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why I love eSports and you should too
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eSports
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sportsa term for organized video game competitions, especially between professionals.
source: wikipedia
2004
YES.
street fighter 3: 3rd strike
semifinals evo 2004
chun li is top tier (very “safe”)
umehara daigo and justin wong
justin basically has to use chun’s SA2 to chip out daigo
SA2 has one frame startup (~10 ms)
daigo must parry (perfect block) every hit
daigo parries! HUP HUP HUPpost parry — jump & parry in AIR into a
kill combo!…moment immortalized.
FUCKING.AWESOME.
Players: pro athletes want to be rich and famous for their incredible talents
Players: competitive gamers want to be rich and famous for their incredible talents
Fans: follow both team(s) and specific players geographically or by picking identifiable personalities to root for
Fans: follow both team(s) and specific players geographically or by picking identifiable personalities to root for
Big Idea: athletes are better than you at a sport you may play leisurely and you pay to watch them perform at the highest level
Big Idea: gamers are better than you at a game you enjoy leisurely and you pay* to watch them perform at the highest level
Not eSports
eSports
pay*
demand is there but business model is scattered
many viewers live on twitch.tv
(and can watch for free)
lots of games, with each acting as its own “sport”
BUT OMID, ARE ESPORTS REALLY… SPORTS?
MAYBE.
well, dearest nerds,
dedicationhard work
& practice ethic
athletic shape aside, pro gamers’
adapted from teamliquid
are comparable to that of IRL sports athletes
ANYWAYS
SEMANTICS,SHEMANTICS(THAT WORD LOOKS REALLY WEIRD)
ESPORTS =
ESPORTS
BUT SERIOUSLY, FRIENDS
IT’S STARCRAFT 2.
AT A BAR.
HOLD THE PHONE.
“But for sports-bar owners, "Starcraft" viewers represent a key new source of revenue from a demographic—self-described geeks—they hadn't attracted before.
"It was unbelievable," said Jim Biddle, a manager of Bistro 153 in Beaverton, Ore., which hosted its first Barcraft in July. The 50 gamers in attendance "doubled what I'd normally take in on a normal Sunday night."
source: wall street journal, 2011
DOTA 2
(THE BEST GAME EVER)
$1.6 MILLION
source: ongamers.com
“Twitch's [2013 retrospective report] says they reach more
viewers per week than the viewership of Breaking Bad, Tosh.O,
and the NFL Pre-season combined.”
—OnGamers.com
130,000 - 200,000 viewers
source: twitch.tv
Solheim Cup: 521,000 viewers
Global X Games: 497,000 viewers
U.S. Open Series: 290,000 viewers
NCAA women’s basketball:
289,000 viewers
WNBA regular season: 231,000
viewers
MLS regular reason: 220,000
viewers
source: networks, sports business daily
Solheim Cup: 521,000 viewers
Global X Games: 497,000 viewersTwitch (combined): 300,000 viewers
U.S. Open Series: 290,000 viewers
NCAA women’s basketball: 289,000 viewers
WNBA regular season: 231,000 viewers
MLS regular reason: 220,000 viewers
Twitch (D2 + SC2 + LoL): ~175,000
viewers
US-based Major League Gaming has grown over 600% in audience over the last three years. During 2012, in total 15 million unique viewers from 170 countries watched video footage from the Pro Circuit events an average of 142 minutes each.
source: newzoo 2013 trend report
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dota 2
league of legends
halo 4
dota 2
starcraft 2FIF
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t 2call of duty
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{ source: esportsearnings.com
prize money (players)+
viewership (owners)+
production value (fans)+
professionalism (potential fans)=
mainstream following!
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