As indicated in the Facebook post below by Jovante M. Williams, police had been called to investigate a noise complaint at his friends’ apartment while they were playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Eventually, one police officer inquired as to what they were playing, which led Williams to ask the officers if they wanted to join in on the fun. As it so happens, two St. Paul policemen then picked up controllers and decided to Smash with the tenants.
According to Williams, the officers responding to the call “confirmed, a few times, that [he and his friends] weren’t even loud.” Initially, however, when Williams saw the amount of police officers arriving at the apartment building, he became worried that the situation would escalate beyond the response to a simple noise complaint. Regarding the matter, Williams said:
Thankfully, all parties involved in this particular incident coolly resolved the situation and wound up coming together peacefully to play the latest entry in Nintendo’s long-running fighting game franchise. So, if anything, not only does this show that calm rationale still exists in this world, but also that titles like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and video games as a whole can serve as a means for people of all backgrounds to connect with one another.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available now for Nintendo Switch.
Source: Facebook (via Yahoo! Lifestyle)
