Smash players were left in complete shock after a Super Smash Bros dating app emerged on social media, but it turns out it was all just a big hoax.
It’s not necessarily uncommon for people tomeet their significant otherwhile playing video games, but a Tinder-like app dedicated to Smash players caught the community completely off guard.
On June 6, images claiming to be from an upcoming dating app dubbed ‘SmashTogether’ emerged on X, promising to give players an opportunity to meet their dream partner.
“Introducing SmashTogether, the premium dating site forSuper Smash Brosenjoyers of all kinds,” the fake app proclaimed. “Meet your dream Doubles partner (in and out of Smash) with our robust matchmaking algorithm, tailored to connect you with your ideal Smash Partner.”
Introducing SmashTogether, the premium dating site for Super Smash Bros enjoyers of all kinds! 💖
Meet your dream Doubles partner (in and out of Smash) with our robust matchmaking algorithm, tailored to connect you with your ideal Smash Partner. 🍓💕
More details to come 💭💌pic.twitter.com/s536LrZKq2
Screenshots showed off the app’s supposed interface with user profiles highlighting their “notable wins,” their mains, region, ranking, and some brief info about them.
The post quickly went viral, amassing nearly 1M views in under a day, but for all the wrong reasons and players didn’t seem interested in joining the app at all.
“The first dating app to have 0 women on it,” onewrote.
“We need to bring back bullying,” remarkedanother.
“This is so f**king funny if it’s a joke and so unbelievably terrible if it’s real,” someone elsechimed in.
Luckily,the app is indeed fake. The ‘SmashTogether’ page has since updated its location to “satire” indicating that it was just a hoax, but that stop it from being shared far and wide by some of the top names in Smash.
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Team Liquid star HungryBoxreacted to the fake applicationby urging his viewers to share their worst Smash pickup lines. “The winner will be banned from all of my social media platforms effective immediately,” he joked.
Michael Gwilliam is Dexerto’s Deputy Entertainment Editor in the US. He expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, TikTok, as well as Overwatch, GTA, and Smash Bros. You can contact him at: michael.gwilliam@dexerto.com
