>>57179022Melee's popularity has been increasing. Majors were averaging 150 players in the early 2010s. In the late 2010s it war 450. By 2023 it was over 600.
Smash Ultimate's popularity has declined due to Steve, Sonic, and G&W, especially in the post-Chinese Corona Virus era, being everywhere and no one wanting to play against or see them. In 2019 the average SSBU Major had over 1,100 players in attendance, but it's still over 800 in 2024.
Smash Ultimate still outsold every Pokemon game on the Switch, selling almost 10 million more than Sword and Shield.
