Recent cancellations of event sponsorships over the use of a hashtag pertaining to Nintendo's actions in a previous event: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-cancels-splatoon-stream-after-te...
Revelations about past Nintendo activity repeatedly extinguishing Smash events both through strategic and tactical measures, disclosed after The Big House cancellation: https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srfu4r
Nintendo cancelling the independently run The Big House event: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-shuts-down-smash-tournament-over...
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"I follow Nintendo news pretty religiously and for some reason can’t figure out what you’re talking about."
May I ask which sources you follow? I'm surprised none of these were covered.