>>35107378Smogon? Literally 0 reason to whatsoever.
Showderp? I have no fucking clue. The majority of the player base doesn't buy the physical games and they don't go to tourneys because they have their own fanfiction rules.
Fact of the matter is if Nintendo is even actually aware of Smogon (Again, more specifically Showdown) and it's massive influence in the same way the average /vp/ user is, which I doubt, then they've probably had this conversation internally and decided that the amount of research and evidence needed to clear up wether it's how I see it or
>>35107404 sees it isn't even nearly worth it as
>>35107461 says, there's no real money involved, though it hasn't stopped them shitting on mods before.
