A question on pro players and earnings from tourneys

With videogames becoming more and more accepted worldwide, and games being played in a competitive environment more and more, the age of the professional cyber athlete is at hand.
I remember years ago a Quake player by the name of Thresh (?) who won a Ferrari in a Quake tournament.

With all this in mind, what do the pro VF'ers out there win?
Money? Prizes? A combination of both?
Could a pro eventually make a living from it?

If so, I think I'll one day train my son to play VF - from birth /versus/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

You'd make more money pan handling. Seriously VF in the states or anywhere else really isnt where the money's at.

 

We are far away from something like this, VF isnt so popular in EU or US but VF4 is something new and with the help of PS2 thinks are much better now. The problem is if Sony is going to suport and promote the game like she did with Tekken.

 

in Japan, game companies totally support their consumers/players...I've seen pics of top-players being flown all around Japan as guests at kumites
In the US, it doesn't quite fly the same way and gaming isn't really a way of life much like it is in Japan
But what do I know, I've never been to Japan and would like to be proven wrong in this thread /versus/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

You're right, but the cost is minimal.
1) I'd be fucking shocked if they flied them anywhere b/c the train is easier (unless it's on another island). I assume two places they fly to is Sapporo and Fukuoka. Nagoya, Nagano, etc., they'd train. Assuming the players are in Tokyo, which the majority of the kumite players are.

2) Sega's not the only one to dish out money. Kyasao has been in Famitsu a few times.

3) Not for sure, but I've heard through the grapevine that the average "gyara" (gaurantee) is 20,000 - 30,000 yen. That's up to $280ish with the yen kicking ass like it is, and doesn't take you too far here, but Japanese are well known for stretching their budget to crazy new limits.

 

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GaijinPunch said:

2) Sega's not the only one to dish out money.

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Correct, Capcom hold all sorts of tournaments.. and even fly Japanese champions for games (SF Zero 3 comes to mind as one example) to America to play the US champ in a "World Championship" style contest.