The Evolution Championship Series " ( Evo ), the world's largest fighting game festival
Until 2019, Evo was held as a large-scale offline tournament at Las M. Bisons, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus, an online event was planned for 2020, but was cancelled due to various reasons.
In 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment and RTS, an e-sports company, will jointly acquire Evo. In 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment and RTS, an e-sports company, will acquire Evo and hold a number of online events, including "Evo 2021".
While the focus of attention has been on Evo in 2022, the announcement about "Evo 2022"" will be made on the official Twitter(@EVO ) at 17:00 PST on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 (March 9, 10:00 JST) on the official Twitch. However, the announcement of "Evo 2022" ; " will be made on the official Twitch.
However, it was announced in advance that the "Super Smash Bros." series will not be included in "Evo 2022.
Nintendo's decision not to participate
According to the text on the image posted on the official Evo Twitter (@EVO ), the Super Smash Bros. series will not appear at Evo 2022, and that this is Nintendo's choice.
The details of why Nintendo chose not to include the "Super Smash Bros." series in Evo 2022 are unknown at this time, but the fact that "Evo" has been under the umbrella of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the PlayStation company since last year, is not known at this time. However, it is believed that one of the reasons is that "Evo" became a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the PlayStation company, last year.
If the "Super Smash Bros." series is not chosen, it will be interesting to see what game title will be the main tournament title for "Evo 2022," which will be held on March 8, 2022 at 17:00 PST (March 9, 10:00 JST). We can look forward to the announcement on the official Twitch at 17:00 PST on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 (March 9, 10:00 JST).
Also, stay tuned to see if Nintendo will be holding a major tournament for the Super Smash Bros. series.