Following its usual announcement of which games will be participating in the 2022 event, the fighting game also announced via Twitter that "Super Smash Bros. is not coming back", which left many fans confused. The tournament organizer shared the announcement via Twitter, noting that the company is saddened that the game will not be part of this year's roster. No specific reason was given, and the Evo Twitter account only claimed that it was Nintendo's decision not to participate in this year's Evo tournament, though tournament organizers hope Super Smash Bros will return in a day.