145: "Was this helpful?" The "Death" of Smash

The D's meet to discuss and go over the new community tournament guidelines set to be implemented by Nintendo soon (11:56) (18:52) (30:23), if they could realistically be enforced, and what it could mean for the Smash Bros community. Timestamps to specific parts of the document are below so you can go straight to your desired questions. The Double D's are: Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/DoubleDPod⁠⁠ @DoubleDPod @Nintoonist (David) @Dennisc194Chung (Dennis) Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedoubledexperience21/⁠⁠ @thedoubledexperience21 Facebook: Facebook is dumb and caused an insurrection so we don't use it. Timestamps: (00:00) - Introduction: Smash Community is on fire (11:56) - Document Intro (18:52) - Q3: What are some tournaments that are not permitted by these guidelines? (30:23) - Q2: Is using Nintendo logos and characters allowed? (36:53) - Q5 & Q6: Tournament Names and Nintendo IP's (39:47) - Q7 & Q10: Can we still stream tournaments? What prizes can we give? (48:37) - Q11 & Q12: Entry Count Limits and Dividing Up Pools (55:40) - Q14 & Q15: Nintendo Applications & Charity Tournaments (1:00:35) - Q16 & Q17: What quantifies as an "illegal tournament?" & "Prohibited Prizes." (1:05:50) - Q18 & Q19: Tournament Cancellations and Effective Date (1:07:55) - Concluding Thoughts The Double D Experience is available wherever you get your podcasts! Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6uPJRTlnOLL0vvgHYdebUG?si=yf-Teq8JRqCoy56UhOU⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-double-d-experience/id1548041200⁠⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjY1NzU2OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ9sEGahcKEwiYpIrSzuDvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCA⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHZyBvdfqOQwj4z-BwyIZcg⁠