Smasher:Nintendude
| Nintendude "Elbedhar" | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 64 mains | Mario, Pikachu |
| Other Smash 64 character | Kirby |
| Melee main | Ice Climbers |
| Other Melee characters | Peach, Samus |
| Smash 4 main | Zero Suit Samus |
| Project M main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Other Project M characters | Peach, Ike |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | FolloweSports.com, Video Gamerz |
| Former crews | MC, Team Apex |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Winnings |  ~$6,328.88 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Michael Brancato |
| Location | Rockville, Maryland 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional Top professional  Professional
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Nintendude is a smasher from Ithaca, New York and Westchester County, New York who currently resides in Rockville, Maryland. He is currently ranked 1st on the DMV Melee Power Rankings, formerly ranked 8th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings, and 25th on the unfinished Smash 64 ELO Rating.
He is considered to be one of the best Ice Climbers players in Melee, along with Wobbles, Fly Amanita, and ChuDat, and has defeated top players such as PewPewU, Zhu, Hax, and Mew2King. He is also a notable Mario and Pikachu player in Smash 64, and has taken sets off high-level players such as Fireblaster, Revan and Stranded in tournament. He mains Mr. Game & Watch in Project M.
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. Nintendude was also a head organizer for Super Smash Con and PAX Prime 2015. He is a moderator on the /r/smashbros subreddit, where his username is "Elbedhar". In April 2016, Nintendude will also help organize Pound VI.
Nintendude is currently a member of the Follow eSports Pro Team.
Notable tournament placings
Smash 64
| 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 |
Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVO East | May 25th-27th, 2007 | 17th | — | — |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | — | 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 | — | — |
| The Big House 3 | October 12th-13th, 2013 | 5th | — | — |
| Xanadu 12/10/2013 | December 11th, 2013 | 1st | — | — |
| S@X Sunday | December 22nd, 2013 | 1st | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 17th | 9th | Bladewise |
| Smash @ Clarendon | July 18th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X | July 22nd, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| S@X | August 5th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Clarendon | August 15th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| S@X | August 19th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Clarendon | August 29th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| S@X | September 2nd, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| S@X | September 10th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| S@X | September 17th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| S@X | September 24th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
| S@X | October 8th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Clarendon | October 11th, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
| Shell Shocked XVI | October 11th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| PAX Prime 2015 | August 28th-30th, 2015 | 7th | 3rd | Westballz |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| MLG World Finals 2015 | October 16th-18th, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | DruggedFox |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays | October 21st, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 49th | — | — |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 25th | 9th | Seagull Joe |
External links
- Professional smashers (SSB)
- New York smashers
- Maryland smashers
- Mario professionals (SSB)
- Pikachu professionals (SSB)
- Ice Climbers professionals (SSBM)
- Mr. Game & Watch professionals (PM)
- Netplay smashers
- Peach professionals (PM)
- Tournament directors
- VIP players
- VIP tournament directors
- 2014 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2013 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2014 SSBMRank top 25
