Nintendo has seemingly issued a cease and desist order to an unofficial dating app themed after the Super Smash Bros. series. The platform fighting series has been a prominent fixture of every Nintendo home console since the N64 (despite Melee's absence from the Switch 2's NSO lineup), but Nintendo is notoriously protective of its properties, and has shut down the opportunity for Smash fans to find like-minded partners.
According to Automaton, Nintendo apparently issued the C&D to the Smash Together dating app one day before it was set to launch its open beta. The info comes from the app itself: the Smash Together Twitter account said, "We got cease & desisted," alongside an image of Yoshi looking forlornly toward a sunset. Smash Together was unveiled roughly a year ago in June 2024, and on May 11, 2025, opened registration for launch-day access, for which it garnered hundreds of registrants. Nintendo's C&D seemingly followed two days later on May 13.
Smash Together was billed as "The premium dating app for Smashers," making it an oddly specific network for finding love. It encourages users to "Meet your dream Doubles partner (in and out of Smash)" with its "robust matchmaking...
