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Nintendohas spoken out about the recent allegations of sexual violation within theSuper Smash Brosonline community over the past few days . These chilling charge , many of which have involved child , have surfaced as part of an ongoing discussion regarding sexism and harassment in the gaming diligence .
apart fromSmash Brosplayers like Keitaro , D1 , Nairo , and Cinnpie , several other online gaming personalities(including self-aggrandising name like Tom “ Syndicate ” Cassell and “ wild ” Joe Vargas ) have been accused of sexual actus reus , made worse by executives likeTwitchCEO Emmett Shear manifestly persist silent on the subject until just recently . It has reached the point wherethis year ’s Evo Online event , usually a showcase for the best eSports players in the world , has been cancelled due to several in high spirits - profile fighting game publishers like Capcom and NetherRealm pulling out alongside such players as Dominique “ SonicFox ” McLean .
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NowSuper Smash Brospublisher Nintendo has released a statement toIGNregarding the numerous intimate assault allegations among the game ’s big - name players .
“ At Nintendo , we are deeply disturbed by the allegations call forth against sure appendage of the competitive gaming community , ” the company sound out yesterday . “ They are dead impermissible . We want to make it clear that we condemn all routine of violence , torment , and exploitation against anyone and that we fend with the victims . ”
It has n’t only been player that have been placed on the hot seat recently regarding acts of sexual misconduct . Several Ubisoft employees have been accusedof groping , coercing , and even in a flash assaulting their distaff co - worker , andAssassin ’s Creed ValhallaCreative director Ashraf Ismail recently step down from his position after news of his extra - marital affairs came to Light Within . Even EVO CEO Joey Cuellar has faced accusation of sexual exploitation , lead to the said pullout and cancellation of this year ’s issue .
On the plus side , Ubisofthas sincepledged to battle the issuesthat seem all too rife within its wall , a persuasion shared by the the likes of of EVO and Nintendo . generate the diaphanous amount and severity of the accusations being levelled againstSuper Smash Brosplayers , it ’s for the best thatNintendosteps forward in support of the victims sooner rather than subsequently . The fact that these things have been going on in the gaming community unabated for so long is sure enough straiten , peculiarly when minors are involved , but now hopefully activity can be taken to ensure that popular gaming companies and eSports events are good and welcoming places for everyone .
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author : IGN
