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Drama at the Nintendo World Championships regional qualifier

by rawmeatcowboy
01 June 2015
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Did you take part in the Nintendo World Championships regional qualifiers set all around the United States this weekend? If so, you might have gotten caught up in a bit of drama without even realizing it.

It seems that some of the events were run by reps that were unclear on certain rules of the competition. Hell, after reading a first-hand account, I still don't know what the exact rules are! Case in point, it seems some locations were giving people retries on their play session while other locations weren't. In other words, some people got to try and better their best score on multiple occasions, while other stores ran a one-and-done campaign. Obviously that gives some people quite an edge!

Read more on the controversy here