising | March 14th-15th, 2015 | 5th | 2nd | Swedish Delight |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 3rd | 4th | Swedish Delight |
| FC Smash 15XR: Return | July 4th-5th, 2015 | 7th | 5th | Swedish Delight |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 97th | 7th | Swedish Delight |
| Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 7th | 9th | Redd |
| PAX Prime 2015 | August 28th-30th, 2015 | 7th | 3rd | Westballz |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 13th | 5th | Swedish Delight |
| MLG World Finals 2015 | October 16th-18th, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | DruggedFox |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 10/21 | October 21st, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 7th | 33rd | Bladewise |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 2/17 | February 17th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Battle of the Five Gods | March 17th-19th, 2016 | 20th | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 3/30 | March 30th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 4/6 | April 6th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| DreamHack Austin 2016 | May 6th-8th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 17th | 7th | Wizzrobe |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 13th | 17th | Wobbles |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 33rd | 17th | DoH |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 9th | 9th | Wobbles |
| NorCal Loves Teams | September 10th, 2016 | 3rd | 7th | Tafokints |
| Get Smashed at the Foundry 100 | October 4th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 17th | 25th | Zhu |
| SSS: Blood For Blood | October 15th, 2016 | 2nd | 5th | Cactuar |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 4th | 5th | Chillin |
| Don't Park on the Grass | December 17th-18th, 2016 | 9th | 17th | Shunsuke |
| Norcal Validated | January 14th, 2017 | 4th | 3rd | Ralph |
| Get Smashed at the Foundry 105 | January 17th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 33rd | 33rd | SmashG0D |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 49th | — | — |
| Project M Showdown 3.02 | May 17th, 2014 | 5th | 3rd | Seagull Joe |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 25th | 9th | Seagull Joe |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 3/30 | March 30th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upstate Battle #1 | April 21st, 2012 | 7th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 49th | 33rd | Tantalus |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 769th | — | — |
Trivia
- Nintendude has won the Smash @ Xanadu weekly Melee tournament 31 times, which is more times than any other smasher.
- Due to his infamously high use of wobbling compared to other Ice Climbers players, as well as his many setups into the technique, Nintendude is seen as a somewhat controversial player among the community, more so than other Ice Climbers players. However, he has revealed in his Reddit AMA he actually thinks of it as a terrible gameplay mechanic, and the reason why he uses it much more compared to other Ice Climbers players is because he had practiced for several years to execute sophisticated grab combos with them (similar to those of Wobbles), though they became obsoleted by his use of the mechanic, and he knows the characters can do great things without wobbling. He also said he would still main the Ice Climbers even if the mechanic didn't exist.
- Despite this, it is interesting to note that in Project M the Ice Climbers cannot wobble, and he mains Mr. Game & Watch in said mod. Although he has countered this by stating in his AMA that he mains Mr. Game & Watch out of enjoyment and due to how the crowd was pleased with his performance of said character.
- At Shine 2016, he became the first Ice Climbers main to defeat Mango since Wobbles at EVO 2013.
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