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This weekend, Nintendo held its Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong> North American Open. Although a livestream was planned for the finals, it ended up getting cancelled due to “unexpected executional challenges”.<\/p>\n

There were no further details, but some<\/em> fans seem to think they might know what’s going on…<\/p>\n

In a post over on the Smash Bros. subreddit<\/a>, it’s highlighted how a number of the teams in this event had #FreeMelee hashtags and names. This all stems from the uproar last month when the longest-running Super Smash Bros. tournament in the US “The Big House” received a cease and desist from Nintendo.<\/p>\n

As you might recall, the issue Nintendo had with this particular event was the fact this year’s tournament required “illegally copied versions” of Super Smash Bros. Melee<\/a><\/strong> and would also make use of Slippi Online<\/a> – rollback netcode allowing players to duke it out online.<\/p>\n

This has now reportedly boiled over to the Splatoon competitive scene, as further illustrated in the tweets below:<\/p>\n