Fighting Game Tournament EVO Acquired By Sony And RTS, Nintendo Shares Official Comment

Fighting Game Tournament EVO Acquired By Sony And RTS, Nintendo Shares Official Comment

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EVO, one of the world’s largest and most well-known fighting game tournaments, has been acquired by Sony and esports business RTS.

The acquisition means that EVO will effectively become a Sony Playstation event, although tournament co-founders Tom and Tony Cannon will continue to serve as “key advisors”. In addition, the event will still remain “open to all platforms” according to EVO director of global business development Mark Julio.

You can read Sony’s official statement about the acquisition below, along with a statement shared by EVO themselves:

Sony: “For PlayStation, today’s announcement marks an exciting step in our journey to foster the growth of the fighting game community and esports, and support competitive gamers widely on our consoles. Fighting games are hugely popular on PlayStation consoles, with gamers logging more than 1.1 billion gameplay hours in 2020 alone. We’re committed to breaking down the barriers for gamers to compete at all levels and providing a best-in-class, global platform for them to showcase their skills and passion.”

Given that EVO previously featured a number of Nintendo titles such as the Super Smash Bros. Series, one wonders what the acquisition by Sony could mean for these games moving forward. Speaking to IGN, a Nintendo spokesperson shared the following comment about the future of Smash Bros. at EVO.

Nintendo has enjoyed engaging with fans at past Evo tournaments and wish the show organizers the best with their new venture. We will continue to assess Evo, and other opportunities, as we plan for future online and offline Super Smash Bros. tournament activity.

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