Sony Santa Monica designer and longtime fighting game figure Seth Killian a photo of Hicks (at right) during the tournament.

Nearly 700 players took part in the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament, meaning Hicks finished better than most.

The Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament at EVO this year was in question. Just days before the event, organizers revealed that .

"It's their IP, they can do what they want," EVO founder Joey Cuellar said last week.

Nintendo would ultimately , 134,000 of which watched the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament.

An launches for Wii U and 3DS next year.