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| Nintendude
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| Character info
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| Smash 64 main
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Fox
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| Other Smash 64 characters
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Mario, Captain Falcon, Samus
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| Melee mains
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Ice Climbers, Marth
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| Other Melee characters
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Jigglypuff, Peach, Samus
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| Melee doubles mains
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Marth
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| Brawl main
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Ice Climbers
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| Other Brawl characters
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Mr. Game & Watch, Snake
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| Smash 4 main
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Zero Suit Samus
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| Ultimate main
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Greninja
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| Project M main
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Mr. Game & Watch
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| Other Project M characters
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Peach, Ike
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| Team info
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| Former sponsor(s)
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Splyce
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| Crew(s)
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Video Gamerz, Twitch
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| Former crews
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MC, Team Apex
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| Rankings and results info
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| Most recent ranking
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 2017 64 League Rankings: 56th
 2018 MPGR: 65th
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| Winnings
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~$8,032.25
 ~$477.90
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| Personal and other info
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| Real name
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Michael Brancato
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| Location
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San Francisco, California 
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| Miscellaneous info
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| Skill
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Top professional
Top professional
 Semi-professional
Professional
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Nintendude is a smasher from New York who currently resides in San Francisco, California. He is currently ranked 11th on the NorCal Melee Power Rankings, 56th on the 2017 64 League Rankings, and 65th on the 2018 MPGR. He was formerly ranked 1st and 15th on the MD/VA/DE Melee and Project M Power Rankings, respectively, and was 25th on the unfinished Smash 64 ELO Rating.
He is currently considered to be one of the best Melee Ice Climbers players in the world, having defeated top players such as Mango, Mew2King, Plup, Axe, 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 was considered to be one of, if not the best Mario players in North America between before ultimately dropping the character in 2016. 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 was a moderator on the /r/smashbros subreddit, where his username is "Elbedhar". Nintendude was picked up by Splyce (then known as FolloweSports.com) along with MacD on August 24th, 2015.[1] On March 3rd, 2018, Splyce announced their departure from Melee, losing Nintendude and MacD in the process.[2]
Tournament placings
| Tournament |
Date |
1v1 placement |
2v2 placement |
Partner
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| Apex 2010 |
August 6th-8th, 2010 |
2nd |
— |
—
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| Apex 2012 |
January 6th-8th, 2012 |
5th |
1st |
Isai
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| IMPULSE |
June 30th-July 1st, 2012 |
2nd |
— |
—
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| Apex 2013 |
January 11th-13th, 2013 |
9th |
— |
—
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| Zenith 2013 |
June 1st-2nd, 2013 |
4th |
— |
—
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| Apex 2014 |
January 17th-19th, 2014 |
13th |
— |
—
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| Zenith 2014 |
August 2nd-3rd, 2014 |
5th |
2nd |
Firo
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| Apex 2015 |
January 30th-February 1st, 2015 |
— |
5th |
Firo
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| Smash the Record 2015 |
October 23rd-26th, 2015 |
5th |
1st |
Lord Narwhal
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| GENESIS 3 |
January 15th-17th, 2016 |
25th |
5th |
Fireblaster
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| Pound 2016 |
April 2nd-3rd, 2016 |
— |
2nd |
Firo
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| Get On My Level 2016 |
May 21st-22nd |
13th |
1st |
SuPeRbOoMfAn
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| Super Smash Con 2016 |
August 11th-14th, 2016 |
33rd |
7th |
Firo
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| Shine 2016 |
August 26th-28th, 2016 |
5th |
2nd |
Fireblaster
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| Don't Park on the Grass |
December 17th-18th, 2016 |
7th |
2nd |
Fireblaster
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| GENESIS 4 |
January 20th-22nd 2017 |
25th |
7th |
Joshi
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| B.E.A.S.T 7 |
February 17th-19th, 2017 |
7th |
— |
—
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| CEO Dreamland |
April 14th-16th, 2017 |
9th |
2nd |
BarkSanchez
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| Get On My Level 2017 |
July 28th-30th, 2017 |
— |
3rd |
Fireblaster
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| Super Smash Con 2017 |
August 10th-13th, 2017 |
33rd |
9th |
Firo
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| Shine 2017 |
August 25th-27th, 2017 |
7th |
— |
—
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| GENESIS 5 |
January 19th-21st, 2018 |
57th |
13th |
Level 9 CPU
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| Smash Factor 7 |
July 20th-22nd, 2018 |
1st |
— |
—
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| Super Smash Con 2018 |
August 9th-12th, 2018 |
— |
7th |
KeroKeroppi
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| Tournament |
Date |
1v1 placement |
2v2 placement |
Partner
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| EVO East |
May 25th-27th, 2007 |
17th |
— |
—
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| Apex 2012 |
January 6th-8th, 2012 |
65th |
33rd |
SwiftBass
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| IMPULSE |
June 30th-July 1st, 2012 |
9th |
7th |
KirbyKaze
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| The Big House 2 |
October 6th-7th, 2012 |
17th |
— |
—
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| Revival of Melee 5 |
November 17th-18th, 2012 |
9th |
— |
—
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| Apex 2013 |
January 11th-13th, 2013 |
49th |
49th |
Trail
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| Sa2vation S |
January 26th, 2013 |
4th |
— |
—
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| Xanadu: Emerald Edition |
May 4th, 2013 |
4th |
— |
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| Zenith 2013 |
June 1st-2nd, 2013 |
17th |
— |
—
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| KTAR 7 |
July 6th-7th, 2013 |
3rd |
1st |
Mew2King
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| The Big House 3 |
October 12th-13th, 2013 |
5th |
— |
—
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| Bar Wars |
October 26th, 2013 |
9th |
4th |
Wenbo
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| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 12/11 |
December 11th, 2013 |
1st |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Xanadu Sundays 12/22 |
December 22nd, 2013 |
1st |
1st |
Ether
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| Apex 2014 |
January 17th-19th, 2014 |
33rd |
— |
—
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| Shuffle V |
February 22nd-23rd, 2014 |
4th |
— |
—
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| Civil War VI |
April 12th-13th, 2014 |
2nd |
— |
—
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| Revival of Melee 7 |
March 8th-9th, 2014 |
17th |
13th |
Wife
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| Fight Pitt IV |
April 19th, 2014 |
5th |
— |
—
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| SKTAR 3 |
May 31st-June 1st, 2014 |
17th |
9th |
Husband
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| EVO 2014 |
July 11th-13th, 2014 |
17th |
9th |
Bladewise
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| Smash @ Clarendon 7/18 |
July 18th, 2014 |
5th |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Xanadu 7/22 |
July 22nd, 2014 |
5th |
— |
—
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| Zenith 2014 |
August 2nd-3rd, 2014 |
5th |
5th |
Swedish Delight
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| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 8/5 |
August 5th, 2014 |
1st |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Clarendon 8/15 |
August 15th, 2014 |
4th |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 8/19 |
August 19th, 2014 |
1st |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Clarendon 8/29 |
August 29th, 2014 |
4th |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 9/2 |
September 2nd, 2014 |
1st |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 9/10 |
September 10th, 2014 |
1st |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 9/17 |
September 17th, 2014 |
3rd |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 9/24 |
September 24th, 2014 |
1st |
— |
—
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| The Big House 4 |
October 4th-5th, 2014 |
17th |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 10/8 |
October 8th, 2014 |
1st |
— |
—
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| Smash @ Clarendon 10/10 |
October 10th, 2014 |
7th |
— |
—
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| Shell Shocked XVI |
October 11th, 2014 |
1st |
7th |
Omni
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| Apex 2015 |
January 30th-February 1st, 2015 |
9th |
— |
—
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| Bad Moon Rising |
March 14th-15th, 2015 |
5th |
2nd |
Swedish Delight
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| Super Nebulous 3 |
April 25th-26th, 2015 |
3rd |
4th |
Swedish Delight
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| FC Smash 15XR: Return |
July 4th-5th, 2015 |
7th |
5th |
Swedish Delight
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| EVO 2015 |
July 17th-19th, 2015 |
97th |
7th |
Swedish Delight
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| Super Smash Con |
August 6th-9th, 2015 |
7th |
9th |
Redd
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| PAX Prime 2015 |
August 28th-30th, 2015 |
7th |
3rd |
Westballz
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| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 |
September 5th-6th, 2015 |
7th |
— |
—
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| The Big House 5 |
October 2nd-4th, 2015 |
13th |
5th |
Swedish Delight
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| MLG World Finals 2015 |
October 16th-18th, 2015 |
5th |
3rd |
DruggedFox
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| S@X 120 |
October 21st, 2015 |
2nd |
— |
—
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| Smash the Record 2015 |
October 23rd-25th, 2015 |
13th |
— |
—
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| Tipped Off 11 |
November 7th-8th, 2015 |
17th |
1st |
Ice
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| GENESIS 3 |
January 15th-17th, 2016 |
7th |
33rd |
Bladewise
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| S@X 137 |
February 17th, 2016 |
5th |
— |
—
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| Battle of the Five Gods |
March 17th-19th, 2016 |
20th |
— |
—
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| S@X 143 |
March 30th, 2016 |
5th |
— |
—
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| Pound 2016 |
April 2nd-3rd, 2016 |
9th |
— |
—
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| S@X 144 |
April 6th, 2016 |
2nd |
— |
—
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| DreamHack Austin 2016 |
May 6th-8th, 2016 |
7th |
— |
—
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| Get On My Level 2016 |
May 20th-22nd, 2016 |
17th |
7th |
Wizzrobe
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| CEO 2016 |
June 24th-26th, 2016 |
13th |
17th |
Wobbles
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| EVO 2016 |
July 15th-17th, 2016 |
13th |
13th |
Azen
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| Super Smash Con 2016 |
August 11th-14th, 2016 |
33rd |
17th |
DoH
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| Shine 2016 |
August 26th-28th, 2016 |
9th |
9th |
Wobbles
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| NorCal Loves Teams |
September 10th, 2016 |
3rd |
7th |
Tafokints
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| Get Smashed at the Foundry 100 |
October 4th, 2016 |
3rd |
— |
—
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| The Big House 6 |
October 7th-9th, 2016 |
17th |
25th |
Zhu
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| SSS: Blood For Blood |
October 15th, 2016 |
2nd |
5th |
Cactuar
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| Smash the Record 2016 |
November 11th-14th, 2016 |
4th |
5th |
Chillin
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| Don't Park on the Grass |
December 17th-18th, 2016 |
9th |
17th |
Shunsuke
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| Norcal Validated |
January 14th, 2017 |
4th |
3rd |
Ralph
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| Get Smashed at the Foundry 105 |
January 17th, 2017 |
4th |
— |
—
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| GENESIS 4 |
January 20th-22nd, 2017 |
33rd |
33rd |
SmashG0D
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| Norcal Validated 2 |
February 11th, 2017 |
4th |
3rd |
Ralph
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| B.E.A.S.T 7 |
February 17th-19th, 2017 |
17th |
17th |
Luigo
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| The NorCal Classic |
February 25th, 2017 |
5th |
— |
—
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| Sea Crest Smash |
April 22nd, 2017 |
3rd |
— |
—
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| Royal Flush |
May 12th-14th, 2017 |
7th |
13th |
MikeHaze
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| Battle of BC 2 |
June 3rd-4th, 2017 |
7th |
5th |
KirbyKaze
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| Get Smashed 123 |
June 20th, 2017 |
1st |
— |
—
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| GENESIS: RED |
July 9th, 2017 |
17th |
13th |
Reno
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| EVO 2017 |
July 14th-15th, 2017 |
25th |
— |
—
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| Get On My Level 2017 |
July 28th-30th, 2017 |
13th |
7th |
Mafia
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| Super Smash Con 2017 |
August 10th-13th, 2017 |
25th |
— |
—
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| Shine 2017 |
August 25th-27th, 2017 |
13th |
25th |
Zhu
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| Norcal Validated 4 |
September 23rd, 2017 |
5th |
13th |
Zorc
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| The Big House 7 |
October 6th-8th, 2017 |
17th |
17th |
Colbol
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| SSS: Blood For Blood 2 |
December 9th, 2017 |
4th |
7th |
Cactuar
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| The Holiday Bash Smash Invitational |
December 15th-17th, 2017 |
— |
2nd |
SFAT
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| Pre-Genesis 5 Melee & Marvel |
January 17th, 2018 |
Top 4 |
— |
—
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| GENESIS 5 |
January 19th-21st, 2018 |
65th |
9th |
Kage
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| Gator Games Monthly #2 |
February 3rd, 2018 |
— |
2nd |
Ralph
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| Bonus Stage: Melee Doubles - Valentine's Day |
February 14th, 2018 |
— |
5th |
Rose
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| Gator Games Monthly #5 |
May 5th, 2018 |
25th |
— |
—
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| Combo Breaker 2018 |
May 25th-27th, 2018 |
9th |
2nd |
Swedish Delight
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| Smash Factor 7 |
July 20th-22nd, 2018 |
3rd |
25th |
Palco
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| EVO 2018 |
August 3rd-5th, 2018 |
17th |
13th |
HomeMadeWaffles
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| S@X 262 |
August 8th, 2018 |
4th |
— |
—
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| Super Smash Con 2018 |
August 9th-12th, 2018 |
33rd |
— |
—
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| Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary |
December 8th, 2018 |
17th |
5th |
Darkatma
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| GENESIS 6 |
February 1st-3rd, 2019 |
25th |
17th |
Kevbot
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| Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 Spring Season 2.1 |
May 8th-9th, 2019 |
1st |
— |
—
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| Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 Spring Season 2.3 |
May 22nd-23rd, 2019 |
4th |
— |
—
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| Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 Spring Season 2.5 |
June 5th-6th, 2019 |
7th |
— |
—
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| The People's Tuesdays #6 |
June 18th-19th, 2019 |
3rd |
— |
—
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| Tournament |
Date |
1v1 Placement |
2v2 Placement |
Partner
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| Xanadu: Emerald Edition |
May 4th, 2013 |
1st |
— |
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| KTAR 7 |
July 6th-7th, 2013 |
4th |
— |
—
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| Apex 2014 |
January 17th-19th, 2014 |
49th |
— |
—
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| Civil War VI |
April 12th-13th, 2014 |
2nd |
— |
—
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| Project M Showdown 3.02 |
May 17th, 2014 |
5th |
3rd |
Seagull Joe
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| Shell Shocked XVI |
October 11th, 2014 |
— |
2nd |
Seagull Joe
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| Super Smash Con 2015 |
August 6th-9th, 2015 |
9th |
— |
—
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| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 |
September 5th-6th, 2015 |
25th |
9th |
Seagull Joe
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| Tipped Off 11 |
November 7th-8th, 2015 |
17th |
4th |
Junebug
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| S@X 143 |
March 30th, 2016 |
17th |
— |
—
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| Tournament |
Date |
1v1 Placement |
2v2 Placement |
Partner
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| Upstate Battle #1 |
April 21st, 2012 |
7th |
— |
—
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| IMPULSE |
June 30th-July 1st, 2012 |
— |
9th |
San
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Trivia
- Nintendude has won the Smash @ Xanadu weekly Melee tournament 31 times, which is more times than any other smasher.
- Due to his very high use of wobbling compared to other Ice Climbers players, as well as his many setups into the technique, Nintendude is infamous in 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.
- Nintendude notably placed 13th in Smash 64 doubles partnered with a level 9 Luigi CPU at GENESIS 5. His original partner, Isai, had been suffering from hand pain was unable to play.[3]
- Had Isai been able to play with Nintendude, this would have marked the first time since Apex 2012 the two have played together in doubles.[4]
- Nintendude is one of only two Ivy League professional smashers, the other being Scar. He graduated from Cornell with a Master's degree in chemical engineering.[5]
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