DJ Nintendo
Character info
Meleemain	Fox
OtherMeleecharacter	Bowser
RetiredMeleecharacter	Pikachu
Brawlmain	Bowser
Smash 4main	Bowser
OtherSmash 4character	Ike
Ultimatemain	Ike
Project Mmain	Ike
OtherProject Mcharacter	Fox
Team info
Formercrews	Control (CTRL), S.W.A.T.
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	SSBMRank 2017: 76th
Best historical ranking	SSBMRank 2014: 39th
Winnings	~$8,394.09 ~$441.00
Personal and other info
Real name	Hendrick William Pilar
Birth date	May 17, 1985(age 40)
Location	Bronx, NY

DJ Nintendo is a former Dominican-AmericanMeleeFox main fromNew York City. He playedMelee competitively from 2002 to 2020. He almost exclusively teamed withLa Luna in doubles tournaments, and their team was known as ""Grab n'Go". He was known for being proficient with most of the characters inMelee and was considered to be one of the bestBowser players in the world alongsideWarriorKnight, along with having a solidPikachu,Samus, andMario. He was also known for having some of the most consistentsurvival DI in the world. DJ Nintendo was previously ranked 8th on theNew York City Power Rankings and 76th on the2017 SSBMRank, with his best historical ranking being 39th on the2014 SSBMRank.

Background[edit]

DJ Nintendo was widely known as the "voice" of the East CoastMelee scene, a role similar to that ofHomeMadeWaffles on the West Coast, as he commentated on tournament livestreams. Being bilingual, DJ Nintendo casted in Spanish forPound 2016'sMelee singles top 8 simulcast, alongsiden0ne. DJ Nintendo was considered to be a mentor or "sensei", helping players improve their games with his advice. Some of his notable "students", such asJman andThe Moon, have reached widespread notoriety in theSmash community thanks to his coaching.

He was also invited to participate in theE3 2014-heldSuper Smash Bros. Invitational tournament to playSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U. He usedBowser in the tournament.

Phrases[edit]

In addition to his commentary, DJ Nintendo used an overt vocabulary during matches.

• "No D.I." (said while elongating and exaggerating the "I" sound) - his most popular phrase, which he says when someone fails to optimizedirectional influence
• "Kicks!" - Another commonly used phrase said usually when aFalco orFox lands a lands a particularly extravagant move using their legs (i.e. back air, up smash, and most notably Falco's forward smash.)
• "Drinking his DJs" (when someone DI's really well)
• "More Coverage than Verizon" - said when a smasher covers most or all of an opponent's options
• "Presshha!!" - an abstraction of the word pressure
• "Knee of Love" - used when there is a well-spaced knee
• "Washing Machine" - refers to Peach's down smash
• "Payless Shoes" - refers to Peach's down aerial, since Peach uses her shoes, which look like they are cheap shoes from a store like Payless.
• "Papaya Smack" - refers to Samus's forward smash
• "Construction Boots" - refers to Ganondorf's down aerial, because this move deals heavy damage using Ganondorf's boots.
• "The Batmobile" - refers to Ganondorf's down special, due to the animation of the move.
• "Celebrity Legs" - refers to Sheik's back aerial
• "Ramen Noodles" - refers to when a player quickly edge-hogs an opponent at the last possible moment
• "Judo Chops" - refers to Luigi's forward aerial
• "The Splits" - refers to Fox's down smash
• Some of his nicknames forMr. Game & Watch's moves:
  • "Metro Card" - forward aerial
  • "Kingdom Hearts" - down aerial
  • "Franklin the Turtle" - back aerial
  • "Take a Seat" - forward tilt
• "Schlice" - any move involvingMarth's sword

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

SSBMRank[edit]

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
SSBMRank 2013	January 2013 - December 2013	41st
SSBMRank 2014	January 2014 - December 2014	39th
SSBMRank 2015	January 2015 - December 2015	41st
SSBMRank 2016	January 15th - December 4th, 2016	65th
SSBMRank 2017	December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017	76th

The Melee Stats Top 100 Melee Players of All Time[edit]

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
First List	January 10th, 2004-January 21st, 2018	HM

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Project M[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Controversy[edit]

Rumors circulated as early as 2010 in the New York City Smash scene that DJ Nintendo had a history of inappropriately approaching and messaging women. On July 3rd, 2020, Aliylian came forth onTwitter with sexual harassment allegations against DJ Nintendo, alleging that he tried to groom her from 2016-2017.^[1]

In response, DJ Nintendo posted a Twitlonger that claimed to "reflect" on the situation outlined by Aliylian^[2]. He stated that the exchanges did happen and did not deny it, but dismissed the allegations as her "finding" their conversation offensive. His response was largely panned by the community for not only not being an actual apology, but for attempting to distract from the allegations levied against him by constantly bringing up the contributions he had made in the past. DJ Nintendo was indefinitely banned from NYC tournaments in response to these allegations.^[3]

External links[edit]

• Twitter account
• SSBWorld profile
• Smashboards profile

References[edit]

• New York smashers
• Retired players
• Fox players (SSBM)
• Pikachu players (SSBM)
• Bowser players (SSBM)
• Ike players (PM)
• Fox players (PM)
• Back Room members
• SSBMRank ranked players