Nintendo France has officially banned Hero from a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament. Read on below for more details:
OMG LOL OK so this is huge. Nintendo France has BANNED HERO from the official Nintendo Smash tournament, on top of every DLC char released after Sept 23rd. Plant, Joker and Banjo, however, are LEGAL. This means that even Nintendo considers Hero bannable from competition LOOOOL
https://twitter.com/MeruSensei/status/1176225594993971206
Source: Meru / メル @MeruSensei
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